The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-12

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other effort was made to arouse him, with
like result az before. Suspicion was then
aroused and looking over the transom
showed the man laying in bed on his back
in ACUTE natural way, but apparently not
breathing. Chief Myers was sent for aud
the door was forced Open when it was dis.
covered that Boren was dead. Coroner
Fitzgerald was notified and he summoned
ajury and held an inquest, which revealed
nothing that indicated violent
death, and the verdict of the
jury was that death resulted from
natural causes. 1t is believed that apopleyy
was the cause, as the man was Of heavy
build. though apparently in fine health aud
about tfty.fve years of age. Chief Myers
telegraphed to Alter Pinkard & Co., for
instructions and received answer to hold the
remains on ice until further instructions.
1t is believed that deceased was single
man.
While admitting "thatthe mayor has in
the main shown himself to be an able finan-
cier, that in the main he has tnanciered
well for both the city and county, yet
"whatever mans reputation might be as
a tinancler, it will not do for a community
to commit its interests wholly to his keep
ing;i is not safe for property owners to
east aside their reasoning powers and stores
Conformation and experience and hand over
their interests to the disposal of one men
whose plans and judgement may serve or
wreck them. But the Argus would i'm
port foreign fnfancer" to tell our people
what the condition of their finances is and
whether or not they could bear the expence
of the contemplated street improvement.
We are forced to conclude, therefore, the Ar
gus would consider the interests of this com.
munity entirely safe in the hands of some
imported, professional fnancier, and that it
would not be unsafe for property owners to
cast aside their reasoning powers and stores
of information, etc, and place implicit con
fience in such financial prodigy provid-
ed, OF course, that judgement condemned
Mayor Halliday's and that of the many dis
tinguished professional gentlemen with
whom he has consulted and that even of the
great majority of our property holders many
of the most substantial of whom have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the improve
ment in no uncertain manner. The Argus
may send to some foreign cline and have
a little "fnancier" made to ORDER but we
warn the old lady that she can't impose her
monstrosity upon this community.
Monday night about Q o'clock great
excitement was created in the neighbor-
hood OF Fifteenth and Walnut streets, by
the report that a colored family named
Thompson had been poisoned, and that the
head of the family, Jerry, had died. Yes
terdays developments proved the report
entirely true. The family consisted of an
old negro named Jerry Thompson, his wife
Mary and child, and there were two col.
ored men boarding with them-all but the
child were poisoned; but the old man only
died. The poisoning was very evidently the
act of coored woman named Kate Cot.
ton, who lived near by. She came to the
house in the evening and asked for cup o J.,
coffee and beng told that there wasn't any
she offered to make some. This she was
permitted to do; but by the time she had
finished it was supper time, and The men
all came home, She refused to. drink and
left, saying she had no time then, but would
return shortly. But she did not return;
the family and boarders proceeded to take
supper, one by one who partook OF
coffee were attacked by violent cramps in
the stomachs, fits Of vomiting, and con-
WILSON'S, and were compelled to 60 to bed
DR.. Sullivan and other physicians were
called. The cause Of the ailments was at
once discovered, and strong antidotes ad-
minstered. But in spite of every effort to
save him, Jerry Thompson died about mid
night. The others, Mary Thompson, Al.
Miller and Louis McMurry, were still alive
last evening; Miller was nearly all right
| bu the Others were IN dangerous condl-
| tian. Kate Cotton was arrested Immediate
y after the discovery Of the poisoning and
jailed, and there was attacked with Sc
we're hystercal fit. Yesterday an inquest
was held over the remains of Jerry Thomp.
son, and the evidence plainly pointed to
Kate's guilt. Kate is now in the county
jail,
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