The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-24

lnlTu anu SeCOnu hItcls' polHc mOnlns
ago, Cora Stanley white woman living at
the corner of Fifth street. brought Mrs.
Bland quantity of apparel to wash and iron
and then left the city until few days ago,
when she returned, went to Mrs. Bland
ana demanded her clothing which the lat
ter refused to return or said she had dis
posed Of them for the charges. But soon
after Cora saw Lizzie wear some Of the
goods, and yesterday she, Cora, swore out
a search warrant against Lizaie's premises.
Lizzie's house was searched and nearly all
C0ras clothes were recovered and taken to
the court of Justice Robinson for identi.
cation and transfer to its rightful owner
A change of venue was taken to Magistrate
Coming's coutt and there, after trial of
several hours, City Attorney Hendricks APP
poaling and arguing for the complainant
and Hon. d. Z. Linegar for the defend
ant it was decided that as there was due
to Lizzie 81 90 for washing the goods, she
had lien upon them until her claim
should he satisfied and was entitled to
hold them.
The man Thomas in Jail here since
Saturday on suspicion of having stolen
horse and mule which he attempted to sell
at Mr. Lee Bocourt's stock yards Saturday
afternoon, was Brought out for eXamlns-
ton before Justice Robinson yesterday.
AS no evidence that he had stolen the an
imals, except his own suspicious action,
could he obtained and as this evidence was
not sufficient to prove the charge under
which he was arrested, he was tried only
under the charge of carrying concealed
weapons, found guilty aud fined twenty
five dollars and costs, in all nearly forty
dollars He left the city almost immedi-
ately and seemed glad to get away. He
left also the horse and mule which he had
given Mr. Geo. Hendricks his attorney q
bill of sale inpayment for the latter fee.
An execution was also issued by the court
against the animals to cover the amount of
fine and cost assessed against Thomas, and
Constable Hogan has levied on the animals
The total Gains against the horse and mule
is therefore about sixty five dollars which
must be realized by private or public
sale the animals. The behavior of Thom-
rs, his conversation with different parties,
and his entire willingness to abandon both
animals here, leave no doubt that they were
wrongfully obtained by him and the sale
will, Of course, be subject to the uncertain
title.
The particulars of the accident to
Coup's show trains at Tunnel Hill Sunday
morning, which have not yet been pub
lished, exhibit some very remarkable tea-
lures Where the collision occurred the
track was not only on a steep grade, but in
a sharp curve, 50 that the trains were hid
den from one another almost till they came
together The first train was stopped by
the heavy grade and lack of steam, and
flag men were sent back TO warn
the rear train, but they failed TO make
themselves perceived by those having
charge Of this train. In the Caboose of
the foremost train only one man was lying
aseep-Mr. Southerland, advance agent
forithe show, who was, contrary to custom,
travelling with tho show, and had been pro-
vided with a mattress which he had laid on
the floor Of the car aud upon which he was
lying when the accident occurred. In the
coach ahead of the caboose there were for
ty.eight people and in the :hird, sixty-four.
When the engine of the hindmost train
struck the caboose, the sides of the latter
flew one to either aide of the track, one OF
the trucks was hurled from the track and
the other was famed under the coach ahead,
the floor was gathered up neatly in heap
between the front OF the engine and the rear
end Of the passenger coach ahead of the
caboosc, the roof dropped on top of the en-
glne aud Mr. Switzerland, when he
"iound himsef' was lying on
top Of the roof almost uninjured. How
Mr.. Switzerland got from under the roof
on top of it, on such short notice and in
such close quarters, without being crushed
to Jelly, is wonderful, unex'
plainabIe mystery i he could perform
that feat at will he would be "bg card
for Coup's shows but he can't. The
coaches ahead Of the caboose reared stimuli
taneously at the ends where they were cou-
pied, the coupling then broke, the hiDdmost
Car dropped back on the track and the for.
ward one dropped on top of it, completely
cutting off its end to the extent of about
eight feet, composing compartment in
which four men slept, three of whom were