The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-08
THE HOMICIDE.

| The particulars OF the homicide, which
occurred at East Cape Girardeau, in this
county, last Saturday evening, as obtained
from Coroner Fitzgerald, who returned
from the scene of the affair yesterday morn
ing, after having performed his official du-
ties over the remains of the victim, are as
| follows:
The victim is Andrew Fry, a man about
forty-two years of age, who has been living
in this county long time, and is well
known by many. He is also
known as quarrelsome man who
would seek opportunities to show his
proves and demand satisfaction where no
wrong had been done him. He was a mar
ried man, having a wife and two children
living.
The slayer is John Wilson, who
like Fry, has been living in
East Cape Girardeau for some years. OF him
it is not said that he is not peacable
man, nor do the facts in the homicide in
which he was the chief actor, as developed
at the coroner's inquest, say that he is any
thing buta man disposed to avoid conten-
ton. He is somewhere between thirty.
five and forty years of age.
From the evidence of the witness exam
ined at the coroner's inquest Sunday, it
appears that the killing was the direct re-
suit of an insignificant little accident
which occurred about four months ago
About that time Wilson was engaged in
game of billiards in public house near
East Cape Girardeau, and while thus en-
gagged he heard loud talking and scufiling
outside. Without taking time to lay down
his billiard cue, he went out, but when he
reached the scene of the uproar, others had
interferred and quiet had been nearly re-
stored. Ever since that day whenever oc-
casion offered Frye, who was one of the
principals in the little row, accused Wilson
of intending to strike him with the cue, or
to interfere in behalf of his Frye's) op-
ponents, which Wilson persistently denied.
Last Saturday afternoon a party of
men from East Cape Girardeau cross
ed the river for Cape Girardeau, in
Missouri. With the party was Wilson and
Fry, the latter having a COW on board which
he intended to sell across the river Fry
sold his COW and made rather free with his
money in the purchase of intoxicants of
which he and several others of the party
drank freely. On their way back Fry
again accused Wilson Of having intended
to strike him with the billiard cue some
months rgo, which Wilson as usual denied,
saying that the man who said he had any
such intentions lied. But Fry reiterated
the charge, named the men who told him
so and threatened to ship Wilson and his
"whole d---nfa family" AT this stage the
rest of the party interfered and kept them
apart until the shore was reached.
Here, too, Fry was held back in order to
allow Wilson to get out Of his way. But
releasing himself, Fry followed Wilson and
demanded that they should 90 to Captain
King, the man who had told Fry that Will
son intended to strike him, and settle the
matters. King was found in the same
saloon, where the first quarrel occurred and
the matter was talked over and, to all ap-
pcarances, settled to the satisfaction of all
concerned At this point Wilson picked
| up billiard cue and, holding it in both
hands, attempted to show Fry and the
crowd that he could not have had any in.
tcntion Of using it, etc, when Fry cried
angrily, LAY down that cue, you id -
-" Wilson laid it down without n word
and then followed an angry alteration
reasoned, with threats, which wat
ended by Fry, who gave Wilson
q back-handed lick in the face
which knocked him down. As Wilson
raised himself from the floor Frye struck
him a second blow, knocking him down
again, and then walked slowly toward tho
front door with the evident intention o.
leaving the premises. But before he hat
reached the door Wilson whipped out re-