The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-24

ulst put upon lIc stduu was MI ilcHIy
Wells, cashier of the Alexander County
bank, who, being asked about the murdered
mans finance, replied as follows;
Fred Whitcamp never had any account
with us; examined our books and never
found Fred Whtcamp's name there; have
been in the banking businesses for six
years.
The second witness was Henry bunker,
who testified to the following facts;
My age is fifty-three years; have been
acquainted with Mr.. Whtcamp and Mrs
w. for seventeen or eighteen years; we
visited each Others families; heard of the
death of Mr.. w.; heard it in town; don
remember who told me; had a CONVERSE
ton with Mrs. W, she came to my
house the fourth day of March, 1880;
| think on Thursday between nine and ten
o'clock a. m, was in bed asleep; my
wife woke me up; | got up and saw Mrs.
Whitcamp there; she said she had great
deal of trouble, that her husband was
drowned NY wife was there in the room
| asked her Mrs W. why she hadn't
come sooner, that she only came when in
trouble, she said she hadn't time, that she
had been busy; asked her why She didn't
! bring in the news sooner; she said she had
no conveyance across the chute, and that
the old man had chance TO buy skill at
that time, but he wouldn't do it, and that
she was afraid to cross with Kohl on II
raft; | told her what | had seen in the
paper about Georges arrest; asked her il
she he pistol or gun at home; yes, she
said, they had an old gun and pistol at
home saw her again the next day lshe came
to my house, very early in the morning,
between seven and eight o'clock; | don't
remember who woke me up; my wife then
went in the back room she looked very
uneasy; her actions were peculiar; she
asked me if ! wouldn't come over here at
the court house and see Geo. Kohl
and tel him not to say
too much, and that he should tell the old
story, and that he should ask for his pre-.
liminary trial as soon as possible; she said
she didn't like to 90 to the pcnitentiary
she SAID she would give me two hundred
dollars but didn't say what for; she said
she wanted to 90 on her farm and take
care of it, that Henry Whitcamp told her
to- | afterwards visited her at the jail
think this was the 10th or nth of March ,
told her had seen the examination Of
Kohl in the paper; she asked me how the
people in town took it; if they were much ex.
cited; | told her yes, they were good deal
excited over It my best impression is that
she then said in low whisper that she
didnot like it because they had found Fred ;
she then rung her hands and lowered her
head she then asked me if could 90 TO
Henry Whitcamp's and get her prayer book
and Bible; | then went over and got the
Bible and gave it to her.
s-EyAMINED by THE DEFENSE.
have known Mrs Whitcamp a good
many years; after had been there two or
three times the sheriff refused TO let me see
her any more; | think | only saw
her four or five times; Mr., Lans-
den gave me note and then
Sheriff Hodges let me see her; think
Caroline Whitcamp handed me the Bible {;
| also went to get her counscls, Lincgar,
Lansicn and Wheeler; do believe in a
God, and that man is punished here on
earth for his sins by the laws Of the coun-
try and by his conscience.
This concluded the evidence for the fore
noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court convened about half past one
o'clock in the afternoon and the first wit
ness called BY the defense was Mr. James
SummerwelI, who was questioned with re-
gard to Dr. IIultz, who practiced medicine
here some years ago, having his Office on
Eighth street in Mr.. Whitcamp's
house. and who, it was said, had
offered to put "the old man out OF the way
by giving him poison Of his own compo-
siton. Mr. Summcrwel testified as fol-
lows:
know DR.. IIuItz; he had his office on
Eighth street in Mr. Wmtcamp's house;
lIuIW was not here at the time Of the yell
low fever in 1873; think he left here
three or four months before the yellow
fever.
CROSS BANNED by THE PROSECUTION
He WAS doctor; a good deal of
talk about his peculiar way Of treatment
The next witness was Mr. Brinkmeyer,
Of the firm Of Schmitt & Brinkmeycr
tailors, who sand that he had lived here
for twenty years and was acquainted with
Mr.. Whitcamp; that he was before the