The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-15
CUNNAN KILLED
BY A NEGRO He
SEEKS TO SLAY
Quarrel Over Crap Game Results
Fatally to One Participant
Saturday. Il
NUMEROUS WEAPONS ARE USED
Postoffice Square Was the Scene Of
the Three Handed Street
Due''
WEAPONS. ARE USED

AS the result oil qaafrel over d
crap game Saturday evening at 1880
O'Clock Babe" Everett Barney was
shot and killed by "CatAS Sam Force.
Both are negroes.
The affair leading up to the kill
ing, started in the negro restaurant
kept by 'Uncle John smith located
on Fourteenth street between Wash
ington and Pop ar The parties 70
the killing were engaged in a dice
game, Force and several others at
tempting to fleece Barney OF his
wages Upon protesting Barney
was ordered out of the house at the
same time, it is alleged, being struck
several times by Smith.
Barney it is said, thereupon made
threats as he was leaving that he
would "get them
Smith Immediately, fearing Bar
ney's return TO get even, sent a mes
senger to his home on Douglas
street for a Winchester rife and
Colts revolver, which were brought
post haste to the place.
Barney Goes Cunning.
Within a few minutes Barney ap-
peared in Berbling's saloon at
Twelfth and Commercial with a
shot gun. He entered the saloon
looked carefully about and then de-
parted He next appeared at the
Smith restaurant on Fourteenth
street struck the door several times
with the muzzle of tho gun and
then kicked it calling and defying
the inmates to como out
The invitation not being accepted,
he started toward the saloon Of
Henry zerfass. Smith just at this
moment coming out Of the saloon
saw Barney approaching with the
gun, whereupon he fired with the
revolver and made Il quick retreat
as he had missed his human target.
Barney with a quick run came on
to the saloon and entered only to
find everybody secreted behind
counters where he could not reach
them with the gun Smith from
concealment took another shot but
again failed to hit.
Cursing and swearing, Barney re-
-urned to the restaurant,
During his absence, scat" Force
left the restaurant with the rife
and crossed over to the Magnolia
tree in the postofftce yard. He was
seen by Barney who cooked his shot
gun and made toward him. cat
fred just as Barney reached the CEN
ter of Fourteenth street hitting him
in the left side, Barney fell dead
the Al ca ibre bullet from the Win
chester rife penetrating the body
and lodging at the yertebrae column
Fcree proceeding to police head
quarters with the rifle, surrendered
to Chief Egan, stating that he had
killed a man,
Immediately following the killing
woman secured the cooked gun
that Barney had dropp3d to the
street when hit by Forces bullet,
hourished it and created additional
danger IN that zone A policeman
took it away from her to police
headquarters where it was found
still to be cooked, In the gun was
found she loaded with No shot
backed up with three drains Of
powder.
Dead Man Was Laborer.
The dead man was employed as q
laborer at the G. G. Shafer Lumber
Pant, Tenth street and adjacent to
the big Four tracks He lived or
Douglas street between Walnut and
Cedar lie was married. His body
was taken to Hughes undertaking.
rooms after being searched. Upon
his person was found several loaded
Z shells. few dollars and some few
Y trifles.
Force refused to make a complete
statement at headquarters beyond
that he was justified in taking the
life of Barney and that he regretted
the necessity for the action, at the
same time crying. He was lodged
in the city Jail. He is said to be
employed in the Smith restaurant.