The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-13
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was out driving Friday afternoon, appar-
entity in perfect healrh. At o'clock he
went To the barber shop at the hotel, and
while there was seized with an apoplectic
attack. He fell from the chair, was car
ried To his room, and DE-. Anderson was
sent for. The doctor gave out the follow
ing account of the case of the patient,
who lay in bed partially undressed,
breathing stentoriOusly, aud absolutely
unconsciuuSi
"My diagnosis is cerebral apoplexy from
hemorrhaga 1t is IA fat | attack"
Mr. Penfrld, the United States diplo-
matte agent in Cairo, on being notified OF
the melancholy event, left dinner party
at which he was u guest, and with Mr.
Washington, the United States vice con
sui general, went to the colonel bedside.
Mr.. L1ngworth Barney Washington,
and tho doctor witnessed the end and saw
the body conveyed 10 mortuary chapel
at midnight
sketch of His Life.
John \. Coekeril was born at Dayton,
| O.. about % years ago. His father was n
man of means, and intended TO give his
| son college education, but the war broke
out and the lad entrred the army as a
| drummer boy in General sherman army.
| His father raised one of the first Ohio reg
| iments that went to the war. After the
war had ended young Cockerill became u
| printer and set typo ON the scion OF Tenn
pcrance Af,erward he became partner
OF Clement l.. Vallandngham in the pub
| lication of the Dayton Empire, at that
| time the organ of the Montgomery
| county Democracy. Later he was a
reporter ON paper in Hamilton,
| where he attracted the attention OF j. H.
| McCullagh, editor OF the Cincinnati En-
| quirer, who offered him n position On that
paper, OF which, in the course OF time, he
became managing editor. He subsc-
| quently edited the Washington Post,
| Baltimore Gazette, and the ST. Louis
| Post Dispatch. While on the ct. Louis
paper he became associated with Joseph
| Pulitzer, whose intimate friend and AS
sistant he was for many years. When
| Mr. Pulitzer bought the New York World
he made Colonel Cockerill Its managing
| editor position he filled for about eight
years. Then he resigned to become editor
of The Morning Advertiser and The Com.
mercial Advertiser. A year ago he left
that connection TO become special corre-
spondent of the New York Herald in Ja-
pan. On leaving Japan, recently. he re-
ceived decoration from the emperor.
| The Killing of slayb back.
| In lSS! the contest for congressional
| honors in the Ninth Missouri district be.
tween John NJ. Glover and James Brod'
head was fought. 1t became very acri-
monious as the campaign proceeded, and
many sharp things were written and said
OH each side by the opponents and their
| friends The Post-Dispatch supported
| John NJ Glover, and its editorials made
1t hot for his opponent. Colonel A. w.
| Slayback, Brodhead's partner, replied in
person TO the structures Of The Post-Dis'
| patch This lod To "a bitter fight between
| him and the editor Of that paper Final
| ly on the evening Of Oct l3. lsss, accom-
| panied by w H. Clopton. now United
| States district attorney there, Colonel
| Slayback called on Colonel Cockerill ut
his Office. They had but few minutes
conversation when Cockerill drew re
volver from his desk and shot Slayback
through the heart, killing him Instantly
He claimed that he did so in sclf.defense
| as Slayback had drawn his revolver with
the intention of shooting him The cast
| nevpr cainc 10 trial