Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-25
The COLUMBUS, O., TRAGEDY.
The Evidence All Against the Elliott
brothers Osborne's Premonition.

The Evidence All Against the Elliott
-Osborne's Premonition.
COLUMBUS, ., Feb. % The awful ira
gedy OF Monday, in which W. l.. Hughes
and Al {. Osborne lost their lives and five
men were wounded, is the sole topic of
conversation on the streets. in the hotel
ioooies, anu in the saloons here. Osborne
seemed to have premonition of his i'm
pending fate. Monday morning he was
down town, armed, and watchful. He
was also very nervous, and would start
and glance over his shoulder at any I'M
usual sound. A young man named j. W.
Lincoln, who was an intimate friend of
Al Osborne, says that the deceased had
momentarily expected death, and had
made final disposition of his possessions.
only last week he had made his will, and
hao spoken to this young man as to how
he wished his remains cared for. "For,"
said he, when reproved for his levity, NJ
expect trouble with the Elliotts if we
meet, though L cannot say just what
kind"
Arranged for His Funeral.
He ordered that this young man take
his body from the coroner, as soon as
through with it, and have it placed in
charge of Tom Doonan, the undertaken
who by the way was Osborne's friend
ana until year ago foreman on The Cap
ltal. lie further desired that his body be
taken to the home of his sister. Mrs.
Mason, and that later it be given inter-
ment at Reynoldsburg This CONVERSE
ton between Llncoln and Osborne took
place last week. They again met Monday
noon near Schrader's saloon, just after
Osborne hal been weighed on the scales
and measured. Lincoln addressed him as
follows: "Al, | guess we had better put
that casket, which we had received for
you, back in its place, for you don't seem
to need it" Osborne Immediately an
swered: This is straight goods and no
joking. The day is not over. and may
need the coffin before night With that
the two parted.
The Eiliotts Did All the Killing.
AT 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday the cor
oner, with Drs. Frank Warner, E. F. VIII
son and j. f. Baldwin, began a post-mor-
tenn examination upon the bodies of Ed
itor Osborne and Mr.. Hughes. 1t was
shown that the bullet Osborne received in
the head was from the revolver used by
w. j. Elliott and the one through his
lungs from the revolver of his brother
let which killed Mr.. Hughes was from
w. j. ElliOtt's revolver. Clarence Reed,
young man living near Elliott's home at
Arlington, says that Elliott was prac-
ticing with his pistol Monday morning.
He saw him, he says, shooting at target.
At the conclusion of the practice he got
into his buggy and drove toward the city.
Proof Before the Coroner.
At the coroner's inquest the testimony
was all against the Elliott brothers.
The witnesses swore that W. j. Ell
lott fired first upon Osborne, who
stood with his hands in his pockets less
than ten feet away, and that the first shot
took effect in Osbornes chin. 1t was fur
ther testified that w. J. Elliott took ref
uge behind woman and fired over her
shoulder, and that at this juncture
Hughes dropped dead. Osborne in the
meantime retreated to the hat store, fol-
lowed by Pat where he received his death
wound in the heart. Ed Osborne, mayor
of Reynoldsburg, brother of the deceased,
has filed an affidavit against the Elliott
brothers, che rging them with murder, and
will push the prosecution.