The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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CoRONER's INVESTIGATION The Investigation
IN IN Ihe case OF William 8. Burrill, who died on
1uhuay lasJ was resumed this morning, when
Ine Iouowing testimony was elicited-
David NJ. Woodward testifed-I was with Burrill on
Stn OF February; we got in Car No. 8 of the Union
~ MSaMtlway Company everything was quiet until got
o young men came In and commenced TO throw straw
streets; the car window was broken; told onicers
1OIDeyard and Smith that would assist
the ground was very slippery heard pistol shot
ran over and found my brolher.n.law had been shot
John woodward was with him; Horneyard COM
menced 70 drag him, saying he was one of the other
BpTrils pistol discharged three days before at
Richmond; told the officer he shot him;
was loaded; showed it to the
esGsphm M opsTsGT pgp m ana sergeant 81 the Station
the corner In Eutaw street pile of ice, the
flash just as turned OF wagon in the street;
Officer Frazier was near me; couldn't see who shot
OIL the pistol as the wagon obstructed my view the
Streets all Of our party were sober.
caras my brother stated the party got out at seventh
and Race; my brother out and got an officer TO
party up Cherry street; we were toSether taking
the last word he said to me was, Take care OF your
SIS T@S hred and ana he he ie tsd asked him who shot
when he was in @y afms Gns oncefe HoTne
yard came up and Wanted to arrest him I
got into scue for the Tevover BurTs revolver
tod the S ocer 10 He51 n him 9T ABOUT @ Ten zen mi
riage; had pistol that night, but no saw II;
his face was towards Race street. the flash appeared
TO come from behind all the officers behind
me; HoTneyard came up trst don't think Burrill
turned as II TO tell the rest of the party to come
with the rest; the who got in behaved in a very
disorderly manner; at Seventh and Arch called q
couple OF officers to arrest them; they requested to
20 ahead the party were coming down Seventh street.
ran; 1 with Mr.. Woodward; there was
wagon standing on the south side of Cherry
street, we turned around TO avoid IL, when saw a
flash of pistol; IL from towards Eutaw street;
got up found Officer Horneyard and Mr.. Wood
ward with Burrill; Horneyard was there as
quick as We were; he wanted to arrest Bur
rill as one of the other party; l saw a
had light pants on; the officer said it would be useless
10 pursue the party any further as there were many
alleys around there and they would get away Burrll
requested to rub his limbs: he aStonished that
he could not them unless person was very close
TO the corner, he could not have shot him.
Officer Henry Smith testifed-On the morning In
question Mr.. Woodward came to Officer Horneyard
and myself, at seventh and Arch streets, and re-
quested us TO arrest some parties; them under
lamp intSeventh street; they out Cherry street,
we gave chase; as l turned the corner, thought
saw one of them turn up q little alley; stopped
TO see who IL before got to Euaw street heard
pistol shot; when got up saw Woodward with the
pistol; can't say that on Cherry street
they were all around in Eutaw street; as ran or
Harry sang out there Is man shot, and went for
carriage; don't carry pistol: Officer HOrneyarC
don't carry one; he borrows one in a case of emer
gency he had one that night that he took from Bur
rill when he fell.
carried pistol; II they did he woul know 1t.
The Jury rendered the following Verdict:-That thu
said William 8. Burr came to his death by gun
shot wound at the hands OF some person unknown Il
street above Cherry. Died at the Episcopal Hospital
April IL, 1867.