The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-06
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.

After exhausting the regular panel and
calling in twenty-five or thirty talesmen,
the jury in the case of the People rs.
Thomas Ross, colored, was finally cmpan-
nclled, yesterday, about noon. The attor.
neys for the State and the accused addressed
hejury preliminarily, and then proceeded
to the examination of witnesses.
The first witness called was DR.. Maxey:
My name is W.. G. Maxey; live in Hodges
Park; was not acquainted with Chas John
son; was called on Sunday in March;
lived about two and half miles from
where johnson was; he was at Longs
house; he was lying down on the floor; I
tried to find the ball; there was considera-
bic hemorrhagc and waste Of blood; after
cutting through his clothing I found that
there was some five or six buckshot that
had entered the "ecronium" region, on the
back of the shoulder; three shot struck the
point OF the shoulder and glanced inwardly
one struck the scapula and passed outward
ly; the fifth struck above the scapula and
ranged downwardly and inwardly. There
seemed to be sufficient vitality, but he was
in racking pain there were five shots in
the shoulder; six or seven duck shot struck
the left side of his face got there about
12 o'clock; I had seen Ross before the
trouble; l had met him when went to see
johnson on returning home on the next
morning. Ross hailed me and asked If the
man was badly hurt; told him he was and
asked him what he put such big load in
the gun for, and he said he did it to hurt
him, he said johnson was following him
around and said he left the shop to avoid
him. This occurred in the evening or the
next morning after the shooting, I am not
certain which,"
Cross examined. "The fatal shot was
above the scapula and ranging down; the
the bird shot in his face were fired at a
range of As degrees; there were or 6
large shots in the back; the lowest shot
was just above the scapular bone
Nathan Johnson: "Name is Nathan
johnson; live in Pulaski county; don't
know where Peter Ware lived; johnson
was brought to my house about two months
ago; it was in February about
dark; don't know who brought
him there; we carried him
in the house and laid him on the bed; he
died there; we brought him there Thurs
day; when went back found him dead;
found 1G wounds on him. most Of them
were in his side; he told me he could not
live unless he got the DR.; he said Il can't
live"
Cross examination unimportant.
Almarion Worthington.-Live at San.
dusky; know johnson; saw HIM after he
was shot on Sunday morning; helped the
DR.. take Johnson's clothing off; most Of the
large shot were in the shoulder; the DR.. eX-
tracted one shot; | went to Wares house
on that day, but did not find any blood; it
was 10 steps from the door where the man
was lying; on the west side; there vas no
obstruction between the house and where
Johnson fell; he fell nearly directly in front
Of the door of the house; he had brush
fence around his house, the house was 800
yards from the big road; helped take
Johnson into Wares house.
Geo. Long.-Live miles above Hodges
Park; live $50 or 200 yards south of Peter
Wares house; saw Johnson at my house;
he was shot through the left shoulder and
left side of face; Johnson was taken from
my house to Peter Wares house in the
evening | went to the place where he was
said to have talen-10 steps from the house;
saw no tracks but saw signs OF blood; it
was about 12 o'clock when we took John
son to Wares; it was after Doc. had got
through, or about 8 o'clock when exam
ined the ground.
Peter Ware prosecuting witness).-I live
in Alexander county; now live in Cairo;
then lived between Unity and Sandusky,
last April; live next to Geo. Long-about
200 yards north Of Longs house; knew
Johnson and Ross; knew johnson; saw him
4th time; knew Ross about one month;
Ross was stopping with me;
he had been there about two
weeks before the accident; it was about
II 80 o'clock when difficulty took place; it
came to pass that Mr. Johnson came to my
house on Sunday, and called and told me
he wanted to see me; he told me he was
coming over next Sunday; he came over
next Sunday, and Mr.. Ross got up and said
there is that Niger" went to the door
and said good morning." Chas. replied
good morning Mr.. Ware He said 81
hoyc bonn and soon Mr. Mitchpll and ho