The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-22

house; told sheriff am here ready to
report for duty; sheriff asked "when
are vour men. coming?" said am get
ting company together as fast as can;
sasd understand there is a body IN the
,,ard he said he had Information
from governor not TO let anyone dis
turb that body until company came;
said he was there to report as COM
many commander; sheriff sild "heh
vour oompanv comes YOU can take the
hodv. got automobile; got as MANY
men as could and reported to sherin
and said | would take charge OF body,
which in my Judgment thought was
alive; didn't search the body; no
weapon visible ON body
Rose X. Maloney testified; ! am
one who was robbed by John Pratt
last week: had no talk with Alex
Halliday within past six weeks; the
statement which appeared In the
Post-Dispatch is untrue that she he'd
met Halliday on Thursday and he
said. 'fRbse. ia take my life In my
hands for you, I'm ready to lead
mob to lynch the negro that robbed
Won. he certainly deserves lynching.' -
etc: said she had nothing TO do with
the mob: her only regret was that
she didn't kill the man and save this
horrible tragedy.
John Thistlewood testified: Went
TO armory at S O'Clock; not afiiliated
with Co. X now: Captain Greaney
told him there might be trouble and
might be called out. went home at
about 10: 80 to IL o'clock on street
car; saw Chief Egan on one side OF
car, Sheriff Nellis on other side and
several colored men who supposed
to have been deputy sherifs; don't
know where they got OF whether at
court house or not; paid no furthar
attention to them.
william II sullivan testified: Wont
up town about time OF shooting; saw
crowd standing on corner; few of
them In saloon: went in s<iloon.
came out: all moved toward court
house: got about middle of crossing
on Twentieth street when shooting
started: stepped behind bill board ON
corner: about so TO 10 men were In
front OF court house. saw some OF
crowd go inside gate: heard no ono
say what they intended doing; was In
toilet at Laurent's when crowd left
there: when Captain Greauey arrived
with soldiers accompanied the re-
mains OF Halliday TO hospital: thought
there was stlll some signs OF hfe In
him: did not see any shooting fnom
opposite the court house: didn't soe
nor hear any shooting from sidewalk
or street toward court house.
Albert Frost. a 'colOred deputy
sheriff. said he was not at court house
night Of assault.
Charles Bowlar. negro deputy:
Was requested to go 10 court house
by Deputy Jones: was present when
sheriff gave his Instructions: sheriff
was TO fire the first signal and al that
signal deputies were to nre in air
then. II mob continaed 10 advaace a
/ try TO stop them; was there when
sheriff went on porch directly behlnd
George Jackson: vas In hall: after
sheriff had addressed crowd there
was shot fired, followed by anothss
shot, and the deputies began firing
witness did not get chance to fire
because gun was pump gun aud
wasn't familiar with g.; there was a
singing noise like shot passed him
and Deputy Fuller when he was by
the doors which were both partially
open; after first shot was fired Sheriff
Nellis fred In the air and Jumped be-
hind a pillar on the porch.
james Douglas testified: Had 3S
Colt revolver: shot twice: shot from
the sherff's Office, the room on the
right; didn't aim at crowd al all: I
shot through the window that was
raised; didn't know who had wln-
chester rifles; his brother had Win
chester, but had no ammunition.
The yury's Verdict.
We, the undersigned jurors. sworn
10 inquire into the death Of Alexan-
der VI. Halliday, on oath do find
that he came TO his death by a gun
shot wound In the right neck, caused
by bullet fired from a weapon held
In the hands OF one OF Sheriff Fred
ID. Nellis' deputies. fired at deceased
from one OF the north windows OF
the circuit clerks Office while the
said Alexander NJ Halliday was in
the Alexander county court house
yard In Cairo. Alexander county. H.
linois. about 1890 a. m. Feb. 18th.
! A. D.. 1910.
Signed JOHN l.. PARHAM.
Foreman.