The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-08

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ones, were sent to Chief Myers, together
with particulars of the affair; and short
time after this Sanford was captured in the
act of attempting to force an entrance to
the business house of Messrs, Smith Bros.
While Sanford was in jail here awaiting a
preliminary cxaMnation, Chief Myers was
struck with the similarity which the fell
lows clothes bore to the descriptions given
of that stolen from the Golden store. The
chief produced the old coat and
shoes, and found that both
fitted Sanford to a ct" Sanfords asser-
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Union county officers and the Golden firm
were notified and they came down, ident-
fed the clothing Sanford had on as that
stolen, and took the prisoner to Jonesboro
for trial with the result as stated above.
State Journal, Spnngfeld; "THE
CAIRO BULLETIN confesses that Alexander
county received larger share of the ra-
tions than Pulaski; but hints that colored
people who were not entitled to them re-
ceived an undue proportion, and then, by
innuendo, criticiseS Gov. Cullom for his
action in taking steps to distribute what the
government offered and these quibbling
critics had not the grace to decline nor the
manlnes to be grateful for"-The jour
nal has misunderstood The BULLETIN.
THE BULLETIN did not "hint that colored
people who were not entitled to them, re.
ceived an UNDUE PROPORTION Of the rations
sent to the county; it plainly stated,
in substance, that, although
every effort was made by the county com
missioners and by the county overseer of
the poor to issue orders for rations only TO
the needy, yet they were not able to guard
against all impositions. The BULLETIN
did not, "by ,inuendo, criticise Governor
Cullom for his action in taking steps to
distribute what the government offered" it
simply criticised the governor for allowing
himself to be imposed upon q by few
shrcwd, ambitious Pulaski county politi-
clans, and ASKING the government to "otfer"
aid where no federal aid was needed. The
BULLETIN fails to see that the people of
Alexander county acted "ungraCeiulIy" in
not refusing the rations on account of the
donors, or that they are "unmanly' in not
being grateful" for what mostly came to
them indirectly and i'll the form OF oil for
the rusty Republican political machine Of
Pulaski county.
After giving lengthy account of the
killing of Henderson in Wickliffe, Ky,
agreeing substantially with that given at
the time in The BULLETIN, the Wickliffe
Tribune denounces as "a shameful farce"
the manner of the escape of Parker, the
murderer, Stoval, one of party Of poker
players, and Jerry Henderson, brother of
the victim and the principal party to the
quarrel, all of whom were under arrest and
under guard awaiting trial. The following
are the particulars Of the whole disgrace
full finale as given by the Tribune "The
chairman of the board of trustees as chief
of police, and the Police Judge appointed
guards for the prisoner, to-wit: For Par.
kcr-,I B. Wicklihe, II. c. johnson, ?. c.
Rothrock and VIM Murphy who guarded
their prisoner in room at the Planters
hotel, During the early part of the even
ing (Thursday) some of the guards admit
ted outsiders to the room and social game
of cards was then INDUCED until about ten
o'clock, when it is supposed the card game
absorbed so.much interest that the prisoner
walked out of the room and made his es-
cape. We learn that some of the guard
said they did not know how or when Par.
ker made his escape. We are told that the
guard were given positive instructions to
admit no one in the room with the prisoner.
because a mob had been talked of. These
are the facts as best we can learn them
and an indignant and outraged
public will express opinions upon
them whether we do or not.
Friday morning when the marshal went to
breakfast he placed Stoval under guard Of
B. j. Russell who walked down to the early
morning train with his prisoner, when the
latter told his guard there was man on
the train he wanted to see and exused him.
self minute. The anxious minute is
still looked for, but will not likely be
marked on the dial Of time. Russell was
unarmed and so was Stovall and cripple
besides. True the charge against Stovall
was of minor importance but public opn-
ion is equally emphatic. We are told that
Mr.. Jerry Henderson was at the post office
Friday morning inquiring for his guard,
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