The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-12

for truth. Fer instance, take the porter,
thomas A, Jackson. He told me he
was sitting at his breakfast when he
heard the explosion; further than he
said tie knew nothing. He now comes
forward and says he saw George Jewett
and Orville d. Jewett in a death grapple.
He said, The moment the explosion
occurred rushed down stairs and saw
smoke coming from the office Of Jewett
j. Sons. l thought the place was attire.
| ran 10 the hall door, which leads into
the rear room. The glass panels of the
door were broken. and thrust my head
through. l saw Oryille ID. aud George
W. Jewett in deadly conflict said,
Y on told me you knew nothing OF the
tragedy, but now you say you saw these
men Just at the time OF the explosion.
Since then, have YOU been approached
by any one who offered money TO you 10
give this statements: jackson, i'm NUT
tering voice. said, What told you the
day of the occurrence was correct. do
NOT believe Oryille Dewey Jewett shot
J himself. The coroner. later. said
81 would place all these men under ar
| rest, but should do so, am AFRAID they
would become more reticent than they
now are. That Orville ID. Jewett com.
mitted suicide is simply absurd. He
could not have fired the shots even il lie
had the intention of doing it. \ few
days will develop this matter. | think
that am on the right track
DEAN INTERVIEWED,
Mr.. Dean, the wounded partner OF
Messrs. Jewett, was visited tins morning
at his home 10y Coroner Ellinger, who
questioned him in regard To his relations
with Oryille ID. Jewett, and his recollec-
tons oil the circumstances attending the
fatal event. The interview, which was
not long was held in the presence vi
Deans iather-in-law, Lathrop. his phys
ician, Dr.. Walker, and his lawyer. Mr..
Switzerland. Dean said there had been
no quarrel between him and Orville D.
Jewett. and that no conversation had
taken place between them Oh the nom
ing oil the explosion concerning the part
uership business. lie said he did not
remember how th3 explosion occurred or
any OF the particulars OF the affair.
His recollection OF the events OF that
mornin. were all vague and indistinct
AFTER LEAVING HE HOUSE OF DEAN,
tic coroner went TO the office Of Dean
| and Orvillc ID. JeWett's counsel, accom-.
panied by two members OF the Jewett
family. He was clOsctcd some time in
the office, listening 10 this statement OF
Fainter, who has said he .2w Orville ID.
Jewett shoot himself. The coroner said
that as soon as theory was developed
| he would inform the public. but at
present he did not wish to make known
his plans, as by giving them publicity he
! might thwart his purpose. He said,
however, he would make arrangements
to secure the evidence OF Taintor, and
have him present at the inquest.
The coroher visited the Office OF
JOHN JEwETT's Sons
This afternoon. He said he had decided
| 10 hold an inquest ar the corontr's office
| on Wednesday. On returning to the
coroner's office the coroner said the gen
tlemen whom he had examined had said
Taintor was 10 have had an interest in the
business after Oryille ID. Jewett had re-
| tired from the firm, and that the latter
had found 1t out the day before the ex-
| plosion. The coroner also declared tina.
he had traced the pistols and knife found
on the iioor Of the office, and discovered
that they belonged 70 Urville d. Jewett.
| He had further discovered that the latter
| purchased the knife the morning OF the
| calamity. The coroner characteriZes as
pure fabrication the stOry attributing to
him the account OF the second interview
with the janitor, L. A Jackson, In which
the coroner Is alleged 10 have said Jack
| son had retracted his recent assertions in
regard to the shooting. He had not
seen jackson since the day VI the ex-
| plosion.