The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-24

that he thought he could make his way to
the clerk before he shot; he closed his
knife Q feet before be got to the clerk 4;
when Andy called him s. D. he
shot
MARTIN WATSON:
heard three shots fred heard no cries I;
boarded with GoDgs; saw him have a
small knife; deceased lived four weeks
after being shot; | helped bury him.
C. W. MERIDIAN.
Deceased was my brother-in-law.
DIR. CARTER,
Assistant surgeon L. S. hospital service :
| was called to see Golngs September 30;
wound particularly described continued to
call on him until October 22d; he failed to
follow my directions and had pneum onia /;
gun shot wound was the cause Of his death.
FRANK JENKINS:
sat on gangway of wharf boat; Goings
said TO Clerk Hall, its me you ought to be
after; clerk said, "Yes, I'll run you in the
river" Hall pulled out pistol; got away;
Goings got behind me, when he was shot;
Goings had nothing in his hand at the
time he was shot; he had a borrowed
knife. Deceased was not searched.
DIR. LEACH
testified as to the wound and cause of
death.
The testimony for the defense was as fol-
lows
JOHN DARESsHtRE
! reside in New Orleans, and am clerk
Of the L. S. district court; was a passen.
ger on the p c. Brown saw large fine
looking yellow man (Goings) sitting on
rail Of gang plank Of wharf boat, diff
Guilty had occurred between Hall and small
black MAJ deceased SAID, "No s. b. OF
steamboat clerk can make me leave boat,
etc. The clerk, Hall, said, What have you
got to do with it, you yellsw-s, b;
deceased said, Id wiring your G -d-neck
and throw you in the river, advanced tow.
ards Hall and Hall fired, the party broke
and ran, and deceased again advanced and
second and third shots were fired. think
it was the second shot that took effect,
Deceased had knife In his
hand whiting while sitting on rail. He
advanced in a threatening manner after
jumping from rail. He advanced toward
Hall with knife in his hand. Some one
had said to small black man come get your
hat and we will stand by you. lam posi-
tive Gongs did not close his knife and put
it in his pocket swear positively he had
his knife ia his hand when he advanced on
Hail. Goings was five feet from Hall
when shot.
WALTON w. WRIGHT.
Testified substantially same as last wit
ness but in addition stated that he saw
the knife fall from Goings hand after he
was shot, that knife blade was 4 inches in
length, that Goings said before advaning,
you cannot run over me, I'll wiring your
neck and throw you into the river; got off
rail,opened knife and started for defendent,
who pulled revolver and fired. Knife looked
like steamboat knife. After deceased
started, Hall SAID, stop" at the same time
putting hand behind him. Deceased con-
tinucd to advance when shots were fired.
FRANK KENNEDY,
Mate Of Paris G. Brown, described knife
as having blade inches in length. That
after the language testified 10 by other
witnesses, had passed deceased and advanc.
ed toward Hall with an open knife in his
hand position shown in very angry and
threatening manner, and was about to say
what he (witness) would have done under
similar circumstances, but was checked,
when Hall told deceased TO stop, but de-
ceased continued to advance, and Hall
drew and fired three times; s,ali until Hall
left; and deceased said get doctor.
EDWARD BAUM,
stcersman; Saw difficulty; Goings spoke
first, and said, No s.-b-could make him
leave, etc; he had knife in his hand; ad.
vanced towards Hall, who said, Stand
back II you don't I'll shoot. Goings con
tinued 10 advance with knife in hand, and