The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-09

| OllIt OINNlS ~ .uCdi'y anu DdI Htub VII
Monday night arrested darby named
Wood, for attempting to pick the pockets
Of painter Of this city. The painter had
laid down in the door of his shop, on
Commercial avenue, next door to the pc.
lice headquarters, and fallen asleep,
when Wood passed by and endeavored
to 20 through him. He was put in the
lookup over night and given a trial be-
fore Justice Comings yesterday morning,
who fined him fifty dollars and costs.
He was given stay OF execution, on
promise that he would leave town within
twelve hours.
a couple of well known individuals.
namely Mr.. Sol. Farnbaker, clothing
merchant at No. Gl Ohio levee, and a
young fakir and confidence man named
Jake Ackerman, who have been promi-
nenuy before the pubic Of this city DUR
ing the last two months on account OF q
slight difference existing between
| them, had a final settlement
in the way OF big fight on
Ohio levee at an early hour yesterday
morning. Some two months ago, Ack-
erman, who has served a term in
the penitentiary, came TO this city
and made the acquaintance OF a woman
named Ida Blake. an inmate of one of the
numerous houses of ill-fame of the city,
with whom he became infatuated, and
shortly afterwards married. 1t was
well understood at the time that Farm
baker was supporting the woman. at
the time OF her marriage, and the matter
| created considerable talk and many were
| the speculations as to what Sol. would
do about it. But being sup to snuff"
Sol. kept up his visits to his friend Ida
and whenever Jake left the city for a few
days to ply his nefarious trade in adioin-
| ing town and villages. Sol. would look
after the comfort and welfare of the wo-
| man Ida.
! After awhile Jake become suspicious
that there was ''sunthin' up and he re-
turned suddenly one night and found
what he looked for-Sol. in the house with
Ida. Very naturally, rumpus fol.
| lowed, and Jake tore around like mad
man, whereupon Sol. put pistol under
Jakes nose, which had the desired effect,
and cooled him off considerably. The
next morning Jake and Sol met and held
| a consultation, when it was decided that
the best thing, and the only course that
would secure peace and happiness to
both, was to send Ida to her ma, at Hot
Springs. Accordingly the fair Ida was
days after, Jake announced his intention
to take trip TO the Centennial, and
in the buzz and hustle of the life of
great city, try and drown his sor-
rows. lie departed from Cairo, some three
weeks ago, as his acquaintance thought
for Philadelphia. He, however, turned
up in Memphis, from which place he went
to Hot Springs. About the time Jake
arrived at the springs, Ida, who had re-
ceiyed word from Sol. to pay him visit
here, started for Little Rock. Jake hear
ing of her whereabouts also went to Little
Rock, where for playing at the famous
five card game, he was picked up by the
police and given twenty-four hours to
Jump the town." He dumped, and next
turned up here on Saturday and Sunday.
Ida, not knowing that he had gone to
Cairo, followed him, and at Charleston
received the intelligence to remain where
she was until Monday night, and taking
the night train that arrives in this city at
two o'clock, came as far as Birds Point
where she was joined by SOL, who fear
ing that Jake would be on the
| lookout for her when the
| transfer arrived. provided himself with a
skiff and rowed to the point. He took
her in the boat and came across the
river, and in order to escape the sight of
any one who might be on the streets,
went up the Ohio river to a point oppo-
site Woodward's Novelty iron store,
where the two boarded the tow-boat A.
j. Baker. Sol. was not wrong in his be-
lief that Jake would be on the alert, tor
was informed OF the movements Of Sol.
Jake at once started up the levee, and
boarded the Baker few moments after
Sol. and Ida had stepped from the skiff,
but was unable to interview SOL, as he
and his lady had locked themselves up in
a stateroom. Jake went ashore and
waited, and was finally rewarded for his
patience by the sight of Sol. and his wife
coming up the levee. lie at once ac-
costed Sol, and after bandying words
with him for some time, a fight took
place. in which Sol. was knocked down
and soundly pummelled, while Jake...re-
ceived cash in the head from brass
key in the hands OF Sol. producing a
wound from which he was covered with
blood from head to foot. They wer G
separated by couple Of gentlemen who
happened along, and Sol. departed with