Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-06

3 roy FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE KILLS ONE
or HIS CoHPANIONs
We are again called upon to record a fatal in
stance OF the caTeieSsne>S OF parents IN allowing
th-Ir children to carry 80 deadly weaDon a A
PISTOL The practice has become very preya-
iCnt within the past few wears a. has been in
rt&rcsd IN the number OF atfravs of this kind
which have occurred. In the present case the
Facts are a follows:
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon a number
OF Toys were oonsregatedin front of the place
No. rs Broadway, amusing themselves bv sky
.aTkiDg, some of whom had been induIging in
liquids until they were rir TOT any mischief tn at
Michael HefiUrd p.i--.i the crowd. and was
greeted with some words of abuse from one
named William Erunnsil. about eighteen wears
of age. He retOTtel when TTunneI advanced
upOI: him in a threatening manner, and asserted
that he would give him (HeffOrdj a thrashing.
war OF words ensUed, which was finally
brought To close by Trunnell siarping Hefford
IVA the face. The latter minated that ii the
blow wa> repeated be would shoot his ag.reSsor
The blow Was rereated, clinCh ensued, and in
the struggle that followed HetiJrd was thrown,
1IunLcl falling upon him. While down. il il
sa ii 10y some OF the witnesses that the latter
struck HeiiOrd several times.
HeffOrd repeated his threat of shooting and
a. il did not have the desired effect, he managed
e. draw his pistol, a singie-barrelled breach
.Oader, and cooking, pressed IL against the body
Of Tunnel, fired, the ball striking the tenth RIB
aud SCATTERING it, glanced and passed into the
abdominal cavity. As soon a. he received the
to feet. He walked towards his home, ex-
calming, sob, am shot," but had not pro-
cecLed far before he fell fainting 10 the ground
The wound was VrObed for the ball. but il could
rot be found, and il was evident from bis rapid
" sinkiI z condition that he could not long sur
yIye. imulanis were aGmnist red. but they
Only snti ced to keep him alive until O'Clock
lEiS mOrl ing, when he bTeathed his last.
Hefiord made ne attempt to escape after the
fatal tran saeton, but, on the contrary, remained
on the sIot until officer Kennedy arrived and
took him in custody. Our reporter called at the
staton-house a short time afterwards and had
a conyers alton with Hefford, who gave substan-
italy tie following account of himself and the
transaction III am fourteen years old, and
have been employed for some time at Clements
drug store; I have been in the habit of carving
n pistol for several months before; 1 have to 20
10 work pretty early in the morning, and it is
about eleven O'Clock ights before I get home
and was afraid to go through the streets at that
hour for fear some one might attack M:
never had any trouble with Trunnell before
and this wo1ld not have happened if he had not
kept on striking me; told him | would shoot
him, and then drew the pistol, and. putting il
against him, fire 4; he then got of me-"
In appearance Hefford looks like a very inof
fensive youth, and incapable of commit ing q
crime Ike the one with which he is charged. III,
was arraigned this morning before Justice McNa
mara. ard com mitted for a further examination
at the conclusion of the coroner's inquest-AE
bQHy yCurndl, Jan. Sd.