The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-04

| being sworn, said Burke came to the house
of DR.. Knox about midnight Of the Dist Of
October, Burke said he wanted 10 see wit
ness ut his own house, and accordingly he
went there with him. After going into the
house, Burke said he had procured "somc
thing for the doctor, and pointed to the
| head of II bed where some straw was lying
Nothing more was shown him, but he UNI
dcrstood the something for the doctor,
was dead body. Hare and Burke came
next day to DR.. Knoxs rooms in Surgeon
square DR., Knox, Mr. James, his assistant,
and myself were present. Dr. Knox agreed
to give eS $40 for the body; in an hour or
two afterwards a porter named Mccullough
brought IN old tea box containing the body,
which witness had removed at once TO the
cellar. Burke and Hare then called and
witness paid them the price agreed, giving
each Of them GA On next Sunday morning
lieutenant of police, accompanied by an
officer, called upon him, he went with them
to the cellar, and helped to open the box,
which contained the body of an elderly te.
male. The body had the appearance of be-
ing stranglcd or overlaid; the face was very
livid and blood flowed from the mouth. In
answer to interrogations witness said he had
seen the man Hare before, and knew that
DR.. Knox had dealings with him for the
procuring of dead bodies: he also had had
previous dealings with Burke.
James Grey and wife were next eXamin-
ed; they said they were acquainted with the
prisoners, and had lodged about five nights
at their house They recolected the old
woman coming to the house on the night of
the 3lst Of October and on the following
morning the female prisoner said she had
been imprudent and had been turned out of
doors, They, however suspected all was
not right, and when Burke and McDougal
left the room they examined the straw at the
head of the bed and found the dead body Of
the woman Campbell under it. There was
blood on the face and about the mouth
They Immediately picked up their clothing
and were quitting the house, when they met
the female prisoner, to whom they mention
ed what they had seen. She told them to
| hold their tongues and she would give them
some money. Gray replied God forbid
we should make money by murder and
Immediately gave information to the police.
William Hare, the confederate Of Burke.
who had turned Crowns evidence was next
sworn. He said he had been acquainted
with Burke about year, McDougal then
| lived with Burke as his wife. Witness lived
in the West Port, not far from Burke, was
in public house on the night Of the 3lst Of
October, when Burke asked him to come to
his house 10 see the "shot" he had for the
doctor He said he had taken an old wo-
man in from the street, understood by the
word shot they were 10 murder the wo-
man. Witness went with Burke and saw
the old woman washing her pctticoat; they
sent for whisky in which they all INDUCED,
the deceased included; afterwards for a
blind" witness and Burke commenced
Quarrclling; while they were struggling the
old woman ran into the passage and called
out murder Ellen McDougal brought
her back | then gave her "a slight push Oh
! the straw, and she was 50 drunk she could
not regain her feet; Burke then stood astrdc
of her, and threw himself upon her so that
| his breast covered her face: she gave cry
and then moaned 4 little; he then put one
hand upon her nose and mouth, and the
other under her chin and stopped her
breathing This was continued for about
ten minutes Burke and witness threw the
body in the corner, and the woman McDou-
gal covered il up with straw and then went
to bed. Burke then went out and brought
| the doctors man with him.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Cockbum; Had
| been boatman on the canal; had been con-
cerned in furnishing medical lectures with
| subjects; had never raised dead bodies
/ had deem warned not TO answer any qucs-
/ tionS that woad criminate himself, Was
/ asked how many similar transactions to this
/ he had been engaged in. Declined to an
swcr Was murder committed in his own
| house in OctobcrI Declined to answer.
The witness declined answering many ques-
tons Of a similar nature.
The Jury returned vrrlict of guilty in
the case Of Burke and not proven in the
case Of the woman McDougal
The lord iefjustice clerk then addressed
the prisoner nearly as follows:
civilian Burke, you now stand convicted
OF the atrocious murder charged against
you in the indictment, upon evidence which
cannot leave Il doubt Of your guilt. A
crime more atrociOuS a more cOld-blood,
deliberate murder and the motive SO paItry,
is uneXampled in the annals Of the country.
1t is now my duty to inform you that with
out the possibility Of a doubt the sentence
am about to utter will be carried into cf-
feet, and would now solcmnly warn you to
prepare your mind in the most suitable
manner, TO appear in very short time be-
fore the throne Of Almighty God, to answer
for your crimes
"'rhc only trouble in my mind is, that
there is no sentence of punishment in
our country equal to this case; your body
ought to he exhibited in chains to bleach
in the sun.
"But, taking into consideration that the
public eye would be disguised with so dis
nal spectacle, am willing to accedc to a
more lenient execution of your sentence,
that your body be publicly dissected. |
trust that it being sometimes Gus
tomary to preserve skeletons, your skeleton
will be preserved, to remind postcrity OF
your crimes. The present charges having
been fully established against you, it is my
duty to inform you that you have but a few
days to live"
His lordship then sentenced the prisoner
to be publicly hanged at the Tobooth OF
Edinburgh, on the 2Sth day Of January
and his body to be publicly dssected.
The prisoner stood up with mistaken
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