The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-21

Yesterday. Aside from the passing OF
the militia from tine TO time In some
of the streets. and the funeral OF
Alex. Nj. Halliday. one of the victims
Of last weeks shooting. there We're
no Incidents out of the usual order
The people, OF the city went their
usual ways, and talk OF the events OF
last week was confined to few.
Governor and Sheriff Clash.
The important development Of the
day In connection with the tragedy
was the deniai by Adjutant General
Dickson, that Gov. Deneen had not
directed Sheriff Nells not to permit
any one to take charge Of the body
Of the dead man until the militia ar.
rived on the scene. The adJutant
general. who is the personal repre-
sentative OF the governor here. de-
clares that the governor directed the
sffefifi TO hold his position firmly I'M
I'll the militia came. leaving the de-
tails to be handled by the sheriff ac-
cording to his best judgment. He de-
niles positively that the governor or
dered or advised the sheriff not to
permit the body to be touched till the
soldiers arrived to take charge of the
situation.
Sheriff Nellis, on the other hand
insists that he informed the governor
that one man had been killed by the
deputies and that the body was lying
in the gard near ne stairway; and
that the governor directed him, be-
cause of the small force he had Mt his
command in the court house, to per-
init no one to approach.
This was the sheriff's testimony be-
fore the coroner's jury Saturday. and
that the sheriff adhered to this order
was confirmed by one or two of his
deputies who testified before the same
body. The sheriff still adhered to
this statement last evenings insisting
that his testimony was true, thus rails
ing a clear question OF veracity be-
TWEEN himself and the governor, con
cerning an incident which has been
a. subject of much unfavorable COM
f3ent among the people. How the con
etroversy will end is matter for much
troversy have their adherents, some
believing the sheriff tehs the truth
and others that the governor is right.
AS the conversation was by long dis
tanee telephone, there Is no way of
determining what was said, except by
the central telephone office, assuming
that the operator There heard what
passed over the wire.
May Dissolve Grand Jury.
Another somewhat sensational re
port yesterday was that Judge Butler
had decided to dissolve the grand jury
this morning and have another body
summoned to inquire into the mob
demonstration What reason he had
for such a threat, ii it was made, is
not definitely known, but it is stated
that he has no confidence IN the pres
ent grand jury to sift the matter thor
oughly and find true bills against any
OF the participants. The present
grand jury is composed of j. w.
Wenger, S. A. Hardeson, John Nv.
Akin. Walter Denzei, Guy Morse, An
thony P. Ehs, William Rubeck, Will
liam Arid, William Turner. Charles
anderson, ST.. Wallace Gore, Fuller
iIodgkins, w. M. King, William Man
gum, Herbert N. 'Henckeil, William Fl.
Simpson, Edward Powers, G, Stewart
NJ. ]. Mahaffee. Geo. W. Moore, John
Milhan, Henry Christmas, Selien
Fisher.
The jury adjourned Friday to this
morning, to take up the alleged, ice
trust deferring the inquiry into the
mob TIL the last. 4Q
False Rumor.
"A rumor was heard last night that
several members of Co. K. were placed
in the guard house on serious
charges. This proved TO be untrue on
inquiry from the officer of the day
The troops are using the county jail
rs the guard house and some are
placed behind the bars for all man
ner OF .offenses against the rules oi
discipline. Several of the boys were
in "hoc' yesterday, but Co. X. was
not represented among them. n
FUNERAL or HALLIDAY.