The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-10
MURDERER WHITE
CROSSED RIVER
SkIFF TAKEN FROM FERRY BOAT
THREE STATES" BY jim
CASEY AND J, GILMORE,
HIDDEN IN BOATS HOLD
Till Friends Came to Take Him Away
About 3 O'clock Yesterday
Observation-Disclosures
inundated.

The mystery Of the disappearance
of James White, murderer of Fred
Ottersen. Saturday night, has been
cleared and the manner of his es-
cape is known. The police are close
on the track of the murderer and
hope soon to have him under arrest.
The story of how White escaped is
known by the police and is substan-
TALLY as follows:
About $50 o'clock Saturday even
ing James White, who had just shot
and killed Fred Ottersen at Nc
Cams saloon, went down to the
ferry boat Three States and was net
on board by the negro Waterman who
was acquainted with White, White
asked the Waterman II he was a
friend Of his; the Waterman said
yes Then put me away; there is
someone looking for me- sad White.
White hunted about the boat for sew
eral minutes trying to select good
hiding place. and finally got down in
the hold of the boat where he re-
NAMED until about O'Clock yester.
day morning.
Shortly before that tine James Ca,
sey and James Gilmore went down to
the dock of the ferry boat and tried
to break the lock off skiff chained
10 the dock. After working at il
for some time they decided that they
could not get out that skiff, as a
barge lying below was IN the way
and there was no room for them to
get the skiff out into the open water.
They went on board the ferry boat
and asked the Waterman if there was
skiff on the boat, He evaded the
question AMI they began looking over
the boat to locate skiff which they
found suspended under the boiler
deck. The Waterman did not al
TEMPT to stop them for he said he
could see they were determined to
do as they pleased and he thought
II would be useless to make any re-
sistance
After getting the boat down and
putting it into the water, the watch
man was induced by Gilmore to walk
up the leyee slope and get out of the
way, and It is said a well known
friend of Casey's went down to the
ferry and with the assistance of Ca
sey got jim White into the boat. the
ex-o1icers friend pulling the salff
across the river.
The sk!ff had not been used for
some time and 1t leaked, nearly
swapping the two men in it. They
pulled to the Kentucky shore where
White got out, and struck out for
the woods The man who had ferried
him over returned the skiff to the
ferry boat and got away just before
day light.
Known as Man Killer.
White has record as man killer.
He Is said to have killed two OF
three before he came to Cairo. A
citizen from Trenton, Tenn, who was
in Cairo some days ago, stated that
White had killed boy in his saloon
In that city This citizen said White
was playing pool when the boy case
in and in a spirit of mischief rolled
the balls over the table. White be.
came angry at this, saying TN make
you pay for this "All right" said
the boy" how muen is it, at the
same tine putting his hand into his
pocket as though to draw out the
money. White Immediately struck
the boy over the head with a bill
lard cue; the boy fell forward on
the pool table and White admins
tered another terrific blow on his
head. The boy sank to the floor and
while lying there in the throes OF
death another saloon man known as
Buster fnow said to be in Cairo
ran up, placed knife in the nerve
less hand OF the dying boy. and when
later the hearing was had in the