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

Ministerial Coroner's Jury Discovers
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 %, 1877.
To Chief Of Police, Cairo:
DEAR SIR II wish to made few in.
qulries as TO "a man by the name OF II. \.
Cunningham, piano tuner by profess
sion. lie is about five feet four or five
inches high, and weighs about one hun
dred and twenty or thirty pounds; has
fair complexion, gray eyes, and black
curly hair, and moustache; is slightly
lbow-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 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
Presbyterian minister. lie states he was
married TO her in Cincinnati, but would
not tell who married them, nor the date.
4 she was very handsome woman. and
he seemed TO guard her very closely. She
was taken sick on last Saturday night,
and died on Tuesday night. Cunning
ham gave her, according to the inquest,
4 about fourteen times as much asacom-
& mon dose, and we have him under arrest
for the killing OF this woman-or his
wife, as be still claims His every action
was suspicious. Let me hear from you
by return mail, and greatly oblige this
communi VI. 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 Il Stewards
auction establishment, and went about
this city and ncighboring towns repairing
and tuning pianos. Mr. AFTER immedi-
ately set to work to find out what he
could in regard to Cunningham's course
previous to his arrival III Caro-, and he
acquired Information to the effect that he
has family living somewhere in the
upper part Of the State, whom he left to
go abroad to carry Oh 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-
manned for some time, living AS man aud
wife, Cunningham carrying ON the bust
ness OF tuning pianos until times became
dull, when he came TO Cairo. skifi
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
uer's building on Commercial avenue,
Cunningham making his headquarters
at Winter & Stewards auction house, in
the same building. lie was considered
very mnch OF gentleman, beng de-
Il cideGly quiet and reserved aud treating
d every body with whom he came in con-
tact with marked pOlileness. The dis
position Of Miss King to keep away
from the outside world was particularly
! noticcabe,i it being n very rare occurrence
4 to see her OLtside OF her room, either
alone or IN company with Cunningham
She looked about twenty years OF age
and was exceedingly pretty, and when
she did make her appearance on the
streets, attracted considerable attention.
Cunningham remained in Cairo soG!e
two months or more, and went to Col
umbus, Ky, the mode OF travel again
being by the use OF skIti. 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 ia 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 SEC N.