The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Won ApprTIoNAI IocAI IrENs sEH INsIDn rAeEs.l
HOMICIDE.
COrOner's Inquest Into the Shooting of
the Roy Henry Perkins by "Deputy
SherifI'S Flanagan,

bnerlu' FIdn1Ran,
This morning at 10 O'Clock Coroner Daniels,
sitting in his office at Fifth and Chestnut streets,
began an investigation into the circumstances
attending the fatal shooting of the lad Henry
Perkins by deputy Sheriff" Flanagan, on the
morning Of Tuesday last, election day. The
evidence elected was as follows:-
James Lukens, living in Haydock street,
below Front, testifed;-0n election day, about
o'clock A. NJ, the man Flanagan came to the
polls 10 vote; asked him IT he was not assessed
IN the Thirteenth ward; said to him, You don't
live in this precnct-have no right to vote here;
he then LETT, but came back shortly after with
'l'll show you that IL vote;' replied, "You
won't vote;n when he pulled out pistol and
shot at me; grabbed him; he fred at me the
second tine; he deliberately pointed the pistol
at me; didn't see anybody hit by the ball; he
wore the badge on his coat (prisoner present
and identified by the wilness).
Isaac Richards, residing No. 1126 Fraukford
road, testi6ed-I was at the polls for the pur-
pose of voting; was in the line; Flanagan was
there talking to Lukens: saw Lukens make a
kind of smack at Flanigan's face with his open
hand; thought it was all in fun; FlaAigan put
his hand inside his clothes, pulled out a pistol,
said IN show you something" and put it
within fourteen inches OF Lukens' face; he fred
it off; fired then the second time and hit the
boy; the boy at once bent down; a large crowd
was present. identified the accused.)
George w. Grimes, residing at the southwest
coruer of Girard avenue and Frank ford road,
testi6ed:-Was at the polls to vote; was tar back
in the line; saw Lukens draw back his hand;
saw Flanagan then draw pistol out of his
pocket and point 1t at Lukens' head; the pistol
was fred twice; afterwards saw the boy leaning
against fence; heard some one say that the boy
was shot; heard no other shots identified the
prsoner).
Daniel Hance, residing No. 20 Richmond
street, testifed-Was standing near the polls
talking; heard one shot, then another; had my
hand hanging down; felt something like ball
pass over the palm; locked at my hand. and it
was covered with powder; when the first shot
was fred was about three yards distant; sa the
prisoner, but saw no pistol IN his hand; saw
of him; some persons were between me and
Flanagan when the pistol was fred
Officer Hodge testi6ed-0n the morning in
question was at the polls: got in line to vote;
Flanagan were not far off; heard Lukens say,
you can't vote here'; heard the prisoner say,
Eyes can and will"; put my ticket in the win
dow; stepped then from the line, and stopped
near it talking to Officer Patterson; heard some
one say, Look out'; saw Flanagan with pistol
pointed at Lukens head; he fred it once;
rushed towards them, but before reached them
the second load went off: saw them down, Lu-
kens being on top; wrenched the pistol from
his hand; took him to the Station House; didn't
see the boy shot; heard, however, that one was
shot.
Frederick Smith, residing rear of No. 1912
Frankferd road, tes,ided: WAS at the polls; saw
the dispute between Lukens aud Flanagan
Flanagan went away; afterwards he came back;
heard that a boy was shot; the boy was standing
close by. identified the prisoner.)
Officer Patterson testided:-W on duty about
the polls; saw Flanagan and Lukens down; heard
tine pistol shot; didn't see Flanagan fire it off;
didn't see the boy shot, but heard that one was
shot.
DR.. Shapleigh made post mortem examina.
ton of the body, and testified: d:-There was q
gun-shot wound three-fourths of an inch below
and 10 the left of the umbillcus; the course oil
the ball was downwards, back wards, and to the
left, passing through the small intestine once
and through the colon twice, land struck against
the hip bone on lett side; after diligent search
the ball could not be found the wound wa:
made by quite small ball; there was great
amount OF Inflammation in the cavity Of the
abdomen.
The deceased came to his death from peri
tonitis, caused by the gunshot wound mentioned
The jury rendered the following verdict: =
THAT the said Henry Perkins came to his death
from a gunshot wound at the hands of Joseph
Flanagan, on the morning of October 13, 1868, al
Front and Otter streets.n