Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-05
DEsPERADO'S SUDDEN END.
lie IL shot Dead by q Polfceman-
Particulars Of the AHafF-The Cor.
0ner's Inquest.

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ter, woman well known 20 th,e nolics 49, -
an excited alteration with James AMI f.aorsa
burnett, two equally well known soIorsd
tonehs- The officer sdmOnished M ag'' not TO
DC 30 oolstefous, when Jim retorted in an ins1-
hnt manner, and the OFF Ger closed the door and
walked TO the end OF the aiIey and meeting an
acquaintance he sent word by him to the sta.
no; non mouse LOT assistance. On the word reach
ing the station, Officer Auldrdge responded.
although not on duty at the time, and on his
arrival at the alley the two officers repaired to
the house and Brelsford took Jim into custody,
when his brother George began abusing the
othcers, In which he was joined by JIM they
claiming that the officers had no right to take
them without warrant, at the same time de-
clariDg they would not 60 to the station. When
the officers attempted TO take them away both
commenced resisting, and
"RouGH AND TUMBLE" FIGHT
commenced. At the end Bresford had hold of
George and Auldridge was holding jim when
george broke loose from Brelsford and ran
and the officer pursued him, firing three sh ITS
Auldridge and Jim were engaged in a nveIv
tussle, the latter having the best of IL being a
very large and athletic man. Finally he broke
e T%ie ana ran pursued by the officer, and
ehllre circuit OF the square was made, when
JIM finding himself about to be overtaken,
turned on the cfhcer, and the latter fred, and
BURNETT PELL DEAD.
Inc ofhcers secured a wagon, and convened
inc dead hoCy TO the station-house, when they
made statement TO Lieut. Gessford and both
oreeIs were held nEder arrest. 1t wa. ascer-
breast OF Burnett, near the nipple. Officer AuI-
dridge received during the scuffle four cuts on
the tace and head, and Brelsford had his nose
broken.
BURNErT's CRIMINAL RECORD.
Inc deceased was a powerful man, "copper"
eooIedl about twenty-six years of age. He was
use rect ten or eleven inches high well pro-
portioned, with limbs devoid of superaons fash
and weighed about les pounds. He has been
notorious for some years past, and was well
known in all the police precincts and To the
first ba
rested was about five years since, when he, with
others, was nsbbed by Detective Coomes on the
SGnarge OF stealing the pocket book Of the late
capt. John ID. Mills while others of the party
with MIN pretended to be looking at boots
FOR TINS offence he was tried, but the jury failed
S 10 agree: IN lsS9, Detective Miller arrested
MN, charged with the larceny Of goods from
Hail g Hnme's store, but he was cleared Of the
charge. Almost every term OF the court he has
sPpeared SINCE on some charge or other. At the
june term, 1859, he was tried on the charge Of
resisting and attempting to kill Officer James
McColgan, who was at the time attempting to
arrest him, and Judge Fisher at that time ruled
rant, the officer exceeded his duty, and the Jury
found verdict of not guilty. This decision Was
made the ground of general order from the
superintendent of police to the officers not to at
tempt TO arrest parties without warrants. hut
subsequently this order was revoked Burnett.
however, had, it seems, been acting on this de-
clslon since, and Cefed any officer TO arrest him
without warrant. For some years past he had
been living with a colored woman known as
Mary O'Den. Only q week ago he was re-
Iea.ed from jail, where he had served a
sentence Of three months for assault aud bat
tery on Ph1l. Lancaster. He was indicted for
assault with intent to kill, having slashed into
lancaster with knife, but the verdict was not
guilty OF intent TO kill and he thus escaped the
penltentiary. On Tuesday night he, with a
party, was drunk and disorderiy in the sbODo
MIS- Shea, the woman who killed Officer DOYLE
on Maryland avenue, near y street. Officers
Mckenna and kearney. who were on the beat
went IN to,quell the disturbance. when thew were
SCI uLon by the gang, and after seuffie, in
which the officers were worsted the rarty es
capped. Yesterday morning Oficer McKSnna
went TO the police court and had a warrant
issued for James Burnett, David Craig and
pa, 1el oohnson, three OF the offenders, charg
ing :hem with assault and battery and resisting
an ofhcer. In the afternoon the warrant was
placed in the hands OF Officer Kearney who.
