The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-19

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evident that he either does not roalize tn,
gravity of his situation, or that he ha
an abiding faith that his punishment VII
not be severe.
THE EVIDENCE.
The first Of the testimony In the cast
was taken yesterday, and although {
number OF witnesses we're examined, We
did not take their evidence, believing tha
the testimony of Mr.. George Sturtevant
the principal witness for the prosecution
would be sufficient to revival the parti
culars OF the murder. MIR. s. wal
within few feet of the parties when the
fatal shot was fired. He Ia young mar
probably twenty-five years of age, and
gave his evidence in straight forward
and intelligent manner. MIR. $. was on
the stand Tor several hours and stood the
rigid cross-examination to which he was
subjected by Mr.. Linegar without devil
alton or contradiction.
sTURTEvANTs' TESTIMONY.
live in Missouri, near Prices Landing,
at present. lived in this county nearly
| all Of last summer, and have lived In this
state for ten years. have been acquaint>
ed with Julian Pillow tor ten or eleven
years, and knew Coleman tor about Two
years before his death. WAS present at
| the meeting at the school house in Dog
Tooth in October last; Mr.. olawson
preached; Mr.. Ryal and MIR. Andrew
Chapman went with me to the meeting;
saw the defendant In the school house
that night; he eat on THE bench beside me;
sat on the right side OF the church-on
the right hand side of the door rs We
went in; the house | believe has but one
door; the stove was near the center
OF the house dou't know how many
seats there are inrhe house. Here the
witness was shown diagram Of the
school house, and went on To explain the
position of the parties While IN the
house. When the meeting broke up
Pillow went out Of the house first, Just
ahead of me, and | went out ahead of
Coleman; think Coleman was the last
one to come out Of The house | lid not
notice particularly what Coleman was
doing while in the house, my attention
was not attracted to hun there was
light In the school house when / went
out there WAS light in the school hou' .
while ] was talking To Coleman; We
were taking white tile crowd Was going
out white talking with Coleman did not
SEE any thing In his right hand II nc
mad any thing Jld not see il; lie d.kpd
ME tor sUiiie 10 'acc0 and l hand, II 10
MIN with my right hand aud he
took il wi h his lrlt hand; We Went out
~ the house about i've minutes alter |
gave him the tobacco; ihere Was not ii
very hrge crowd there HAT nignt, aud
As soon H. The rest got 0ut We N.nL gu
think Pillow went first. ne next and
Col, inaii last; there waS a boy Just ahead
ii ne win a chair, aud took II aud rut
lt ~ Mr.. knights wagon; We followed
rghI nitrr Pillow; ~ (i'Hl"w, my EEL
nd Cuit in.iI'au'i Tie boy were tn, last
III the hnl.r; Pillow was y, rlmus ten
.,et from the door eiUre lie W mt on;
when | wrnt 10 put lie char IN lie
WAGON Coleman was standing on the
teys tasteninE tile door, aud III low was
lust IN trout vi HE, AMI | pascal On by
am Win the chair; Pillow wa,
.oIr or uva ,eeI tru,n the dv r, WHEN
cane back LulOw and Cun luan w,re
right by Mr. Wadu's wagon; Mr. Wade
asked IA u help INN get III, wagon 1T
rom re; tile tWo boys -CoIein,n onI
P,llow-did NOT come np 10 The Wagon
suh inr, bu, were there hen got ua
| helped To back The whgul VH 50 rs l.,
get the tongue past HE tree, AMI then
stepped back from he wagon 10 til right
maud side oi the road irO u III. wagon |
WIS then very near 10 Colrinau. and p,-
low WAS between three and d e leeI to Q
right Of me, IN o.eMan WAS ~ the !,
OF MEL dill not hear anything SAID be
tween the two parties At this time; Colr.
man told me to come and get into Mr..
Berry's wagon. that it was not so heavi
ly loaded as Mr.. Wade's. aud
70 home with them Just as we turned
round towards Berry's wagon the pistol
WAS fired, and Coleman Said he was shot,
he said "Jule Pillow shot me-" /
asked him where he was shot and he
said about the kidneys; when Coleman
told me to 90 to Berry's wagon he
Coleman--wasj just across the road, about
I've feet from Wade's wagon; Mr.. Wade
was about his horses heads when the
shot was fired; who was, next closest
don't know unless it wi MIR. Wade or
Andy Chapman /; the firing of the pistol
did not scare the horses; it was rot
mere than half q minute, or as soon as
they could, that Wade and Chapman
came up after the shot was
fired; took hold OF Coleman; | did not
hear Pillow and Coleman speak after the
meeting broke up; think Coleman was
heavier than Pillow, though not so
tall; the shooting occurred In Alexander
county, state of Illinois; alter the sboos-
Ing took hold of Coleman bat did not
find any weapons on him; Coleman went
to Berry's wagon, and | went to
get Mr. Ryal's lantern 10 examine him,
and Mr.. Ryal deputized me to take
charge of Pillow, while lie (RyaD took
charge OF Coleman; after Ryal came
back to me and took charge of Pillow,
20 into the wagon with Coleman. and
took him on my knees and held him; he
vas taken home In Bcrry's wagon;
think Pillow went in Knights wagon;
don't know whether deceased was search.
ed after getting home; helped to take
off his clothes and put him to bed, and
then went after the doctor.
Several other witnesses were examined
for the prosecution, among them Mr..
George Ryal, the constable who arrested
Rillow after the shooting. Mr.. Rysl
testified to finding revolver on Pillow
with all the chambers loaded except one.
About three o'clock the prosecution
rested their case, and evidence for the
defense was commenced. The case will
undoubtedly continue through to,day.
and It is quite probable that It may not
be given to the jury before Monday,
ReNu This.
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