The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-18
NEGRO ROUND[R
KILLS GOOD MAN
HENRY SMALL SHOT WILL POPE
FOR ALLEGED INSULT TO
HIS WOMAN.
WAS NOT UNSUITABLE
Said Coroner's Jury After Hearing
Evidence az Council Chamber
Small Taken to County
Jail.

! small iaNen to county
Jail.
Henry Small, a negro, shot Will
Pope, also a negro yesteray about !
O'clock in the barber shop belonging
to J. w, Walter after a quarrel over
an alleged insult to Smalls woman
lby Pope. According to some of the
| evidence given TO the ccroner's jury
at the inquest which was held yester'
day afternoon at the council chamber
! Pope went out the side door to
toilet in the rear yard and after at
itentling TO natures duties returned
| to the shop through the same side
Idoor and sat down in one OF the
| chairs in the shop Walker testified
that Small went into the shop and
| said, You , you haven't any re-
|spect for ladies'" lie repeated the
oath and then addressed Pope who
said he had not insulted any ladies
Pope went around counter and
started for the front door when he
saw that Small had pulled a pistol
Small advanced on Pope and as the
latter reached the sidewalk, Small
stopped, took deliberate aim and fir
ed. Pope fell en- the walk after drag
ging himself about four feet and died
lin front of the stable of Swoboda
bros
James billiard, a county constable,
Testified that he had gone into the
shop for haircut and shave, His
testimony was about the same as
that of Walker. When Small came in
and addressed Pope, according 10
billiards story, Small said, you
you've been bulldozing me long
enough. and pulled the gun. Dill
lard told him to stop, but did not
lreach him in time to keep him from
shooting at Pope. According to both
Witnesses, Pope offered to apologize.
| When Small was taken to the coun-
lily jail by Dillaid and Walker, he
Ia2ked to have a plea Of disorderly
conduct placed against him. They
agreed TO do this in order to get him
to go to Jail with them. They did not
/ know at the time that Pope was shot.
They stated at the inquest that they
J knew Of no reason why Small should
Pope and said they never heard the
latter make any kind Of threat
against him. They also added that
pope was unarIned-
Fannie Blanton. an old sweetheart
of Small's was in the room with
Small and another woman when Pope
passed the window on his way to the
toilet. She was the only witness in
any way favorable TO Small and said
she saw no weapon. She Is the WON
an Pope is said to have ifTsulted.
Jury's Verdict.
The coroner's jury after viewing
the body at Mrs. Feith's undertaking
establishment. returned to the coun
ell chamber and after hearing the ey-
| luSuCc, iclU. utl tut IOIlONlAS fNA
dict. State of Illinois, County Of
| Alexander, S. In the matter of the
inquisition on the body of William
Pope deceased, held at Cairo, Illinois,
on the nth day of November, 1909.
We, tine undersigned jurors, sworn
to inquire into the death of William
Pope, on oath do find that he came to
his death by bullet wound in the
left side near the left hip, the bullet
passing to the front of the abdomen
making it's exit in the right side of
the abdomen near the right hip
caused by a bullet fired from a pis-
toll held in the hands of Henry Small,
We further find that the said Henry
Small was not justified and we there
fore recommend that he be held until
discharged by due process of law.
The shooting took place at 1909 Pop
lar street in cairo, Alexander county,
| Illinois, about | o'clock y. m, No
lyember 18th, A. d. 1907 Signed:
| Walter O. Nellis, foreman, Guy Morse,
| II. b. Steinhouse, B. n. Hamilton,
John Ogg and H. NJ, Sullivan.
Pope has resided in Cairo about
two years, boarding with the family
of win Walker. 1913 Commercial ave-
nue.. He leaves a wife. He was an
indust ious negro and his reputation
was good Small bears bad reputa-
| ton and is known as q rounder. He
has long record OF jail sentences,
having been in the county jail many
times for various charges. He is a
brother of Myrtle Small, one of the
notorious denizens Of Fifth street.
The gun used by Small was a 1910
special, using a Winchester cartridge.
The police term it q "levoe camp
gun"