The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-04

not; | then sat down in chair. about
three feet from a desk; don't know
how far my chair was from the east
end of the room | was still sitting
in the same chair when French came
in | was facing north; French same
up to the end of the desk next to
|.me; | said, Sergeant, guess You
haven't any keys to fit these hand
cuffs he said not and said l better
go have key made; then / said,
what about my gun, what are you
going to do about it?' French said,
there isn't anything doing about that
gum" the desk at which French stop
ped was in the southwest corner of
the room; my chair was about three
ieet east; up to this time French had
said nothing to indicate that he was
angry; took some two or three steps
when French struck me In the face.
The rest of the story of the killing
was a repetition of the first story
told by witnes. Bankson didn't re-
member when he pulled his gun, but
knew he pulled it to keep from
being beat up; knew he had the pis-
-tol pointed at French and when some
one struck him in the back of the
head the pistol went off; the second
shot went off after he was struck
the second time; said he had started
to tell French to hold up" when he
was struck from behind; said the
blow "dazzled" him; did not remen-
her staying at the livery stable in
Jonesboro that night "that all he
hated was that he didn't kill that
other - - -; had the picture taken
to show his people that he had been
mobbed; did not have it taken for
use in court.
Bankson thought he was in danger
OF great bodily harm from French,
as he thought French had a pistol:
Bankson was quite verbuse in his
answers and insisted on telling over
again all details and making ex.
plantations. Judging from the testi-
mony of Banbson the plea of self
defense will be abandoned and a plea
of accidental killing SET up. The ap-
parent switch was commuted in by
the spectators.
The guessing this morning is that
it will be hung jury or acquittai--
this from the sympathizers of the de-
tendant. We heard mo repression
from the other side.
Testimony in RebuttaI.
A very small crowd was in the court
room when the crier convened court
Saturday morning. Listening on the
part Of the prosecution in rebuttal was
hegun this morning. Mr.. Lutz was
recalled to the stand and identified
the amended hart or map of the Cairo
police headquarters. Mr.. Lutz point
ed out the location of the stove,
desks, lights, doors, and the various
private offices, closets, chairs. etc.
Lutz denied Bankson's story that
Police Chief Cowell had struck him
on the way from the police station
to the Cairo jail
Police Chief Cowell next took the
stand that same question put to chief
Cowell was objected to and sustain
ed. Chief Cowell denied cursing
Bankson in police headquarters just
prior to the killing Of French.
Frank Fitzgerald was next called.
He stated that he did not see either
John Moore. or the two negroes, Nor.
rison and Fuqua, in front of police
headquarters at the time the shots
shots were fred. Fitzgerald was
standing just outside the building
about eight feet north, Witness said
Morrison's reputation for veracity was
bad
On cross-examination he reiterated
positively that those persons were not
there.
Frank Hagey was next called and
he corroborated Lutz's testimony as
to there being any one standing out
side looking into the rooms of the
police headquarters.
John McElligot was next called.
Witness said he was goiflg north On