Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-17
EASTERN NEWS.
.oo,.rRp PRESS DIsPArcans



q, LOUIS, Got. A.-About haf.paa'
s,.iook this evening, John a. Cockreii
eo.so;no editor of tho Post -Dsspaee"
sud killed Col. D.. Slayback, a
~ sO.;nent lawyer and vell-known poll
;sn and ex-Congressman OF this cify'
!idisn !idasant ~ il is unknown how the shoot
Mpoecnrred, and it cannot be stated at
ilg ~r;tinp. no ons directly concerned
nn ~ .ttar has made statement. b.
u ~ ~ Tocre. city editor of the paper, who
.;,t;ro At his desk at the time, says
v ;i ~n;is Cockrell, John McGafhn, the
!asa we: manager, and Victor L. Cole,
so,aman. were holding business
'us ',.ssnoe in the editorial room, Col.
ssss.Ssnk. accompanied by W. U. Clop.
~. sntered tho local room and passed
~ M.o-ard the editorial room, the d0Or
o. os.S;ch vas closed. Mr.. Moore turned
y s;s chsir a. they passed BY. and OBJ
muu.sd = ~ that Col. Slayback, a. he opened
~ door With his loft hand, had his
~. ~ hand in his pistol pocket, and in
. .han A minute after Slayback on
go CockreIl's room, Moore heard the
rpor. Of pistol. -
H. Immediately sprang up an0, enter-
;,c The editorial room, found Slayback
xIrtchsd - upon the floor and Cockrell
bSsdinQ over him, apparently viping
~ Mood from his face. Cockrcll asked
Soors 10 send for q physician, which he
All and In few minutes DR.. MCCarty
s.s3vad. Int mot till Slavback was dead.
d aied about three minutes after be-
;.0shot Meanwhile Cockrell washed his
hsrds and in less than five minutes af-
- ths fatal shot he and McGufin en-
ts,.d 4 carriage and drove away, 1t 's
~ known where.
~ baIl from Cockrell's pistol en-
.a,sd SIayback's left side near the heart
and ranged upwards. Whether it on
,ared ths hnart ia not known, but It must
hive penetratsd the lungs.
A. immense crowd gathered around
tbe Post. Dispatch Office and remained
shsre ill long after dark. The depl0r
- affair seems to have grown out OF
,he uublication Of an editorial BY the
Post. Djspotch this evening, stating that
Slavback in petty political meeting OF
~ ~ i8th v.rd. lat night. applied
strong and virolent sphithets to the
Post Dispatch and it, conductors, max
Z j,sQ charges which he knew to be 1aise,
Z and IN retaliation for this the paper 70
produced q card published year ago
b5 John n. Glove, Well-knovn yo1ng
LAWYER, in which tho writer charged Col.
Slsyback with cowardice.
LArns-John NJ. McGufiin and Victor
T.Cole tonight made . statement az to
what occurred in the room where the
shooting took place. They say in sub
stance that Slayback on entering the
room tbrew his coat back. drew . 70
volvsr, and advancing said:
"Well, I'm here, sir"
Then observing a weapon on Cook
relrs desk, asked, "Is that for moi"
Cockrell replied. mo, II IL only to
protect myself"
sl.yback then saia, "Yoa are pre-
pared to draw, thsn draw"
Cockrell answered, II don't have 70
draw; / don't want to draw. Go away
from here. l don't want 10 have any
thing to do with you"
Slayback and Clopton In the moan
time pressed forward and crowded
Cockrell against the wall. Then they
all got into sort of tussel, each striv-
ing 10 hold tho other, Cookrell being the
most crowded. The latter asked Mo
Gufiin to take Slaybaak's pistol from
him. and when he attempted 70 do 90
tho weapon was discharged, and Slay-
back staggered and sank to tho floor.
McGuffin obtained SlaybAck's pistol,
and still has it. CloptOn. who accom-
panied Slayback 10 the Office, states it
Was at Slaybaok's request, who said he
would first slap the editors face, and
then demand an apology for the article
Published. Clopton did not reach the
editorial room quite az soon - Slay back.
On entering he heard Elayback say,
Don't you draw that pistol on me-"
simultaneously Cockrell fred. Clopton
says il was after this he caught Cock
rslls arm TO prevent him from shooting
again, and forced him back against the
wall, holding him till he saw Slaybaok
assistance. A. far - he knows Slay-
back did not attack Cockrell until after
ths latter fred, nor show any pistol. u
Hunde1stood C0ckrell has been in con-
sulation with counsel all night, and u
AM been decided that hs shall surrender
70 the authorities.
Gseas PremIses. Il
brAmoyIlHD, H., Oct. l5.-Wn. II.
springer, Who Ia in active training for
speaker, believes tho Democrats viii
have . majority Of 10 in the noxt Houao
and that this 3 tho beRinuing Of The
end Of Republican rule. He says the
nsxt Congress will reduce the expen ees
q the Government $30, ,000, 900.
PrnBuBo. Oct. 15.-Randsll, who II
2 booming candidate for Speaker, says
shs next House will be Democratic b.
yeud doubt. Pennsylvania will ct In
snfee or four members, Indiana several
suo New York two or more.
The Deaessable seovalles.
CHICAGO, Oct. l6.-Nr. and Mrs. SEQ
1lle are besieRinR the courts With Va
no9s bulls, GROSS bills, etc., directed
eelnse each other and offending tho
Rsnlc with the most scandalOus chargea
nsascely day passes without one or Tho
osnet appearing in some new placo il
~ eouftl Their bills are generally oe
Soe least possible interest, and their
u1fels are actively promoted BY Of
noious outsiders.
See Then % Thlnklng.
Dn Homss, Oct. 6.-Ths Ohio disas-
no struck CONSERVATION into the
ato q Iowa Republicans. Tho Ger
~ 49, !stuas 70 receive any explanations
~, ~ NJ Hepublioans, who vill peob-
~ loss the First, second and Ninth
u'are@ional Districts.
TIE wevk ef Yellew jack.
rms!ooLA, Fla, Oct. l5.-The Board
health have issued an appeal for
Nd for Aha anYavnp. n, ,>Ii.r- 1>-..