The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-30
THE CINCINNATI MURDEREHS.
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special 10 81. Louis ulvbe-pcDiooli
ISplANAIoLis, Jan, 25.--This mornins' !
City Marshal Manning received Is tcle' |
IRAN from Conductor smith, Vt The IN |
coming train from Cincinnati, to.meel |
him. Manning, IN obedience 10 me re-
Quest, met the Train at New London, un"
accomDanied By any one, and Ignorant
that ANYTHING serious was at mana, Inc
conductor then Informed him that three
men had boarded the tram hItcen iniles
out from Cincinnati, who answered ID
general way the description given oil inc
burglars who murdered Officer kunkle,
In Cincinnati, yesterday morning. Alter
leaving LIWrenCeOurg, one OF the brake
men sat in the seat with them, and en-
gagged IN conversation, during which, one
OF them, who registered as John Davis,
after The arrest tins evening. voluntarily
mentioned the murder OF hunkcl, ana
regretted IL had been done. All three
presented a wearied appearance, which
Davis explained by saying that they had
been up all night, anu while other
matters were being talked about, DAVIS
several times referred to kunkeFs iase'
IL seemed to burden his mind. -N7tr
boarding the train Manring found he
had tough crowd 10 deal with and
called for volunteers, and II WAS ar>-
ragged that nothing should be done
to excite Suspicion until after reach.
ing this city. The tram stopped rs
usual At the Car shop, within the city
limits, and the three men attempted 10
leave the smoking car BY the 'front.' EN-,
trance, bu" found II locked. This alarmed
them, and they rushed tor the rear en-,
trance, and were mei by Manning, VINO !
colIsrpd the first one, who is called the
KID and called upon the others TO
surrender. The second drew his re-
yoIyer, and Manning released his hold
Oh the first and grasped him, sending
the weapon down 10 The floor, and fore.
ipy him back. During the scuiils the
weapon vas discharged. Tie third one,
" ho il called Weaver, then rired upon
Manning, and with his cooked revolver
drove the passengers from the car, ''thc
KID clearing the platform. Chief Fire
Engineer Sherwood, Of this city, showed
disposition TO interfere. but he war
marched out, and before the passengers
could rally, or the train employees CO.
operate, Manning prisoner forced him.
self loose, and Joining the KID" on the
outside, all three started on y run Tor q
street car several squares dillHnt. Inc
| passengers aid tram men opened fire,
| which WIS ieturiei, with tho design OF
! beating back the pprsucrs and giving
them a material lead. They then cap.
tureI the street car and compelled the
driver 10 ga,lop until they met the ia.
coming car from lrvngton, which they
ALTO captured, turned out several ladies,
went through one college student, and,
while two guarded the man, The other
held his revolver 70 the drivers ear, and
compelled him 70 turn about and drive
his team at iull speed. A two miles
| from the city the horses fell, and the
| Weaver party then took 10 The woods. In
short time the sheriff and police CHEF
organized purhuit, AND detachment at
lailius, lea by Captains f0rdrs and
Campbell, finished the game in vine
yard Fix miles distant from the city.
shots were exchanged, and after 3 two
mlle run. during which the militia turned
out IN every direction, the game WAS
surrounded IN baTnyard and captured.
they had thrown away their weapon :
uni also every scrap that might lead Il
detection. On the re.tln 10 the city
Weaver said he resisted Manning because
himself and party had been our "on {
lay" and mad the "bnoae' with them,
! l,1 Ia1 ~ In
queer which he had been passing
sni he feared arrest for that. The "hid'
says nothing beyond joining Weaver am
Davis in denying that they hRd been II
and Weaver remarked that last nigh
they were IN Connersyiiie. and went do"r
this morning on the Valley junction
then he changed 70 Cambridge City, hn'
IN talking Of the kuDhle affair intimstct
10 Capt. Fordes that knnsic had y,
business 10 interfere. To the G345s
Democrat correspondent they dcnp,
knowledge Of the Cincinnati murder, anf
Davis affected inter Indifference, and We
was keeniy anxious to learn Whist charge
wac preferred, and whether they w0Uid b,
forwarded 70 CincinHat! tor trisl, At 20
lice headquarters they ragis'crei As John
Davis. Frank Weaver and joseph Davis
The first natned is evidently the leader
lie Is aged abou, thT.y..ivo or forty
strongly built, medium. sized, dark CON.
pleri0n, dark hair, and a very rcsolutC
l0lk. His companions addressed him u,
Bill. Weaver is i've ieet ten inches IN
height, Irish nationality. heavy set. thirty
years of sgc, light complexion. and large
eyes which have peculiar glitter when
excited Joseph Davis, "tbc kiA,' |,
.mall.sizcd, boyi;h looking, slight dis,
hgurement Of lower jaw. dark bair. Al
are sm0otb,iaced and dressed ia darl
clothes. They were first" slated tor ~
sault and battery. but the charge ~.
afterwards changed 10 murder, ami they
will be, held 10 wait the sctlon OF III,
Ohio authorities. notwithstanding III,
several hundred shots fired 81 boil! par,
ties IN tho city and during the chase in
the country, no person was injured. and
tho only thing killed wass farmers dog
killed hy stray bullet. Altogether the,
showed wonderful nerve. and their resist
snce under the odds against them, ia re-
Rarded a. marvellous exhibition o
ganlcness.