The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-03
BANKSON TELLS
OWN STORA
politics; knows Mr.. Leek; MI. Leel
CONTINUED from First page.)
CONTINUED from First page.)

poiitics; knows Mr.. Leek; Mr.. LeeE
Continued from First pase.)
defended him once; don't know al
the police force; hadn't been around
there much in the last six years.
knows the chief of police; knew Ser
geant French as a sergeant; dld no.
know him by name; said ne Learned
afterwards that tile man who struck
nanRson was Mr.. French and saia
also that he knew it was Mr French
that struck Rankson. Witness was on
fhe block between Eleventh and
Twelfth 4, faets when he heard the
racket; he rushed up in front OF poEce
Headquarters: first time witness ever
Jaw Bankson was the night OF the
murder; saw him in the police mead
quarters; witness was looking through
from the south part of the front OF
the building, could not tell how Bank
son was dressed; don't think he had
any hat on; Bankson was staggering
when he first saw him; Bankson was
near the north wall; saw Bankson
and French talking: looked like they
were angry; they were squabbling'
neither one had a weapon in their
hands; French struck Bankson; Bank
son staggered against the wall.
when Bankson raised up he had his
pistol, French started away; they all
starved away; pistol went off; saw
Bankson stick his hand out toward
French: looked like barrel of a PTS.
toll in Bankson's hand; saw that 1t
was pistol; heard the pistol go off,;
saw man stagger; witness then ran
away; heard two other shots fired az
he stepped away; saw a policeman
grab Bankson at the first and heard
the two other shots afterward; saw
some one coming out of another room
saw Mr.. Cowell come out of another
room; Mr.. Cowell did not come out be
fore the first shot was fired. did no
know any Of the orner officers; hat
known Mr. Fitzgerald long tin'
since he was boy; don't remembel
seeing Mr.. Fitzgerald in the room
know Mr. John Sheehan; have known
him 20 years; didn't see Mr.. Sheehar
in the room until after the fight
know Officer Hagley when ! see him
nave known him or years; don
remember seeing him in there; Wit
ness knew Jailer Lutz; saw him /,
the room; witness said Mr.. Wilson
asked hif what he was going TO test
fy to-; witness said he told Wilson ;
part of what he was going to tell OF
the stand: said Wilson told him b,
was safe in Jonesboro; witness salt
he thought it safer here than in Cair
(Mr. Wilson was clearly within hi
rights in all he said to witness out
side the court room didn't see Nj
I.utz come out of his office into TIL
main room at police headquarters.
Witness told quite a number Of tn
oecnrances as he went up the street
witness said Attorney Miller came t
his house since the tragedy; witnes
went to Mound City to see Mr.. Mi
Ter next day; afterWard went the SEE
ond time; went to see him about th
case; first time he went to Noun
City did not see Mr.. Miller; Mr.. Mi
Ter came back to Cairo to see wi
ness, Mr.. Miller paid his fare t
Mound City; gave him some mone
to get drink; thinks Mr.. Miller gay
him a dollar one time and quartz
another; witness says he saw ewes,
thing he has sworn to. Was looI
ing through the glass front from th
southwest corner; witness said All
Brooks, now dead. was standing on
side the building with him: sal
several other people were out there
said Brooks was shot and killed by
negro named Jim billiard a count
constable; that billiard was now
the pennitentiary.
Or. Ellis Testimony.
DR.. Ellis of Murphysboro was ne,
called. His testimony was in regar
to Bankson's physical condition whe
brought to Murphysboro. Said /
was called to see Bankson; Ban
sons face was bruised; did not e
anime his head; did not take his clot
ing off; found no fractures; sa
Bankson complained of huring in h
breast; made no examination of d
endant's head; saw slight burii
about the head; saw no bruise abor
he body.
Photographers Story.
II. c. Whittenberg, photograph
rom Murphysboro, was placed on Il
tand and stated that he was callt
the Murphysboro Jail on Dec. a
last to take the picture of the d
PENDANT Bankson. Witness identinc
q picture Of Bankson he had made
that time.