The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-29

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SAL MCsICK
was the next witness called. Musick is an
ordinary looking individual. about five
feet seven inclr. high, and heavy set.
lie is thirty-,hre, years of age, and his
countencnce indrates that he is by no
means tectotalr, and would not make
a good member VI Father LANES TEN.
pcrance society. He has rudy complex
ion, light gray n blue eyes, long curly
hair and light noustaclc. While his
clothing j. by ID means expensive. he
wa neatly aud leanly dressed. So far
hc has given his testimony in clear,
straightforward manner, and without the
least apparent excitement. lie detailed
the circumslanccsattending the
MURDER ~ WI. SPENCE
as follows:
My name i, Smuel Mu,ick am
thirty three yeas OF age l lived al
Granville, Ia williamson county last
SUMMER lived uere abou; II months
] was living al VarbOudale and Muir
| pbysburo before Mat. was working
Tor Mr. Lnndrum al Crainville. and drove
a team tor him. hink | went there 10
August, aud quit hi services In ls15-
| probably Ia July. . worked for MIR.
| Hodges about two years. and drove a
team. ! was at Carbonate aud Muphys-
boro for about or ; Years. ! am mar
ried was married In Missouri. know
the def, nd ants. have hnownJep Cram
d., for five Or xix years, and have known
Black BIZ for pretty near year. got
Mr.. LaIdrum's mill i. ri.lt In town in
Granville. and the house, lived in i.
right close to the mill. Marshall Grain
lived close the mil, and about 81 yard.
RON me. have no children; NJ ir,hall
Grain had no children. =.
knew Nr. Spence about one year.
Marshall Grain lived about two huudred
yards northeast Of Mr. Spence's store.
lived south Of Marshall Grains. Mr..
LaDdrsm lived fifty yards east OF me.
One Of the defendants Is q brother and
the other cousin Of Marshall GRAIN
Jep being j. brother. He is known a,
Big Jrp' and lived a. Granville. He is
| not married. Black Bill lived about four
miles south OF Granville. He /, not mar
red. think quit work tor MIR. Lau-
| drum in July lat, we were not dong
| much. tciinii. got duil aud | stuDDru
work. | did not 90 dlree> troin uodre.
| to Landrum think | quit hodgc. n,
| the winter, aud went 10 Lahdrum's In,
next Augu-t. was living at Granville
| The last uays oi last JAY, and Marshall
| Grain lived there then. lie moved pait
uf his things sometime In July, toward,
| tllu last OF the month, and no one occu.
! ,sI rho hAt.4 altar lf4 Ell II lh..r..
= bedslead aud some other things left in
lie house. There was no family that
| know OF lived in tile house after he lett ii:
| have SO, n men in the house ar -hv NOV
ID. 1t was a box hollse, aud stO about
| twenty steps fion The road the roaC
was only Il country road running north
aud .outii-called the Marion aud Car.
| UUudalc road. The funeral of Capt. ST.
neg was on a Friday, towards the last oi
Tie month. They said they buried him
at Buliiner's. Tie remains were brought
10 Granville, and ! Jaw some of the pro-
cesslOn ia town-on Friday. Ne and
Marshall and Jep met in town that even
ing aud went 10 Marshall's house, and
Jep said Spence was the next man he
wanted killed, and wanted me to 20 to
John Bulincr's and get Il gun. told
him did not want 10 do that, for Won d
he seen hut said ! would go to Dit
lnor'- and ger his, and he said that would
DO We were TO meet back of Mrs,
Hampton'- field on Saturday morning.
and ii we got there first sc were 10 break
;, M weeds and bushes 10 let them
know we were there, and go on the hill
and .hont. The Mace where we brok.
m. weeds tLere was path that
Iurr,I out Of the road. There
was two paths at this place.
ma turned north and the other
nrh.r south the road WAS not a public
one. and there was no house in sight. |
had been along the road but not back of
fh,, ti,.Id hn,or,. that. Where we mrt wac
u or . mile south of Granville. and
about one mile from Black Bills house.
W. GOT there about or q o'clock and
waited until they core. They came
about 10 O'Clock reckon. ". had some
whisky. and talked il over and agreed to
r,,, nv, THAT WIGHT.
,,, - nan 49,, Nauohau c.o,.
NC '"', pi"e" pm an, 'ha' S''''i ,in, I'
were 10 40 H. -1a'S,' niu u'I 'ooA
the Mh,Hhey ouI, we nav ,u.ee pliits we
sol IL AL IarieINiiie' tooh '"o pihts anu
MHr,hali ohe-H was III piht po''"s.
Mar'i'aii ana started pretty carly nhu
walked 10 me pace together. we SO!
toGe'i'er W tiie "oous cioSc " "."'
biil : ana ihere was TWO m'ei, o,ert"oh
us-Ai hooih,oii anu JOG nu'.at" 'he.
were walking anu we went W 'i'c e''u VI
the lahe tose.her' anu NY
Went one way ana we Wrnt 'he
othcr, we broke the weeus anu VEN ol
NE l''iI anu Wai'eu' ! uu,i 'u"I my
Whai NH" VI "ceus WY "e'v W. DaO"e
oushes, 100 son's Vi 'hc "veos WI ''onJ
A "a
we nrtd pistol TWO or thfeo ,,inr'' We
uiun have a watch, ana / uoul KNOW