whlle on ms beat, about o'clock, saw Burnett
approaching: Remembering his experience OF
the night before, the officer quietly drew his re-
volver, and informed Burnett that he had a
United States warrant for his arrest, and re-
quested him TO accompany him to the police
court. He demanded that the warrant be read,
which was done, and he then aceomDanied
n. carney to the police court, where he was left
on giving $500 bail, one Theodosia Herbet.
welEknown resident of Willow Tree alIey,
being accepted as the bond. Coroner Pat.
terson was notified and, after visiting the
station house, decided TO hold an inquest to-
day at noon.
The COr0ner's Inquest.
Coroner Patterson, assisted by DIR. Hartigan,
arrived at II O'Clock at the station house. And
Lieut.. Gessford ummoned a jury with Mr..
Gwynn Harris as foreman.
John Neenan testified tn at he first heard a
ponce whistle between and O'Clock, and on
going to the door, Officer Bresford sum moned
him TO bis aid; Jim Burnett had Oficer Aul-
fridge elinched, and he was almost choked to
ath by Burnett who held him SO tight;
ford, when Jim attempted to follow his
example, and the officers both ran after them;
witness could not follow, as he was not dressed,
and, therefore, he did not see the shooting.
Ronor1A Netnon, sister of John Neenan testi-
he'd to about the same effect; she the colored
men beating the officers, and heard the latter /
call for help; heard the Burnetts say that they |
y onld XII any one who attemt.1 -. ~ lay hands 1
D hGte Neenan testified that she saw both the |
stree the officer with some bottles, |
md at re same time swore they would not be |
axe n; heard George tell Jim that they would /
VIM. Minor, colored, testified that when they |
first came out Of the house Jim had Ofticer 1
A uldridge around the neck with one arm, and /
was trying to pull him along; when the officer |
had the pistol in his right hand and raised it and
bred; the officer appeared to be trying to pro- |
tect himself, as the man seemed about to attack |
him; the officer was in pursuit when the man
turned back on him; deceased bore . very bad
meme.
Louisa lucas corrobor ated the foregoing.
tNtCcT BTctJOTu tSstlueU 10 the 0lSOr0er at the /
house; the resistance Of the Burnetts to arrest,
&c, as narrated above.
0fcer Thos. Auldridge testified that in the
pun suit Jim turned on him, whe n he (witness)
asked il he would surrender; he replied that he
would not, and as Burnett was about to strike,
witness fred and Jim fell. Before Jim broke
away he had struck witness in the eye with a
bottle, nearle binding him. He thought his
life In danger when he fred.
After hearing the evidence of Lieut. Gesford,
the testimony OF DR.. HcWilliams and DIR. Harti-
Ia u 10 a.
fatal wound Of the deceased, the jury re-
turned
VERDICT
"that deceased came TO his death by reason of
pistol shot wound in the chest woundng dortd
and rend cara, fired in the hands of Officer Thos.
Aldridge, while in the performance of his duty,
in trying TO arrest the said James Burnett; and
they fur ther find that the shot As fired with
out malice, and in self-defence."
The body was turned over to his friends.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH CoNFRRgNCE-D Diocesan
Missionary neeting.-The Protestant Episcopal
Missionary Conference met yesterday morning,
at st. Paul's Church in Baltimore. Assistant
Bishop Pinkney was called to the chair, and
Rev. John b. Lewis, of this city, appointed sec
rotary. Bishop Whittingham was present.
Rev. DIR. Leeds offered plan OF the proposed
missionary organization, which was adopted.
The time for the annual meeting was d xed at
the week before Advent, at day to be named
by the bfshOD. The committee Oroani alton