The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-05


, head that such gluttony would iritatc you,
10 also held as a corporation pet that can 60
whitber he listeth with the full consent, Of 8
of the 0 councilmen who met in conclave
onTuesday evening last. This distinction is
clearly invidious.
The Health officer expended during
the month of May, in prosecuting his sani-
tary labors. the sum Of sl94,24 for remov-
ing garbage, trash, dead carcasses, etc, and
in cmptying the grounded barge Perry
Thorpe of its foul contents, the sum OF
$70,12. But, in the work in which he is
engaged, expenses, or considerations OF
cost, must not stand in the way of thorough
and vigorous work. Much remains to be
done, and that much must be done right
speedily. The first day of June should
have found the city in as good sanitary con-
dition as present means for enforcing clean
illness could have made it. A compliance
with sanitary laws is a new thing with Cairo
people; and they are for that reason, bro
ken into the harness slowly. But, from this
time forth, the Health officer must exact
prompt obedience to his reasonable orders.
He has been lenient, almost to fault.
Further leniency will be held as fault,
One of the most uncompromising Re-
publicans of the Third ward unwittngly
voted n straight Democratic ticket. He
was engaged in the preparation of an afiida-
Wit for a young man whose right to vote had
been questioned. Pending the preparation of
the affidavit Democrat approached the
young man and asked him If he didn't
want to vote the Democratic ticket. He
answered that he did, whereupon he
destroyed the ticket that had been prepared
for him, and accepted the proffered Demo
craticticketwhich he folded, ready for voting.
The Republican concluded that he would
facilitate matters by voting, himself, while
the affidavit was in preparation. Address
ing the young man he said: "Your ticket
suits me. Let me have it, and I'll fix you
another The young man handed over
the ticket he held in his hand, and the I'm.
compromising Republican handed it to the
judge, who placed it in the ballot box
When the time arrived to six the young
man another" he discovered that he had
taken considerable trouble to establish the
qualifications of Democratic voter. Had
he known, in addition to this, that he,
himself, had voted for every Democrat in
the field he would doubtless have gone
home and given himself a merciless COW.
hiding.
A month or two ago one Mckay and
one George Kelly, came across an intoxi-
Gated railroad man, who had sought shelter
behind Lancaster and Rice's lumber piles,
and giving him humping, relieved him
of all the money and valuables he had
about his person. A negro man happened
to be an eye witness of the job, and in
formed the police. Mckay and Kelly
were promptly arrested, and a portion of the
stolen goods found in their possession.
Yesterday morning the case was called in
the Circuit Court, and the guilt Of the ac-
cuSed was established beyond denial. In
deed, Mr. ustus Cunningham who appeared
for the prisoners, admitted the robbery;
but made the potent and unanswerabc ar
gumcnt that the State had failed to prove
the intention Of the culprits. Did
they hunt the man up to rob himl
No. Did they insert their hands in his
pockets with the knowledge that they were
going to commit a robbery! No. Not
until they drew forth the money, did they
form the intent to commit the crimel
"Thcrcfore," Numbered the renowned Grim.
inal lawyer, "there was no reconciliation, no
intent, without which there can be no
crime. But I leave the case "holily" in
your hands gentlemen, TO say if these men
who clearly committed the robbery without
previous intent, should not have the bcne-
faction of that miugacious circumstance
The jury. after considering the case, gave
the defendants five and and half years
each in the pcni,cntiary-a result that
seems to indicate that that pcrversc jury
, held the eminent Mr.. C's argument, that
proof Of the intent is essential to the compile
, ton Of the crime of robbery, as the shccrest
damphoolishness
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