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Il Darenpor! Boy Of Ireice Shoots q
/ ptdgmaieI Rock Isiaad Boy
Shoots Neighbo,'--.A .Astoaishia1
dpo'ogg for an attempted Naode'.
| From the Davenport Gazette, Oct. 10th. - .
AS diabolical piece OF youthful
| savagery as has ever been received
here, occurred on the premises of Stct-
fen Bros, after the fire there Yesterday
afternoon. Several boys were playing
about the piles of cmbers, and among
them was ono Henry Kuechler. Hem
ry was poking fire with stick. when
q boy at another point exclaimed.
pointing towards him, '!There's that
chicken thief"' At this a lad named
John I'nberty, twelve. years OF age.
drew pistol and answered, "Whcrc
is hc--l will shoot him. Henry
started to run. and Tnbcrty started to-
wards him, and deliberately fired al
him. The pistol was loaded with No.
shot. and the whole charge entered
"thc small of Henry's back. The
wounded boy shrickcd in terror, and
continued running, making for his
home on Fourth street. between Fill
more and Ainsworih. lie fell several
times before reaching his home. His
parents put him in wagon and con-
vcyed him to, DIR. MoetzeI, who cy-
tractcd some of the shot. but could not
reach the main portion, az the lad
could not endure tho pain. II was the
opinion of the doctor.s.th that several of
the shot sWereT. imbedded aboutj tie
spine. The boys back was badly
swollen last night, and he suffered
greatly.
Young Tuberty gave his pistol TO
lad and went to his home ON 9th street.
west Of Hennepin. Ofiicer Kesslcr
went down to arrest him. AS he was
approaching his home the boys moth.
er saw him, and Immediately tainted.
falling prostratc on the ground. The
officer declined to make the arrest un-
der the circumstances, and neighbor
gave security for the boys appearance
when wanted. John stated to Mr..
kesSlcr that he did not intend to shoot
Henry, but that as he was pulling the
pistol from his pocket in fun. it fell
out of his hand and went oil. Bows
who witnessed the decd state that he
pointed the pistol and fired on pur-
pose.
From the.Dayenport Gazette, oct 10.
There was considerable, excitement
in Rock Island Yesterday noon, over
shooting affair in which mere boy
played the part of an avenger. A well
known citizen named John SCHNEIDER
drove into the city from his residence
near the fair ground and was tying his
horse in front of meat market on IL
linois street, near Jefferson, when a
boy apparently thirteen years of age,
walked close to him, deliberately
pulled pistol, and fired at him. The
ball took effect in his neck. He yelled
murder, cried he was killed and ran
into the market. Dr. TruesdaIe was
called-and it turned out that the pis-
tol was loaded with fine shot. onlv a
few of which entered the neck to any
depth, and it was thought no serious
injury was inflicted. The wounded
man rode home in buggy.
After shooting Schindler the bov nut
his pistol in his pocket and walked
away as coolly as if he had passed
Schindler without shooting him: but
he hadn't gone far before he was ar
rested.
NOW comes the strange part of the
story. The boys name was John
Narwcik. SON ofa wood-sawyer who
lives in the city. 'phere are seven
children in the family, John being the
oldest. The boy told tue officer that
his father loaded the pistol and told
him TO go and shoot John SCHNEIDER,
the mother joining in the request. 1t
appears that the mother claims that
SCHNEIDER is the father of three of her
children, that he promised to be liberal
in their support, but lcavessthem in
poverty and suffering.