The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-03
COR0NER'S JURY
CLEARS OFFICER
FRANK JACKSON HELD WITHOUT
BOND FOR KILLING OF
OTHER NEGRO.
QUARREL over WOMAN
Results in Fatal Shooting Affray-
Struggle Between officer and
Wounded Man Result OF
Misunderstanoin

\ negro named Lonnie Calvin or
lCnNcnder was fatally shot yesterday
about noon On Twelfth street west of
Walnut, by another negro named
Frank Jackson. The first report was
that the man had been shot by
IOficer Bradley, but this was d s.
proved at the coroner's inquest last
might the jury holding Jackson with
out bail to answer for the crime be,
fore the grand jury
From the testimony offered 1t APP
pearod that Jackson had been parted
from his wife; that CALVIN or Caven-
der came to the womans home yes
terGay and gave her his pistol to keep
IT'LL he got ready to leave; that Jack.
son came to the house shortly before
the shooting and in hunting around
found the pistol he asked his former
wife if it was 'Lonnie's pistol and
she replied in the affirmative; she
started to leave the horse to join a
party Of men and women in the yard
among them the dead man, and Jack
SON ordered her to stay in the house;
Jackson took the pistol stepped out
of the door and addressing Calvin
said. you've been bullying me long
enough" and at the same time began
firing. Calvin was seated on benchy
Mt the time but sprang TO his feet as
Jackson began to shoot and ran.
Officer Bradley was IN the house
adjoining that where the shooting oc-
CURED. trying 20 adjust some trouble
there When he heard the shots he
ward him: believing r'ar'mn pjp q. to-
been the man who did the shooting
The officer gave chase. Calvin ran
int, the house which the officer had
lust left, dashed into closet which
had two doors; slammng the door
through which he entered he emerged
from tho other and when the officer
came upon him grabbed the latter's
pisto Bradley was not on duty and
all rot wear his uniform and Calvin
seems to have thought him another
enemy determined to kill him; while
the officer thorght Calvin had killed
dr tried to kill some one next door
Calvin tried To wrench the officers
pistoi from his hand and In the effort
the latter's hand was badly lascerat 7d.
In the struggle the pistol was dis
charged three times in the house, one
bullet passing through the wall and
lodging in the wall Of the house next
door: hut II does not appear that any
of the bullets from the officers pistol
struck Calvin. Some one succeeded
in informing the officer that he had
the wrong man whel he at once
ceased the struggle and gave chase
to Jackson who in the meantime had
gone out the back way and gotten
away Calvin sank down when tho
Of tho struggle ceased.
was conveyed to the hospital and died
there half an hour later.
Tho autopsy held by Coroner Nc
Menus revealed three wounds one
ef. shoulder and one in the right hin
right shoulder and one IN the left hip
none ct which excepting the first
being hred from the front as would
naturally have been the case had they
been fired hy the officer when the
two were face to face. It was the
wound In the hip which proved fatal
the bullet passing into the body. The
bullet which passed through the aru-
was found by Chief EEan imbedded
IN tuc fence back OF whore Calvin sat
when Jackson shot the first time
Chief Egan went after Jackson AMI |
found him on Twentysivth street /
,ory much tired ont by his hard run /
Jackson admitted before the jury that /
b. had shot Calvin. YES 7 shot him
20 said at first when the coroner
IskeI. "Tcu shot him $50 YOU
Jackson said = shot az him He
laimcd that he Iid it in solfIofcnsr
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