The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-28
A BAD ENDING.
To Long Journey Begun With a Glad
Heart and Joyous Authorizations.
A Promised Bride Finds Her Aff'anoed in
Murderer's Cell.

Claiborne and submitted to him for his con.
sidera,ion the testimony taken during the
inquest on the body Of Ernst Kornhardt,
who was shot and killed at the northwest
corner OF Sixteenth street and Clark
avenue. The testimony established ground
for a charge Of murder In the first degree.
A warrant was accordingly issued aud
placed In the hands Of Deputy Sheriff Kir.
by, who went down to the Central District
hold.over and, ringing the bell, inquired
Of Turnkey O'Leary: "Hsve you got
man named Spilker herer'
"Yes. Cell No. g."
Proceeding to the iron door Kirby called
Spiker from the oak bench on which be
was reclining, and through the aid Of an
interpreter told the prisoner that he must
go to Jail, asa warrant charging him with
THE MURDER OF KoRNHARDr
had been issued. The Deputy Sheriff sp-
preached the desk to "sign up" for the
prisoner while Spilker busted himself gath.
ering his clothes preparatory to his transfer
to Murderers' Row.
The bell tinkled again, calling the turn
|
Us Spiker locked up herep' asked q
nan who stood 81 the door.
eyes. What do you wantr
1.-THE Captain says can pass him this
uote.' Tie man passed in the paper,
which was handed to Spilker as he left bis
cell. Opening 1t slowly he approached the
light aud glancing over It read In q low
voices "Deine brsut wird heuts sbsnd an
kommen."
"yoUR BRIDE WILL ARRIVE TO NIGHT
Spllker crushed tha sheet OF paper In his
hand and turning from the officers stood
with his head bowed down to bis breast un.
til the Deputy Sheriff aroused him from bis
painful thou hts 10 90 to jail. He proceed.
cd the depuy up The iron stairs and reach.
ing the jail gate stood beside 1t awaiting Ito
opening a downcast man. His friend 40.
companied him to the jail gate and peered
through the bars while the guards searched
5pilker, who was then led of to cell In
murderer'S row. THAT Is hard" said
the man, turning from the iron cage.
"HIs INTENDED BRIDE
will arrive here tonight, and she knows
nothing Of what hos happened to Spiker."
Where Is she coming fromT' asked q
bystandsr who had witnessed the cold
leave-taklng between Spilker aud hil
friend.
From the Old Country. spilker ha,
only been 10 this country about three
months. He had saved about ,600, and
was OF thrifty turn Of mind. Last Angus
he decided to come to this country. Whei
he arrived here he met Ernst Kornhardt
an old school. mate. who induced him to q
In the saloon business. Kornhsrdt had nj
money, but he said be could &c
the Arsenal saloon, on the north
west corner Of Sixteenth and Clark avenue
free Of rent. They embarked In business
together, Spilksr furnishing the place will
the money which he had brought with hin
from the old country. They quarrelet
soon, however, about the management Of
the place. Kornhardt had promised, ID
the course Of few mouths, to put som,
money into the concern, but the time passet
and he failed to do 90. The business wa
not the success which Kornhardt pictured
to Spilker, and the
DIsTRUsr IN EACH OTHER
daily became greater. Last Friday nigh
they met In the saloon and resumed th
dispute about the afialrs Of the house
Kornhardt attempted to 60 behind th
} bar despite his partners warning, and II
his FRENZY spilKer picked up q revolve
, which lay under the counter, suspiciousll
near where he stood. and fired three times
, fatally wounding the man. He then wen
upstairs. nut was arrested an hour late
by the officers, who we're informed Of tn
killing by Chsrles R.tenpadt, the barkeep
4 er and only witness ot the shooting. Spill
ker was born In Minden, Westphalis, wher
J he went to school, and was raised will
I Koruhsrdt, and the girl who was to be
D come his wife. When he came to thi
country II was understood that tho separa
I ton OF the lovers was only to be for q fey
Q months. When Spiker went into busine,
. and everything looked prosperous, he wro,
to the girl to come to 81. Louis. Her rsla
tiyes had died In the meantime, and, gath
ering together
Z EVERYTHING she HAD-0, 900 MARKS
/, in all, she left for this country, aud arrive
d safely In Now York. She Il now on he
2 way TO this city and will get here tonight
d Spilker lived ovsrthe saloon, and II va
intended that they should got married Z
once. Since THE horrible occurrences Her
man Traus. who lives st the southwel
u corner Of Eastcn and Taylor avenues, b
Z kindly consented 70 ssks the girl into hi
/, family. Instead Of everything being hap
;. by she comes 10 dad her IL tended husban
. q prisoner for the murder Of their ol
oohoomste.