, 1882-10-28
rooIing With an Editor.

,beat hall past SIX clock 'hls evening
-, C,ckrel. managing editor of the
r.+- Dispatch, shot and killed Col d.
s,,,b,.g, a prominent lawyer and well
r,-ra politician and e1-congressman OF
=. .i,y A, present it is unknown how
.b.s,ip, occurred, and it cannot be
=! o., this writing, no one directly
NOD IN the matter has made any
-.,.,.,, n. ". Moore, city editor OF
49, r,rer. who was sitting at his desk at
..,,. s,ys while Cockrell, John Nc
cr4ia. the business manager, and Victor
81. the foreman, were holding a
....... Conference in the editorial room,
~ Srsyfac!.. accompanied by W. T..
,......c entered the local room and pass
.slr ,sward the editorial room, the door
.-A..l vas closed. Mr.. Moore turned
81. chair as they passed by, and OBJ
- that Cal. Slayback, as he opened
= f..r with his left hand, had his right
t.,1 IN his pistol pocket, and in less than
.~,.1ta af-er Slayback entered Cockreir S
r Moore heard the report Of pistol.
II. Immediately sprang mp and, entering
.a. .fI,oriaI room, found Slayback
..-..l,dupon the fiyorand Cockrell beI.d-
.-, yer him. apparently wipins the blood
i'm m. face. Cockrcll asked Moore to
..gI far hysician, which he did, and
., Few minutes later DIR. McCarty ar
.--i bgt not until Slayback was dead.
u. died about three minutes after being
An. Meanwhile Cockrell washed his
f,rl. and IN less than FIVE minutes after
.-. fatal shot he and McGufiin entered a
-,-ra,e and drove away, it is not yet
known where.
The ball from CockrelIs pistol entered
>.,yE.,s, left side near the heart and
aa,.i upwards. Whether it entered the
Lear, !. No.. known, but it must have pen
r.rsri tie lungs,
;n immense crowd gathered around
,ls r,,t Dispatch Office and remained
.f,rr all long after dark. The deplora-
be a.falr seems TO have grown out of the
-ga!Is,,lun of an editorial by the Past
bs4.-i this evening, stating that Slay-
alas rn 4 petty political meeting Of the
18th ward, la; night, applied strong and
y-ra.rn, eiithcts To the Post Dispatch and
IFS r,uductors, making CHARGES which he
anew ,1 be false, and in retaliation for
his ,le paper reproduced card publish
yLayear aso by Jno. NJ. Glove, a we'll
sa.Tu Young lawyer, in which the writer
ar.,s C.L SIayhack with coxardice.
LlrFr John VI. McGuilin and Victor
T. T. tlr. t.-ui.ht made statement rs TO
si4t occurred IN the room where the
81 .u- ',.k place. They say in sub
.4laa TIA, Slayhack on entering the
"a thew his coat back, drew revol-
sar AMI llgancing said
"W-lI, AN here, sir.
Then Observing 4 weapon on Cockrells
5.ss. asked, is that FIR me :"
20 which Coehrell replied, "No, it is
g~fra,sa myself.
>,lytack then SAID, ''You are prepared
jrav, then draw"
Ct,r.I answered, Il don't have to
aHE. don't want to draw. Go away
taA.rr. / don't want to have any
,.,u- To 30 with you"
S.ayb4ch and Clopton, in the mean-
the, PRESSED forward and crowded Cock
r.l against the wall Then they all got
as'rt of tussel Cockrell asked Me
coffin 'o take Slayhock's pistol from him
and Wien he attempted 10 do SO the wea-
I'm "ls discharged and Slayback stag
--rsi and sank to the foor.
NcGuihn ohtlined Slayback's pistol and
sill Las 1t. CIopton. who accompanied
>ayha,b 10 the office, states it was at
>iyhacas request, who SAID he would
ms slap the editors face, and then de-
mani All apology for the article pub
",a.d Cyp:un dli not reach the editor
q" room quite as ssun As Slayback. On
gairTln- he heard Siayback say. 1" Don t
Ia" that pistol on me Simultaneous.
d, Ccsrei! fired CIop.cn says it was
@'eT tbs he caught CochrolIs arm To- pre-
.sA aIm 'Tom shooting again and forced
-..a lack AGAINST the wall. holding him
.' -e sA" >Ayhuck WAS shot, when he
".". 20 iar after assistance. As FAR as
Aa.'S, N.'yauC& did not attack Cock
...' aa.i. after the latter fired. nor show
'-s pistol j. Is understood Cockrell has
.'.a Up c"nsg,r4,i.n with counsel all
.-,' aid J., has been decided th.t he
'''''' surrender & the authorities.