The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-29
SAD AFFAIR AT PCUGuKEEPsIE.
A Young Girl Shot Dead bv Her Brother
COrOner's Inquest and Verdict Of the Jury.
POuduKEEPsIE. Sent. az 1853.

A Young Girl Shot Dead bv Her Brother
COr0ner's Inquest and Verdict Of the Jury.
PoUaHKEEPsrE Sept. 81, 1858.
very sad affair occurred In this city last evening.
about six O'Clock, resulting In the death OF young
lady named Durrennie Armenia Bunne. The par,
ttculars OF the occurrence are as follows-At the
hour mentioned the young lady spoken Of was stands
ing In the doorway Of her fathers residence No. Sd
Catharine street, with kitten In her arms
Down stairs, In the front basement Of the
neat little cottage. the table was spread
for the evening meal. The mother had gone
down town on an errand and was expected momenp
tarily, as was also the father While the daugh.
ter standing the sill Of the door her brother,
Charles Henry Bunnell, aged about sixteen years.
stairs from the basement to where his sister stood.
She inquired II he was In hurry for his supper
g Shs a H. NEGATIVE % Wait III s
Young Bunnell then took from his pocket q small
single barreled breachoading pistol and started ID
dropped on tg noor His sister asked him Y
shoot her cat the same time rasng the weapoa
and pointing 1t at the animal she made some simple
answer, when he pulled the trigger and the pistol
turned around graspng one OF ner arms, stepped
from the stoop into the short hall and advanced to
the front parlor, where she uttered only the word
sOh % fell into her brothers arms and then 10 th6
floor, face downward, and died IN about dve minutes.
Two ladies who saw the sad occurrence from an
open window opposite hurried 10 the spot TO give all
the assistance IN their power soon after the mother
arrived and then the father and the scene that fol-
lowed beggars description.
As soon as possible Coroner Andrus was notified
and jury was empanelled the following being the
evidence OF the brother Charlie s-Deceased Is my
sister; came home about six 7. NJ; she asked me
II was in hurry for my supper; said no; then
she said, "We viii walt IN Ma comes hon,e;n took
pistol out Of my pocket and started to go from the
front sto0p where we were standing up stairs,
when the pistol dropped on the stoop che asked me
and asked her II ! should shoot the cat shs
thinking Il was loaded then cooked the pistol
and pointed 1t up at the cat and pulled the triggers
when the pistol went or; she looked around sud.
denly and seized hold OF her arm she tnen stepped
upon the sill OF the doorway and walked into the
front room; hurried to the door aud asked her II
had shot her, when she said ION I" and fell over on
me and caught her. then she fell out of my arms
on the floor; | ran down stairs. and, procuring a
dipper OF water, went TO her again and threw the
contents Of the clipper In her face, thinking she had
tainted; then ran over TO Mrs. Wilber's, the
way, and asked her II she thought had shot my
sister, she said, ~ guess she has dt' next went
after DR.. Campbell; when returned with him my
sister was dead got the pistol from
shooting at a mark with 1t; when got through
laid 1t away la the store; brought home tonight
to put II away In my trunk, not thinking IL was
loaded; don't think that the pistol was charged
DIR. Campbell, Ellen Lusk and Mary Thompson
were then examined, but nothing new was sworn to
by them.
The case was then gwen to the jury, that body re.
turning the following verdict" hat the said Dur.
rinne A. Bunne came to her death by pistol snot
that the pistol shot was accidental, with no intention
- commit "a crlme.o