The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-04
BANKSON'S STORY OF
KILLING OFFICER FRENCH
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Commercial avenue when the three
shots were fired; he had reached a
point Just south of police headquar'
ters. When he heard the shots fired
he looked toward police headquarters
saw the officers standing outside and
lust north of police headquarters; saw
no one else out in front did not see
am one run across the street from
pc ice headquarters.
s.obert Pair was called, he worked
III the grain inspectors office; was
81 ng north on Commercial avenue
sout eight feet of the south side OF
s Id John McElligot witness was
lv.ice headquarters; did not see Nick
4rriscn F'uqqua or John Moore In
{ olt of the boilding; saw no one run
i oos the street; saw Mr.. Fitzgerald
! Mr.. Hagey run into the police
II lion: witness then turned and ran
short distance down the street
reter Day was the next witness;
n. ows Nick Morrison; knows his rep
L. ion for truth and veracity is bad;
u orrison had worked for Day about
s years.
Charley Williams testified that the
rs utation of Nick Morrison for truth
ar Veracity was very bad.
Dennis Morgan was next recalled
aq contracted Bankson's testimony
in that Bankson did not buy drink
from Dennis Morgan in the saloon
On Thirty-fourth street ON the evening
Or Dec. 3rd, 1910.
Ben Bradley next took the stand.
radley stated he was a police con-
stable: Nick Morrison lived at SOC
Douglas street; | live at. 1904 on the
opposite side of the street; passed
Nick Morrisons house on the even
ing of Dec. 3rj about 5:45 o'clock p
r..:: saw Morrison standing on his
.ch in his undershirt sleeves.
Enos Cauble was next called. He
ID at JonesboEo at the time OF the
tyr gedy; was employed by Willis
szine's livery man; was then on
IT,. night of Dec 3rd, 1910 was there
wisarf Bankson was brought to the
ST. les in the morning of Dec. 4th;
witeess heard Bankson say "all he
hat ID was that he didn't get the other
W overruled.
ne case was closed at exactly 9:55
a. M The court announced that
co nsel would have eight hours for
ar yuing the case; that will put the
,cese up to the jury about o'clock
tbs p. m. then fulfilling the pre-
dietion as to the time the latter
would be ready for the jury. Con-
sidering everything the jury should
reach a verdict before midnight
Not once during the whole trial
was there a single exception to any
ruling of the court The court was
eminently fair to both sides on all
Questions and won the admiration of
tie crowd by his quiet, gentle dignity.
The Arguments.
States Attorney w. d. Lyerle made
the opening argument for the people.
lie began his argument al ex-
actly 10 a. m. Mr.. Lyerle called
the attention of the jury to
the fact that all law is based
upon that given by God himself
ia Moses on Mt Sinar; thar the Great
Rook is replete with injunctions to
obey tine law and punish all offend
ers. Mr.. Lyerle dweh upon the
gravity of the crime and the wilfuh-
nets of the act. Lyerle called atteir
ton to the fact that the defense would
comment OF she character pf the
states witness being bartenders, So
l0onkeepers. etc, that these con H.
tons were brought about by the de-
PENDANT himself as he was a haDftue
Of these places himself and that tie
state is compelled TO go to the resorts,
the defendant frequented for the
story of the causes that led up to the
crime. Lyerle dealt plainly with the
case.
II M. Bradley followed Mr.. Lyer,e
for the defense. Mr.. Bradley spoke
deliberately and was given close at
tsnntion by the jury. Mr.. Bradley
EN-, iasized the law Of self defense;
he sclared it was frame upontne
- of the Cairo police to convict
l'i ason: he referred to chief Cowel
c,vardly puppy for striking mar
W. two man had hold of him
Bradley bitterly denounced the Cairo
poll = as liars; he not noticing Bank
sons intimation in his testimony OF
sr cident killing. Bradley ridicuieo
anC caused no little mirth among the
spr etators by his ludiorus compari
sons; his arrangement OF the Cairo
police was terrific. He said mar