Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-17
MISSOURI DESPER ADDE'S
r SNUFFED OUT.
HARRY GEORGE ARRIVES
IN NEW YORK.
PRIZE FIGHT IN MISSOURI.
The st. Louis Tragedy

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4.-Ar The inquest
this afternoon Willism H. Clopton,
who was with Colonel S.ayback, testi
tied positively that S,aybacs was not
armed. and was sh,t while taking off
MS coat. B ,th John Mctiutiin and
! Victor Cole testified emphaticaliy that
Slayback drew his revolver when he
entered the room and advanced on
| CockreIl, pointing the pistol at aim.
Their stories did not differ from their
previous statements. Mctiutfin said he
took Siayback's pistol and with it com.
PEELED Cloptoa to keep his hands off
Cockrell. He produced the pistol
pearl handled British bulldog, slightly
rusty.
COCXRELLS STATEMENT.
Colonel Cockreil read statement
under oath, the substaDcs Of which is
that at reception at the rooms of the
Elk Club, # which Cockrell Is Pr. 81.
dent and Slayback was a member, on
the night Of september Both, Colonel
Slaybsck in the reception room used
violent language toward the Post
Dispatch, charging It's editor with being
a b.ackmailer, and making very serious
charges against the paper. Later in
the evening Cockrell invited SIayback |
into the library room and asked him if |
ne intended to apply the term '' black
mailer to him. He answered that he !
did not, but entered upon another
TRADE of abuse against the paper. Then
suddenly closing and locking the door
of the room, he said to Cockrell "You
have brought me here to bulldose me,
aud now We are alone, and man to man,
| tell you tha. it the Post Dispatch ever
attacks me or assails my private char
acter | will 90 to your office and kill
you. will take the life Of any man
who employs newspaper to abuse and
injure me. lie spoke of his partner,
Mr. Broadhead, who is a Candidate for
Congress 10 the Ninth District, and the
charges which had been made against
would shoot any one who would pub
lish such things of HIM. He further
said that Cockreil would be held to
account for the conduct of the paper,
aud declared that before the campaign
was over he (Slay back) would
% on the stump, aud from house
20 house, and denounce the Post
Dispatch and break up its business.
tockrelI assured him that he had no in {
;ention to bully him that hs had SIM q
,iv asked for al explanation which was
lue that he entertained only friendly ,
ceilings for him that he had never
written line against him, aud hoped Z
le never would. Alter further conver- &
alton Slayback became quiet, they
hook hands, went into another room
nd drank together aud parted in the
most cordial way. Cockrelrs statement t
oes on to say tnat frou the malignant a
tack made upon the Post DisputcA ry t
LAY back at the poiitlcai nl-e,lng last L
'rlday night he was satisfied tina. SlaY-
ack intended to execute the threat he
s.d made to ,lenounce the PAPER from
hs stuulp. He Regarded it as an open
siiance. and an intentional defiance,
,hich wauld call .or son,e RESPONSE from Il
he Post. Dispofch. He did bot write ],
nythIng himself, but simply repro 4
uced letter which had been written ~
, Slayback year before. +
Colonel Cockrell then gave his ac- =,
punt of the shooting: When Slay- :,
ack entered he said !: We'll, | am y
ere. He started as ii to draw of his :,
,st. / was IN tue cnru-r next 8
, the front window. lnstiuctively !,
m,v~d my uaad towar,i the ~-apon a,
, the desk. lie Jaw i', a,ut sud
sn,y r-adjusted MS Ca, aud sad: Is
.s i.,r me = at the same tilse throw
Y mis- i.aud to his hip puck-t. My .
.pIy wa., NJ sir. bus secure'i my y
eapon. A., he drew hts he presented b
AT me, aud ! hesrd hun cock 1t. ii
,uuted, DON'T do that, aud at the ,t
.me ,ime, while his weapon WAS 7
inte.l at my b east. l fired. believing p
y.eif At hat mDmeue dead man. / II
new n".h.og OF the -ff.cs "f the si"t. ar
II he c:t,sei nj Ia mo and .hrust his re- II
Diver az .inst my side. At the same n,
me Ci"p.on caught me from behind IN
I'd tried to wrest the plsJ.t from my
ard. which was hanging ny my side.
shouted to Mca1utin. D.n's let these
on kill m-. He tore Colonel Slsy. "
ack' pistol from MS baud aod pointed ne
At Ciopt"n's head. under the impress '.
on presume that he was trying to ia
,OOt M, At fixAn ;natart l.,I.,nAI -