The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-23
iii E BULLETIN:
MIXED.
a CLEAR CASE ON BOTH SIDES
lie DID SHOOT TIE OLD MAN
AND HE DIDN'T.

.a"Ces winch led to the char
are IN brief ~ follows: On the uivbt
~ 'Ls 9oth OF November an old G,rm.
nhneo Joseph Ilarmes, living alone wit
n WIZ" IA 'ct neghborbood six mile
"est vi CinciHnali, was shot down and To-
for dead BY man whom u.,ms. .c,".
WARD identihed rs Frederick Kleava,
e mo attack was cowsrdlv and blood
thirsty. being made upon an old man nm
armed and one sho. being fred after IN
victim was down. Five shou war
!. pred ~ all, ;hree Of which took effect
ons ~ tne arm, one in the check, and on,
o''o" the ear. Two balls s,ill remain il
TnE OLD MANS sEAp.
ana yet he lives and is likely to live for
many years to come. No motive for the
aeed can be assigned. lIsrmes has never
nho"h 40 enemy, being an e1traordinsri-
'uonehsi'c man, and, until after tho
ossioh OF the crime. q rumor was
ae,er s'Hrisd that he had money. A. IL,
Iorsooih, paper must assign some reason
Tor 30 bloody an AFFAIR, members OF tha
cincinnati press started the story thai a
deiusion pervaded Hsrrnss com uuni.v a,
his Possessing funds lately received from
europe. Tho possession Of fund.- WAS no
.e's . hoax Than WAS tho statement that
peop.o supposed be Possessed them. On
'us evening OF the crime, Frederick Klea.
YER VINO lives at No. 26G George ,,rest
ana who Isa baggags-mssier on the Gin,
c'nhaiii Hamilton and Dayton railw,v.
"a' a. MS homo in this city, informed o!
! TIRE GKAv. cHARoxs
hanging over him. S.raiyh,vsv Tbu,,.
day morning, November ~, after b.,p.
arrested and conducted TO Delhi tovp.b;o
ana there identified BY Harms, Who
though weak, was revived enonub ~ g.
osaizs h'm, and point his finger ., him
ana say There 10 the man who sho, me -
nc SET ou' 10 prove an abb. And now the
curious part oi tho story come. in. All
'nose ihteres!ed in the history and curio,-
IVY OF crime are involved in an itnpene.
""oie mystery. AZ toon a. sufficientlv
recovered to converse, Harmes makes a
p's'h stfaightforwsrds statement OF the af. |
iair, statement from VII ca under os,b |
last ondsy, aud after q most rigid ero,,. |
examination, BIO did no. swerye one 10, or |
'''e' lis statement is corrobora,ed in
every particular by that Of his wife, He
ssId tnat on the evening in oue.,ion
aoou. eso o'clock, q man named Fred |
h n''.Ses whom for nine year.
almost intimately, came I'd 10 him
jus. As he had come GU. OF The barn md
'aid, Good evening, joe when no ,a.
'ponded Good evening, Fred he .S
arms that they then commenced tslki,,
About the price Of vegetables, (Hsrme, !.
gardner, renting bis small place of twen,y
acres from kloAvsr's brother, finally
DRIFTING INTO FAMILY AFFAIR.".
md discussing circumstance, and event.
.hich II would seem absolutely impo.sj.
'ie Tor any man but Frederick Kleay.r IN
'e familiar with Harness wife came ont .
ma she, TOO, participated in the conver,
alton. Fora whole half hour The partis.
we're together, when Klesver ,aid that he
's' gong 10 spend Thanksgiving with =
~ mother, who lived but a little wsy 7
rom harmo: house, and 90 left
.rhes Aho MS wife went into the house.
.Aa on'y ah down to supper when
P''o! shot was fired near the house.
Don after Harmes went out 10 invs.,;'
ate, when the same man with bo,,ot
Al been but few moments before con.
,rsing ard whom he know 10 be Fred
leaver, came towards him. and. vi,bou, q
single word, fired upon him, with the
suit and In the manner msntionsd
'ove. Mrs. Harmes came out. u.,..n
srn' ard the b!ood-thirs,y wretch fed.
aying the old man
waLrERIHe IN HIS BLOOD.
came running in nbx.;oi. z.
no summoned and vigilance n.,tv
lrtcd IN pursuit., or in search of tho ner,
traitor OF the crime. The search ,bou, Dc
premises wus a fruitless one. but tba y,
'e tod OF her seeing Fred Kloaver m.ko /
attack, and men were then dispatched tsr
. Cincinnati. Klesver was found s six
city washing hin fac, "
Are in bic own bou.ys
on the charges wsre made known 20
D. Tho description the wife Of Hsrms. %
given tailed exactly with the .pno,r. onI
70 OF kleavsr, and his arrest thsrsSor. 81
accomplished. He WAS, or professsd
DO overwhelmed with astonjsbmsnt J
fright, and after the visit 10 Dahl a.
'rlbed above, he began
COLLECTING HIS wiTSsssus
prove his abb His stsp.bro,bsr. .
icsl student In this city, swesrs 40 bs.
with Fred in bic own house Al 2Gs
rye street, at o'clock in the evening
Tune the crime was committed
ninent druggist in this city, Mr.. Ad. GA.
y made oath at tho preliminary trial
Monday last that he saw Fred KIesvsr
. store, the corner Of 9Th and Mound
'ts, on the evening OF November "a
Six or eight acquaintsnc,s Of
we're sWore positively that on the
ing IN question, between tho hours OF
o'clock and G, and even a. late AT
saw and spoke with Frederick Klss.
and saw him on Fifth st. in the sitv
mice at lease from the scene OF tbs
MOI q witness could BE- produced
could testify against an
ihkffRoAcHABLE CHARACTER =. Sra
kleaver had always ,u,t.in.d oso. 1
snng little money, be could moi
bought up his witnesses; further.
como OF them were NOT of a nur. s1s
bic character. lie, toe, claims 10
): no enemies, so that purpose TO in. DEF
'im cannot DO said to have existsd. B,
witness swore to seeing . man
!, appearance corresponds exsctIv FIR
skulking up q gully ma,
use on the afternoon preceding the
ng. and yet could not declare that
to b. h saver. All the testimony
Tor the state and for tho defense va,
STRAIGHTFORWARD and CONVINCING.
u the listener at an utter loss fors
SION. Tho justics before whom the
ihery examination took place, how.
IL . case Of mistsLen JOLL
y. unparalleled scheming on The
the old man and wife, or somsthirs
mystery further Investigation Exoi
only deepen, took II upon bimssIS "ss