The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-30
THE MURDER OF EScHBAck.
A COLD-BLOODE DAND HEART
LESS MURDER.
ARREST OF THE DESPERATE
WHO PERPETRATED THE
DEED.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO
LYNCH HIM.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OF
JOHN KENNEDY.

Sunday last was n day Of unusual OK
citement and commotion IN Cairo, aud
such scenes ne occurred during that day
and night vert never before witnessed in
the city, and is to DO sincerely hoped
never will DO dE,in.
Two men, bdh good citizens and highly
esteemed by N ir noighbors, were hustled
into eternity fthout warning or admo.
milton. Two ibnes we're made desolate,
two wives rnale widows, and in the ono
case one, and in the Other four little
children arc ro,b,d Of fathers care and
protection.
MURDERED ANDY EsCHDACK.
The murder bf Andy Eschback, which |
occurred at sbGl.half-psst seven in tho
evening, was ono Of the mos. deliberate |
and cold biyo1od ihus eva OOou'ieu IN |
this part of Ito state, and naturally
enough created intense excitement
among his friends aud acqusintsnces.
Mr.. Eschbsct had boon to Villa Ridge
10
ATrESD THE FUNERAL
of Herman Blcms child, and when tho
train returned to the city, won't directly
ftom tho train u his barber shop where
no commenced to put things TO rights and
clean up so that he would DO ready for
work when he went to tho shop on Mon
day morning. shortly after, probably
not moro than two minutes after Mr..
Eschback opened his shop doors,
Bill GupLon, steamboat pilot, and a man
of
VIGOROUSLY BAD CHARACTER,
entered tho shop. just what occurred
after Gupton went into the shop is not
known, but he had been there bu, very
few minutes whom people who were in
the vicinity of the shop heard
TWO SHOTS FIRED,
and moment after ssw Gup,on backing
out of the shop door, and just as he
stepped outside he was seen to fire the
thirl time, the ball striking the
glass in tho door, which Eschback was try.
ing to close. Then pushing the door open,
Gup,on fred the fourth shot pointing his
pistol into the shop. In q few seconds
after
EsCHBACH CAME OUT
of the shop, and said to some men near by,
"Thers is tho man who shot me Catch
him catch him |" Mr.. Al. Heightman,
bartender at Lanes ssloon, came out OF
the saloon just as the last shot was fred,
and seeing what was going on, ran up to
Gup.on and attempted to take the pistol
from him. Gupton resisted, and Height
man and he had tussei, in
which Heightman succeeded in
getting the revolver. By this
time quite crowd had gathered sbou, the
corner, and Officer John Hogan comm g
up, took Gupton in charge and took him
to tho city Jail. After Eschback came ut
Of the house, no
WALKED DOWN THE SIDEWALK
as far as Chris. Anthsrs meat shop, sev.
ersl times saying, "Thero 10 the man whC
shot me!-Catch him catch himh Ii,
then returned to the shop and lay down
A number OF his friends gathered arounC
him, and seeing that 10 was badly hurt
sent for DR.. Wsrdnsr, who arrived il
few minutes, and at once administered
to the wounded mans wants, but he diet
in half an hour afterwards.
As soon as Eschback was dead, Corone
Gossmsn summoned jury and pro
ceeded TO hold an inquest, and Drs
Wardner aud Parkes were called TO max
the post mortem examination.
The following witnesses were sworr
and examined
Joseph SsurJ, Jas. X, Lane, Henry
Lattner, Albert Heightnan, Rob,. Levy
Jas. Csssiday, John W, Cornell, Johr
Hogan, Thomas Coync, A. Botto, Jno
Joyce and John McNuly.
The following is thetubs.ance of The
evidence elected;
Mr.. Boito testified was sitting on
tho Sixth street 'front.' OF my saloon
heard shot in door of lschbacks barber
shop; turned towards tho place from
which the sound OF the shooting came
saw Eschback run TO thu lot behind the
door that don't open Sutton, the maa
they have in jail, shot b m again, stand
ing within two steps OF Inn Eschback
then ran back through lis shop, and
as he passed the first chair
Gupton shot him again; hen Gupton
was standing outside RICH against the
door, but was looking inte the barber
shop; then saw Joyce COM out of Lat
nar's door, Latner after hin and Esch-
back following Lattner; Mont know
whether Eschbaok came out II Lsttner' 3
or his own shop; when Eschack got out
he said, pointingio Gupton: there ia tho
man who shot ma catch him, Atch him.
thon Gupton was polling the
pistol towards Joyce, Lalker and
Eschbsek, trying to cock ltbe re.
volveri EschbIck went down A far a,
d CHRIS Anthers butcher shop avn
V "Uatch him catch him there IL be man
- who shot me- saw Heighma. come on,
. Of Lanes saloon about tho line BschbacE
& was crying: "Ostch him, md caught the
revolver, and pulled it around saw Cup,
ton fall and Heightnan besid,
HIM Sauers got in Abou,
the same time; AID theil
| was WFgailinu n hip proud N. ,oaonla ,,n