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The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
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Mrs. Fannie Miller, alias Frank Gordon, recently served 40 days in jail for keeping a house of prostitution. She faced Justice Commings on charges of assault to commit murder after firing shots at officers Sargent and Gossman during her arrest. Bail set at $500; released on bond by her mother, Mrs. Louisa Mayers, and plans to leave Cairo after selling property.
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It will be remembered that some time ago, while in charge of officers Sargent and Gossman who were taking her to jail, Mrs. Miller turned on the officers and drawing a revolver fired two shots at them, barely missing Sargent's head. She was finally secured and taken to jail, where she has been ever since, until arrested on a charge of assaulting the officers with intent to kill.
Bail was fixed at five hundred dollars, and her mother, Mrs. Louisa Mayers, became her bondsman, and she was released. Mrs. Miller, it is said, intends leaving Cairo for good as soon as she can dispose of some property she owns here.
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Cairo
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon
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bail fixed at five hundred dollars; released on bond by mother; intends to leave cairo after disposing of property; no injuries reported, shots barely missed sargent's head
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Mrs. Miller, after serving 40 days in jail for prostitution, appeared in court on warrant for assault to commit murder. Some time ago, during arrest by officers Sargent and Gossman, she drew a revolver and fired two shots at them, missing Sargent's head narrowly. She was secured and jailed until this new charge.