Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-16

another TRADE of abuse against the paper,
then suddenly closing and locking the
door of the room he said to Coekrill:
"You have brought me here to bulldoze
me, and now we are alone, and man to
man I tell you that if the Post Dispatch
ever attacks me or assails my character I
will go to your Office and kill you. 1 will
take the life of any man who
employs newspaper to injure and abuse
me-" He spoke of his partner, Mr.. Broad
head, who is candidate for congress in
the ninth district, and the charges which
have been made against him, relating
several times that he would shoot anybody
who would publish such things of him.
He further said that Cockrill would be
held to account for the course of the paper,
and declared that before the campaign
was over Slayback would go on the stump
and from house to house denouncingthePos Post
Dispatch and break up the business. Cock
rin assured him he had no intent to bully
him; that he had simply asked for an ex-
PLANTATION that was due him; that he enter
tanned only friendly feelings for him; that
and hoped he never would. After further
conversation Slayback became quiet, they
shook hands, went into another room,
drank together and parted in a most COR
dial way.
Col. Cockrill then said, from the malig-
nant attack made upon the Post Dispatch
by Slayback, at political meeting Friday
night he was satisfied he intended to exc
cute the threat he had made to denounce
the paper from the stump. He regarded
it an open defiance and Intentional de-
iance, which would call for some response
from the Post-Dispatch. He did not write
anything himself, but simply reproduced
a.letter which had been written to Stay
back by Jno. M. Glover year before. Col.
Cockrill then gave the following:
ACCOUNT OF TEE SHOOTING.
few minutes past o'clock I was sit
ting at my desk talking with Mr.. McGuffin,
business manager of the paper, and Mr..
Cole, foreman. The door was closed. My
pistol was lying on my desk, for had in
tended to place it in my pocket on chang
ing my coat and leaving the Office. Sud
| denly the door opened and two men en-
tered, closing the door behind them. was
facing the door. I recognized Col.
Slayback and M. Clopton, lawyer who
had, few days before, assaulted two mem
| bers Of his profession il private Office. I
realized was to be assaulted, and rose
from my chair. Col. Siayback's bearing
was that of man bent on violence. His
| first words were: "Well, I'm herev' He
started as if to draw off his coat. I was
in the corner next to
the front window. Instinctively
I moved my hand toward the weapon on
the desk. He saw it, and suddenly read.
justed his coat and said 'Is that for me?
at the same time throwing his hand to his
hip pocket. My reply was: No sir but
secured my weapon as he drew his. HI
presented it at me, and heard him cock it
I shouted don't do that At the same time
while his weapon was pointed at my
breast, I fired, believing my self at teh
moment dead man. I knew nothing Of
the effect of the shot, for at the same time
he closed with me, and thrust revolver
against my side. At the same time Clop
ton caught me from behind, and tried tt
wrest the pistol from my hand, which wa.
hanging by my side. I shouted to Nc
Gufin, don't let these men Kill
me- He tore Col. slayback's pisto
from his hand and pointed it at Clopton':
head, under the impression, I presume, HI
was trying to shoot me. At that instan
Col. Slayback released his grasp upon me
and I realized for the first time that he hat
been hurt. I left the room, while Mr.
Clopton went for doctor, my head bleed
ing from cut received when was forced
against the window in the scuffle. wen
in the lower Office to wash myself"
THE VERDICT.
The jury, after being out half a,
hour, returned verdict that Col. Stay
back came to his death from the effect O
internal hemorrhage, caused by gun
shot wound in the chest, inflicted from ,
bullet fred from revolver in the hands O
Jno. A. Cockrill. Physicians, who mad
the post norton examination, testified
that the ball passed through the lungs from
left to right, and severed the aorta on it
passage, which produced the hemorrhage
After the verdict was rendered Col Cock
rill returned to his cell in the calaboose
where he will remain until Monday, whe1
his counsel will make application for hi
release on bail.
Comment OF a st. Louis Journalist.
A st. Louis journalist, now residing il
st. Paul, favors the GLOBE with the fol
lowing comment upon the lamentabl
affair:
THE RED SLAYER.
Many hasty opinions have been formed
concerning the killing of Col. A. w. Stay
back on Friday by John A. Cockrill, man
aging editor of the st. Louis Post Dispatch
Col. Slayback had number of acquaint
ances in the Northwest by whom he wa
accredited with great amiability. The col
Onel eniOved a similar renutation at hom,