The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-29
SUCCUMbS TO
HIS INJURIES
FREDERICK WHITCAMP DIES AS
RESULT OF ASSAULT BY THE
NEGRO, CHARLES BRAD
LEY.

Mary's infirmary as a result of the
wound received at the hands of the
negro Charles Bradley, last Sunday
evening, having never regained con
seriousness.
/, Yesterday afternoon a number OF
! witnesses testified to the coroner's
jury at the inquest at the court house
John Taylor or baltimore. charged
with being an accessory in the crime
/ was one OF the most important wit
nesses. Other important witnesses
/, were Mr. Adolph Rees, Mr.. Anderson
driver OF Jos, Bucher's meat wagon
Gus hummer Adolph and Gus Swo
boda and Officers Nichols and Wilson
The evidence showed that Gus Lum
mer and the negro, Bradley, had quar-
relied in Swoboda's saloon and Lum
mer used vile language in ADDRESSING
Bradley while in an intoxicated con
diti0n
Nj. Whitcamp, VINO had no part in
The quarrel, walked out Of the saloon
with hummer and went out
Eighteenth street 10 Washing
ton avenue, thence up Wash
ington, hummer in his drunken condi
ton still threatening Bradley. Latti-
I more or Taylor and Bradley followed
them out Eighteenth street
baltimore stated that he was on his
way to Metzger's for cough syrup for
] his wife and had no idea of Bgadley's
intention, thinking he was on his way
home. When they reached the corner
of Nineteenth street and Washington
avenue, Lummer, seeing Bradley, said
| TO Mr. Whitcamp, There hc'ia II /
had a gun I'd kin the -!"
Bradley seemed prepared for trouble
and Knocked hummer to the ground
with blow en- the side of his head
With some blunt instrument. and then
turned and Knocked Mr.. Whitcamp
down. Bradley hit Mr. Whilcamp d
much harder blow than he did Lum
MGR and without proyocation, as he
admitted in Jail The blow dealt Mr.
Whitcamp landed on the right side Of
the aead back of the ear, and
caused a hemorrhage of the brain
which resulted in his death
Bradley confessed before Mr., Whit
camp died that he nit both men, bun
after he learned of Mr. Whitcamp8
death, he tried to lay the blame on
baltimore, ana persistently denied
that he had used any instrument in
delivering tho blows.
A careful examination Of the
wounds produced by the blows ana
an examination Of Bradleys knuckles
and wrist proved that he used some
blunt instrument
Mr. AdoIph Rees who was standing
about l20 feet away when the blows
were struck, testified that the same
negro struck both hummer and Whit
camp aud that negro was proved to be
Charles Bradley
Further baltimore. or Taylor. IS
well known here in Cairo. and was on
good terms with both Whitcamp aud
Bradley Ilo had met Bradley abnu;
an hour before for the first timo
why should ! help a strange nigsar
70 knock down Nh hummer and M
Whiicamp, whom ! have known near
~ all my life, ana when was on good
terms with both?' inquired Llttimcrc
OF the Jury.
After Bradley assaulted the tvs
white men. he followed baltimore
nearly all me way to mis- home on
Twenty-secoud street fearing ne
would tell on him
After a careful and thorough invc
legation, The jury, composed of Prot
John Snyder foreman; Hal Sullivan,
James Mp'cahy John Coleman, Her
bert Walters and Michael Higgins re
turned the following verdict;
I'VE, the jury. sworn TO inquire %
The death of Fred Whitcamp Sr. or
oath do find that be came to his
death by blow delivered ON tho rig'u
side ri the head from an instrume1,
making a Jagged wound. held IN The
hands of Charles Bradley We furth-
80 end from the evidence that CharlcY
Bradley was not justified in he sci
aud therefore recommend thai h. te
held until discharged 10y due process
of law. and VIC further FIND from the /
evidence that John Taylor or Latti I
more was not an accessory and VIZ
therefore cNoneratc him from all
blame"
Fred Witcamp was a well known 4
and highly respected citizen. having 1
resided in Cairo nearly all his life. He
served six years on the city police /
force. although he has been employed 4
As a butcher for a namber Of years. /
being in the employ Of Mr.. Gus Swo- /
hOda when Killed. lie resides al
1906 Poplar street. He Is survived by I
? wife. two gDns. Fred j.. and An 1
drew both of this citv. tlree dgugi- /
ters. Mr. George Morris Of Memphis. /
Tenn Mrs. Charlie Fston ~ Decstur.
M sui Mr. a. Steele ~ thie CITY.
Two brcthcr- VIII and Andrew WHIT
camp and a sister NJ jane Tut
lie also survive him He was ~
years cid. Mr Whncamp wss of Ger
man descent and was member of
no Immanuei Tuthern church.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR the funeral have
not Iaan made hint II rs-fI1 rsroIaH1e