The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-04

'snef wings and he wonld come back
Witnout them; on the evening Of tho
occurrence sent him after cigars three
lines and he came back without them; /
made proposition TO him on the evenin &
u tho occurrence that II he would 70 and
'ieep six hours ! would buy him q suit Of
'iothesi this was either on the day of the
occurrence or the day before he was
nervous and Eighty, and noticed the sx-
preston Of hi, eyes, they were different
rom when he was in good health saw
Swobods With Harrison In Winters saloon
On the evening of the shooting; IL was
probably between eight and nine clock !,
hey were sitting on the bench talking
they had . drink they got . bottle Of
cocktails al first l refused to give IL to
them, because | thought they had en- ough;
The day Of tho occurrence Hsr.
rison was not on duty. spoke
to him several times before tho oc.
about his condition; he said he
could not sleep or eat; I met Swoboda and
Harrison together several times--probably
halfa dozen tunes before the oc currence--
together at the saloon; they appeared TO be
good friends | don't know how Harrison
got the pistol | put 1t behind boz, be-
hind the bar, and did not miss IL until
went in the nett morning.
Cross-examined by Judge Allen was
IN Cairo at the spring election | went to
stay with Winters sometime In March; l
don't remember how lag stsid with him
after the occurrence -pr.e tbly SIX or seven
days WAS there probably four weeks be.
fore the occurrence; did not know that
Harrison had an interest in the bar only
heard it did not know IL OF my own
knowledge; | asked him 10 get cigars; Mr..
Winter was not in and j supposed he
might 90 and get them; he was in the
saloon probably half an hour on the af-
ternosn before the shooting; he was not
attending bar; ! don't think he could
have done so and have not known il; /
was there M an accommodation to Mr..
Winter If Harrison had insisted on going
behind the bar to sell liquor should have
gone to Mr.. Winter and protested against
H. he was running around and ] saw him
take his regular drink.; Swoboda and Har-
rison were in there together; don't know
which one took the cocktails, they were
both under the influence of liquor; did
not notice anything only iiarri-
sons dress he came without hat
and went back and got
hat or cap; Harrison might have gone
behind the bar, but did not SEQ him; /
don't know who got the pistol from be-
hind the bar whether Harrison got the
pistol or some one else ! can't tell can't
tell when Harrison first began 10 drink
about the time of the election noticed
his drinking 60 much; never saw . diff.
fculty between him and , man in the 80.
loon never knew Lin TO have trouble
with any one; l don, recollect having a
conversation with Irwin on the evening
of the occurrence ] know
Mr.. Irwin do not recollect saying there
was anything the matter with Harrison (;
there WAS considerable excitement and did
DOT have any conversation that | can re-
collect with Irwin as to Hsrrison's con-
dition OF mind.
Frank Murray testified i reside in
Cairo; have lived there . little over four
years; l was acquainted with Harrison
and Swoboda have known Harrison
about one and . half years knew Swobo-
do ever since had bean there; did no,
see the occurrence; know oflHsrrison's
drinking for about two weeks before the
saw him every day, or every
was very much ratified" that he vas on q
and going towards Gates saloon without
= hat or anything on his head; Swobods
was with him; they were drunk. of
course.
Cron.eIsmined by Judge Alien
saw them together on the evening before
the shooting they went by Gates, and |
was sitting on a barrel they said 10 me,
"why don't you come on and have some
I'm hAv NJ % I,.s
were drinking saw Billy on tho street,
and saw him IN the saloon i did not soc
him very often don't think saw him a.
tending bar the same night Of the shoot.
ing; some bsr-tenders, when attending
TO business, go without hats on, and Others
DO not
Charles After tcstiGed--I knew HArri-
son and Swoboda l can say how long
but every since they came 60 Cairo was
acquainted with Harrison q
short time before the shooting; my place
Of business ia about 100 or l25 feet from
where Harrison did business | saw him
every day before the shooting; ] frequen-
.ly Stunned tho saloon on account OF his
thinking, and easily being excited / can't
'ecollect how long before this occurrence / |
would pass by this saloon and 90 TO another;
saw him in the saloon frequently, but
ion't know II he stood watch | rscollsct !
Mr.. Parker being in the saloon; and spoke |
10 him several times about Billy.
Cross-examined by Judge Allen fro
luently Stunned the saloon on account Of
Bllys drinking so much.
Ida Winsor-Ids Mshner 10 my name |
now; remember Of Swoboda's death; | |
had known Harrison and Swoboda about
liz months; saw Harrison all |
lay Tuesday and Wednesday Of that
week l saw Swobods once during that
Toek Swoboda and Harrison came to my
Dom on the night Of the occurrence to-
,ether; both Of them had been drinking
when they came in Joe said he was going
o stay ali night with me Billy asked me
was going to stay with Joe; l said
yes; Billy said we could all three stay TO.
,ether; told Joe what Billy said and he
eplied "Does Billy Harrison take me
or . sardinei" Billy again asked me II /
vas going TO stay with Joe / said YES
hen he struck me in the face Joe said be
vas s-n of b--h il he staid in the
rouse with q man who would do that and
vent out to the saloon; Billy laid down
IN the bed and said you know ! was in
I'm when ! struck you; l have been
Thinking so much that am nearly crazy"
Toe came in again with his hand in his
pocket; Billy asked him what he was do.
ng with his hand in his pocket; he replied
none of your id business" l then
an out to call Grace Is / thought there
would be a fight; just a. ] got to the foot