, 1880-04-18
The STOCK: YARDS SCANDAL.
Mr.. Everman Held to the Criminal
Court for Trying to Shoot
Mr. Hunt.
line defendant Tells tile Story Of His
Troubles with the Object OF
His Hate.

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, IN connection with which were fully put
4 hsned In THE TRIBUNE of Friday.
inc hrst witness examined was Mr, J. III
hoolnson, OF No. 1888 Wabash avenue, th.
, gentleman whom Mr.. Hunt converted int
, an lmpromptu forti6cation when the gor
hlr. EVerman threatened his life. Ri
oescflbed the assault, corroborating the stor7
already told In The TRIBUNE, denying, how
ever, t1at proposition to effect an exchang,
OF trades occurred at the trying momen
between himself and Mr. Hunt, that stor,
having been Invented by some Stock ard.
1okers. The witness identified revolver
produced In court as one similar to thai
dourished by Mr.. Eyerman.
In cross-examlnatfon witness stated thai
while ne was acting as vicarious breastwork
for III. Hunt, Mr. Eyerman cried out
GET OUT OF THAT, MIR. ROBINSON.
want to kill that Hunt; he has been trying
to decoy my wife. This morning be made
signals to her," There was crowd of about
twenty people round, but they cleared the
coast when Everman's pistol made its an
pearance. [Laughter.l
Mr. Henry Gillette, of No. 90 Oakwood ave-
nue., who took the pistol from Mr.. Eyermau
after the latter lad dismounted, testified to
seelng Mr.. Eyerman riding past him at the
corner Of Forty-second and State streets, at
which time he noticed him shift revolver
from Ills rear pants-pocket to one in his coat.
His story OF the attempted shooting agreed
with that told by Mr.. Robinson. In cross-ex-
animation the witness stated that the pistol
was i, tinl cooked e at the time Mr. Eyerman was
ttortag po'attlng Il IL M At NJ hunt: When Mr.. Eyerman
/ revolver, After he had been disarmed he
] hegged the witness to let him 90, so that he
! might kill Mr.. Hunt
~ George Washington Yendoleh told what he
kneW about the attempted shooting, and gave
Mr. Ever1nan, whom he had known for thirty
years, an excellent character for peaceable
| conduct.
Abraham Touzeling gave some unimpor-
| tant testimony, after which
slR. D. Il. HUNT,
| the gentleman whom the defendant stood
accused OF assaulttng,' was placed on the
stand. He said that the first lie saw OF Mr.,
EVerman Oh the occasion was when the latter
rode up to Q. where ne was standing, and, call
mg Ing; @ out, Now, NOV I've got yo4; you u-,"
with Mr: j. II. Robinson at the time, and
he took hold Of him and swung him in front
| OF him as Q defense. [I.aughtcr,l, Mr. Ever
man moved about in order to get shot at
him, but he kept moving A1r. Robinson about
When ar. Ever1nan dismounted witness
grabbed him, and other parties removed the
revolver from the defendants pocket.
he had never had anv wards WITH Fverman r'
preyious to the encountar He had tnn,Un
him for twenty-ycars. having first met lin At
Lexington. Mclean County. Iii. Witness
came to Chicago five years ago, An attempt
witness to testify AZ fn fhe iatant c3rao ~
the trouble between himself and the iefend-
ant but il failed. ~41S 1o->@A-o
otticer Haverty testified that Hunt ad-
been walking With the wife Of Sfr. Eyerman nan
that morning. and that MIR. Eyer1nan told hin
that he had Intended to crfpnle hut NOT tn
Kill Mr.. Hunt. DpN' 01' N'0'
he Ind with the prisoner after the arrest IN
which the latter ToiG hin, that HINT had heen
a source Of ANNOYANCE to him for years.
through paying attentions to his wife, and
his house, which resulted In the discovery
of HINTS uatntinaf visit tn fha lnd1. Frar
man stated that only for Hunt he would have !
been living happily with his wife. lie said, !
further, that hc only Intended to cripple Mr.. |
Hunt had lle got shot ct him.
ness called for the defense was ". r. Keenan,,
who testified to the peaceful disposition Of |
the defendant.
LIEUT.. THOMAS nARRr1r.
hat 1 tt fhe % defendaUt ysited % hin n6o@t tiye
.uasrs a. or and comn,o;neJ +o h;m tho+ q ,,,an
Whs u am 4ue r thra t;nos ~ n nm, tak n M
honse after % he lad o ieft hnn'e for the SAFE
Vnrds IL seaneod - foaI baJ ahont tha
,attnr ,.1;a1 l ca;5 aJ ~ ta paI "uvnt Iito
H. noyins mS ,i1<1 usra
t1,o ,yStnaes tn i,a1n hm cotch tha ma" IL
,1ronrht re Ith h;n nam nanar ";ct he 4on +hat
from h;s harn 1ionr tn wh;ch + haI
hno 20 nnn!,'.o, ~ ~ ia
2ee b efar W ,i,inbg ntba3 tbe rt cvn 1n,,i a
w o1o o,;aotinn ~ connsa1 aIiow +ha w;4na
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~ trhntot;fth s+nat ond Troe+ ~ 10 ono
~ " ~ ~ iaa., aooar, .eiI tho
~ toFas,snt D ea tHr:yo ,,nsis o, ;eitn
@ Lo @ h; W. 49, @ saoie1u -
tan - ~ u ~ ~; ,n;F, ~, said tat - m
" ~ - ;' E 1A1 Frn, o .at ta. 49, nc hnt,uee
nj 10 I n'ciocE IN tha' ,nornfny witnass snu
Ilr. Hunt leaving Mr.. Eyerman,s house. and
le Informed the latter Of this fact on the fol-
owing day. A year ago, and since then he {
lad seen Mr. Hunt
FLIRTING H1s HAEDKrRc1urF
>, +ha t1;-.o+io, ~ +1a Fva~r,,n dor,fo;1o {
+ Il hnJ eaa,, Hin, do Ills m ot ieoot fh;rtv.
,a IL na4 SCH n, neoa;o eG ri h,rste. ~ ~ ie,.sn
Iso ~ ..t IL, Ee,o "a &c I;s st,r LIVE
&c o." , ,,,1,od 80, =, .y
1ut. one , Mnlhva ,',a W steu,,tr aS; +xa
sa1, nc 9nm nt fro, hoI; 1hs tra a',d tno
~, ~, +h ay, ond thav .IaJ tather ~
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