The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-21

clerk, RS. 1ocun, and I. III. rope,
county attorney.
Though the circuit court has been in
session since Monday, and several prison
era was tried and convicted, the court did
not get into good running order until yes
terdsy morning, whom the grand jury re-
turned large number OF indictments
against parties in Jail awaiting trial.
Among the attorneys present at the
opening of court yesterday morning, we
noticed Judges John II. Mulkey, WIN. Ii.
Green and w. J. Allen; and ID. Il. Line
gar, John NJ. Lansien, >. L. Wheeler,
w. Is. Gilbert II. Watson Webb, F. M.
Gilbert, County Attorney Pope, w. II.
Mulksy and Ii. Black.
After few motions and rules in some
unimpor,ant cases.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET
was taken up and tho case OF Thomas
Dawson, charged with the larceny Of a
pair Of shoes from tho New York store,
was called. Dawson was called up be-
fore the judges bench, when County At
torney Pope read the Indictment sgairst
him. Dawson plead guilty" and his
honor sentenced him to imprisonment in
the county Jail for The torn Of 20 days,
and to pay fine of $40 and costs.
George Morris, one Of the mon who
some three months ago attempted to bur-
glarize Adolph Swo5oda's grocery store,
at the corner Ct Poplar and Eighteenth
streets, and who was shot by officer Chas.
Mohner while in the act of prying open
the door, was then called. Morris, who
isa very large, strong looking man, plead
guilty, and Judge Baker, after giving the
prisoner some good advice, sentenced him
to servo three years and six months in
the peniten,iary.
John Dunklin was indicted for burg.
larry with intent 20 commit murder.
Dunkln was placed on trial and the evil
dence taken. From the testimony it
seems that Il colored man named Haynes
and Dunklin quarreled abou. a woman,
and Dunklin swore he would kill Haynes
il 1t cos. him his life. A night or two
after these threats were made Haynes was
in bod In house on Fourth street, when
he heard some one trying to get into his
room. He got up and found Duhklin on
the stairs leading to the room in which he
(Haynos was sleeping armed with d
knife. Whom asked what he wanted in
the house Dunkln replied that it made
no difference what he wanted, that be
was there and that was enough. A fight
ensued, in which Dulkln was badly
wonted, and after that Haynes had him
arrested on tho charge above stated. But
after an absence of a very few minutes
the jury, for reasons best known to them
selves, returned verdict of "no. guilty"
and tho prisoner was discharged.
PARKS AND BLACK.
John T. Park and Tom Black were
brought before the court, and entered
plea OF not guilty to tho charge Of rape,
as charged In the indictment returned by
the grand jury. d. T. Linegsr appeared
for Black and Judge Mulkey for Park,
who fled sn affidavit setting fourth that
by reason Of numerous publications.
which have appeared in the city papers,
and moro especially in The BULLETIN
during the past three years, the people of
the community we're taught to
regard HIN as very bad
man, and his saloon as
a resort for thieves and gamblers. That
within the last few weeks The BELLE
TIN has contained number of articles
calculated TO intensity the bitter feeling
against hi n, and he believes it impossible
to receive u fair and. impartial trial in
this county, and therefore asked that q
change Of venue be granted in his case.
The prayer of the petitioner was granted
and the case sent u the Massac county
circuit court for trial.