Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-17
sLAYBACK WAS FULLY ARMED.
His Pistol Identified by A PawnbrOkeI
from Whom He B0ug1t it.
BAR ASSOCIATION RESOLUTIONS.
A Miscellaneous Review Of Criminal
Doings and Casualties.
The SfGyLacE Tragedy.

here to-day, and as the feeling against
Cockrill had been sedulously worked up by
SIayback's friends. and a very one-sided
account of the affair was published by one
OF the morning papers, the survivor of the
fatal encounter has been freely condemned.
The injustice of this will be seen when it
is known that of the four witnesses of the
ARRAY. three testified on oath on the in
quest that Slayback was an armed
aygressor. The GLOBE correspondent
interviewed ". II. Ciopton, who made the
following flul statement of his connection
with the affair:
Il was at the Office of Col. 81 eyback at
4:So on business. When 1 got through and
was about to go, he asked me to sit down,
but told him wanted to go to publish
er in the rear of the building. I went,
and on coming back Siaybac caught me
by the arm and we went to the Office of
the Dispatch. On arriving there 1
followed Slayback up the stairs. We were
both walking hastily. He took one rapid step
when near the door and entered, when the
door was closed. put my hand on the
knob, entered and saw Slayback taking off
his coat and heard him say: "Don't draw
that pistol on Ine.'' When the word ''draw''
was enunciated heard pistol fired.
approached Coclrill and forced his arm
toward the window. Slayback called me-,
AMI turned, and he had closed with Cock
rill. Seeing Slayback bleeding I released
Cockrill, and eased Slayback to the floor.
r l. ;crh@ loJl
ing Slayback and on looking up saw an
excited person whom know to be news
paper man with a pistol at my head. I
told him to put up his pistol
saying: SDon't you see my
friend is dead!" when the pistol was low
ered..
When Col. Slayback entered the room he
closed the door, Cockrill was in the act
of rising, and Slayback commenced taking
Off his coat with his right hand thrown be-
hind hina 20 enable hiia 70 catch the right
coat sleeve with his left hand. He called
on Cockrill not to draw that pistol on him.
When I. went into Col. Slayba Office
was sitting with Col. Broadhead and an
other gentlemen. I sat with him until he
he read the editorial of the Post-Dispatch
emitting the card. He then took another
edition of the same paper out of his desk
and read another editorial. He asked me
if would go and see Cockrill with him
When he had got to the foot of the stairs
I told him he had better let me go and see
thing of a personal nature between him
and Cockrill, and he replied that there was
not; that their difficulties were all settled
told him would go and see who was re-
sponsible for the editorial, and when I had
done SO that I would serve him in any ca
pacity. He insisted on going himself, and
said that no apology would
satisfy him; that he would just SLAP
Cockrill in the face and demand an apollo
gy afterward. Col. Slayback made no Other
threat, save that of slapping Cockrill in
the face. He had no pistol. He was not
unduly excited and made no motion, ex
cept to take Off his coat. He was moving
toward Cockrill, and had no pistol in his
hand whatever. BY the time he closed
with Cockrill had the latter by the right
arm, in which he held the pistol. Slaybacl
called me. turned, and seeing his face
covered with blood, released Coclzrill's arm
and went to my friends assistance. Cock
rill passed out of the room with the pisto
in his hand. While I was relieving the
wounded man, policeman entered anl
went to the reporters room, and subse
quently, when the crowd had gathered t.
my Office, Col. Slayback died in my pres
ence and in my arms. I should judge tina
he lived only minute after the shot wa
fred. I heard no werd from Cockrill. H
spoke no word, and had he done so woult
have unquestlonably heard it." This Clop
ton substantially repeated at the inquest
(Western Associated Press')
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 16.-It was expected
that counsel for Col. Cockrill would appl,
for his release on bail this morning, bu
the evidence taken before the coroner
jury not yet being written out, and there
fore not in position to submit to tn
court, and owing to the fact that Judg
Laughlin, of the criminal court, is sick
action in the case will be deferred til
Wednesday. No charge has yet been mad
against Mr.. Cockrill, but it is understood,
the coroner will swear oat warrant yer,
soon.
Frank 81. Hurd, Democratic congress
man from the Toledo, O., district, is here
and will act as advisory counsel for Col
Cockrill. These gentlemen are old ant
warm personal friends. It is stated thi
evening that Emery A. Storrs, the distin
guished lawyer of Chicago, will come her
and assist, if not take charge Of the pros
ecution.
ST. Louis, Oct. 16.-Quite sensation
was created this afternoon by a repor
which was circulated on the streets, tina
Morris Michael, pawnbroker, of No.
north Fourth street, had declared that tn
pistol that John NJ McGufin bad testified
to have taken away from Col. Slayback il
the shooting ARRAY at the Post Dispatcl
Office last Friday evening really belopge,