The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-17

COLONEL COCkERILL STATEMENT IN hE"AHD
TO THE KILLING OF COLONEL sI.AYBACK.
ST. LOUIS, October 15.-Colonel Cooke
rili. at the coroner's inquest yesterday,
gave the following account OF the shooting
OF Slayback: "A few minutes past 3 O'Clock
Twas sitting at my desk talking with Mr..
Mctiuiin. the business manager OF the pa
Der, and Mr.. Cole, the foreman. The door
was closed. My pistol was lying on my
desk, for had intended to place IL in my
pocket on changing my coat and leaving
the Office. Suddenly the door opened
and two men entered, closing the door
behind them. ] was facing the door.
recognized Colonel Slayback and Mr.. ClOp-
ton, a lawyer, who had few days before
assaulted two members of his profession
in private Office. realized that ] was TO
be assaulted, and arose from my chair.
Colonel Slayback's bearing was that of
man bent upon violence. His first words
were, well, | am here He started As II
TO draw off his coat. | was in corner
next to the front window. lnstinctively
moved my hand toward the weapon on
The desk. He saw it, suddenly rcadiustcd
his coat, and said, : is that for me!' at the
came time throwing his hand to his hip
pocket. by reply was, mo, sir; but /
secured my weapon as he drew his. He
presented 1t at me, and | heard him cock
Il. I shouted, Don't do that = and at
fhe same time, while his weapon was
pointed at my breast, | fired believing
myself at the moment a dead man. |
knew nothing Of the effect OF the shot, for
he closed with Inc and thrust his revolver
against my side. At the same time Clop-
ton approached me from behind and tried
to wrcst my pistol from my hand, which
was hanging by my side. / shouted to Mr..
McGufiin, Don't let these men kill me!
He tore Colonel Slay backs pistol from his
hand and pointed it at CloptOn' head, I'M
der the impression, presume, that he was
irving 10 shoot me. At that instant Col
onel Slayback released his grasp upon me,
and realized for the first time that he had
been hurt. | left the room while Mr.. Clop-
ton was calling for doctor, my head
bleeding from a cut received when j was
forced against the window in the scUfile,
and went into the lower Office to wash my
self"
FUNERAL OF COLONEL SLAYBACK.
The funeral OF Colonel A. w. Slayback
took place this afternoon, and was, per-
haps, the largest that ever occurred in ST.
Louis. The service at the house was per-
formed by Rev. DIR. =. q. Robert, OF the
GllrcODll tnuICll, dllci WHICH tIlt COIttyt,
consisting OF members OF the family and
Friends, the Knights OF st. Patrick, Legion
OF Honor. the Bar Association. the Southern
Historical Society, and the Benevolent
Order Of Elks, proceeded direct to Belle
fontaine cemetery, where, after the usua
ceremonies at the grave, the remains were
deposited in Il vault until il is determined
whether they shall be buried here or in
I erred at Lexington, Mo. Besides the
representatives of the societies above
named, there were present mt the house
and at the cemetery great number OF the
leading business and Professionalism of
the city, and the expressions OF regret al
the death of Colonel Slayback and sympa-
thy for the bereayed family were universal
and sincere. Governor Crittenden, who
was warm friend Of Mr.. Slayback, came
rom Jefferson City to attend the funeral.
[By Associated Press.j
ST. LOUIS, October 1G.--It was expected
that Colonel CockeriPs counsel would ap.
Div for his release on bail this morning
but the evidence taken before the coroner'S
Jury not being yet written out, and there.
fore not in a condition TO submit to the
Court, and owing to the fact that Judge
Loughlin, of the Criminal Court, is sick
action in the matter has been deferred un
vi Nc""Veuat. NO ciaTSe has YET ptVi
made against Mr.. Cockerill. but it is I'M
derstood the coroner win swear out war
rant very soon.
Frank X. IIurd, Democratic congress
man from the Toledo (Ohio) district, il
here, and will act as advisory counsel fol-
Colonel Cockerill. The two are warn
friends.
Ii is stated this afternoon that Emory
Storrs, OF Chicago, will come here ant
assist, II not take charge of the prosecution