The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-02-26
IANPF
SLAYER OF BURk
TRIAL FOR LIFE
Witnesses Have All Testified. Some
May Be Recalled in Re-
buttal.
DEFENDANT TELLS OWN
STORY OF SHOOTING
Says Don't Know How Gun Was Ex,
/. ploded, But Claims Hit
Burke in Head.

doueu, Out ClalMS nit
Burke in Head.
William Lampe Of Eleo, who Nov.
30 19l3, killed Christian l.. Burk.
4 farmer living near that place By.
shooting him with revolver, will
KNOW Today what his fate will be.
All the evidence in the case has
been heard and after the arguments
by the attorneys have been given
this morning the jury will be given
the case to. settle.
The jury was completed yesterday
morning about IL o'clock and =
composed Of the following:
A. d. Teer,
M. G. Whiting.
James Wright.
George Cheney,
Fred Williams.
Walter 'Denzel.
J. W. Theis,
oal Fmglor.
Reuben Wright.
Robert Horton, all Of Cairo.
A. Z. Parker OF Thebes.
Pink Williams of Thebes.
The selection. OF the jurors was
not so serious problem as the case
had not been brought so proni-
nently before the public as that of
the Wilson case which was conclud-
ed in the circuit court Tuesday.
Only fifty.seven men were examined.
while in the Wilson case there were
two hundred and nineteen.
DIR. Il. j. Duncan of Tamms was
asked to testify as tAe attenalDs,
physician regarding the death Of
Burke. He stated that when he was
called 10 the Burk home he found
the dead man lying in the front
room of his home with a hulIer
wound over his heart and had tG1
brdisas on his head. That the gun
shot wound caused the death. On
beiag questioned by Attorney Hiie-
msn TO- the defense he stated that
10th wounds might have been pro-
docetl. ly ouo blow frons pistol.
Floyd Burk, 6 years old son OF
deceased, was the first witness for
tha prosecution. He testified: That
the FIRST ne knew of the trouble was
when he heard Lamne say that the
loft Of the house IN which they lived
had been reserved and was not in.
c!uded IN tho lease of the farm and
= house. tie heard bis father say that
t. was not reserved hut that Lampd
could put his lumber there II he
wanted to. Then Lampe called him
a liar, and his father said don't call
me a lar" At that Lampe puHei
I out his pistol and then father walk
ed over to the telephone and pnt up
his hands saving Don't shoot, pus
up your gun. Father pleaded with
! i4an9e not to shoot. Lampe fired
one shot and then struck him ever
tho head with the gun. Father reel
ed and fell when Lampe struck him
again and knocked him to the foo-.
He died almost instantly.
. Mrs. Burk. widow of the murdered
man, gave about the same evidene'
as that of her son with the addi.
tional testimony that sne begsei
Lampa. rot to shoot Don't shoot,
please, don't t shoot, she said, but
Lampe paid no attention to me.
After the shooting Lamps backed to-
ward the kitchen and then struck
my husband over the forehead when
no had fallen. One blow is all
saw Lampe strike and thought my
u husband was dead when this was
done" On being cross-exanined by
tAuorney Hileman she said: did
{ not see my husband put his haeds
on Lampc or threaten him. be only
arose from his seat and said Don
d call me liar" My husband did nor
$ push me aside and rush at Lampc'
y when | tried TO keep them apart.
George Hartwell. the undertaken
who had taken charge of the body
S testified as TO the locatiou OF the
d body when he first saw it. and iden'
g tilted the shirt, which was placed ~
o evidence. of the dead man. showing
E. the hole through which the bullet
'e had passed and the blood surround
ing it.. lie was questioned about
torn place in the shirt, and ex
2 niplained that it was done by him II
concluded on Poge Eight