The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-28
He Believes the Jig's Up With Him, and In.
tends to Have Company.
Arrest Of Terry Grain.
He 10 Implicated in Killing Edward Bur.
bridge Thirteen Years Ago.
signs Of % General Cleaning Tin In
Williamson and JarksUm.
CARDONDALE, ILL.,, Sept. q, 1875

| CARDONDALE, ILL.,, Sept. %, 1915.
| EDIToR CAIRO BULLETIN Marshall
4. Grain, the alletlged murderer of Sis
ney and Spence was brought to tins place
by officer Lowe on last Saturday. OF
the circumstances of the arrest Won
informed your readers In Sun
day mornings paper. Since his
arrest, Grain seems to have undergone
a peculiar change. Without doubt. dur.
ing his flight. he was subjected to great
many hardships. lie was accompanied
by his wife, and entirely out of money.
Together they colked over two hundred
miles. Arriving Mt the house of her
uncle, IN Arkansas, the woman broke
down, and could go no further. Here
Grain left her. pursuing his way on foot
and alone. Although he wa, a man of
endurance. he was broken down and used
up. He declares that lac tramped over
five hundred miles. He Is a man
OF twenty-seven years, but has an
extremely boyish appearance-not ap-
pearing to be more than nineteen years
OLD. There is nothing in his appearance
that would attract attention. His face
shows no intelligence, his dress is that of
a backwoodsman, and in his manners
ana speech he Is awkward and BASH
ful. With all this, however. be
mas a devilish, snaky eye in his head and
II the eye is Indicative of character. Grain
Is a murderer from the solcs of his feet
to the hair of his head.
While here, the prisoner talked freely.
lie was shown the statement OF Music,
ana pronounced 1t substantially correct.
lie states that Baker killed Sisney and
that Music killed Spence. lie admits
being present at both murders. His de-
scription Of the killing of Spence is
diabolical. The victim was shot down
at the first fire. Then the murderer went
up to him and deliberately shot him
trough the head with a pistol. Grain
avs that the others mentioned by Music {
re all guilty except one or two. lie
wears that If he could be permitted to
i'll Baker and John Bull
lner he would be willing to hang to the
learest tree. 1t would appear that Bulliner
lired him to do the desperate work, and
.fter its performance refused to pay the
pitit'il amount promised. Not only was
money used and promised in this internal
but arrangements planned TO
secure the murderers from punishment.
Witnesses were selected who in any
emergency would 20 into court and
swear the members Of the gang through.
but should this fail, then the tails were
o be forcibly broken open and the pris.
'ners set free. But there Is no danger of
ms latter part OF the plot be-
ng carried out. In Marion one hum
1red OF the States bright, new Enfield
lilies are In the hands Of an equal num-
yer OF reliable men. Besides, the PEG.
nc OF the two counties are as one man
demanding the swift punishment OF the !
That several of these parties !
vii stretch hemp there is but little doubt.
he statement of Music, corroborated by
nc confession of young Grain, together
'ith the strong chain of circumstantial
violence, will convict the greater mum.
err OF the parties arrested.
Terry Grain, another member of the :,
Intensive Grain family, was arrested and !,
rought here yesterday. He is charged
it'll killing Edward Burbridge at Crab Il
richard bridge In September or October, {
w, thirteen years ago. AS nearly as /,
IN learn, the particulars Of this murder d
e as follows: The l2sth regiment were "
the march from their rendezvous at d
arion to take the train on the Illinois ie
'ntral railroad at Carbondale. They ~
ere halted at the bridge that the loitcr- III
and stragglers might be brought up. u
lille here, Burbridge came along with
$ team. His farm was near the scene Of
&c late murders, and he was going at
Carbondale OH horses. lie asked and G
ceiVed permission Of the officers TO 81
I'VE through the ranks Of the men and til
irsue his way. While driving through is
&c regiment he came upon two or three
the Grains and some Others who knew
m lie was stopped, and high words
sued. which ended by his being fear. lis
ny beaten, kicked, and finally killed BY Al
blow from stone or club. He died In
thin few hours after receiving the OH
ow. Burbridge was an outspoken jo1
nion man, and was obnoxious to the
aims and men Of like ilk. The grand
~ has indicted Terry Grain as the mur.
rer. fec
There Is no connection between this Ma
named murder and those which have ria
'dered tins part Of the country so infa. M IN,
'us, save this The people are getting us'
81 tue feeling Of fear that has oppressed .,a AZ,
III since this era OF blood has been In. ,n,
suratcd. and are determined to rid the abb
'ntry OF the murderers, thieves and 8