The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-31
A BLOODY DEED.
CHARLES D.. AFTER AssAssINATEp By JOHN
HOGAN,

death of Charles ID. After, late Marshal OF
Cairo.
To picture the bloody deed in all its
cnormity we need but give the evidence
brought out by tile Coroncr's inquiry. This
We shall do, without indulging in CON-
ments Of our own. 1t is said tina. Hogan
was moved to the bloody deed by Jealousy
Having no, positive information on this
point we pass it, For the sake OF
our kind it is to be hoped
that he has better reasons Tor the commits
sion Of his most terrible crime than appears
upon the surface.
Coroner Fitzgerald not being in the city,
and the case being of an urgent character,
Squire Comngs was called upon to hold
the inquest.
The jury, (names given below being
empannellcd and sworn, the evidence of
the several witnesses was heard, and was,
in substance, as follows;
Charley Fank, the bar-kceper of Gates
saloon, in the front door Of which AFTER
was assassinatcd, testified substantially as
follows: That at about quarter to o'clock
in the evening Of July 3Oth, John Hogan
and Patsy Mahoney entered the saloon to.
gether, After was sitting in the recess of
the front door, with his face toward the
street. watching the workmen laying down
the sidewalk. Hogan and and Mahoncy
took a cigar each. Mahoney passed out
into the street, Hogan walked to the rear
Of the saloon, when he turned and walked
toward the front door. When he reached
point within an arms length of AFTER, he
drew his revolver from his hip pocket,
and, without word placed it against Ar
tcr's back and fired AFTER Immediately
ran or fell from the door, followed by Ho-
gan; and | went up stairs, and saw nothing
that occurred afterwards.
DR.. I. c. Fisher, after an examination of
the body Of deceased, testified that bul.
let had entered the body of diseased below
the right scapula, and was extracted below
the sternum-the ball passing through the
right lung and liver and was sufficient to
cause death
Peter saup testified that he WAS standing
in front of Gates saloon; turned round and
looked into saloon and saw John Hogan
with arm extended towards dectaseds back;
heard report Of pistol and saw fash.
Deceased sprang out Of chair in which he
was sitting reading newspaper, saying
don't shoot me, or don't kill me- and
started for side door Of saloon. into which
he got, Hogan following him up, in the
act ofcocking his pistol which he had pre-
sented at AFTER as he lay in the hall way;
the door was then closed by some one in.
side; then took hold of Hogan who made
considerable resistance, trying to
retain possession Of revolver, he said to wit
ness "lct me alone and get away from
here" j. G. LaHuc city marshal, then
came in, and Hogan gave himself up TO
him. With Others witness then went
through saloon, up rear steps, and down
front steps to front side door, where de-
ceased was found lying on floor with shoul.
ders against door, just alive, and gasping.
Deceased was then brought to where he is
now lying. The time Of shooting was s 40
p. III.
j. {. La Hue, city marshal, testified that
he was at Police headquarters, heard the
report of pistol and saw crowd gather
ing in front Of Gates saloon; saw John Ho-
gan after some one and seemed to be try
ing to get at some one inside of the door
Of the saloon. There seemed to be some
inside Of the door trying TO close the same,
who finally succeeded in keeping Hogan out.
Saup and McNulty were trying to take the
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Witness took hold Of Hogan and took him
over to Justice John Robinsons Office,
where he gave me his revolver. He said to
me, after asked him what was the trouble,
that he had killed Charley AFTER.
Col. G. w. McKeaig was passing Gates
saloon and saw deceased sitting in front
door reading; heard report Of pistol, and
saw deceased spring out of chair and wit.
ness and deceased got into hall door and
closed same Witness asked deceased who
is firing at you, Charley and he replied
"IIogan," | said, "are you hurtl" and he
replied, 81 am killed. He got to his feet, and
fell and | repeated, "Charlcy, are you
badly hurt, and replied again, 81 am killed."
Deceased again got up and fell the third
time. saw he was dying, and went for
assistance. Witness did not see any shoot
ing and did not see Hogan.
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