Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-15
RUIN AND DEATH.
The Sad Career of a Lost GirI-A
Warning to Foolish Young
Women.
The COckrell-Slayback ShoOtiDg-An In.
terView with Mr.. Pulitzer-The
COrOner's Inquest.

ST. LOUIS, October 14-NoihIng of specia
note occurred to-day regarding the deplora
| bic death OF Col. Slayback at the hands o.
Col. Cockrell last evening. The latter was il
consultation with his counsel, Ex-Lieut.
Gov. Charles P. johnson, Joseph Lodge and
Charles F. Joy, until after midnight at the
house OF Mr.. Lodge, when word was sent to
the chief OF police that Mr.. Cockrell would
surrender himself at ] o'clock. At that hour
Col. Campbell, chief of police, appeared at
the designated place, took Col. Cockrell in
charge, drove to the Four Courts, and as
Aligned him to a cell. Col. Ccckreil has made
NO statement further Than that he acted in
self-defense, and had he not shot Col. Slay-
back he would have been Shot himself.
AN INTERVIEW WITH ME-. PULITZER.
New YORK, October I4-Mr. Joseph
Pulitzer, proprietor of the Post Dispatch, 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 i'll. He said he had Just re-
ceived the news of the tragedy in the Post
Dispatch Office, and was too much shocked,
amazed and afflicted to say anything. He
was at loss to understand how the affair
occurred. He knew of no ill-feeling between
the Two men. So far as be knew, their rela-
tions had been most amicable. Both were
members of the same club, the Elk Club.
OF Mr.. Cockrell he spoke in thei highest
terms, describing him as being of peaceable
disposition; in no sense fighting man, and
sober, popular, gentle, modest and of excel
lent habits. He never had c quarrel with
anyone, and wss never known TO carry arms
Mr.. Pulitzer said he was quite convinced
from what he knew of Mr.. Cockrell that he
had acted in sell-defense. He continued,
that be was deeply sorry for Mr.. Slayback
ana for his family in the terrible calamity
. Aaf - Azf. al, L. IL Il
held Mr.. Slayback in esteem. Their per
sonal relations were pleasant, and he had
him at his house. Mr.. Cockrell,
he said, is a native of Ohio. His father
has been a member of Congress from
that State, and was during the war colonel
of regiment under Gen. Sherman's COM
maud. Mr. Cockrell has been with Mr. |
Pulitzer about three years, in the position of |
editor, and during Mr. Pulitzer's |
absence he has been at the head of the paper. |
Mr.. Slaybsck was in the Confederate army, !
and since the war has lived in ST.. Louis, |
where he has been prominent member of |
The legal profession, being possessed of I'M |
doubted talents and ability.
Mr.. Pulitzer will leave for st. Louis to- |
night
The inquest on the rem aims of Col. Stay
back, who was shot by Col. John A. Cock |
rell at the Post Dispatch Office last evening, |
Criminal Courtroom, and continued until |
after dark. VIM. 81. Clopton, who accom-
panied Col. Slayback to the Post Dispatch |
office, testified distinctly that Col. Slayback |
was shot while in the act of taking his coat |
of, and that he (Slayback) was not armed, |
and therefore could not have drawn re-
Vover. The other principal witnesses were
Sohn M. McGufin, business manager, and |
Victor I. Cole, foreman, who were in the
-oom when the shooting took place. Both ties
.ifed emphatically that Slaybsck drew a
revolver as soon be entered the room;
hat he and Clopton advanced on Cockrell,
he former holding his pistol at short
aim, pointing toward Cockreel; that
Cockrell uttered the words and gave the
as telegraphed last night; that
quick, brief tussle took place; that Cockrell |
fred; that Clopton closed with Cockrell, and /
,nly released his hold of him when McGufin
placed the pistol he had taken from Stay
pack to bis (Clopton's) head and told him to
10 so or he was a dead man. Both pistols
we're produced.
Several other witnesses were examined, |
,ut their testimony was not material.
The jury, after being cut about kalf an
lour, returned a verdict that Col. Slsyback
;ame to his death from the effect of an inter-
lal hemorrage, caused by gun-shot wound
o the chest inflicted with a bullet fred from |
revolver in the hands of John A. Cockrell. |
Col. Cockrell returned to his cell in the
where he will remain until Mon
lay, when his counsel will make application |
or his release ON bail.