The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-14
A DOOMED MAN.
A. H. BURKLOW TO HANG ON FRI.
DAY, JULY 9TH.

conta ing the news Of the action Of the
supreme court in the case of Burklow VS.. the
People, Bullet; reporter, in company
Sheriff Sanp and another gentleman, called
on the doomed man, now imprisoned in the
county Jail. The prison keys having been
handed over to the sheriff, he led the way
to Burklow's cell, and " ted the prisoner
into the corridor of the Jail
Introductions followed and le reporter
opened the interview by asking Burklow i
he had heard o. the acton of the supreme
court in his case. He replied that he had
not, The first potion of the following
special telegram to the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat was then read to him
MoUNT VERNON, June l2.-Burklow w. the peo
pie etc. error 20 johnson. The cour, filed the fol.
loving opinion Thi. writ of error bring. before us
the record olthc con ;cion Of the plaintiff in error
for the crime OF murder. No abstracts or br,cfs
have been flied. and no argument has been made IL
support OF the error assigned. We have, not.
wthstanding these omii sions examined carefully
the entire record and We fail 10 discover therein
any error. The judgment OF the Cour, below is af-
frmed. and the sentencc of death will be executed
in conformity with that judgment on Friday, the
9Th day of july next Affirmed. From the records
ii appears that on July s. 1871, Harrison BGrklow
killed one MEL WAGNER, al Foreman johnson
county II seems that Burkow and deceased were
working al the same mill, OF Chapman Hess ;
that few moments before the killing BurklOw came
into the mill and told the foreman that he and de-
ceased had Quarreed the nj ,ht before, and damn
him. he would ettle II now. The foreman advised
him to he careful and not raj any disturbance
Deceased was at WORK EurElow went up TO him
and without word, 80 far the record SHOWS, sho,
him down, the ball entering just above the left
nipple. Deceased walked 3 few steps and fell down
dead Burklow came out and stated that damn
him he had fixed him and he the deCea-ed) would
bother him no more Elhibtinga revolver, he said,
damn him. done II with that, The record shows
one of the most cold.booded murders that has ever
found its way into the courts The case has been
warmly contested from the beginning the lIol. j.
r. Thomas deiendinr. IL was tried by Hon. John
Dougherty, Judge of that circuit He was one of
the newly elected judges under the Appellate Court
bill pas ,ed al the last .es.on OF the legislature.
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vail to cue the defendant from the just sentence
OF the law, which will be carried into effect just one
year from the time OF the commission Of the muir.
der
During It's reading he was visibly affect
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