The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-26
M'CANN IS Held
FOR GRAND JURY
WITHOUT BOND
Slayer Tells Coroner HE Stole MY
Wife and Money, but Plea
| Fails to Cause Release
s--->-.
MANY TELL OF SHOOTING
Patron. Of Saloon Testify--Several
| Say Dead Man Put Hand to
Hip Pocket
MANY TELL OF SHOOTING

"Hc took my wife and my
money and had to sell out said
Charles Mccann, when he appeared
before the coroner's jury yesterday
Afternoon to testify In his own be-
lhalf because OF the killing OF Benz.
|Hollinshead Wednesday night at the
saloon Of Myers Bros, 600 Commer-
cial avenue.
McCann,s testimony wound up the
hearing, and the jury room was
cleared for the deliberations It
took the Jury less than half an hour
to decide to hold McCann without
bond
The jury was composed Of
John e. Gholson, John A. Miller,
A. WIN Neff, NJ. J. Farnbaker, John
|C. Crowley and w. II. Lawson.
Coroner McManus convened the
jury at o'clock In the city council
chamber. after viewing the body
at T.. A. Burke's undertaking par
| iors
Charles McCann's testimony was
given voluntarily and he was not un-
dor oah. Il have been acquainted
with Hollinshead I or . years he said
Il met him at my saloon and boarding
fh0uge, 401 Commercial avenue, He
was steamboat man. He first came
| to board with us, then | gave him 4
| Job tending bar. He worked for me
about two years before he left with
my wife five years ago,
| Yesterday was the first time saw
him since he left Cairo. | first saw
him at my brothers. saloon about
O'Clock. He was standing at the
bar, when walked In. ! walked be-
hind the bar ! heard him say this
| is no place for me Then addressing
me he said III see you up town.
Its either you or me- He had made
threats. to my brother concerning
me before | entered the saloon.
Looking For Chas. Meyers.
| Il went to Myers Brothers to get
Charles Myers to work for me. | did
not know Hollinshead was there.
IL went in the south door going
almost up to the bar. When got
near the bar saw Hollinshead turn
toward me. He had one foot on the
bar rail
1--WE recognized each other at tho
same time.
"tEo said. as he put his hand to.
ward his back pocket Now I've got
you where want YOU When hs
said this | began shooting. be-
liave he intended shooting me.
didn't know who was In the place a.
the time and became 50 excited
recognized nobody
Five years ago he took my wife
and my money too. | had to sell
cut.
"a didn't want to meet him and |
was not looking for him,
McCann, after saying he was NOT
locking for Hollinshead, declined to
m5kc further statements. He was
returned TO the jail
Recognized Each Other.
William (Dago Bid Paulllns, bar
tender at Myer Brothers, testified
substantially as reported In yester-
day mornings Bulletin with the adj
ditional statement that, when he
saw McCann coming into the saloon.
be also saw Hollinshead, who was
standing at the bar recognize MIC
ann and Immediately turn from
The bar and put his hand behind him
as though to draw revolver
William H. Ledhetter told the
fury he was finished eating suppet
at the lunch counter and was stand
| Ing at the end of the par when ne
saw Hollinshead. He was about
10 feet away from me said Ledbet.
ter. He had both elbows on the bar
| IL did not see McCann at the first
shot. When the second shot was
ared. Hoiliushead fell back sideways
Ton the floor. Not word was spoken
lby either. Paultins. the bartender
was waiting ON three o. four men AZ
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