The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-01
The Cowardiy Twain Held TO Bail in the
Sum OF BlO,O Each
In Default Of PAY Went They are SeOt
10 the County Jail.


ON Sunday morning, between . and 10
O'Clock, n young man named Charles Pc
tcrson, who arrived in this city on Sat
urday evening from some place down the
river, while walking along Commercial
avenue. was accostcd by boy about
eighteen years of age. who asked him
several questions, and among others,
"whcre he was going" Peterson an
swercd that he was from down the river.
and that he was bound for 81 Louis.
The boy replied by saying that he was
on his way to st. Louis, and wanted to
know how Peterson was going. Peter
son answered that he had run out Of
money. and intended to foot it on the
narrow gauge railroad. This seemed to
please hi new acquaintance. who in
formed him that lac was In the same fix,
aud that If hc Peterson) would walk on
slowly, he would ovcrtake him. and they
would make the journey together.
TO this proposition Peterson agreed,
and started on hi- trip, proceeding up
the narrow gauge to a point about a
mile and threc-quartcrs above the city.
where lic was ovcrtakcn by the
young boy, who was accompanied by a
negro.
Peterson had not been made aware by
the boy that he had a companion, and
asked him who the negro was. The boy.
who gave his name to Judge Bross a.
Joseph Eames, satisfied him by saying
that ''he was all right--he was friend Of
his"
The three started of together. and
proceeded up the road about five miles.
when all feeling tired, they Sat down by
a wood pile to rest.
They had remained sitting but a few
minutes. when Peterson. noticing that
his shoe string had come united, bent
over to fix II, and while in this position,
he was suddenly struck on the back Of
the head with heavy piece of wood.
| and he rolled over on the ground. sen &C.
less.
Upon coming to himself. and looking
about TO see from whencc the blow had
come. he saw both Bradley and Eames
standing over him. each with a stick OF
cord wood in his hand, when Eamcs,
the young white desperate, said TO hi,
black ally: Hit him again. The negro
raised the heavy club and dealt Peterson
another blow upon the head. but failing
to accomplish his purpose, that of killing
him. Eames said Shoot him."
BY this time Peterson had gained his
feet, and seeing no other resource by
which to get out of his perilous position,
started and ran down the track distance
of a quarter of a mile. to the house Of a
farmer from there he came back 10
Cairo, and went to the Office of DR.
Wardner, who dressed his wounds.
lie then informed the police of his all
venture. and went with them about the
city, hoping to get upon the track Of the
two villains. who, he thought. would re-
turn to Cairo, aud about two O'Clock,
yesterday morning, upon going TO one OF
the wharf-boats. found them both there.
They were taken into custody by OF
ilcers a. Cain and Whitcamp who lodged
them in the county Jail Tor safe keeping
until Yesterday morning. when they vert
taken before Judge Bross and given {
trial. who upon hearing the evidence in
the case. held them TO bail in the sum Of
one thousand dollars each. to answer the
charge of assault. with a deadly weapon
with intent to murder, at the next tern
of the Circuit Court.
Eames Is mere boy, and claims that he
has been in the employ of fisherman
somewhere in the neighborhood of Mem.
phis, since last January, and that hi
home is in Pcaria.
Bradley Is mulatto, and says hi.
home is in Paducah. and that he cam,
from Missouri to Cairo with Eames, Will,
Eames declares that he never saw Brad
ley until Sunday morning.
| Peterson says he cannot account fo
the disposition displayed oh the part o
the couple to kill him, as he had N
money upon his person, and that h
told Eamcs 80 in the conversation wit
him before starting from Cairo. The onl!
thing of value that he possessed was {
small bundle of clothes, which he has
tied up and carried in his hand. He alst
states that when he escaped his poke
book was still in his pocket, and that h
does not think it had been touched.