The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-03
GUY SMITH MURDER TRIAL COM
PLETED IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT.
Defendant Testifcs In His Own De
haIf--HIood- Stained Clothes Of
His Victim Grewsome Ex-
hibit In the Case.

The case of Guy Il. Smith charged
with the murder of Otto Boersche
went to the jury last evening at sever
O'Clock, after long, busy day of hear
ing the evidence In the circut.court.
The work of securing a jury wa
completed about 10 o'clock i'm tn,
morning. the entire jury being com
posed of the following: Ben Dexter
George w. Staten, d. V. Frost, A. j.
Lawle ., J. w. Hancock, jesse Fields
Thomas White, William Scott Benz
Jones. joan Swanger, w. w. Jackson
and c. J. Edmunds.
The evidence produced by the prose
cution tended to show that Smith,
wife had complained to him that a
man had followed her on the streets a
few night before the murder and
that Smith armed himself and was
watching for Boerschel when the deed
was committed, The prosecution ai:c
produced evidence to show that Boer.
.chel had only given the woman a
paesing samtation.
Smith, the defendant, was called 10
testify in his own behalf and he did
so, the clothes the dead man wore ly-
ing on the platform beside him being
most grew ONE exhibit with Their
large deep-dyed blood stains.
Smiths &c imony was given in a
clear voice and with no hesitation. He
said: MY name r. Guy e. Smith. |
was married last New Year day at
Mound City. have been in jail three
months since the night of the shooting.
| had never seen Boeischel until that
night. | did not know him and here
fore could have had no i'll feeling
against him. Mr. and Mr.. Harry Ohm
stead were at our house before upper
that night and after supper they cam
over again to the hoG-e and she aud
my wife made arrangements to 60
down the street to look at some
Eaf ter hats.
was employed at the Clark-Danforth
Handle company and we had been
wcr king at night but that day our sup
ply of timber ran out and we could not
work that night so | went down with
them to Bowers store. When We were
halfway between Poplar street and
Commercial avenue on Twenty eighth
street the girls asked me If would go
with them to Burmeister's store. | de-
cided not TO go but stopped in front
of Arey,: saloon and rolled a cigar
cite. They went on. Suddenly | saw a
man grasp my wife around the waist
and throw her halfway acroas the
walk was very much excited felrlng
that my wife was about TO have
serious injury inflicted upon her
acted solely in defense of my wife and
pulling my revolver, fired three
shot. Boerschel for IT was he, ran
down TO the. corner of the street and
my sister-in law grabbed my arm and
the remaining hots were fired into the
air. My wife was in halffainting con-
dition. went at once and surrendered
myself to Deputy Sheriff Collina who
placed me in jail where | have been
ever since. | did not know Boerschel
and could not tell whether he was a
white man or negro. ! was fifteen
feet away from him when the shooting
occurred and was never any nearer
to him. never saw Inc mans face to
this day.
My reason for carrying a revolver
was a good one. worked until mid
night at the Handle factory and was
Obliged to walk up the Big Four rail
road tracks to my home on Thirty
third street. A. considered this a
dangerous territory carried a re-
volver"
Judge Butler pushed the case to con-
clusion last evening with all possible
energy and left the jury with instruc-
tons to call him in case they agreed
upon verdict during the night Up
to the hour Of going TO press 6 a. m,
the jury had not agreed.