The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-15
THE LAST MURDER.
ARREST OF THE MURDERRa OF
FRED. HANCAMP.
INQu EST ON The BODY OF THE
DEAD MAN.
ARREST or sSER.

Hsncsmp, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
John Cain between three aud four o'clock
yesterday morning. on the Illinois Central
railroad track near Schulz * Mofelock's
distillery. II seem, that after commit
ting the murder Runner went up the rail.
road track as far as the incline plain, and
onto the transfer boat, but was told by
Captain McKinny that he could not cross
the river unless no got into car. lie left
the boat and went up the track q short
distance to wait for the train, and while
waiting Deputy Gain, who was guarding
the track, succeeded in arres,ing HIM.
Runner WAS brought back and locked in
the county Jail where he now IL.
THE INQUEST.
A. stated in the extra which accom-
panied The BULLETIN Of yesterday morn.
ing, the inquos, on the body Of Hsncamp,
the murdered msn, was held until ye,-
terdsy morning at 0 o'clock.
AT that hour Coroner Gossmsn EN-.
paneiod jury and proceeded to tho reel.
dence Of the dcceassds mother where the
body lay, and the inquc't was held
From the evidence given before tho cor
oner's jury, 1t seems that the murder oe-
CURED in about this manner Hancsmp
WAS very dunk, and some time between
II and II o'clock, Wednesday night, wen,
t. see sgirl by tn, name OF Dc.
YOU who lives in one OF the
small houses on Fifteenth street opposite
the custom house. Mise Devon !.
appears refused to have anything to d.
with lIsncanp, and ordered him 10 s.
away. lie refused to go, and she then
started after . policeman TO take him
away. Hancamp followed her down Pop,
lar stree, to near the gate leading into the
custom house yard. At this point Runner
came up, when angry words passed be.
tween him and Hancamp, and they cam,
TO blows. l, was sworn TO that Runner
truck H,ncl mp two or .hre, tim es befor,
tabbing him but tts. be Han
camp was too drunk TO make
much of an effort a. resistance. Runnsi
bad large knife in bis hand, with which
he stabbed Hancamp, tho blade entering
the left breast short distance below tho
collar bone, cutting one rib. entirely il
two and severing the main artery lead
ing to the heart. Hancamp Tell to tn
ground and Iunnor run down Popla
stree, to Fourteenth, where be was 10.
sight Of lIsneamp died in very few
minutes. The balance Of the story ia Il
related in the extra published yes.erdh
morning.
With this evidence before them tn
jury returned the following
VERDICT.
We, the undersigned Jurors, sworn {
inquire into tho death Of Fred Hsncsm
on oath, do find that be cAme 10 his deaf
by wound inflicted with n knife in th
hand Of Henry Runner.
RUNNER ~ JAIL.
During yesterday forenoon several par
ties visited the jail and were shown to III
cell whsrs Runner was incsrcerated, bu
be was in NJ humor to converse. How
ever, it seems tina. he was not aware unit
then that Hancamp was dead. When III
4 party was ready to leave he came to ,h
0 door OF his cell and inquire
. OF Jsilor Fitzgerald chow Ere
r was" Mr.. Fitzgerald hesitate
. moment and then ssid that he had "hesr
that he was dead" When Runner hear
( this he became very pale and much az
3 tated. To another gentleman stAndln
Q near he said as il 80 tina, he is dead
s He WAS told than Hancsmp was dead, an
that An inques. was then beng held o
the body. Runner said no more, but pa
and apparently scarcely able to stand u
crspt away from the door and la
, down on one OF the hunks in the eel
y The unfortunate man evidently feel, IL
o enormi!y OF his crime, and breads Il
!. punishment that is almost sure 10 follow