Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-17
The Cock reIl Stay back Sh8Otfng-Cause
of the Dfmculty.


ST. Louis, October l6.-It was expected
that counsel for Col. Cockrell would apply
for his release on bail this morning, but the
evidence taken before the coroner's jury not
yet being written out, aud therefore not in
proper condition TO submit 10 the court, and
owing to the fact that Judge Laughlin, OF
the Criminal Court, is sick, action in the
matter has been deferred till Wednesday.
No charge has been made against Mr.. Cock
rell, but il is understood that the coroner
will swear out warrant very soon. Frank
HI. Hurd, of Ohio, Democratic Congressman
elect FROM the Toledo District, is here, ami
will act as advisory counsel for Col. Cockrell.
These gentlemen are old and warm personal
friends. 1t is stated this afternoon that
Emory Storrs, the distinguished lawyer of
Chicago, will come here and assist, if not
take charge OF the prosecution.
THE CAUSE OF THE QUARREL.
The quarrel arose from bitter attack
made by Col. Slayback on the Post Dispatch
in a political speech last Thursday night.
The paper responded Friday evening by I'M
complimentary references 10 Col. Stay back,
and it was while demanding a retraction
that be met his death. The article referred
to is as follows:
Mr.. Alonzo w Slayback an individual whose
chief claim distinction rests upon the fact that
me- ne i'm me asw o 1 o. ysd
in this city last night and without personal provo
e the It's @
ors, making charges which he knew to be false
This is the same A. W. Slayback of and concerning
whom the following card was written and pub
lished In this city by John NJ. Glover on the 18th
day of November, 1881. Mr.. Glover recently ran
as Democratic candidate for Congress in the
Ninth District, and received hearty Endorsement
from the Democratic voters of character.
The letter referred to of Mr.. Glover &C.
cused Col. Stay back of cowardice.
oh hFfU
Woodworking journalist Of long experience
both in the West and East. He was for
some years managing editor OF the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, then went East to hold a SIM
liar position on the w ashington Post aud the
Baltimore Gazette, and finally returned TO
the West, becoming managing editor OF the
St. Louis Post Dispatch, an evening paper
| founded in 1878, after its sale by Mr.. John
A. Dillon to Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer. Under
the management of the latter gentleman il
has attained wide circu lation, and from
it's aggressive tone has frequently provoked
no little excitement in a somewh hat sensitive,
not 10 say fire eating, community.
Col. Slayback was 6ne lawyer, an able
| politician, a brilliant speaker and a man OF
pure public and social record. He was fond
| of dispute and very free in the employment
| OF threats of personal chastisement of his
political or legal opponents. He had an
especial aversion 10 newspaper men. A short
| time ago when talking TO Mr.. Spslding,
manager OF the Olympic theater, he was
heard to remark that if any paper talked
about him as some papers had talked about
| Spalding, be would go, pistol in hand, and
| clean out the entire establishment. In
this way he had, without ever doing any
shooting, gained the reputation of shooter.
QUITE SENSATION
was created this afternoon by report which
was circulated on the street that Morris Mi
chael, pawnbroker, of No North Fourth
street, had declared that he pistol that john
NJ. McGaffin had testified TO having taken
| away from Col. Slayback in The shooting
| sffrsy at the Post Dispatch Office last Friday
evening, really belonged to Stay back, and
that he (MichaeD had sold it 10 HIM. DIR.
Frank, The coroner, late this evening, re-
called the jury thai sat on the inquest, and
summoned Michael before it, who swore that
he identified the weapon one he sold TO
Slaybsck about four months ago, and that it
still retained his private trademark. This
establishesf-e ownership of the pistol about
which there has been SO much doubt, and
overthrows that part of Cloplou's testimony,
in which he believed that Slaybrook was not
armed. In fact, it changes the aspect of the
whole affair, and is regarded by Cockrell's
friends as an additional and very strong
.,0ins in favor