The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-21
SOME OF THE DEFENDANTS IN
MOB TRIAL TELL THEIR
STORIES TO JURY.
OTHERS PRESENT Al|BrS
Defendants Who Testified Explained
Why They Were at Court
House--case VIII
Close Today.

| he proceedings III the flol cases
lin the circuit court yesterday were
notable by the statements of some Of
the accused men and by testimony
showing an alibi for others.
J. B. Scott. the blacksmith who is
accused of havAsg supplied the tools
used and said TO have been preseu~
| in the mob said he was not at the
court house. but at home. His wife
was sick that night and he Went to
Peters saloon after some beer about
l0:3o, returning to his home. DR..
Davis corroborated witness, saying
he was called TO SCOTS house to at
tend Mrs. Scott that night and found
Scott at home. Scott denied ali
knowledge of the rope and tools E.
P. Mulcahey and Chas Petrie cor
roborated Scott, saying they saw him
in the saloon when he was alleged to
have been in the mob.
Geo. B. Walker said he was at
Swoboda's saloon on the night in
question when Charley Hudson,
negro deputy came in and informed
him there was something doing at the
court house. Witness said as repre-.
sentative of the Associated Press and
several individual newspapers, it was
his duty to get the news and send 1t
out. In pursuance of that duty he
went to the court house and was
standing in the street opposite the
gate when he was shot In the thigh
He left at once going north and went
10 Walnut street returning to Wash
ington avenue via Twentieth street
He knew nothing OF any mob or
trouble till informed by the negro
deputy; there was a crowd at the
court house. but could not tell who
was there, as all in front of him had
their backs turned to him. Witness
was corroborated by Albert Swoboda
ana Chas Warner. who testified to
seeing him in the saloon at the time
he stated.
were called to testify as members of
the grand jury in session at the time
Of the mob and with respect to their
inspection of the court house to ascer.
tain whether or not any bullet marks
were found outside or inside the
building Indicating that shots had
been fired by the mob. They said
they had found no such marks, either
outside or inside. Mr. Ehs said he
found one mark on one of the
columns which evidently had been
made by bullet fred from inside.
Mr.. Magner said the only mark he
saw was on the side of the steps and
| had been made by bullet fired from
court house window. They saw no
marks on the steps.
Sam Wessinger. another of the ac-
cused said he was a deputy sheriff
and was night Waterman for the Mo-
bile & Ohio railroad at the time Of
| the mob He was on duty in the
yards and was called up by Jno. Fl,
'aine, agent Of the road, about 1880
and told he was wanted at the court
house. message having come from
Sheriff Nellis He went to the freight
office and got verbal confirmation Of
The telephone message from MIR.
Cane and then started for the court
house. stopped at Hanks saloon for
lunch and met Capt. Greaney there
| Who asked him II he was a deputy
| sheriff said he was; Greaney told
him he heard Sheriff Nells wanted
| his men: said he was going up
here: went TO court house after he
rad lunch; didn't ask what was thf
uatter and didn't know: met no one
on way toward court house; saw nc
sign of crowd till he reached Nine
teenth street about 50 or 90 men
we're standing on sidewalk in from
Of court house; he walked around
hem; did not look at them, nor al
court house and could not tell who
was there, when he got opposite
gate of court house he heard cannon
aiding and fell TO his knees. shot II
head and shoulder: got up and wen
across street toward drug store, theI
across to Laurents saloon; went tt
court house In response to what hi
believed to be call from sheriff fo
duty.
gers story, saying he had receive
a message purporting to come froi
sheriffs office summoning Wessir