The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-30
nOTRACE HASAS
YET Been FOUND
Of THEhURDERER
Shot That Ended Life Be-
lived to Have Caused In
Simultaneous Death.
ONE MAN UNDER ARREST
Body Taken to Feith Morgue
and Funeral Will be Held
on Wednesday.
ONE MAN UNDER ARREST


John r. Wegener was murdered;
his death Saturday night, on lone
ly road in the drainage district, was
not caused by accident, rs many sup
posed.
Two bullet wounds are the EVIL
dences of the manner In which he
met death. One shot was fired from
the rear; the bullet entered the
back about " inches below the
shoulder blade and ranged diagonal
ly through the body emerging from
the opposite side several inches
higher. 1t cut through branch
of the aorta or main artery leading
to the heart. The other shot was
fired from close range, as the pow
der marks on the flesh show very
plainly. The powder had set fire to
the lining of the coat sleeves and
the shirt.
One man under suspicion was ar
rested and placed in the county Jail
yesterday and another suspect will
probably be arrested this morning. :
When the first report reached
Cairo about II o'clock Saturday
night, it was stated that the body
which was found lying in the road
had not been examined and would
not be until Corone- MeManus ap-
peared. This was the reason 1t was
not known how Wegener's death was
caused. s
Coroner McManus, in company
with Sheriff Fraser, Deputy Sheriff
Greaney, e. l.. Gilbert, Joseph B.
Greaney, Stephen OLaughlin, Rich
ard Walsh and Frank Mason, reached
the scene of the tragedy about 8
o'clock Sunday morning. The 1ve
men named and Albert Hurst were
sworn In as Jurors and an investi-
cation of the case was begun at once
A verdict will not be rendered until
all the evidence possible can be OBJ
tanned
No clues have been thus far Sc
cured. althGagh suspicious have been
directed to two persons, one of
whom is known to have held a
grudge against the victim for some
time,
Wegener's gold watch and chain
was not found on his person, which
would give the impression that he
had been held up and robbed. He
had thirty-six cents in his pocket
when found.
The officers returned to Cairo Sun
day morning about 6 o'clock, bring
ing the body with them and placing
1t in the undertaking rooms of Mrs
M. E. Feith, from where 1t was re-
moved last night to the residence of
Mrs. Minnie G. Wegener, mother OF
the victim, at 412 Nineteenth street.
The funeral will not be held until
Wednesday.
Mrs. Wegener, wife of the dead
f7e&n, came to Cairo yesterday from
be larm, and gave the following ac-
cunt Of the affair: ''Mr. Wegener
aft our farm, which Is situated in
he drainage district, near the
Woods place, about o'clock Satur-
lay evening with his team to 60 to
Cairo to purchase supplies. He Wis
lied ais mother and took supper at
her house and later made his pur-
5hases at various stores uptown.
de had good load consisting,
among other things, barrel of salt
Rnd some feed. He stopped at Otto
Eehuh's drug store at Thirty-third
,and Sycamore, about 9:20 o'clock to
set solne medicine. This Is the last
place he was seen alive, so far as re-
ported Shortly after 10 o'clock
Aheard The rumble Of a wagon, 1t
II passed the house and went on to
Ferries place, which adjoins our