The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-30

usJei NO rhiu wish the G-d--d fCl- |
low wouldn't die, because l wouldn't ike
my mother to know anything, about tho |
serspe i asked him how IL came |
that Andy and him got into fuss he |
said he was sitting In Andy's chop tanning |
himself with his hat said ANDY caught |
hold OF him and commenced showing HIM |
out Of the shop; said Andy kicked HIM |
then he said he shot him he remarked |
to me, "You know I'd |
id well ! wouldn't allow man 70 kick |
me If had anything to defend myself |
with kept remarking, III wish he would |
get all right;' was acquainted with Gun |
ton two or three years he is a pilot
Henry Lattner testified IL cav VIM. |
Gupton como out Of Lanes saloon and 90 |
into the barber shop whore Rschback WAS, |
who had just como from the funeral | |
heard noise in the chop ~ if there was |
scuflling / hoard three shots.
Abort Heightmsn testilled-I ap. |
preached VIM. Gupton, who was pointing |
pistol al Joyce and caught the revolver |
with my right hand in the center | tried |
to bend bis arm back and throw the muz- |
zle up but could no, DO go he then turned |
on me with the pistol and pointed it at
me, when / placed my other hand on tho |
revolver, and threw the cylinder out into |
my hand 1 then caught the muz.
zlo Of the revolver in my loft hand; |
put my right foot between hi. knocs and
tripped him and he fell and | with him
Andy was standing at the door when my
att1ntinn was attracted TO Guptor -N-"s
spoke TO inc, say ItIg H. 80 shot by that
man. meaning Gupton. The CYL.
inder was hot and smelt Of powder and
smoke as II came into my hand, AZ e re.
Gently discharged, | examined the cyhn.
der after Gupton was arrested, and therq
WAS three chambers empty. ! hoard them
discharged.
Robert Lovy testified Had Just left
Korsueyer store on sixth had got near
Hartman's store hoard one shot when
| got near ;hs crossing ~ the Nincennes
track ! heard another shot as IL in Esch-
backs shop Gupton, after heard second
shot, was standing at door Of shop with a
revolver in bis hand, pointing il ut two or
three men on sidewalk; got close TO him ;
Al. Hoightman and Saurs had Gupton
down on sidewalk in the meantime John
Hogan came saw Hogan have frame OF
revolver in his hand, and Heightrnan had
cylinder in he; saw Eschbsck at front
door he said to mo "I'm shot, 1 guess
III die that man, shot me- pointing 20
Gnpton know Gupton he Is q pilot.
t a number of other witnesses wore sx'
7 amined, but their testimony was on y re-
4 petition of that given above.
Tho evidence having all boon heard
and Drs, WGrdnor and Parker having
; concluded the post mortem examination
o the jury returned the following verdict
0 We, the undersigned Jurors, sworn (,
Q inquire iato the death Of Anthony Esch
back, on oath, do find that be came to hii
death from three shots fred from pisto
, in the hand of William Gupton, and that
; the shooting was done without provocstior
The verdict was signed by all III,
jurors.
Drs. Wardner and Parker submitted
their report of the pos. mortem examin
! alton but We failed to get a copy of thu
report.
( TROUBLE BREWING.
, While the post norton examina at OF
} was being made large crowd ga,herC
about the front doors Of the barber shop
and tho lynching Of tho murderer wa,
freely discussed, and ii was evidsnt thai
storm WAS brewing. and unless step
were promptly taken to check it,
GUPToS's NECK WOULD STRETCH.
Sheriff Irwin knew this fact, and, al
though doing it quietly, was nc.
tive in making preparations to meet
any emergency that might arise. Whor
the post mortem was over and the doc
tors had made their report, the verdict o
l ba aria 10 J..
g jury dismissed. Then the crowd begaI
l. to scatter, but not :or tho purpose OF 60
d ing TO their homes. Knots Of men wer,
!, gathered on every street corner, 81 all 10
n public houses, and more especially sbou
u the fire engine houses. Their very action
u told that there was something more thai
usual on the tspis-thst thore WAS mis-
u chief ahead. A little after eleven o clocl
THE FIRE BELLS RASo.
y This was tho signal, and rush wa
" made for the engine houses. The ongina
were quickly on the streets, and all goiu.
n In the direction Of the cour. house. A
the court house the engines were halted
Y and in ten minutes from tho tirno III,
bells first rang, not less than four hundred
:, men had congregated in the street and or
the sidewalks In front Of the court house
e Tho purpose Of tho mob wa
no longer secret. Tho objec. was t,
LYNCH GUProN,
and erica Of chang tho murderer
a "bring out the murderer y "braak oper
. |
nations were freely INDUCED in, and the
=. crowd began to gather about the gate
, leading into tho court house yard
! ATTHE GATE.
The gate was guarded by four or five
mem Judge ID. j, Baker, NJ. b: Harrol
John II. Uberly, Constable John McMul-
ty and several Of tho police officers
being tLsso. Judge Baker, seeing
that tho crowd were advancing,
and that the time for action had
come, commanded In the name
Of the people Of the state that the moi
dispense; and almonished them to de5i't
! from an act that would bring disgrace
!, upon themselves and the city. Mr. oberly
and Mr.. Harrall also admonished tho
! crowd TO dispense and 60 to thor homes
; not to carry out their designs and thereby
. bring disgrace and roproach upon the
: namo OF tho city. But tho louder they