The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-31

| ing out n twenty-five years term In the
State Penitcntiary, and the murderer oi
A. y. Lowe was also convicted. AMI
served term of one year ut Joliet, end
| Is again back In the county. Seventeen
murders committed, and only two con-
victions! @efE I,
AssAssfNAIIONS. Y
Ruben Stocks, assassinatel ia 1861 !;
Christopher Howard, 1865 John Chcno.
weth, 1866 or 81; lara Cash, 1870 I:
Isaac Nancil, 1871; Geo. Bulliner, 1873 I;
Dave Bulliner, 1874; James Henderson,
1874: Vincent Hlnchclih, 1876; william
Spence. 1915; Geo. w. Sisncy, 1875 /;
Thos. +. White. 1876. Twelve assassina-
tons and no convictions.
After this general summing mp and
classification of murders, manslaughters
and assassinations, he refers in the fol-
lowing language to Milo's cfinsion:
A two column communication appear
ed In tho Giobe-Donocrut Of the 25th IN
slant, signed by one Milo Erwin, and
headed "a, Voice from williamson"
which deserves notice. lie claimed to
express the true sentiment of the people
of this county and OF the situation Of az
fairs here. In this labored article he to.
tally. denies the existence Of any ku-klux
organizations In this county, and would
convey the idea that everything Is quiet
here. 1t Is evident, however, that bis ar
ticle was written In order to ventilate
some real or imaginary wrong which he
had suffered at the hands Of Oberly, Of
the Cairo Bulletin. and Brown. FORM
crly of the Marion Democrat. 1t was
written in n spirit Of retaliation, and,
from what we can gather, with an eye to
securing favor and applause from those
in sympathy with the gentlemen in white
of nocturnal and erratic habits. This
Erwin claims to have been editor In CHIEF
of the Marion Monitor. and while In that
capacity, TO have suffered some severe
cxcoriations from the puDgent pen Of the
outrageous Oberly. II is true that En-
win. at the time OF making race for Of
flee. was, or sought to be. the controlling
spirit of the Monitor. but IL is equally
true that hc never held himself out to
the world as its bona fide editor. His de-
sire 10 rush into print and associate his
name with those of such prominent char
acters as Oberly and Brown, is. perhaps,
his most innocent motive for this erronc-
Gus effusion.
To a disinterested person, Milo En-
wins position, with such an overwhelm.
ing list Of murders and violations OF the
law before him. would appear unsupport.
ID in any particular whatever. and place
Mr.. Erwin in very questionable attitude
Is 10 fair dealings and yeracity. We
iraw this mildly, because we arc not tile
editor Of the BULLETIN. Now.
IS to the enforcement of the law.
he following is from "Citizen," dated at
Marion. and accompanied with other
natter of a personal nature which we
'ill not publish at present
No civil officer here can enforce the
wv. because public sentiment is against |
ne law and against the officers who en- |
eavor to execute the law. And these
lings have gone on till they are becom.
~ legitimate fruit in rape, murder and |
The citizens Of this county |
Tho are worth having here. are trying to
ct away land well they might.
The above are only few articles Of
milar nature that have come TO
lr notice within the past
eek. Mr.. Erwin, at his leisure, can
lswer these, and if he expends a pro-
'rtionate amount Of the high-str,,ng
nguage devoted in his late articles to
c editor Of the BULLETIN, it VIII re-
mble, in length, the noted State paper
'ued by the present governor OF Texas
the patient people Of that State. l.