The daily gazette., 1882-10-14
.,.wyER SHOT.
VINO was Quick with HIS
IL Editor ~, protects Himself.

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who was Quick WIN ms
~ EdliUI ',,.,", protects Himself.
nct l3.-At $50 O'Clock this
81. Lopis, 4 Cockrell, managing editor
rtDlng SOnI u IDi,patcL, shot aud killed Colonel
d the IvajDE A prominent lawyer ana
". SIS" "noIilician of this city. The par
Isl know, ,pw p the shooting occurred can
kulars o. a,ad Al this writing, as no one
dbe sIam sIapaarned in the matter VIII make
drcuy co1' -, hut Henry w. Moore, the city
asielea.tSs .ts naper, who was sitting at his
siiOr Of .,o f says that while Colonel Cock
ask EiluIv McGufiln, business manager,
rI Iyrp Victor 7. Cole, foreman, wete noin ,he
lM business coIiierenee az. M ~
room, Colohel 9laynson' sayson
saiIofla by W. IL. Ciopton,
'tcon9 % ,he local room and passed on toward
ul'Issu,, s,,orial W, room, the dsor to which was
be e1'OiMI Mr. Moore turned In his chair as
dO'ea ..ed a by and observed that Colonel
hg az he opened the door with his
slypaeH had his right hand In his pistol
vi na"r and in less than half minute aiter
FCEt'' a entered Cockrell's room Moore
sNgA,,% ,%e report of pistol. lie immedi-
haru .n.,ng s~a M and ON entering the editorial
ffP sPmnd Slayback stretched ON the hoor
Oln Olsnroctrell 'OI bending over him, apparently
Sna WI 'he blood from his face. Cockrell
npa,Sv Svoore 10 send for physician, which
ph1 ~, %y and a few minutes later DIR. McCarty
E% Et1S5 but moi until Slayback was dead ne
,hvg E1i"g died about three minutes after beihg
p%%.rwhile ~ Cockrell washed his hands and
% a ,ban five minutes after the fatal shot
al he and Mr.. McGufien entered IA
s..re and drove away. IL is said they
o.~ y. q Four Courts and surrendered to the
nsi Of Police, but such was not the case
vT 4,t l. not vet known where Cockrell is.
y. hall from Cockrell's pistol entered
s',Asck's left side near the heart and
~ inward. Whether 1t entered the
~ !. moi known, but it must have pene-
,.,sd the lungs. An immense crowd
.%sred around the Post Dispatch office and
sr,inpd there till long after dark.
1, THs affair grew out of the publication of
alforal by the Post Dispatch this even
n stating that Colonel Slayback, In a
rss,h At political meeting last night, ap-
M epithets to the Post dispatch aud It's
rSinrtors and made charges which he
. hx 10 be lics, and in retaliation the paper
sudnced card published about a year
vi by John NJ. Glover, well-known young
svycr m which the writer charged Colonel
\ 's,iback with cOwardice.
n extra Of an evening paper says that
.coDe Slayback had gone 10 the Office for
utartion or fight. When he entered the
JlOral rooms he and Cockrell met face TO
8N The Colonel began TO denounce
|CeErell for assaults made upon him by the
/ be Dpatch aud in his fury the Colonel
lrv revolver from his pocket. Cockrell,
.Ao had the advantage by reason of his
Il sipOssrssion, also drew his revolver and
Eirl at atSayback, who icll mortally wounded,
ud died irw minutes afterward
The trouble originated in the fact that at
POLITICAL meeting last evening Colonel
+Syback made bitter onslaught on the
Xh,DtpatrL and It's reporters, to which the
pu responded this evening by uncompli-
Eftary reference tO Colonel Slayback,
r.kh rendered him so indignant that hc
tslei the office 10 demand satisfaction.