Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-18
the thirteenth street shooting Fa.a,

The Thirteenth street shooting Fatas
DEATH OF HKssY fIErEs-vEapIor OF rns
Mr.. Henry Pieper, who was shot h :, tsear..
W. Garner on wednesday afternoon ala s sSnss
3x O'clock p. m. yesterday. The t>aly was q ZEN
p. m, the coroner, DE-. d, G. Paasrson, held an
inquest -
Mr.. John Pieper, the father of deceased, gave
his testimony IN German, which was translated
In and said the harness was broke, and witness
told him to have it mended. He returned and
sead ne could not get It without money; he was
gust Pieper, the brother Of the deceased, was
attending 10 the office; went home and told his
brother (the deceased) that he should come over
condition to do it; the brother, Henry, came
into the ONCE with the driver aud the other
brother; the driver commenced talking very
and could not tell mach, Of what was said;
George said he would not drive the bread wagon
any longer, which the deceased agreed 20;
fss RS.ns ssucs in the
an EFFORT to put George ont Of the Office, but
George resisted; 80 witness took hold and pushed
George out: The boys called to shut the door,
as george had drawn pistol. After the door
was closed two shots were fred into the door,
which hurt no one. George then went around
by the gateway and fred the other shots into the
WINDOW. The shots which took effect on the de-
ceased were fred through the window Witness
only knows the prisoner by the name of George.
Did not know whether Henry had any quarrel
with prisoner or not. This occurred on We'd
nesday at Up. m. They did not strike him, but
pushed him through the door.
August Fteper, brother of the deceased, cor
roborated his fathers testimony as to what
passed about the harness, and further testified
that he told George to go home and 90 to bed.
The deceased at the time came into the Office
and George arose and came in also. George
said he wanted to square up the book; he did
not intend to drive any more, and that his father
owned the house and grounds, and if he liked
ne could tear every brick down. The deceased
replied that that had nothing to do with the
DOCK, and all the taxes there were on the pro
cry ne was able to pay. The accounts on the
book were fifteen or twenty dollars short and
deceased said Garner must pay the amount.
George then raised his arm and struck witness
over the head. The office-door was open,
When deceased saw George strike witness he
attempted to push him out of the office, and the
father OF the deceased came to his assistance
FINALLY he was gotten out In the street and
George pulled out pistol, and with the excla-
nation "Look out" fired. The remainder of
his father.
DIR. J. ". Bulkley testified that he was callsd
to see the deceased, and regarded the wound
at first sight as fatal. Drs. Eliot and Thomp-
son eorroborated this. =
DR.. J. =. Hdrttgdn testified that he lad made
an examination Of the body, and found the ball
had entered the brain; the wound caused DEATH
and was of such a nature that it was beyond
surgical skill
The jury returned verdict that the said
Henry Pieper came to his death between the
hours OF and O'Clock p. m. on the 18th day of
July, 1873, in the city and county aforesaid, by
reason of wound by pistol fired in the hands
OF George W. Garner. jr.
The coroner committed Garner to fail to await
the action of the grand iury