, 1875-11-27

vs5cd II tho County Jail under utron2 guard.
Tho au'horitioe vol aware of Tho puuI.c Eeol.ss
and tho general Indignation tho murder had
atonscd. Apprell0nCon trouble. and took e7ory
precaution to prevent any difficulty. In a!Id,-
tion to providing guard. ths greatest. possible
deomiHR II necessary to pass through the La
Sails street tunnel To reach tho North Side.
Notwithstanding the prccautoi'. tho wagon
containiug tue man vaa followed by large
moment to have taken the lar into in own
hands. .......-
Tho prisoner reached tho Jsif nnmolestod
about o'clock. and vas rlacel IL coll No. 4G. on
TUG !ifHs tier. facing the entrance. m.ere Ms1san,
nuen;lv renewed to No. 4b ~hero ho would be
alone. and, in h!s deep melancholy he appeared
l., cuny tho change. ffe wsa immediately
aftcrsari wnitcd upon BY a TnibuNE reporter,
n1ni
ausl1 Subjected TO TIE PUMPING rnocEss.
Ito waa greatly oxcited and fully roalizct Lila
atnatnn. His frat e1proseion was ~ hhve
hcen shau,ofuftv abused BY the press and ic-
etrtcd BY ulY irlends.' III reply tho reporter
Dayts-Oh. yes. hoxt 70 tho cou1mlsRton Of
tho crtrue IN .lle fact that haro no pubic sln-
pAthv.
Repottcs-Then you confess tho mutdsr7
uavis-l do nut know "hht mid had been
drinking during tho Hay, aud llquor crnzeH mo,
and for that reason have Ayoided 1t As much AZ
possible.
}leporter-Do you ronaamhar boing in the ~.
l0uu, striking msN named Fasur.sc, sad hav-
ing pistol il your haud2
Daris.-l VAS in tile saloon during tho day, but
do not know any one named Fav5titc, but may
know somo ono Of shat namo by sight.
Nepottcr-11hd you had
ANT DIFFICULTY WITH Mn. WHrLiND
that day or prcSiouay3
Davls-ko sir; Mr. Whyland and wero
friends and ofteu nto At hls ptacc.
Reportor-Dut It is stated on tho street that
you had difficulty with Why1and a. bta,e
atreet house aome stz weeks Aeo7
Dans thesttatlngeWe hal soA1o difficulty
once. but louRcr sxo than that, and 1t waa al
Bottled long nRo.
Ropostnr-Then thcre was no trouble or ILL.,
feeling between yon at tho time you ehot him Z
Dayls--Nono Whatever.
Heportor-1s 1t . fact that you hAvc boen
hauger-on around A1oDona!d's2
Dnsia-t have been there but twlce. Thoro ID
being Professional gambler but am not, nor
mover hare been, "steofes" or conhdcuco-
man.
nopor,or-1s Ii trno that you have been arrest
cd baforc. for yagraucy or other odcnBcH?
1}ayis-I tayo lived In Chlcago enyen Or eight
years. bus was nover under arroat but once. mud
tbat was the evening Of tho 9Th OF Iast July for
dieord0rly conduct. I never was to tail before.
ltaportos-1t ia said that
Youn DEFENSE Is INSANITY IN TITS cAsE7
trouble Is said to have occurred, but 10 not claim
TO hnvo besn crazy then Of nov.
Roporter-Tben you will depend upon tho
morris Of tho case for your lofonso7
Darsa-I expect to have the very test counsel,
and shall leave that with him.
lseportcr-lIavo you selected counsel?
Davls-1 have sent for Z. @. AeAY, aud hopo 10
see him tomorrow and retain hlm.
At shia juncturo the ps,ooner appeared to b1
tired, and was left to tho quietudo OF his lonely
cell.
The reporter had previously called upon
sTATEs-ATTonstY REED
to ASCERTAIN how soon tho atY4ir would bp fafd be-
fore tho GEaud Jury. lie said ho mad callod to
with a yicH to disposinR Of tho case during tho
day, aud that ho hnd subsequently, sont rub
pnna for him, but ho did not respond. Ho
said, in conclusion. that be had perfected
before tho Jury this morning. Ho appeared DIS
posed to push It to immediato trial aftet tho in
dictmans Ind beon found aud said II tho wit
nesscs had appeared yesterday he INTENDED to
have 'rted r. tho csso Wedue.day; He hopes no"
Davis ID known a. daspotado. ,Thla waB
not bis frat exploit with pistol, and as he ran
at ono time with tho gang Of which Tho shoulder
hitter DaEuoy Aaron IL the head, ant Attsr-
wards with Mike Mcdonald, 1t can bo easily
imagined what tha nature Of tho man Ia.
He claims that ha should not be held resnonsf-
bic for acts dopo under the iufuauce Of liquor.
Every cold-Lfoodea murderer has claimed tho
Same thing: As Davis showed no mercy, so no
mercy should b shown hlm. Ho turued day Ct
happiness iuto day Of mourning, aud, without
warning OF even moment,
BENT FEtLow-nElSo INTO ETERNITY.
Thai Is ; great deal less mercy than In being
bhown Davia now. uo has m opportunity of
PRAYING for hIa blacsoned soul. to preraro him
self for tue fatal day oG the gallows. which Will
asauredIy come TO hltn. and ho had better un-
detutand It.. Tho people demand that tho CITY
shall be rid Of cnt-shfoate, ptnps, aud buuho-
steeEers, juas such men as DAVIS is, aud II tho
remedy IL not 10 bo obtained through the courts,
by tho SLOW process Of the law, they msr tako
the remedy in khefr Own banda.
Some attempts arc being made by Harry LAW
reuco and others Of tho hcDouald gang to enlist
some public sympathy foe tho wretch who ehot
Charley Wbyiand, and cropp!ngs out Of tho at
tempt may soon be witnessed In RoMe OF tbs
daily papers. One story Ia 10 the effect that
thefo existed an old fcud botwecn tho murderer
Fingers are colntnE towards . certain woman
who, It Ii said, cohabital With both men until
homo weeks ago, when she ordered WhYlaud
out Of her anarlment, mud hrcd three shots At
him becauee he refused to obey. Tho faisity OF
this story is vouohed for by good authority. The
woman visited DavIs III his coll yoster1ay, Aad
did not oven refer to any such occurrence. sho
u rather comey appearing young woman, aud
las rooms at 303 State straat.
The ttnry lhak Davis waa formerly In tho In
sans asylum proved to be too gauxy al excuse,
and all aorss OF etorics aro being fabricated to
trks the p1aco OF tho ,nsane dodge.
Davis wns erroneously ctassoa - . gambler,
"a IN fact he hrs been merely
coSFIDENcK NAN AND COMMON THEY,
onss gambling, After aoms run OF uuuAual good
luck IN hlH particular line OF busineas. IIe will be
mall remembered by ths police OF the city tn con.
nectlon with Dnls Brush and Jack saluhusy.
two old.t,me oonadonce men and thleves Of tho
lowest class. Az this stkue ho MAS known as Jem
NpbipBon and htl1i tktGt hn hssuu,At the mama