The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-11-25
POLICE COURT.
Judge Bross Aequit- Albert Heitman
for shooting 80 Bnd SmedIey-
MINOR Police business.

Minor Police business.
The trial Of Albert Hoffman. the young
man who shot Bud Smedlcy. on Ohio
Lcycc. Monday night, took place
yesterday morning before Judge Bros.
The charge preferred against Hoffman
Wa assault and battery. Mr.. Pope ap-
pcarcd for ~mcdlcy. and Mr.. Webb for
lIeitman. There were four wiulr--c-
| ,ummoned-ihrecl for Smedlcy and one
for Hoffman. Mr.. Harry Walker being the
witness Of defendant. and Mrssrs. Henry
Wood. CHIEF NcIIalc md Officer l.llILc
for plaiulili. Nr. Pope asked ~modlrl
10 stat" Whist hr knew about thn cg-c.
Smcdl,N .aid hc could no, do Il. that hr
bore no malice toward Hoffman and did
no, want To swear against him. III.
counsel told him IL made no difference;
that he should toll what Ice knew. Smod-
ley then said that be- went 10 iIcit-
man and asked him 10 tax" .
drink aud settle the matter. imcan-
ing the fight they had some six
month ago and that Hoffman refused 10
drink, saying that he had not drunk any
thing tor -iX months, and hc thought lac
must have laid something. hc did not
know what, which made Hoffman angry.
and that Hoffman then drew pistol and
shot at him, hitting him IN the breast.
When cro.,-cXamincd ny Mr. Webb.
Sncdlcy, who did nor secm 10 want to
say much about the matter. said he did
go into the saloon SUNDAY. aud that a.
soon a. Hoffman saw him. he lHeitman)
ran out: and that hc lid break some
gla--e-.
Chief MclIalo then took the stand. and
said that he and Officer la Hue were
standing on ,hc Illinois Central railroad
track. in front OF thu saloon. with their
face, toward the river and back, To tho
saloon. That hc heard pistol shot and
| turned round and saw Smcdlcy -tmdmg
with hi back toward the building, and
| Hoffman In front Of him. with hi back
To- the river. and not nor, linn tx f"cJ
from -mcdlrv. with pistol IN III, hand,
and pointed az him that Hoffman again
pulled the trigger, but the pistol missed
fire. that he again pulled the trigger und
Smedlcy staggered little: that he ant
Officer la iIuc then ran in and arrc,tc,
both partic,.
Henry Woods was then sworn. and &C.,
| ,ihaa ,I."t u" was Stanu'-,. on the coruc
of Sixth street, talking 10 one of Tx,
| Walder'- clerk, and that Mr.. W,dh,r
Hoffman and Smcdlcy, were stand
ing ~ the south corner Of the ,alool
talking. That suddenly hc heard a shot
turned round. and that Holman was il
the entrance between the saloon and liz
walder', store, pointing pistolat Smod
+ ley: ,hat ne pulled the trigger but th
pistol missed fire: that Smodlcy turnc'
, half way round and said. shoot, 20,
coward - that Hoffman again pointc'
: the pistol at Smcdley and fired: tina
Chief McIlale and Oiirer LalIuc then az
rested both parties.
, hi. being all the evidence for IN
, plaintiff Mr.. Harry Walker, the onl
virtues, for the defendant, wa, called.
Mr.. Walker aid Hoffman and lac wer
standing AT the south corner utthc .aloo
talking. and that Nmrdlcy came rpun
, tho corner OF Sixth street ana came up
them and said, "how do you do GENT,
, men :" that they both said how do yo
b. do. Bud;" that Smcdley said to lIctmal
!, "lCts all take drink and settle the ma
4 ter;" Hoffman said Bud. have NJ
. drank ANYTHING for ~iN months: bat !
: all right anyhow" Smr.llry then sai,
"you dare not give me your right ha
!, on that;" Hoffman said, Its useless 20 d
~ that Bud. for We have shook hand, Ov'
n ii three or four time-, and you ha'
II broken your word every time. sine
NJ lev then said ''you lie You son of b.
p, and struck at Hoffman, aud amer consi
cradle sculiiing, Hoffman drew pistC
and while IN the act OF cooking it, the ?
" toll exploded, the ball going up throu!
the floor OF the balcony in front of I
y, saloon; that he again cooked the pist
VI and pointed 1t at Smedley, and pulledt
~ trigger, but the pistol missed fire; that
~ again pointed il at Smcdlcy and iir'
w hitting him on the breast.
H. This being all the evidence on ell
&c side. Mr.. webb asked Mr.. Pope if
ed wished to argue, Mr.. Pope replied Il
Iry hc did not, and the case was submit
ng to the Judge, who said that under
not circumstances, he did not see why
as prisoner should be held TO bail. ~
ces law" he said, "is not now, like 1t wal
nd. times gone by; 1t does not require II
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