The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-22
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jury.
WHAT IT COSTS To STEAL a $40 COAT.
Abraham Parker, a colored man, who |
has lived in Cairo for number of years,
was arrested week or ten days ago on u
charge of stealing pair Of shoes from the
store Of Elliot " llaythorne. While
undergoing q preliminary hearing for
this oifense, Mr., Jim Mallory csmo into
Justice R'.a's office, where tho examine
ton was icing held, and recognized
Parker as the man who year ago last
April gifted an ovorcoat belonging TO
Mallory which has nevcr been recov-
orod. Parker was bound over for stealing
the shoes, and when court met Mallory
went before the grand jury and had him
indicted for stealing his coat Parker
was brought before the court on Monday,
when Judge Bakcr appointed II Watson
Webb to defend him, aud the trial was Get
for yesterday morning. On tho assembling
OF court yesterday morning the case was
taken up and jury sworn and tho wit
nesses examined. Tho evidence was con-
cluaive, at least to the minds of tho jury
for after retiring for very few minutes
they returned verdict Of guilty. fix
ing tho punishment Of the prisoner at
seven years in tho penitentary.
HENRY RUNNER
The grand jury having returned m in
dictment for murder in tho first
| degree against Henry Runner for the
killing of Fred. Han,Gmp in this city on
the night of the l4th ofthe present month,
he was brought into court, and
whom asked il ho had couu-
sci, or the means 20 employ counsel to
conduct his iefentc, replied that his
friends had promised to procure counsel
for him, and requested that his sister be
sent for. HIS request was complied with,
and in short time Mrs. Wndrum, sister
of tho prisoner, arrived After consuts-
ton, Judge W. }. Allou was retained to
defend the prisoner. 1. is not probable
that the trial will take place at this term
of tho court
Albert Anderson, on charge OF larceny
was tried, and the jury rsturneda verdict
of mot guilty. and the prisoner was dis
charged.
Henry johnson got hi' hand into sam
ucl Wilson 5 pocket and TOOK thercfrom
the sum OF one dollar and twenty-five
cents. Henry was captured AMI locked
up in tho county Jail, whore he remained
until yesterday, whom his case was hoard.
The jury was positive that he had COM
United great crime, and returned 4 vor-
dict of guilty and fixed his punisl ment
at ono year in the penitentiary.
Frank williams, alias Henry Sayers,
one of the men who burglsri2ed tho "a
loon at the corner OF Fourth street and
Commercial avenue, was brought No for
sentence, he having previously plead
guilty to the charge. The judge sem
fenced him to the penltentiary for three
years,
One sight about two months age, lanes
II. McGillis, at that timo boarder at the
Mocklar house, was walking along Com
mercisl avenue near tho hottl. McGilli,
was tho proprietor of hns watch and
was very proud of il. Jacob Wilson, a
colored man, know tia. McGnls had q
fine watch, and concluded 10 borrow il
On tho night in question Wilson mot
McGillis and asked him "wha. time il
was" McGillis thcugh.lessly drew forth
his chronometcr, AMI was about to state
the hour, whom wilson snatched It and
madc tracks down Foarth street. lie
was soon after arrcsod, and yesterday his
case came up in thu circu, court fol
hearing, The jury ator hearing the evil
demo-, concluded TIM Wilson should be
punished, and returned verdict of guilty
and liking the pona'y al seven years in
the State prison.