The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-16
boosc, where Id will remain until Monday,
when his counsel will make application
for his release on bail. ,EPs.ii-ii'I A


under oatii, thG substance OF which Is that
at u reception at the rooms OF the Elks
Club, Of which Cockerill Is President, and
Slayback WIS member, on the night OF
September 30. Col. slaybacE, In the re.
ception room Of the club, used violent
language toward the Io,i Dispalch chnrg.
ing It's editor with being a blackmailer,
and making serious charges against the
paper. Later in the evening Cockerill in.
vitcd Slayback into the library room and
asked II lie intended 10 apply the term
blackmailcr 10 him. He answered that ho
did moi, but entered upon another trade OF
abuse eagainst the paper; then suddenly clos.
ing and locking the door Of the room, said
to CoGkerill: "You have brought me hero
TO bull.doze me, and now we Arp alone, aud
man to man, tell you that Il the. Posi-. Dis.
patch ever attacks me or assails my char.
acteri'l will 10 to your Office and kill you.
Twill take theli Of any man who employs
newspaper to abuse and injurs me-" lle
spoke Of his partner, Mr.. Broadhead, who
is candidate for Congress in tho Ninth
District, and the charges which had
been made. .against him., repeating several
times that.he would shoot anybody who
would publish such things Of him, He
further said that Cockeril wonld..be held
TO account for the course Of the paper, and
declared that before tho campaign was
over he (Slayback) would 20 on the
stump, and from house TO house ,denounce
the Poa Dipateh and break mp It's business.
Cockeril assured him that he had no intent
to bully him; that he had simply asked for
m explanation that was due lin; TINT he
entertained only friendly feelings for him;
that he had never written a line against
him, and hoped she never would.s After
further conversation, Slayback became
quiet, they shook hands. went into
another room, drank together, and parted
in the most cordial way. .IlG&f'rE I!
Colonel Cockerill then said that from tho
malignant attack made upon the Post. Dis.
patek, by Slayback At the political meeting
Friday night he was satisfied he intended
to execute the threat he Ind made 10 de.
nouncc tho paper from the stump. He
regarded it an open dellance-an inten.
tonal defiance, which would call ior, soma
response from the Post. Dispatch. lie did
not write anything himself, but simply re.
produced n letter which had been written
to Slayback, ii year before. lg'al X
f. Colonel Cockerillthcn gaveth following
account Of tue shooting: 90,
"A> few minutes past o'clock was sit.
ting ut my desk talking with Mr.. McGuilin,
business manager Of the paper, md Mr..
Cole, foreman. The door was closed.
My pistol was lying on my desk, for
l had intended to place It in my pocket
on changing my coat and leaving the
office. Suddenly the door opened and
two men entered, closing the door be-
hind them. was facing the door. l rccop-
nized Colonel Slayback and Mr.. Clopton, a
lawyer, who had few days before as.
saulted two members OF his profession in a
private office. l realized | was to be as
s1ulted, and rose from my chair. Colonel
'Slayback's bearing was that Of II man bent
upon violence: His first words were:''Well,
lam here. lie started us il TO draw his coat.
| was in o corner, next 10 the front win
dow. Instinctively moved my hand
toward the weapon on the desk. He saw
it.. suddenly.rcadjusted his coat and said,
us that Tor me p at the same time throw
ing his hnnd Ia his hip pocket. Myrcply
was No, sir but secured my weapon.
AS he drew his he presented it ut me, ana
! heard him cock it, shouted, Don't do
that! and at; the same time, while his
weapon was pointed ut my breast, | fired,
believing myself ut the moment dead
man. knew nothing OF the effect OF the
shot. for he closed with me and thrust his
revolver against my side. At the same
time. Clopton caught Inc from behind, and
tried TO wrest mygpistsl from my band,
which, wis., hanging by my. side,
l shouted 10 Mr.. McGuilin; Don't let
these men kill me!" lie tore Colonel slay-
backs pistol from his hand and pointed it
at Clopton's head, under the impression,
presume, he was trying to shoot me. At
that instant Colonel Sayback released his
grasp upon merand. realized for the first
TIME that;h bud been hurt. / left the room
while MIR. C!opton was calling for a doctor,
my ehead bleeding from cut received
when Twas forced against the window in
the scuflle,a and went into the lower Office to
wash myself" r-.- a
TOLEDO, O., October l4.-Frank II. Hurd,
Congressman. elect from this district, left
here this evening, on u telegram iron, John
Cockerill, Of the Post. .Disputch.' Mr.. Hurd
has long been u warm personal friend .of
Cockeri!i, having known him here and in
Washington and he expects to appear as
one OF the counsel for the prisoner.