The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-14
THE DEAD DESPERATE.

OFF--TIIE KILLING CLEARLY AN ACT OF
SELF DEFENcE--TuE CoRoNERs INQUEST
AND ITS RESULT
The namcless desperate who was shot by
constable Wilson, last Monday evening,
died at the end OF twenty-four hours after
receiving his injuries. Coroner Fitzgerald
empannclled Il jury yesterday, and about one
o'clock commenced the examination Of
witnesses, whose testimony we give below
in detail. The testimony all agrees as TO
two facts One is that the party killed
was bad, vicious, dangerous person; and
that the killing Of him was I'm act Of self
defence. The evidence is that he made
causcless assault upon officer Wilson, pur.
sued him, knife in hand, ard that. although
thrice warned to STOP he persisted in his
murdcrous onslaught. Constable Wilson is
one Of the lastmen living who would wanton-
lyhurt any living creature; but in this case
he was compelled to choose between the
alternatives Of killing his assailant or
allowing his assailant to Kill him. The
testimony!which will enforce this conviction,
was delivered in the hearing Of quite a
number of citizens, besides the following
named ju,ymen
r. II Cunningham, Saml NJ. Orr, Wood
Rttenhousc, b Hudson, James II Eng
lish, Toncy Fogassi, Frank Gazolo, Nicho.
las Williams, John Gates, Carson Martin,
5 McGahcy, W II Schutter
HERMAN lgel testified that he saw de-
ceased at his home on the night of the
difficulty at about the hour of I o'clock.
He wanted something to drink, and re-
fused him. He was very boisterous and in
sulting and tried to eject him from my
premises. He opened his knife with his
teeth, and made cut in the counter acting
in the most disorderly and boisterous man
ner. | gave him a cigar, and he went out
with his companions. After gaining the
street he dared any body to come out of
the building, He was a very violent and
apparently vicious man.
JOSEPH VALLEY testified that lie saw de-
ceased on the Ohio levee at the time stated
by Herman Igc. don't know his name.
When he lett Igel's he started for my house,
which was closing up. lie had the knife
in his hand that is before the jury. He was
tlourishing it, and declaring that he would
not allow any son-of-a---- to close his
door against him. ! told him that was bad
language to use, and that the officers would
arrest him. lie replied that he didn't care
for any -ofa-- of an officer and could
take the whole town, without anybody to
help him. lie finally walked away with
his companions. soon after heard the re.
port of pistol. lie was very violent and
boisterOus.
H. G. LLOYD testified that Lewis Lambo
came running into Office of |. NJ. railroad,
was very much excited, and said that there
were some fellows out there trying to play
some trick or strap game on him. Went
out and saw man running and deceased
running after him, and slashing at the par
ty pursued with his. right hand as if he
wanted to cut or hit him. The man pursu-
ed, after running little, fell, or staggered
to his knees, and was crying out at deceased
to stop stop stop" Deceased would not
stop, but kept on slashing with whatever he
held in his hand, until the party whom he
was pursuing, fired pistol shot, when de-
ceased, who was the pursuer, fell. The
man who fired the shot was down and had
not recovered from his knees. lie fired
but one shot Don't know the man who
did the shooting. lie was apparently u
medium sized man, and wore cap. De-
! ceased was a very large man. Sheriff Saup
and other officers took charge Of him. The
difficulty occurred in Cairo, Alexander
county, Illinois
ANDREW CAIN, Of the city police, testified
that on the evening Of the | 18th inst, Il man
came to police quarters andnotilied himthat
u man was raising disturbance on the Ohio
lcvcc, using knife in threatening man
ncr. Myself and officer AYley answered
the summons, inviting constable Wilson to
accompany US, and arriving in the vicinity
OF Henry Eigels saloon we found the party
now deceased and three companions making
n fuss. Axlcy and arrested the deceased,
We took hold Of him, one on either side.
He resisted, and broke Alleys hold; but
before he got loose AXloy hit him on the
hand and ordered him to drop
that knife" After he got loose
from AXley, being on the other arm, Ak
ley told me to look out for the knife.
Throwing him off, he cut at me three times,
before | could draw weapon to defend
myself. struck at him with my club,
but failed to reach him. lie then started
to run, and had proceeded up the levee
about fifty feet, when heard pistol shot
and some one following. When reached
I Al. IL. Al