The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-01
HOMICIDE.
A ColOred Man She. ana Killed by Con-


physician, made pOSt-m0rtem examination of
the body of Harry Truman (colored), aged
twenty.slx years, who was shot aud killed last
night by Constable Whiteside, of the Seventh
ward. An inquest on the body will be held this
afternoon or tomorrow morning. Deceased re.
sided in Cross alley, between Seventh and
Eighth streets. The facts of the shooting, as
detailed to us, are these:-M Timothy Buckley
(white) has store at No. 700 ST. Mary street;
recently he has been anAoyed by colored per-
sons entering his place and taking away goods
without making any return for the same. Last
evening, about y O'clock some seven or eight
colored men made their appearance in the store
and asked for cigars. While being waited upon
one of the number named Charles Scott was
detected by Mr.. Buckley in the act of pilfering.
The proprietor at once repaired to Alderman
Beishaws otlce where he sued out warrant
for the arrest of Scott, and the document was
handed to Constable Whteside to serve. The
officer proceeded to Mr.. Buckley's place. where
he arrested Scott, but while taking him up St.
Mary street towards Eighth, SCOTS companions
appeared, and general attack was made on the
constable, who, in order to save his life drew
revolver and fired, the ball from the weapon
taking effect in the abdomen of Truman. The
latter feu TO the sidewalk, and subsequently he
was removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital,
where he died soon after being admitted.
When the shooting became generally known
an attempt was made by colored people in that
neighborhood to lynch the proprietor of the
store, charging him with being at the bottom of
the whole affair.
Mr.. Buckley managed to get out of the way of
the party, and sought safety in the Third Dis
trict Station House. Lieutenant Haggerty and
aasquad OF men proceeded to the scene of the
disturbance, where they found mob in the act of
breaking into Mr.. Buckley's store. After con-
siderable trouble the police restored order. At
II o'clock last night the constable was arrested
by Lieutenant Campbell, of the Fifth district
he is now Locked up awaiting the result of the
Coroner's investigation.
The colored people say that the officer was
not justified in his conduct, and that Truman
was not concerned in any attack on him, but
was coming out OF an alley when the shot was
fired. The testimony before the Coroners Jury
will no doubt bring out the true facts of the case.
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY-The Board of
Directors of the Mercantile Library have to-
day issued circular to be sent to every stock
holder, which it Is hoped will lead to the set
ting at rest of the disputed Sunday question.
The following is q copy of the Circular
MERCANTILE LIBRARY Rooms, Tenth street. above
Chestnut, Philadelphia, April l, 1s7O.-Your attention
is respectfully called to the annexed resolution
passed by the Board Of Directors March IL, 1870.
BEFORE taking final action in the case, they desire to
ascertain the views of the stockholders. The reso-
luton is intended to provide that the library shall
be opened on Sundays, only for the accommodation
OF readers; no books to be given out or received on
that day.
Please return one of the attached papers to the
library before the 25th instant, with your sigma
ture. Each share of stock is entitled to one vote
7. NORRIS PERoT, President
Hhefe0S Inc Board or directors OF the Mercantile Lii
brary Company have had under consideration
and
Whereas On question involving changes of so radical
nature. and which there be wide diversity of
opinion the board considers important and right
afford all the stockholders opportunity of expressing
their views therefore
Resoued, That in order to ascertain the of the
stockholders upon the question opening the Mercan
tile Library Sundays, between the hours of 10 NJ
and snndown each one requested 70 Eeturn to the
between the Attn and 25th days of April next.
Attached to the circular are two printed
tickets, which are pierced at the edges, and so
arranged that either one can be easily detached
from its place and used for balloting. A blank
line is left at the bottom of either ticket for the
name of the voter. The following is copy of
the tickets
/, the undersigned, Stockholder in the Mercan-
tile Library Company, the share standing in my own
name, vote FOR opening the Library as a reading
room on Sunday.
/, the undersigned, q Stockholder in the Mercan-
tile Library Company the share standing in my own
name, vote AGAINST opening the Library as
reading-roOm on Sunday.
1t is hoped that all, whether interested or not,
will vote on one side or the other, SO that a