The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-14
SUNDAY MARRIED
BY UGLY DEED
Arthur Grimes Sh [ and Seri.
0us'y Wounded Tom O'Neil
ARE BROTHERS IN LAW
GRIMES BELIEVED HIS SISTER
WAS BEING MlsTREATEo BY
o'NEil-EScAPE2 IN a
eKlFF.

Arthur Grimes. dechhand on the
steamer Charlotte Booekler which Is
lying near The foot q T6nth speat
Shot hia 54o herin-l2w .rAomaa
0'Neil yss. day ts.eraeen abu
t2:25 O'Clock aad Indicted wounds
from which Omen mag die
The shooting occurred al the ssloon
con iuctad by Dick Naupin at ioG
Commercial avenue, @hsre O'Neil was
ending bar al tho tima, and Judging
from what can be learned Of tie affair
tho acl was unproYoked
Arthar and William Grimes, broth.
els, have been e,nployel for s3me
time as dec, hands on the Charlotte
DcecElcr, which arrived Saturday
from enc OF her trips TIE Crimes
brothers were spending much OF theic
tire ashore while the boat was haro
William beng married and his wife
residing here Arthur Crimes met an
Oh friend ol his, Bob Taylor, and
Taylor cid him long atoyy Of how
0'Neii had Been abusing ard leatins
Sis, CNcips wife. Who is a sister CT
the Crimes brothers Grimes was
drinking and Taylor's story melted
bitter feeli1s against 0'Neil,
Shortly before noon the Crimes
brothers ana Taylor left the boat TO-
90. her and visited a few falcons, af-
ter which they went to Naupin's place
where ONeil was on watch Arthur
Grimes had been talking in an ugly
ara threatening manner about what
he would do to 0'Neil when he saw
him and his brother William, tried to
nacify Linn and prevent him from DO
ing anything rash. Arthur resented
the interference of his OLDER brother
and odd him he would put him OF
watch. meaning that he would kill
him. ii he didp't attend to his owo
business.
After entering the saloon where
OMEN was employed. the older broth.
er continued his attempts 10 dissuade
the angry man from commit, ting any
act Of violence and w9s t1lhirg TO him
IN tina. strait when Arthur Grimes
drew his revolver and shot into the
loor near his hrGthe~'s feet barely
mis- ing hin
Sore words then spa ssed between
Grimes ana ONell when the former
e1ned over the bar ana fired two
shc at O'Noil both taking eject, one
a his right leg ranging downward aad
passing through :he ankle, and the
-thc- through the right lung. Or
Tlarl, was called ana had tae injured
ran taken to st. Mary's infrmary
where both bullets were removed.
Crime then left tho saloon and
vent fuyrcily 20 the steamer Char
o.te Boeckier. where at the point OF
revolver. he commandoi tho captain
# the boat to pay him the money thar
yae due him. lie received tho
mount. $3.50. and went 20 the en-
;iuo room IF Inc boat who're he secur
nj The ec~yices Of negro fireman t.
uv hin across the river in a skin
TEe fireman landed him on tho Ken
ucky shore and YVES returning with
he boat whom Chief Of Police Price
md On officer reached thc Charlotte
2cCcElrr They were rot prepare
% pursue tsc fleeing man and be T.
1r0lahy hundreds of miles from
CAIRO Hy thia time. He wore white
.wcaicr black cra; aul q siouch
rat
Arthur Grimes and Bob TAYLOR ar
.o.h Wei known TO tho police and /
we're gwen q stay n 500 ine foT
months a-1 q they would le1ve Cairo
md never return. They were charged /
with ro1bing e safe belonging 70 " I
Wooiuu.- and they returned Zee /
money. after winch h. refused 10 pros 1
cu,c taom. The fine was imposed on /
ae vagr1rcy charge and it was suo- I
.osed by many that they had loi' /
'al.o forever Taylor has since been /
Eo@Cvcr. and paid si0e /
Ial" llll' a-aHatFA AAi-if fAt=-t 't+tfr-t p
e was ra'ea "a and given q stay on 4
BE- other 800. lie is probably il I
afro q. The present time unless 1
frightened away by the trouble yes.
erday
ONen. the wounded man. IS not a
tanEcr 10 Cairo people. n was DC 4
.ho ,.as tried Tor the murder Of Cor /
Glue rh,ehsn on the Goth 81 Sep 4
,mbcr 1908 and was acquitcf. "a
l-o sHo. Wls Eesn a. Dc cane tame 4
-r.@n-i- 7urt1g him
IN ,'lr- lated lszt nigh. thai
Neu POUNDS were mt neceslsriir i
.fai am that no believcd be wo9i-
ecover lfe expects much trouble
o-cVef fr9m tae wound in the ankle /
nd 30 mas 10 necessary 20 amuuiatc
be les Dwell vas resting vel last
igh.
II n f.4-i. Grand Usulia-.F ifr 1