The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-13
QUIET AT CAIRO


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to inquire into the death of Henry
Salzner. ON oath do find that he came
to his death by injuries received from
the hands OF parties unknown to us.
Joseph w. Wenger. foreman; Samuel
White. II. c. Lewis. G. 5. Bourdue,
H. II. Aisthorpe. Elmer c. Owery.
The body OF Salzncr was viewed by
the jury at the undertaking establish
mcnt of Burke & Blaine. where the
remains we're taken at an early hour
yesterday morning. There were three
bullet wounds in his body in the left
chest. right cheek and right neck.
Besides these there we're three stab
wounds around the bullet hole in the
left chest; his throat was cut and his
face badly hacked with knives.
Perhaps the most gruesome re-
mains ever viewed by a coroner's
jury in cairo was the skull of Will
liam James. all that remained of him
after the attempted hanging and sub
segment shooting to death of the ne
gro. l.. S. Williams. the negro under
takcr, gathered James remains yes
terday morning. getting just the
.charred skull and few ashes and the
stick upon which the skull had been
impaled by the mob after the burn
ing The stick had been forced
through ;he top of the skull, which
was burned to a crisp.
After viewing the skull and ashes
of James. the jury went TO DIR. Nc
Manus' Office aud returned a verdict
as follows:
state OF Illinois. County OF Alex
ander, SIS;
In the matter OF the inquisition on
the body OF William James. alias
Frog" deceased. held at Cairo. I'LL
nols. this 12th dav OF November. \.
ID. 1909.
We. the undersigned Jurors sworn
to inquire into the death OF William
James. alias Frog" on oath do find
that he came TO his death by injuries
received from the hands of persons
unknown TO us Joseph W. Wenger.
foreman: Samuel White, II. c. Lewis.
C. 5. Bourque. HI. II. Aisthorpe, Ell
mer c. Owery.
The skull was placed on a stick
and found yesterday morning leaning
against the fence surrounding Candce
park, and was at the northwest cor
ner of TNenty-hfth street and Wash
ington avenue. The heart OF James
was cut out OF his body before Il was
entirely consumed by the FIRE and cut
into small, pieces. which many OF the
mob carried away az souvenirs. The
rope used in dragging James from
the arch to the scene Of the burning
and that used in hanging Salznor 10
the telephone pole were both cut up
and taken away by the crowd while
some went so Ear as to cut small
pieces OF SalzneI's clothes.
Accused His sister.
What incenscd the mob most in
the ease of Henry Salznor was that
he tried to place the blame for the
murder of his wife upon his own sis
ter. He did THIS when the mob were
working at the door of his cell. pass
ing out 4 note TO one of the men on
which he had scribbled this state
ment. This was hcralded about among
the crowd when he was brought forth
and caused all who knew anything of
the circumstances OF the case to lose
any pity they have felt for him.
As IL known his statement OF the
crime at the time II was committed
was that four men had assaulted his
wife The.yict ms own ante-mOrtem
statement. made to her father and
sister. was that her husband had
struck he- with an ak because she re-
fused TO yield to him that night
IN Impressive scene just before
Salzner was drawn up by the rope
was when in compliance with a COM
mand from the leaders he knelt TO
pray. Remove your hats aud keep
quiet" was the order of the crowd
and at once intense silence prevailed
and nearly every one stood bare
headed. When the prisoner arose he
repeated his statement that his sister
had committed the crime and at this
an angny howl went up from those
near him. with demands to "string