The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-12
FRANK THACkER DIED SATUR-
DAY-coRoNER's JURY WILL
SIT TODAY.
ENEMIES OF SHERIDAN
Said To Compose Jury-Prisoner Es
CAPPED Angry Mob by Passing
Over House Tops-Threats
Heard in Cairo.

There was some fear by Sheriff
Nellis and his deputies yesterday
tnat violence would be attempted
upon Thos. Fl. Sheridan, who IS in
jail here for the killing of Frank
Ihacker in Vienna Saturday after
noon A number of Vienna men we're
IN Cairo yestrday and some heated
talk was heard on the streets. Re-
ports of threats were brought to the
sheriff and he feared that some one
might slip in and carry them into
eject. The sheriff therefore gave or.
ders TO permit no one to see the prs.
oner who was not known by the
deputy in charge.
That feeling runs high in Vienna
and tnat it is strongly against Sheri.
dan was manifested after the shoot
ing. 1t was with difficulty that Sher.
fl Matthias got him out of harm's
way. The officer and several friends
took the prisoner through the sky
light of the building in which mis-
printing office is located and over the
roofs OF three houses, to get him
away from the angry mob on the
street; and it is not considered safe
to take him back to Vienna without
a strong guard.
FRANK lHacker, who was shot by
Sheridan, died Saturday night. and q
coroners jury was imme diately sum
moned. The coroner was thrust aside
IN The summoning of the jury and it
is said number of men were chosen
who are known to be bitter foes of
Sheridan. Tie jury adjourned till
today, and will, it is believed, return
verdict ordering that Sheridan be
neld for murder, without bond.
A citizen of Vienna in Cairo yes
terday stated, that while he had no
use for Sheridan for personal rea
sons, he believed that the killing of
Thacker was done in self defense
There We're several witnesses to
the affair. One of them, an old citi-
zen named H c. Primm, is said to.
nave stated that he was standing at
the doorway leading into the han
where the fight took place, and saw
Sheridan lying on the floor. with
Thaeker on top of him beating him.
when Sheridan pulled his pistol and
shot. Two other witnesses are said
to have seen the fight and tell a like
story.
1t appears however, that Sheridan
Is very unpopular in Vienna, and has
many very bitter foes, made not only
through his paper, but through mis-
personal conduct. He has a strong
following however In the county out
side of Vienna, and it was because of
this that he was elected states at.
torney by majority of 500 Said one
man yesterday:
The tragedy of Saturday was the
outcome partly of bitter political fac
tionalism in Vienna. have felt all
along that 1t would end in a killinr,
but ! expected that Sheridan would
be killed not tnat he would kill any
body else, for he hasn't much nerve.
Sheridan had criticised Thacker's
father who Is ex-county commits
sloner. There had been much said
about letting off the Big Four rail
road from an assessment for taxes
while old man Thacker was commits
sioner. Shridan was states attorney
at the time, but while he was away
attending his sisters funeral, the
commissioners met. and, engaging the
Big Four attorney to represent the
people, made an agreement by which
the Big -Four assessment was cut
down by many thousands of dollars,
When Sheridan returned he found
tnat the best he could do was to
compromise the matter as a loss OF
81 l,300 to the county in taxes. Ris
enemies have been criicising hin for
his compromise, and he by way Of
self defense. has been trvins to noint
out that the blame lay with the board
Of county commissioners, of when Oid
man Thacker was then member. I'm