The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-11-17
|GUNMAN MEETS
DEATH IN DUEL
WITH POLICEMEN
Fight to Death Occurred in Room
Where Negro Had Hidden
Himself.
RECORD AS GENERAL BAD
MAN QUICK ON TRIGGER
George Gilhrist Had Threatened
to Kill Citizens and Entire
Police Force. @

George Gilehrist, very bad negro.
gun "tqter' and woman beater
with record OF two terms In tfa
penitentiary for attempts to take
human life and many sentences ii,
the city jail, yesterday afternoon
about 2:3o was shot to death in his
home. l407 Cedar street while en-
gagged in pistol duel with Police
Officers Charles Mckinney and
John Riley and County Constable
James Davldge who were attemp5-
Ing to arrest him for disturbing the
peace. ionrishing his revolver and
threatening to kill several parties.
Giichrlst started the trouble a. a
negro womsn's house at Seven
teenth and Cedar streets Tho
woman, who is known as Mary, re-
quested negro young man to
notify the police by telephone. This
Young man started on the errand
and entered the place of business OF
John Nichols at Fifteenth and
Washington avenue but was inter-
eepted by Gilchrist and friend
who followed the young man to
Nichols place of businessl A loud
argument ensued between the three
to which Mr.. Nichols objected final
ly ordering the men to leave the
premises whereupon GiIchrlst drew
his big smoke wagon threatening
to kill anyone who intertered with
him or objected TO his presence.
Following this Gllehrist and his two
companions passed out on Fifteenth
street whereupon encountefing pc
iestrians he threatened to kill them
also Mr.. Nichols notified police
headquarters of tho disturb
ance and himself followed Gilchrst
1T a safe distsnce In order that no
could inform the police OF the
refuge the negro would take. Mr..
Nichols. meeting Constable, Davidge
informed him ~ N'the facts and It was
then he learned the Identity. ana
desperate character of the man who
was running amuck. Officers Me-
Kinney and Riley, who had been
detailed from headquarters in re.
sponse to the telephone call. came
ap at this moment and the three
,ffieers started in pursuit OF Gill
hrist. III
The three officers following saw
Gilchrist cross the low lots and en-
'er his house by rear door which
course they also took Immediately
apons, entering they were greeted
WITH a revolver shot. The officers
sought protection behind parti-
ion which SEPARATED the rear room
rom the frontFShallway where Gil
christ divested ofsscoat had taken
MS stand and fired. ksspand shot
was fired by Gilchrist. wkar6anen
the officers drew their weapons and
replied, firing almost point blank
Gilchrist was brought 70 his knee
hut he still maintained steady
yusilade, firing altogether six shots
md swapping his revolver twice
more on cartridges already expend-
III at Sergeant O'Donneti and ONT
er Whitcamp who entered at this
moment by the front door.
The one shot that ended the ca
~eer Of the bad man struck him
plump in the right side just under
he nipple OF the breast and ranged
through severing the right orta.
Altogether there were ten shots
fired in the duel, six by Gilchrist
and four by the officers.
A search of Gilchrist's pockets
brought out pint cup of cart
ridges,
The weapon which he used is
niekle plated heavy Colts Frontier
revolver 4f calibre but not double
action. This revolver has been
found in Gilchristis possession on
various occasions when arrested in
times past Last winter he served
100 day sentence in jail for wom-
m beating and threateninR TO kill
an officer. He has record OF hav-
ing served two terms in the peni-
tentiarv for shooting.
Following the shooting an i'm
mense throng OF negroes gathered
in the neighborhood, about atty in