The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-25
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was CVDttnucu BCiOfo SucHctS VI tHe
Peace Bross and Cemin.s yesterday
morning.
Michael S,splcton tesuied:--f was
passing by Thistlewood's commission
house, on Ohio levee. lhesrd mono OF
the talk between the men, but heard =
pistol shot and turned around and saw
this man (vickers) shooting. He had
two revolvers. He shot probably twice
with one. and then changed rcvolyers.
lie shot four or dive times.
r. 9. Kent testified:--l Was standing
near Wilrsmson's store, with my back
to the parties. heard q pistol shot and
turned around. saw Vickers shooting
at the negro, who ran UP stairs. II.
shot i've or six shots. vickers didn't 20
up tho stairs, but went into T.. u. vii.
liamson's store and went out the back
door. saw the colored man running a.
Vickers fired the second shot. The par
ties were from five 70 ten feet apart. !
went up to the colored man and began
taking with him. He had 6uck-hor,i
handled knife IN his hand while was
talking with him. 4 saw no weapon IN
the hands Of Lewis while the tlriug Wa
going on. was talking with other per-
sons aud heard no word, between them
was about twenty-five yards from
them. I di,in't know either. Vickers
didn't say anything, but George Hill
said "don't shoot that man sgain," and
vickers put up his pistol. I didn't ex-
anime Lewis wounds. The firing VA.
very rapid. | can't say how long thu
blade Of the knife saw In Lewis hand
was. I don't know whether IL had a
blade or not.
Sam. Williamson testified: Isaw Wick.
ers on the day OF the shooting. I saw
the colored man Lewis, also. ] heard
item Quarreling In front Of the store. !
was talking with FL. Williamson, and
could not yet the drift OF the converse
ton. told HI. that there was two men
| q,,arr.linR out there. aud that the nigg' T
was doing sll the talking. heard thu
report Of = pistol. l looked up bu,
cou d not see what Vickers was shooting
1t. There were three or four shots fireo
Ms quick as man could cock a pistol.
Alter the first shot, I saw vickers fir.
two or three shots, but could not ST..
what he was shooting at. was stand
ing In the door, Vickers was firing to.
ward the stairway. Vickefs was eight
or ten feet from the stairway, below tn.
| entrance. saw the colored man alter
the shooting. He was sitting on the
steps. saw Captain Hill, but did no.
hear him say anything. Isaw one pistol
In the hands OF Vickers after the shoot.
ing. 1t looked like four barrelld pistol
Vickers came In the store, and though
took the cylinder ont and commenced
loading II. He picked it up and went
out the back door. l don't know wha.
the size OF the pistol was.
John Wilson testified: live on Fifth
street. have seen Vickers seversl
times, but have forgotten ius. where.
have seen him several times within thu
las, month. l have worked ct William.
sons store since last spring. Vicker'
came into the store Oh the day OF the
shooting about one O'Clock. l was in
the store. Vickers and Lewis Quarreled
! in front OF the store. The colored man
wanted Vickers TO give him some money
and called young white man across The
street TO prove something by him. The
colored man said II told you So" and
says .conc along" ~ the white fellow
The colOred NAH turned around and
vickers says. 1--WE got enough of YOU"
and shot him. Lewis says "what did
you do that for" aud ran into the hall
and shut the door. Vickers put hi.
hand through broken glass In the
| door and fired two moro times
The men were eight or ter
feet apart when the shooting began.
didn't see the cOlored man do anything
when Vickers shot him. ] could have
seen it il he had. didn't see Lewis
have any weapon. did not 90 to wher.
he was lying. I didn't see him after he
WAS taken away. never saw Lewis be.
fore that day. Did no, know his name.
r. w. Halliday testified Twas stand.
ing at the bottom Of the stairway leading
TO the Western Union telegraph office
and heard the parties talking. Heard
Lewis say something about a knife In 4
threatening manner, and thought Their.
was going to be trouble and lett. They
we're standing just In front Of the bank
Sol Silver testified: didn't know thu
parties. saw Vickers and the darby on
the day Of the trouble. The darby ssket
Vickers tor ten dollars he owed him
Vickers said don't owe you anything.
paid the oth"r man. They kept on quar-
reling for some time. The darkey did
the most talking, and said he wanted I,
fight Vickers like q gentleman. ne
marked TO Halliday, with whom ! Wal
talking. thar there WAS going o be- duel
and that we'd better get away. wen
into the telegraph office, snd short tim,
afterward, heard shots. Upon going
ont, found the dsrkey had been shot BY
the white man. did not see tho shoot
ing.
Albert Antrim tes,ifed: was coming
from dinner. The white mani Vickers )hat
9 box and two jugs In front OF express Of,
nee. The negro was talking TO him