The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-17
STATE CLOSES
DEFENSE OPENS
IN BOREN MURDER TRIAL-cASE
WILL GO TO JURY
TODAY.
SOME CONTRADICTIONS
Brought Out in Testimony For De-
fense--Sam Perce Tells His
Stcry fer the FIRST
Time.

The defense had gotten well aloyG
with its estimony In the Mary Il
Boren case when court Adjourned last
evening, and is expected to finish its
side hy noon today or shortly after
The arguments will be made, instruc,
tions delivered thea and the case 90
to the jury this evening.
Yesterday morning nc prosecution
continued the Introduction of testi'
mony tie witnesses being MaLlo
Knapp Coroner McManus. NJ. ]. How,
ley Police Sergeant Cowel. County
Jailer Abernathie and Marshal Nc
Dade, of Fulton, KY, who arrested
Roren at that place the morning fol.
lewink the killing Mr. Howley esti-
fled merely asa member Of the grand
jury that found the true bill, and
probably the most important witness
Of the morning session was Marshal
McDade who stated that, in a con
versation with Bo, en- at Full on the
letter h"d not elaiTed that he killed
the officer in self defense; that he re.
actte that II VIZ. white man he
had killed and that he would nor have
cared so much if it had been a negro
officer and that all he was sorry for
was his wife and baby.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
by the Introduction of the city ordi-
nan es Attorney Leek objected 10
this and the cour sustained the OBJ
lection in the cases of two sections,
but oyerruled il in respect to sections
$50. 594 and GS1 which impose penal
tos for disturbing the peace, resisting
ard officer and define the rights of an
officer IN making arrests Attorney
Wilson read shese section to the jury
Chief OF Police Egan was then In
troduced He testified that Officer
,Dcud was on duty on the night OF the
tragedy, identified the uniform, he'll
met and star of the dead officer
which were lying on the floor near the
witness stand; sad The officer was
about 5 feet II inches, weight about |
1G5 pounds, but Boren was a much |
larger man than the officer; saw
Boren when he came back from Full.
ton, had a cut on his forehead. not I
very large, but large enough to be /
Noticeable: noticed only one. Boren
never complained and did not ask for
any treatment. The club shown him
looked like one Jailer Lutz had loaned
the officer when he went on duty.
The prosecution here rested its !.
case and the defense opened its side
by calling Sam Perez as its first wit
ness. Perce was with Boren at the
time of the tragedy and is under in
dlctmerl as an accessory. His case
will be tried at ths next term of court
He has never made any statement re-
garding the case and his testimony !
yesterday was looked for with much
interest. He was considered the de-
fense's star witness. He told his
story luently and with evident con-
fidence making frequent gestures to
emphasize what he said and standing .
up several times to strike attitudes or
poses to illustrate The positions of
himself and Boren and the dead Off
Ger during the fatal struggle
The court had to stop proceedings }
several times to order barking dogs =
away from under the court room win
dows, in the streets. A pack of these !
arimals were making more noise than :
brass band on a spree
Testimony of Sam Perce.
My name is Sam Perce. My par.
ents are dead Came here from De :
Soto, Mo, In October. 1898: was edu. ;
Gated in Cairo, left school after had !,
passed the tenth grade: have been !,
at work for the Illinois Central .as !,
switchman on the transfer run be-
tween Cairo and Mounds; began to
work when | was seventeen years !,
old: am now working on Cotton Belt
as brakeman, between st. Louis and !,
Ark. headquarters at ST.
Louis have from fifteen TO eighteen !.
in Cairo, don't know exactly ..
how to count them; have known Bo-
rem eight or nine years; he is a rail
road man. was switching on the same e
run was on: was with the |. c. five =
years; was there on March 21st 1907 a
left home that day between and 3 ;,
o'clock for DR.. Greer's Office 10 be :
Examined for insurance in the Wood !,
men of the World; Boren was also =,
examined for the same purpose and r
We met there and left together. Went n
% Riddles saloon and took a beer u
lpiece and talked a little; from there q,
We wen to Laurents across the =,
street and drank beer each: then :.
sc went TO the new saloon on Eighth r,
street. kept BY Sabille & Tracy. and :,
frank a small beer; from there We
vent ioHank G0ettie's and took
lass CT beer each then we stopped %,
Il the White Horse Inn where a lOf ),
4 fellows were talking and We split :
bottle and had another small beer