The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-14
A QUEER CASE.
IKE WALDER AND JAS. GAR
tf LAND AT Law,
TIE FIRST ARREST UNDER THE
ILLINOIS DUELINa LAW

they engaged in an ANGRY sl,e-ca,ion'
during which Garland u said to have ssid
to Wslder, "You have Is good = shot gun
As have aud we will 60 out In the morn
ing and settle the matter" or words 10
that effect. On this Walder had Garland
arrested under the law regarding dueling.
The trial came oil before Judge Bross yes.
terdsy morning, aud Garland WAS held to
bail in the sum Of six hundred dollars.
The following is the evidence as given
At the trial yesterday:
Walder was called and teS,ihed.--I attn
acquainted with James Garland; Ny name
is Isssc Walder Garland passed my
store day before yesterday, with an um-
brells in his hand soon As no saw mo ho
turned and called me thief, said 1 stole
spoons from the ST. Charles Hotel, and
said al always know you As d -
thieving s. OF Dor something
to that amount; invited him 10 the s.orei
he refused to come in calling me n dirty
s. of - he said "you have
got as good a shot gun as have aud wei
fight II on, tomorrow morning !" everyday
or anyhow every,imc he has me. me for
the past two years he has called me i'd
thieving - of D; l never
gave him any provocs,ion whstever;
am no, a Hghting-nan; he accOs!ed mo
at my store corner Ohio Lsvee and Sixth
street. James Garland used the Language
/ have just stated did not say any.
thing to him that morning be began the
fuss. Ho often came to my store snd
abused me; he was very angry 1t the
time.
Cross examined by Mr.. Wheoler:-I
called him an Irish s. of D. no has
for tho past two years been abusing me, on
the street ard s,my business place DON:
know how the feud originated never
gave him any cause whatever.
Mr.. whecler--Was it a written or yer
bal challenge that Mr.. Garland gave
you?
Mr.. Walder--It was verbal.
Q-State as nearly Ms you can what the
challenge was.
Ale said: "You have got as good =
shot gun as 1 have, and we'll settle i, to-
morrow morning"
Odd you not state just a minute or
two ago, "snd we'll fight it OUT
Ale said both, "Bgh, i, GU. and sot-
tleit ,"
Didn't he say "We'll have it out ~
Ayes, cir, i believe he did.
Q--Then he said 1t three ways-"Y on
have got as good shotgun a. have. Apd
tomorrow morning we'll have 1t out,
fight i, out, and settle tho matter?
A-Yes, sir; that is what be said.
Q-Wtst WAS your reply to the invita-
! ton?
Al said, 81 thank you, dom, fight
duels.'
! Q-when you asked him into the store
and went behind the counter, did you no:
intend to get loaded revolver?
Al might have. have no rocollec
tion of going 10 &c, II.
Odd you not intend TO shoot Mr
Garland when you invited him into tn,
store?
A-Don't know whether | did or not
OIL Didn't you say "come In, III ia
you p
A-Don't remember if ! did.
Harry Walker WAS the next witness
called, and being asked what he knew
about the case, stated; was coming
out OF the saloon next TO Walders cloth
ing store; heard Garland say "Ill meet
you tomorrow and well have i! ous
That WAS all heard. AS soon as 1 saw
who /, was / went back into the saloon
L. A. Burnett testided-Last Tuesday
morning while coming up from the wharf
boat, l saw Garland standing ut Walder :
door heard them calling each other
names which were not very coinpli-
mentary; Garland asked Wal
der out; Walder said he'd be u fool to
fight II 200 pound man Wslder asked
Garland inside Garland refused, saying
"Mee, me tomorrow morning, you have
got as good a shotgun rs ! have was
standing on the outer edge Of the side
walk and Garland was standing in the
store door
Cross examined. w alder asked him 20
come in !. heard Wsldsr call him d-n
Irish, etc; uarland said to Waldsr, "You
are armed and don't caro- about going
in there" or something like IL; Garland
was at the door heard Garland say
"Moet me tomorrow and wen have it
out" when ! left they were calling each
other thieves and s. OF b--s.
John Is. Henry, book.kecper for Wal
der, testiied-W at my desk in Mr.. Wal.
der's store on last Tuesday morning; the
first knew of tho fuss was that gentle,
man pointing to Gsrland) call Waldor a
lying, thieving g. of alb both Of
them were calling each other "pet
names Garland said you stole spoons
from the st. Charles Hotel, and you are
sd hog thief" WalIer called him a
lying Irish g. OF D.; Garland
SAID :" You have as good shotgun MS
have, will meet you tomorrow and we II
settle this" Garland, think, started the
fuss whom / frat heard it Valdez was
standing up about the centre of the
counter; never heard Walder say any
thing against Garland till that morn ing.
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