The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-08

the attempt
On last Saturday Dung man about
twenty-five years Of age, named Swan
Grace, who is in the employ OF gentle
man named Brown living near IIlnkle-
vile, Kentucky, came to Cairo. He pro.
ceeded to the tobacco warehouse OF
Starughn, Hinkle & Co., on Tenth street
and drew from Mr.. Hinkle one hun.
dred dollars. Sometime during the day
he fell in with three young men vel
known in this city. namely, Billy Good
all. AL. Whitehead and Charlie J
Scott, and the party went about doing
the city together. All the party drank
freely, and Grace, toward evening
found himself near..the corner Of Fourth
and Walnut streets, with his three com
panions, engaged in five card game, by
which they succeeded in getting away
from him about ninety-five dollars. A:
soon as the game was ended, the victim
lett the party and hunted up Deputy
Sheriffs John Sheehan and John Cain to
whom he stated the case. The officers
Immediately sought Mayor Winter, ant
impaired to him the intelligence, and
We're advised to set to WORK
to capture Scott and his associates
The officers, believing discretion to be the
better part of valor, Swallowed the mer
tor several hours, and learned that Scott
who was very much intoxicated, had
been spending money freely, and had
given several negroes small sums, with
the remark that money was no object &c
him he could make plenty of it in this
town if times were hard. He finally
went to his home on Fourth street, ant
went to bed. Sheehan and Cain, beliey-
ing that he was safe enough, then turned
their attention to Whitehead and Good
ALL The latter they found lying on a
chicken coop at the corner Of Sixth street
and Commercial avenue, and arrested
him. They shortly after captured White
head, both Of whom they lodged 10 the
county Jail. They then repaired to the
house OF Scott, where they wer,
refused admittance by Scott's partner
woman, who is making her home
with him. They informed her that If sh,
didn't open the door, it would "com,
down." which had the effect to brins
Scott out. lie declared he could whiI
all the policemen in Illinois, and that h
wouldn't move, but he did; and he too
was locked up with Whitehead ant
Goodall. Deputy Sheriff John Cain tool
skiti on Sunday and crossed the rivel
to kentucky, and proceeded to the house
of Grace, for the purpose of bringing hin
to Cairo to act as witness, and returned
with him yesterday morning. The pris
oners. however, said they were not ready
for trial, for they desired to secure thu
services OF ID. Il. .Linegar, who was il
Paducah, but who was expected hom'
last evening, to defend them. Their pre-
liminary examination will take place be
fore Judge Bross this evening. Thes,
same gentlemen. we are credably
informed, are suspected of having hand
in fleeing game which was perpetratet
on Friday night. A section boss on thu
Cairo, Arkansas and Texas railroad
named Pat Gill, came to this city Oh Fri
day, and took up his quarters at the Gin
cinnati House. Friday night he started
out for walk and met with parties whom
he cannot name. but describes pretty
accurately, whom he declares drugget
him, robbed him of thirty dollars il
money and watch worth forty-five dol
lars. ana then lett him lying lnsensibl'