The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-15
TELEGRAPHIC
a BULLY BEATEN.
Editor COcRreIL kills Poll
ticiaD Stay back-ResuIt
of Calling Names.

St. Louis, Mo-, 13.-About $50 O'Clock
this evening John A. Cockrell, m1nag-
| ing editor of the Post. Dispatch. shot and
killed Col. D. W. Slsybsck, prominent
lawyer, well.known politician and ex-
congressman of this city. At present it
is unknown how the shooting occurred,
as no Que directly concerned in the mat
ter will make statement.
d. w. Moore, city editor Of the paper,
who was sitting at his desk at the time,
says, while Cockre:l, John MacGuf1n,
business manager, and Victor Z. Cole,
foreman, were holding business con-
ference in the editorial room, Col.
Slaybsck, accompanied by W. T.
Clogton, entered the local room, and
passed on toward the editorial roem
door, which Wss closed. Mr.. Moore
turned in his chair as the three passed
by, and observed Colonel Stay back as
be opened the door with his left hand,
had his right hand in bis pistol pocket,
and in less than minute after Slaybsck
entered Cockrell's room, Moore heard
the report of pistol. He Immediately
sprang up, and on entering the editorial
room found Stay back, stretched on the
| floor and Cockrell bending over him,
apparently wiping blood from his face.
| Cockrell sake1 Moore to send for q ply
stefan, which he did and few moments
! lster DR.. McCsrty arrived, but not until
Slsybs lad died. He died about three
minutes sitter being shot. Meanwhile
Cockrell washed his hands and in
less than FIVE minutes after the fatal
shot Iss fred he and McGufiin en-
tered carnage and drove away. " IS
rot yet known where.
The ball from Cockrell's pistol an
tered Slaybsek's left side near the heat
and ranged upwsrds. Whether il en-
tered the heart is not known, but it must
have penetrated the lungs. An immense
crowd gathered around the Post Dis
patch Office snd remained there till long
after dark, The deplorable affair seems
to have grown out Of the publication of
an editorial by the Post-DispGtch this
evening stating that Slsyback in petty
political meeting in the Eighteenth
Ward last night, applied strong and vile
Language to the Post Dispatch and III
conductors, making charges which he
knew to be false, and in retaliation fol
this the paper produced s.card publish cd
a year ago by Jno. NJ. Glove, well
known lawyer, in which the writer
lehsrges Col. Sissy back with cowsrdice.
John III. McGufBn and Victor Z. Cole
Tonight, made statement IS 10 wha
occurred in the room WHARF the shooting
took place. They gay 10 substance, tina
{ Stay bach, on entering the room. threw nj
lcoat back, drew q revolver aud advancing
sAid, well, Pm here, sir" then obseTv-
ling weapon on Coekrell's desk asked
us that for nae?" To which Cochrel
replied mo, it's for use only TO defen6
| myself" Slsyba then said, "yoa are
prepared to draw then draw" Cock
lrell answered, II don't have to draw,
Idon't want to draw. Go away from here
don't want to hsve anything to do with
you"
Slayback meantime Spresaed forward
and crowded Cockrell against the wall
Then they sll got into sort Of tussle
each having holti Of the other, Cockrel
being the most crowded. The lstte
asked McGufia to take Stay backs pts
toll from him and when he attempted t,
do so the weapon was discharged, ant
Stay back staggered and sank to the floor