The daily Cairo bulletin., 1883-11-20

officers came to take charge of him, Mr..
Walker had silently stolen away. The fell
low didn't get half the punishment he
ought to have had.
The north and south.bound trains of
the southern division of the Illinois Central
road collided near Bradford, Miss, Satur.
day afternoon at about 8 o'clock. Two
men were killed and and twelve wounded,
four of the latter having legs broken. The
killed we're a line repairer named Coburn
and colored porter. The injured were
all passengers, Among the passengers were
Major Burke, of the New Orleans Times
Democrat, and wife, the latter being slight
lv injured Mr.. Harry Cushman and
Mr.. Thompson, formerly Of Mr.. Stesgals's
sewing machine agency on Eighth street,
were also passengers on the up train. They
were both in the car following the baggage
car and almost the first thing they knew of
the accident was that the end of the bag
gage Car ahead shot through the forward
end of their car and stopped right in front
of them not three feet away. 1t seems that
the down train was tagged at Bradford for
orders. While the conductor was in the
telegraph Office getting them his engineer
failing to see the flag, rang his bell and
receiving an answer by the bell cord, left
the station without the conductor, Unsuc-
cessful attempts we're made to call him
back with freight engines whistle. When
two miles below Bradford lady living
along the line Jagged the north. bound
passenger train came round the curve at the
rate of 40 miles an hour, Coming together,
both trains we're wrecked aud five cars
burned.
The night police force OF the city, on
the down town beat, made an important
capture early yesterday morning. Officers
Hogan, Mahanny, Boughner and Private
Watchman Merriman were coming up
Sixth street toward Ohio levee, and when
at Railroad street perceived two human
forms astradde of the fence enclosing the
yard back of Mr.. Zanones place of busi-
ness on Ohio levee. The officers suspicious
were aroused, and they went closer to the
fellows to find out who they were and what
they were doing there. They proved to be
young VIM. Powers and a young fellow
named Richard Wilson, who has been keep
ing the lunch counter at Mr.. Joe Steagala's
saloon tor some weeks, They tried to ex-
plain their presence there, but the officers
were not 81 easily put of, Officer Hogan
took charge of young Wilson, but was re-
sisted and had to call aid before the fellow
would submit to arrest Being searched, two
pistols were found upon the prisoner and
S275 in money. The other officers took
charge Of young Powers, who made no re-
sistance, aud in his pockets about $2l were
found, $l5 of which was in gold. An ex
animation of the premises proved that a win.
dow in the rear door of Mr.. Zanones
place Of business was broken out, through
which the bar placed across the door inside
could be removed. The door was closed
and the bar was in its place; but the officers
were satisfied that there was something
wrong, more, perhaps, because young Pow
ers was one Of the intruders than anything
else, and then entered the house and found
the money drawer broken open and rifed
OF its contents The prisoners were taken to
jail, aud yesterday afternoon brought be.
fore Justice Robinson for examination.
They waved an examination, however, and
we're held to bail in the sum of 5000.
Officer Hogan, by causing Wilson to realize
the certainty of his conviction and the
influence confession might
have upon his case in court, induced that
young man to make a full confession of
the crime, which accords exactly with state
ments made above. Wilson has been in the
city but short time and has the appear
anCe Of being anything but a hardened
crook.