The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-29
WAS SHE MURDERED ?

Ministerial Coroners Jury Discover o
Fourteen Ordinary Doses Of Podophy.
lin in her Stomach. in
Jail at Union City, Tenn.
Chief OF Police Charley AFTER, receiv-
ed the following letter few days ago
UNION CITY, Tenn, July &c, 1877.
To Chief of Police Cairo:
DEAR SIR IL wish to made few in.
qnlries rs TO man by the name OF III, \.
cunningham, piano tuner by profess
sion. lie is about i've feet four or i've
inches high, and weighs about one hun
dled and twenty or thirty pounds; has
fair complexion, gray eyes, and black
curly hair, and InOustache; Is slightly
Ibow-legged; Is very neat in appearance;
is about thirty years old, and reserved IN
manner. understand he stayed in
your city, Ia music store at one time,
Is he a married or not? II so, who he
married and where his wife lived. She
reported here her maiden name to be
Maggie King, and was the daughter OF a
Presbyterian minister. lie states he was
! married 10 her in Cincinnati, but would
not tell who married them, nor the date.
] She was very handsome woman, and
4 he seemed 10 guard her very closely. She
\ was taken sick on last Saturday night,
4 and died on Tuesday night. Cunning
4 ham gave her, according to the inquest,
about fourteen times as much "a COM
4 mon dose, and we have him under arrest
for the killing OF this wOman-or his
I wife, as he still claims. His every action
\ was suspicious. Let me hear from you
by return mail, and greatly obliga thi,
cOmmuni V. NJ. j. RoBERT.
City Marshal.
Upon receipt of the above letter,
Chief AFTER at once recognized. as many
Others will, in the description given by
Marshal Roberts, II, A. Cunningham,
who some tour months ago, made his
headquarters at Winter & Stewart
auction establishment, and went about
this city and neighboring towns repairing
and tuning pianos. Mr., After immedi-
atelv set to work to find out what he
could in regard to Cunningham course
previous to his arrival IN CAIRO, and he
acquired information to the effect that he
has a family living somewhere in the
upper part of the State, whom he LETT to
90 abroad to carry on his profession.
At PaduCah Cunningham became ac-
quainted with Miss King, who was the
daughter OF highly esteemed Presby-
terrain clergyman. He stole her away
from her home and brought her to Mound
City in skiti. At this town they re-
NAMED for some time, living as man and
wife, Cunningham carrying on the bust
ness OF tuning pianos until times became
dull, when he came TO Cairo. skih'
was again brought into use to transport
him and Miss King from Mound City
to Cairo. While in this city,
the couple occupied rooms in DR.. Ward
ner's building on Commercial avenue,
Cunningham making his headquarters
at Winter & Stewards auction house, in
the same building. lie was considered
very mnch OF II gentleman, beng de-
cidedly quiet and reserved. and treating
every body with whom he came in con.
tact with marked puIleucss. The di.-
position OF MIS- kug To keep aNay
from the outside world VAS particularly
noticeable, III being very rare occurrence
to see her oItSlde OF her room, either
alone or in company with Cunningham.
She looked about twenty years OF age
and was exceedingly pretty, aud when
she did make her appearance on the
streets, attracted considerable attention.
Cunningham remained in Cairo soGie
two months or more, and went to Col
umbus, kyo the mode OF travel again
being by the use of a KIN. At
this place the couple remained
several weeks, and Miss King became
the mother of child. We next lind
them at Union City, and the history OF
their lives in that city il found in the
letter above. Chief AFTER gave Marshal
Roberts the benefit OF the knowledge lie
he had gained, by letter, and what will
come Of the matter remains to be seen.