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

see him any more; my house set north and
south; was leaning against the door; the
gun was behind the door; | raised up, at
the crack Of the gun; run to the window
first; he first stepped six steps from my
door; he was ten steps from the door when
he was shot; he was going toward Athcr-
TONS I examined his person and found
noweapon; Mrs. Long aud went
t. him before any one touched
him; l was working at Tim Mauley's, end
there was a squirrel charge in the gun;
Ross said there was few "blue whlstlers"
in my gun; he never told me where he got
the blue whisters.
Cross Examination knew Ross about
one month; don't know where he lived
when came back he was boarding at my
house: stayed there two weeks johnson
was living out near Sandy Ridge;
Johnson came over the Sunday
before Ross was there; he came there about
halt past eleven O'clock; after Ross had
shot Johnson he went out Of the door and
away; Bill Weimeyer came and Ross went
TO the Park; after the shooting | did not
have any more conversation with Ross TN
I'll went TO Charleston; have friendly
feeling toward Ross; have talked to few
about this; talked to Ben Thornton don't
know Ferdinand Keohler; never tod any
person in Cairo tina. if Ross got clear |
would kill him
Ellen Ware (P. VS.. wife: II was liv-
ing near Longs house when the trouble
took place; was at home on the day when
the trouble took place; heard Johnson hol-
low; seemed like he was close up to the
door; Ware went up to the door; Charley
came to Our house after we had breakfast
and followed "halloa,' and Ware opened
the door. Say, Charley told Mr.. Nit
Sic9i aOOul t'IOSc NtolINS .Vu WIN o'Ad AZ
said they were not So" said Ware. II did
not build this house for o fussing house,
Charley, and | want no fuss here" said
Ware; johnson said nothing Ware told him
he wanted him to stay from the house;
Ross was sitting near the fire and 90. up
and went to the door saying. Il want you
to quit following me up, Charley, l think
you have followed me enough Charley
said he would come there when he got
ready; Charley run his hand ia his poke:
and Mr. Ross shot him down; did not see
him shoot, but heard the gun; | did not see
him run his hand in his pocket, but Mr..
Ross told me SO; | went to the door and |
saw johnson sitting down ten steps
from the door, Ross did not stay
there very long before he went away; Peter
went to Longs after the shooting; Mr..
Ross was the first person who came up;
Ross was by the fire wien Johnson was
talking.
Cross xamined.-Chas. came up and
Ware came to the door and the same con-
vcrsation followed as related above.
And this constitutes the whole story Tie
witnesses were lead into tedious, and ap.
parently irrelevan. details, but the main
facts, covered up with great deal of YER
biage are given above. At the adjourn
ment OF court last evening the argument of
counsel had been brought to close. The
case was given to the jury and about 0
o'clock avcrdict was agreed upon. The
accused was found guilty of manslaughter,
and his punishment fixed a. seventeen wears
in the pentcntiary, which the reader will
agree. is u mild punishment for the offence
OF which he was proved guilty.