The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-02

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aud putt " up a Towering mill; I was
told vi IA. death of Spence early in the
morning by Mr.. William Grain. yellow
! Bill - [ went OH up as soon as I could
yet on NV boots the doors OF the store
we're not opened there were some pco.
! pie there: there was no other business
relation, between US than this: de.
posted inv money with Mr.. Spence. and
when bought load of cotton would
give an order and he would pay 1t am
pretty well satisfied he mad only Il small
amount of money nj that time; there was
no eXpectation OF his rcceivcing money
| Just al that time deposited my money
| with Mr.. Spence and paid my hands
| through him | was expecting 5000 ut
that time, and told my hands that fact
| had but on some that | was owning
and told them about 1t f; Judge Lcmma.
| of Carbondale. was to get the money for
me, and came down on the Friday picvi-
Gus and staysl at my house, and then
went to Speiicc's store and stayed Till
| the train come, and went home ; that Is
very independent railroad, and not
very regular; It's time was about o clock,
| but 1t varied sometimes thrce-fourths
| of an hour; the Saturday IN the fore
noon ] was at home and after breakfast
went over to my farm, about 4 miles !;
from my place Mrs. Hampton's is near
| due east have several hundred acres
| Of land; | passed within about ! Of q
mile of the plac, spoken OF, where the
| meeting was to be held would sup
pose 1t was s or 0 o'clock when passed
this place; was riding; when l was
passing. going TO my farm. at the end Of
| the lane, was due north to the place !:
before got TO this place heard gun.
and before ] got to my farm heard
another: the sounds were In the dlrec-
ton ut the Widow fIUmpton's from
me. but 1t was distinct: sound | saw a
pocki-boOk in the hands OF one Hill. and
| examined IL; knew IL was Spence's
hand writing in it; saw 1t
as they came into the crowd
aroun d the store; | knew Jep
| slaid with his brother Marshall. within
200 yards OF my house; Marshall lived
b,tween 80 and 200 yards from Musick
| don't know what he followed: | don't
known how long he staid about
| there when he came back from the
north i saw him once or twice passing
back and forth don't remember of see.
ing him that Sunday or the next diy.
Monday don't remember the day Spence
was buried. but 1t was Tuesday or Wed.
nesday; on Saturday staid on my farm
TIL pretty late In the evening persons had
told me my cattle were breaking into
peoples fields aud that l. what attracted
nv attention when heard The shooting:
saw Black Bill that evening as va,
going around my farm: was going an.
Cling south. and met him coming up tn
hill thought he was little excited: he
said he was going down TO Warren Grains
u get his nag: he was walking !:
this was something near one O'Clock
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Laudrum'.
testimony, the prosecution closed thier
case; and the evidence for the defense
was heard. Something over twenty wit
nesses were examined during the day.
and it is probable as many more will be-
called before the case Is close,
the FIRST WITNESS
for the defense was Henry Bowlcs, who
testified
heard of the killing Of Mr.. Spence.
aud suppose he Wa. killed on Saturday
night. the last OF the month l was IN
Marion The Friday before the Saturday
vu which Spcicc was Killed | knew Jcp
Tor twenty or twenty-five years. | SAW
him In Marion on that Friday. The sun
was probably an hour high when saw
him. did not see him Oh Thursday.
don't know anything about the trains on
that day. Old man Ward WAS IN town
ard We went out together. | was de.
tanned while Ward was finishing up q
game Of cards with Grain and Others.
had no watch and am Only guessing at
the time.
Jane, Samuels testified
have known Jep Grain since lsjj |;
heard OF the death of Spence OF Sunday
alter he was killed; saw Jep Grain on
thursday bgfor" that AT the depot. saw
him get Oh the train asked Jcp II he
knew the particulars OF the killing OF
Sisney. On Friday morning saw Exc
Norris and Jep together. Saw HIM
again about 10 O'Clock. but can't say
With any certainty that ] saw him after
that. The train from Marion to Car
bondale leaves about O'Clock, a. m,
and saw Jep after the train had left.
This wa. on the Friday before the Satur-
day on which Spence was killed. Think
the second train from Marion 70 Carbon
dale leaves about three p. m. but can't
say whether the train was late that day.
Wesley Grain, a brother OF Big Jep,
d. Il. Ward and James Hampton. call t.s-
titled that they had seen ,jep in Marion
on the Friday afternoon before the Satur-
day on which Spence was killed. This
evidence was introduced TO rcfutc the
statement made by Musick that he (Mu-
sick, Jep and Marshall Grain had had a
meeting ut Marshall's house IN Granville
on that same Friday afternoon.
Columbus Waggoner testified
live at Granville; am in the dry
goods business; have known Jep Grain
| Tor three or tour years know the time
| of the time of the Carbondale and Shaw
| ucctown railroad; the train goes down
| about 10 in the morning and 4 pm.
Granville is west OF Marion; heard OF
| the death Of Spence: was AZ Granville
the Friday before the killing. also on
| thursday don't remember OF seeing
.Jrp the Thursday before the killing he
made ms home ut Granville. but had
been away: dou't think he had been
back but few days before the killing of
Spence: saw him The Friday ut.
tcrnoon before the killing. conf &
fro m the train hc got OF The train
| duu't renrm Der ii the train was late
that evening think this was the day
| Sisuey was buried there WAS number
| of persons came back To Crainv lille 10 get
| ON the train to 20 home. saw Jep after
he rot of the train two or three times ut
the drug store. aud outside near the
door; The times were not tar apart that
| saw him: think he was not there
more than hal an hour or an hour;
don't remember the latest time ] saw
him the times saw him was not more