The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-16


by [. w. Mcdonald, proprietor Of the
Plsntcrs House al Carbondslo. The par
tculors Of the case, leave the bloody deed
in an aspec. Of awfalness ths. can
scarcely be realized. Mr. Brush, who isa
nephew &C Col. Dan. Bru.h, the city at
torney Of Catbondale had Como with
friend 10 the hotel that wn kep.
by NcDopslj. In recording the
namo and residence of bis friend on the
register for guests, Mr. Brush had occs,.
sion to write capital . but in max.
ing 49, lis Pcn.s,uek in the paper, aid pcr-
ton ofiLe iLk was spattersd on the book.
Mr. Brush apolosssd 10 tse clerk for the
ni.hsp, tad tie clerk proceeded TO ts.r
OF. the leaf and call Mcdonald. Wien
Nc. came in, be did net say void, only
stepped aside into q room for q moment.
When he returned, however, he csugh,
Drus! ~ tho shoulder. and
pHtei o. showed him through
the doorway. Brush seemed
70 30 surprised, and merely said, "Why,
Mac, .he,es nothing between US. Why
treat me thus Upon hi. McDonsld
drew = pi.tol and sho. him through The
bowels. Tie bail severed main artery
and broke tie vertebAi column. Mr..
Brush died Ia few minutes. Mcdonald
WAS then arrested and handcuffsd, but the
clerk made an escape. The excitement
! was at a high pitch, and guard Of armed
men, placed on duty by the officer, who
have charge Of the prisoner, barely sept
him from being deal, with by lyncb-law,
Weaver Ia the name of the man who
clerkoi for Mcdonald.
Col. Bru.h, the uncle Of the murdered
man, as tho city attorney, has aimed to
enforce and execute the ordinances By n
faithful discharge o. his public duty.
Mcdonald has boom twice arrested and
brought TO trial for selling ardent spirits
withou. license, and Col. Brush has been
| officially required to prosecute the case.
This secured Tor him the enmiiy Of Nc.
| Donald, who has been regarded a. q very
| desperate And dangerous character; and
Col. Brush was stricken down by a aud.
| den blow In the dark, shich
it's believed that Mcdonald gave; and
efforts were made to burn and destroy bis
residence also, although there was no dc.
lection OF :he guilty person. Mcdonald
WAS a saloon-keeper in Murphysboro soms
four years since had previously been in
the mines and for the last two or three
years has lived in Csrbondals Nobody
enteriains good opinion OF him, and lie
has always borne the odium Of hi. neigh
bors a, reck less and criminal man. Iii.
| believed that he murdered Mr..
G. W. Brush out Of revenge and
spite toward Col. Brush. A.twelye clock
yesterday, the sheriff and the posse Of
armed men were fearful that Mcdonald
would fall into the hands OF the mob.
They are with the prisoner, and yet the
house outside is surroun ded by people who
intend to lynch Mcdonald If they can get
a. him. such ls the report from there.
~'' N'SsH "eo "es
He wn Of good habits and respectable
cocueciions--a genial companion and an
honorable imam. he was we'll known
| in Carbondlads, where his murder occur
red, having been almost raised there. 10
l56l 10 1868 he was the military telegraph
operator al Mound City. la the tall OF
Go, was captured by the rebels q. Union
City, after receiving . wound in the arm
He was taken to Andersonvllle, and in
that, and at Libby prison, was confined
tor nearly three years. On
his release, he returned home
in broken Health and went
Westward 10 live. For about
six years he has been marchsndis.
ing in Missouri, Kansas and In
dian territory. 1t 10 but little while
since he returned TO Csrbondsle ON Q WHIT
lie leaves two brothers, ono sitter, and
= large number OF friends to mourn tho
calamity Of his murder, and invoke ven.
gesnce on the guilty hand that slew him
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