The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-15
that that ,t %V vernon johnson said this evcn,ro
'""' tue case was clearly one OF evening
JvsTifiADLE HOMICIDE.

Il
.nS IN legal fight against oan,i ami ma'
" ".u NVcScrill was the only cditor ~ az
wy VINO gave him unswervine, s,,, -, 'ne
"au Whatever adverse accounts -, y
I h are being publicly circulated tout, ~.
nav inc gamblers and their fricnds =" 7iu az
source AT the same time n mn, o. ',ie
supposed that Slayback was \, ali . 10 sr' DC
y, gahiolerS. lie was fine Ion,'.i - 'o'u
a"W poliuclan, and brilliant sncoIn,' "n
lnan on pure public and social 80, /"
w" ms death will be roo-ro,,ad ,oi -,
u" parties. His fate, however y!
natural one, rs be wa. W."
Iohd OF dispute and very free I, h;s ",n i
/ p'oylhen' OF threats Of personal o;aS. eil-
i1cnt OF his political or legal on1.onnr',s
nc mao an especial aversion 10 ndI's,'n,'1,.
men Though always treating thc,, "I",i
oouS'y when he bad any fayors 70 'o o.I.
l'e was oi'en heard TO publicly yiIlitv ,i oom
a. claSS' and TO threaten them wLon " rn,
present with punishment. OnIv Sh ,'U
u'n'o ago when talking with Sn,ld,n',
,r'i',ger OF the Olympic Theatre he w.,
m,"Iu 10 remark that il any poner toItcd
1pou, nm a. some had talkcd oLnu,
oPaldlhg he would go pistol in hand and
Vio"h out the entire Establishment Tn a.
wa! ne had, without even doing any shoot.
NJ gained the reputation Of \ shooter
ne cause which eliminated i'm today tra'
gedy Is OF rather long standing nnr;n'.
inc contest session Of court Colonel Sla,.-
BACK was an attorney i'm the divor:c
c"Se OF Jaminct Us. Jaminct. a couoe
CucoTe mere, in which a wealthy doctor,s
VIE sought release from matrimonv an no.
count OF her husbands ALLEGED adultery
WIN young pianist. The case was hotly
contested, ana Slayback was opposed nv
2ohn NJ. Glover, rising young LAWYER.
builhS The progress Of the trial SlyLocL
"nd glover had several disputes. The for.
her threatened the latter openly with ncr.
sonar chasiiScmont, and the. public looked
ulliy Tor duel TO occur i'm the courtroom
glover, who never lost his temper in the
courtroom, was by some believed f. lie q
coward, but he published in The Post.
D'NPatch card 50 bitterly dcnouncina
Si'Ypack that il seemed a personal on
counter was inevitable. Ii did not occur
however. The fact Of the matter i, that
Shy back sent a letter to Glover informing
nm that If he did not publicly withdraw,
ana apologize Tor the card, he ISlavbacli)
would Shoot Glover. Glover said that If
thefe was any shooting to be done he WOuld
take a. hand, and that no earthly induce
ment would cause him to withdraw
The card or make amend, for it. After tbi,
Colonel Slayback and Glover met in court
- before, but there was no SHOOTING. ana
the case came to an end without further
breach OF court dccorum. In the present
political campaign Glover became an oppo-
neni OF james 9. Br0adhcad Slayback's
law partner, in the race for the Democratic
nomination Tor congressman for the Eighth
district. The Poot-Dispdfch c>pou.cd
GloYcr's side. and i'm the way Of political
discussion brought against Broadhead
charges OF having taken fees Oh both side.
OF an important law suit. This tended TO
make the struggle a bitter one, and Slav-
back Was heard 10 donoWnce Cockcrill and
the IONt-DiSDqict ON several occasions.
saturday before last primaries took place,
and BrOadhcad'> delegation was elected.
The >mceycnngan entertainment was held
Or the Els Club. which was attended hv
both >layback and COckerill. and during
the evening Slayhack, i'm COckcriif> hear
ing. denounced the Post Dispatch very
vigorously. COckeriIl invited Slayback
into a side room, and told him that such
Yiiupcrati0n WAS not proper-that ii he did
not ike the Post DiSpdtcL, he had right
q GcnOuncc it, but that ne should do so H.
The Colonc's remarks not being couchcd
i'm very refined OF choice terms, Colonel
Slayblack apologized said that he had be-
come excited and had spoken word, in the
heat OF the moment which he regretted.
Thi, set matters all right between the two
men. and they were conspicuous in their
friendly intercourse during the remainder
Of the evening. \ few days after, when
Colonel Sayhack. who is 4 prominent
Yelled Prophet" wished 10 secure the IL
scrtion of an article in the P0St-Di>PGtcb
REGARDING the Irish float Entente, he called
upon Cockcriil, who published his COM
munication. Their conversation upon this
occasion was most friendly. Slayback
called Cockcrill John" all through the
conversation, and they separated the best
OF friends. Nothing occurred since cal
culated 10 arouse fresh feeling OF cnmity
between the two gentlemen. yet II Was
known at the Post Dispatch office that
~lavbsck had publicly denounced CockcflI
and the POST DiSpGtch, and stated that IN
the cam0sien he would lose no opportunity
10 east SUR upon The paper. IN oppOr-
Unitv arrived last night, and >iayback was
true 10 his promise. He was one OF the
sneakers nj a ward caucus, and the anllht>
OF hi, remarks may bc gathered from
report, oil them i'm the morning papers.
Tie EcpuJiCGn said Colonel SiIybdck con-
oratulatcd the meeting on the ONO returns,
counscIled moderation in the Democratic
coiin.cl.. and INDUCED in some rather
severe structures upon the POSt-DNPdtcl'
which he REGARDED not rs Democratic
nanrr. but "a, an assassin OF private charac-
t.r This last sentiment was NOclfcrou>l!
our,l,udcd. The GiCJC-DemOcT0t Nald
NIrh Of a highly complimentary nature
Inc colonel had to say for his partner
Inn, q. Broadhead. Naught but billings
..oto head ne for the POST UiSpdtch, its cdl-
tor. ana reporters. When Colonel Cooke
rim saw these reports he held that me at
tack ,yo. lmcalled for. and in the llght OF
Slayback'S previous uttcranceS, ana OF inc
fari that Slayback had never been at'ackeu
Lv thc Post. Dispatch mWarrahlahi!' a.
r,eo.ure of retaliation lie decided upon tle
i'm the POSt-DiSpdtch OF MI;
Ginycr's card, which. itmay be stated, nau
not RIM through the full editions oi inc
roner on the occasion of its hfsl appear,
anrc. il having been removed d! 'olVi.o'
order, who was not aware VI ~
hcin~ i'm the paper until after part OF 'ii5
fr.t edition had been worked OIL III" SUI"
on the street.
The Cause of the irasc"S'
IBy Associated Prcss.J
BosToN, October ia spcci1a a.,o TO rn Inv
herald from st. Louis says: oiQ ni. oGnin
4 Cockeril. editor OF the IoSt , -Dt>p",''%,'
hi. AFTERNOON shot and killed OGloh ct,;n ia,
". Slavback, who had gone 10 ! tIg U'n,T
for satisfaction or fight Inc io'no ~
rom AN extra Of an evening pap,II, .Iia',oI
a fair outline Of The facts " i'' ioon,S lie
Savback entered the cditorla' no., ron, roIc-
and Cockeril met face 10 lac n,.o,.;n for o,-