The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-03

no sihio vi tDe HlurOer.
saw Swobods about 10 minutes after
eaving the house In charge of Sheriff
TWIN saw Harrison run out of the hall
ne was running so fast that 4 man could
hardly catch him; the murder
was committed in April 1872,
N the county Of Alexander and state If
illinois; saw Swoboda after giving Har-
rison into the hands Of tho man who was
with me; went back TO Swoboda and |
found him breathing and grooming there
was no physician with him when | went |
back ] was with him some time; ] think |
the pistol was seven.shooter; would |
know IL if saw it did not have the pis-
tol in my hand when Harrison asked me
for it; it was in my pocket; Harrison was
present when Mics Winsor handed me
the pistol, don't think Harrison saw her
hand me the pistol; it was cartridge
pistol; there was one load cut the ham
mer was on the barrel fired when ! gave
il up; Harrison was brought back 10 the
house by Sheriff Irwin. and when in the
hall, l heard him say don't wait to zee
him. ] done IL, and don't want to see him
At all did not soc Harrison IN
the room with Swoboia he did
not want to go into the room
| s,sid there until Swoboda was
taken up and carried home he was in
bad condition and did not expect him to
live Is long as he did, ] saw him after he
was dead be died that same night about
two or three hours after he was shot; j
did not see Swobods that night until
saw Harrison and Swobodn together
in tho house; don't know that |
saw Swoloi that day but think |
did; Gid not hear the pistol shot fired
did not pay any attention to who was in
the house when 1 went in; | saw Miss
| Finley in the front door Bowlby was go
ing out of the front door when | went into
the house.
Characterization by Linegar-was al
house on the evening before the murder
occurred John Bowlby went with me =,
| do not remember seeing any men saw
| Miss Mollie Moore. Miss Finley, Miss
g racie and Ida Winsor when | went in
Mr.. Marshall camo in and shook hand.
with him, and we went to Lattner 3
saloon can not tell how many houses be-
tween Lattucrs and Win ors staid a,
Lat!ners just long enough 10 get some
beer, and went out and sat down in front
Of the saloon was there about two min
utes before the colOred man came up did
| not pass Harrison or Swobods on my way
to the saloon do not think passed any
one; was about one minute after the negro
told me until | 60. TO Winsors did not
hear the pistol shot; there Vas nothing I'M
usual to attract attention going on my
friend went bsck to the house with me
saw no men in the hall when | went back,
saw ten or twelve men standing in from,
Of the house when got there; was not All
officer at the time; the door was open
when got there 1t abou, twenty-iy OF
thirty feet from the front to the door oi
the room where the shooting occurred
went Immediately 10 the parties and part.
ed them took Swoboda to the back door
and put pillow under his head Harrison
was ~ the front door trying to get his re.
volver Of Miss Wilson, Ms soon
rs took the chair swey from
Harrison got the revolver; Harrison wa,
demanding the revolver from Miss Grac,
Winsor, and he said IL she did not give i,
to him he would set the house on fire with
lamp; | cant tell what kind of oil they
were using there WAS gas in the rooms
bat don't know whether there Was Gas in
the hall ! advised Harrison to 20 HON,
and go TO bed, because was no officer and
did not want 10 have charge of him
Harrison seemed TO be- scared but Their,
was not apparently anything else the mat
ter with him; think 1t was One-half oil
three-quarters OF an hour from the time
| first went into the room until Swoboda
was taken home ! went abou. block on
the way with him; don't know
who carried him went up ,o
the house about an hour sfterward.
with John Cain think saw DIR. Wadgy.
af -. I ~
Swobods's vest was still burning when /
went into Winsors house don't know
what size ball the pistol would carry; !
gave the pistol TO Mr. Irwin would know
the pistol now if saw it did not hear
| Swoboda make any statements rs to how
the occurrence took place heard Swobo.
! da say Billy only done it for fun.
| j. B. Bowley sworn i know Hsrri-
son, that is the gentleman sitting there /;
have known him for couple Of years ;
! knew Swoboda; think have known
him three or four years recollect d tii-
Guilty between the prisoner and Swoboda
| think 1t took place on Thursday April H.,
| 1872 at the house OF Miss Grace Winsor
did not see its commencement; saw part
| OF 1t the first ! saw of the fuss, Mr. Swo-
boda was in the house Harrison
"os III Nuc rum luTcs uOOfs rom the
| front door ! was standing in the hall;
Sxoboda came out Of TIE back part Of tho
house and walked up to the door of the
| room where Harrison was in; he stopped
At the door for few minutes, and then
opened the door and went in; don't know
what happened in the room; the next 1
saw Harrison come out Of the door: step
ped back to the wall of the hall and then
went back to the door Ms il to open il; |
don't know whether the door was fastened
or not; but after lie tried to get in, he
stepped back to the wall and saiAs-"You
dutch s-n of b--h ! will kill you;p he
then drew his psto! and placed It in hi.
left hand and cooked it, just then Swoboda
opened the door; a. he opened it, he
came with his hand up as il to catch Har-
rsoni just then Harrison fred the pistol
| did not hear any words spoken; / then
opened the front door and ran out, and
went down Fifth street, towards Wash
ington avenue; saw crowd gathering
about the house and went back; Just as /
got in the door met Harrison coming out
running, he came through the door pretty
lively; AR. Irwin and John Cain came in:
don't suppose they saw Harrison as he
went out the hal, | suppose is about 6 or
feet wide;-Harrison was standing about
feet from the door, right opposite the
door, as near as ! could see from the front
part of the hall; Swoboba did not have
time to shut the door wten