The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-04
The Case will Probably be Given to the Jury
somsiime Saturday.

1 "sss saSSooiy w SiveA W bht Jul y
semeiime Saturday.
1t Is not necessary to give all the evil
dencc in the Grain murder trial, now 90
ing on In the circuit court aud even il
disposed to publish the testimony
OF all the witnesses, as taken by
! the reporter for the BULLETIN, we could
not do II. Would take sheet larger than
the Chicago Times, and would ill an
edition of the New York Herald. We
shall give such portions OF the evidence
a., in our opinion, will give our readers
the clearest understanding Of the case.
THE EVIDENCE.
We closed our report In yesterdays
paper with the evidence Of y. f. Norris.
sheriff OF Williamson county. Several
other witnesses were called and examip-
ed. and though their testimony was im.
portant as to the issues OF the trial, would
BE- of no interest to orr readers, and we
omit il.
NUsIcK'5 CHARACTER.
\ number OF witnesses were called To
testify ~ 10 Musick's character among
them the somewhat notorious Dock Nc.
Carly, who has been several tunes men
toned In connection with the williamson
county troubles. Columbus Wagner,
l.. L. Grain. l.. ID. Grain aud Samuel
Grain all testified they would not believe
Mu.ick on oath.
WHAT MUsICK WAS PROMISED.
Mr.. Chas. II. Dennison. circuit clerk OF
Williamson county, was called aud testi-
led 10 what occurred at the time Musick
made his first written statement con-
corning the murder of Captain Sisney
and Mr.. Spence. Mr. Deunison is an in
telligent gentlemau,and gave his evidence
ina clear aud comprehensive manner.
tie testified Us fUllow.:
| know about the time, but not the
exact date that Mu.lck was put in Jail al
Maroon, and | was at the jan shortly at
ter IA company with Mr.. Landrum and
Sheriff Norris; Mr.. Landrum Gil ne to
me and wanted me To get some one else
10 20 to the jail with him lie said Mt
sIcn was going To make statement.
We stal ted 10 Mr.. llartwcll's office. aud
Un The way met SherIil Norris. and asked
MN To 20 with u. We then went to his
cell. aud Itndrurn said: Now sam,
We have come aud want you TO make "a
statement Landrum remarked that
Mu-ick was not u murderer. but that lie
ha been drawn into the affair through
Dad company and whisky. lie said
tie had ue, II acquainted with Mu,ick
long time /: that lie was good friend OF
Musick's and would put his hand IN his
pocket aud let him have his last dollar.
i.andrum sad he wanted Mu,ick to tell
the truth, aud not ~ duplicate All innO-
cent man ia the murders. MuSick said
IL he told all he knew he would have to
lmplictte some OF Norris relatives. Nor
ris said 20 on, don't shield anybody
let the lrulh come out. Mu,ick then said
II he told the truth they would kill him
or mob him. Laidrum replied that Mu-
-ick should never see the parties. that lie
should have money enough TO take him
out Ut their reach. | think Landrun
had Just come from the j.'l when
he come to me. Musick asked
me 10 come back, and went
back In the evening. and the jaller
brought in light. Musich asked me II
they had gone after the boys" and
asked me If they wer. going TO "brin2
them IN here" told him | guessed they
would. when he said Il can't see them;
i want the money promised me, want
To leave before they come In. replied.
SAN. yon will have Ia stay. They will
not put III. boys in with you; but you
will have to 90 hefor. the court, AMI
before the grand jury and tell what yon
know about this ~ liter" lie said, "By
God. | can't do that | want TO leave"
| replied that he couldn't think OF leaving,
that he would have To stay, that he
would not be harmed.
WAS MUslCK A BUSHwHACKER.
Is an open question. Mr.. william Com
mings. of Eldorado. Saline county. sworc
he once arrested Musick on that charge.
Commings was put on the stand and tes-
titled that in lsCi he received orders from
the provost marshal at Caseyville, Ken
lucky. to arrest Musick; that Musick was
charged with being "guarilla; that
he went after Musick and got on
his track a, the house of man
named Weaver, at Spring Garden, Jefftr-
son county. Commings was not smart
enough 10 keep his business to himself
and told Weaver what he wanted. wea-
YER was n friend Of Musick's and "bam.
boozled" Commings till sam got away.
and got as far as Salem before Csmmiigs
overlook him. On his way back with
Musick, Commings arrested Weaver. not
that he had any charge against him, but
because the old man had ''lied to him."
Musick was taken back to Kentucky, and
then taken to Louisville and Camp Chase,
Ohio, where ho was held as a prisoner Of
war. The old man Waiver, was re-
leased after the valiant home-guard Com
mlngs had put him to some trouble"
Cummings must have been 'loil' man
during the war. lie ought TO have u
post oiliee.
LAYDRuM's PROMISES AGAIN.
Sheriff Norris was nut on the stand
again, and testified US TO what occurred
H. the JUL when Landrnm. Dennison and
Norris went to hear Musick's statement.
| Sheriff Norris version OF what took place