The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-25
STILL AT LARGE.
the Murderer Of Mr.. A. Zimmevman
Though kaown, IL SSH ~ Large.

i
A dispatch published In yesterday
mornings BULLETIN gave, in . con,
densed manner, The particulars OF the
assault upon and murder Of Mr.. Adofph
Zimmerman, at. Mounts Junction on
Tuesday night, but the details OF the
affair could not he given at that time as
fully as we have since learned them. and
as we now give them to our readers.
Az stated In the dispatch above refer
red to @
TIE MURDERED MAN.
Mr.. Adolph Zimmerman, was the pro-
prietor OF small store at Mounds
Junction. His residence and store
were oil under one root, and that portion
OF the house occupied by the family aa
residence was separated from the store
room only by thin board partition.
The building is not to exceed fifty feet
distant from the Illinois Central railroad
station house at the junction, and 10 q
low one-story structure. The entrance
to the store faces the Illinois Central
track. As Is usual with country msrch.
ants, Mr.. Zimmerman closes his store
early, seldom later than eight o'clock In
the evening. On the ~,
NIGHT OF THE MURDER,
as near as can be ascertsined, between
seven and eight O'Clock, negro called at
the store and purchased u small quantity
Of calico. and handed Mr.. Zimmerman q
bill out of which to take pay for the
goods. In order to make the change
Mr.. Zimmerman took from his pocket
ROLL OF MONEY,
which the negro saw. When Mr.. Tim
norman took this money from bis pocket
1t was noticed that the negro watched his
movements and noted particularly into
which pocket he put the money when no
returned Is to his person. After this
transaction the negro remained In the
store Tor some time, but finally left,
leaving the package Of calico LAYING on
the counter saying he would call for It
after awhile. He then
WENT AWAY.
and for al hour and q half Sir. Zimner-
man saw no more OF him. However
his whereabouts from She time DO left the
store until the murder took place Is known
TO hare been spent in visiting among
some Of his colored acquaintance In
the usighborhood. At about nine o'clock,
or perhaps a few minutes later, the negro
RETURNED 70 TIE sToRs.
On entering the store he carried 10 his
hand an old. fashioned navy
six revolver, and approach,
ing Mr., Zimmerman asked him for some
caps, saying that the weapon was loaded
but that 1t had no caps on, and that 1t
wss good thing to have when one was
compelled to be out at night, thinner.
man, little thinking that he was placing
In the hands OF the cold. bIooded villain
who stood before him the means that
was 30 soon TO roo him of his life, gave
the negro five caps. The negro
took them, and one BY one as
he placed them on the tub =,
he kept up a Lively chatterlng BY which
he kept Mr.. Zlmmerin, ms attention
drawn TO him. As hr put the last Cap On
the pistol. he repeated this is n good
thing TO have" and thea. quick US he
could. pointed
THE PISTOL AT zIMMRRMAN's BREAST
and fired. Although mortallv wounded.
z mmerman started to run into an all
| Joining room, and the negro followed
him, and just as he passed through the
door the murderous villain st. uck him
twice on the head with the but-end of the
revolver, both blows crushing in the
skull, and either Of which would have
produced death. The negro then
RIFLED THE POCKETS
OF his victim. and securing the roll OF
money lie had seen Him put into ono OF
them, made his escape from the house.
This bloody transaction took pl zee In
the presence Of the murdered mans hts
tie ten>vear.old daughter, an 1t was her
screams that brought some OF the neigh.
bors 10 the scene. The
NEWS OF THE NuRDER
was conveyed to everybody who could
be reached, and parties were at once sent
out in search Of the murderer, while
others remained at the house and rem
dered all the aid and comfort In their
power to the horror>strickep and terrified
family oil the murdered uIau. Suspicion
at once attached to negro named
SAM, BEDDING,
as 1t was he who had visited around
among the neighbors in the early part
of the evening. On Wednesday morn.
ing Sheriff Wilson, OF Pulaski county,
and two or three county eonstsbles
started in search of Redding, and al.