Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-15

AOiAA0h advancing on COi. COcKr1l1 Win
pistol. In the ensuing struggle, while
Cockrill was crowded against the wall and
almost on his knees, regarding himself as
assailed with apparently murderous in
tent, he fired the fatal shot. Fortunately
for him Mr.. McGuffen and
nesses of the fact that he fred
in necessary self-defense, and that Mr..
Slayback's pistol was wrenched from his
hand by Mr.. McGuffen after the shot was
fired. These are the simple facts, and we
assure the public that legal investigation
will develop these and other facts proving
that this was as clear a case of shooting in
self-defense as was ever forced upon any
man. Of course all the enmities aroused
by the fearless course of the paper are now
arrayed against Col. Cockrill, and
the. Republican is pouring out
upon him the walls of its
long pent-up wrath, villianously and sys-
tematically misrepresenting the facts, and
doing all that it can to exasperate public
feeling against man who has promptly
surrendered himself to the hands of the
law, and asks nothing but the justice of a
fair trial. Leaving the public to charac-
| terize as it deserves this course of the
Republican, we ask leave to add only that
| all who know Col. Cockrill know him to be
| as tender-hearted as woman, man of
peace, whose whole life has been full of
generous and kindly deeds, man who alb
hors injustice and is ever ready to repair a
| wrong.
Western Associated Press.
CoCkRELL's SURRENDER.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14.-Nothing of special
note has occurred to-day regarding the de-
plorable death of Col. Slayback at the
hands of Col Cockrell last evening. The
latter was in consultation with his counsel,
ex-Lieut. Gov. Chas. P. johnson, Joseph
Lodge and Chas. F. Jay, until after mid
night at the house of Mr.. Lodge, when
word was sent to the chief of police that
Mr.. Cockrell would surrender himself
about O'Clock. At that hour Col. Camp
bell, chief of police, appeared at the desig-
mated place, took Cockrell in his buggy,
drove to the four courts, and assigned him
to a cell. Cockrell has made no statement
further than that he acted in selfdefense.
and that if he had not shot Slayback he
would have been shot himself. Prepare
| tions were made to commence an inquest
at o'clock this afternoon, and testimony
is now being taken. Opinion is much di-
vided in regard to the matter, and will
probably remain so until all the facts in
the case are made known.
MR.. PULITZEE's OPINIONS.
| New York, Oct. 14.-Mr. Joseph Pulit-
| ger. proprietor of the Post-Dispotch, was
found at the Fifth avenue hotel. He was in
company with several physicians who are
in attendance upon one of his children
who is seriously ill. He said he had just
received news of the tragedy in the Post
Dispatch Office, and was too much shocked
and affected to say anything. He was at g
loss to understand how the affair occurred
He knew of no iil-feeling between the two
men. So far as he knew their relations
had been most amicable. Both were mem
bers of the same club-the Elk club. Oh
Mr. Cockrell he speakes in the highest
terms, describing him as being of peace
full disposition, in no sense a fighting man
sober, popular, gentle, modest and Of
excellent habits. = He never had
quarrelled with any one, an6
was never known to carry arms. Mr.
Pulitzer said he was quite convinced from
what he knew of Mr.. Cockrell that he ha6
acted in self-defense. He continued tha
he was deeply sorry for Mr.. Slayback ant
for his family, and the terrible calamity
that had befallen them. He had always
held Mr.. Slayback in esteem. Their per
i sonal relations were pleasant, and he ha6
entertained him at his house. Mr.. Cock
rell, he said, is native of Ohio. His ia
| father has been member of congress from
that state, and was during the war colonel
of regiment under General Sherman's
command. Mr.. Cockrell has been with
Mr.. Pulitzer about three years, in the po'
sition of managing editor, and during
Pulitzer's absence he has been at the head
of the paper. Slayback was in the con-
federate army, and since the war has lived
in st. Louis, where he has been prominent
member of the legal profession, being
possessed of undsubted talents and ability
THE INQUEST.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-THE inquest on the
remains of Col. Slayback, who was shot by
Col. John A. Cockrill, at the Post Dispatch
Office last evening, opened about o'clock
this afternoon in the criminal court room,
and continued till after dark. VIM. 81.
Clopton, who accompanied Col. Slayback
to the Post Dispatch Office, testified to
about the same effect as his statement
telegraphed last night, stating distinctly
that Col. Slayback was shot while he was
in the act of taking his coat of, and re-
peating his former statement that Stay
back was not armed and therefore could
not have drawn asrevolver. The other
principal witnesses were Jno. M. McGuf6n,
business manager, and Victor T. Cole,
foreman, who were in the room when the
shooting took place. Their testimony did
not differ materially from their
statements already telegraphed. Both
testified empatically that Stay
back drew revolver as soon as he
entered the room; that he and Clopton ad-
vanced on Cockrill, the former holding