, 1876-03-31

Shooting Of n hoy Under CfFcun-
hlnnCea strongly Suggestive TINT a
IHcnrtlcss Murder 1lna f2ceu Conn
mitteti.
About 7:30 o'clock last night = tragedy waa
enacted on Beach street, between Twelfth aud
Taylor Btrceta In vhioh John Burke shot James
I1encrnan, boy aged Is years, from tie effects
Of which he died In less than an hour after
warda. Burke ia vatchuaan In the employ
Of tho 1t. Louis L. Alton 1ioad. whose
duty is to guard caro loaded with freight
from tho dtpredations Of thleves. Biortly
beforo tho tragedy occurred tho unfortunate vio-
tim loft his homo, corner Of Fourteenth street
and Stewart ayenuc, With atpartJ Of companions,
and went 10 lhe vicinity Of Btayona d D4rker's
Elevator to engage in come sport iudulged by
Lads of his age. Burke Was III house il tic
noighborhooh. aud wLila the boys vero playing
word waa brought to him that pIlfose1s wero
atcAling grain from tho cats. and ho buried
cut with tho evident object OF driving them
away. Soon after q plstol-ahot was hoard, aud
aimed to Gilt. and by Cd ho believed ho had
done it. Immediately ho was Informed that
H,1cll was tho caAc, lo sta!cd to ono h1oroucy,
aiao m officer Of the road. that he
would go down 10 tho depot to SEQ
last soon Of him. Inn companionh Of tie de-
ceased, who ha4 restoatod when tho shot was
Tired, on noting Tho abBonce Of young Hehoruan
halted, and III the5 Wnto not pursued. rotracod
tlioir stops to ASCERTAIN what had become of him.
On reaching point near the track To tho rear
OF tito elevator they stumbled upon his body
prostrate on tile ground and itsensibie.
lie was picked up aud takon TO tho residence
Of hiB fAreilta, and as Enon aa Iu.stble exam
ilatton waa instituted to discover the extent OF
the Injury inflicted. -..
1t was found tha. she pistol-ta1t had eutorctl
the loft slan Of lho bead an inch or Sc to the
sde Of tho faco. The blood and brains oozirs out
through tho ofi1ico m1do In tue skull Indicated
TINT tho poor boy'a l11ee on ltfo would Koon ex-
pirc, aud this was confirmed before physician
could bo summoned to nlutstor to his rciet.
Tho noNs OF tho shooting was conveyed to tho
Twclfth Street Htatinn. aud SeTgt. u'uonnel1
with posse Of officers started out In pus-
au,t OF tho man who, by hss unpardoa-
ablc carotessneag,. has adaod to tho long
list Of crilnos Which havo boen perro.rated Ia
the West Division. From what WaH reported to
him lo concluded Tint Burke had slowed himself
away until this morning, as ho i1ad previous to
leaving tho scene Of tic shooting. announced
thorltics, aud vlsitod l's houeo on Thirty
ArHt atreet. A thorough search Of tie
promises WAS fruitful Of no zcauttB,
a,d at 2 O'Clock this morning lss was still 1t
large, rith, tho police IN lot pursuit. It IL bo-
Will respond to tho charge against htln during
tho day. Lie ts 1rish By BIRTH a. ia also hiB VIC
tim, and, what adds to the calamity, an unclo
THO doad boy ia roprescntcd % having
been d quiet, inolIousiye lad, ono not
inclined to evil associations or Of bad hahlta. 1IiH
parents and fE1enls donounco tho charge OF
stealing as On e1ense for tho shooting, aud think
sertton OF tho accused on returning altar tho
shot WAS tlrul dlnrrogcH such belief
Tile company In tho employ ot which
{{roo t.t of tc{r
casf, and have consequently taken precautions
70 prevent it's constant ropotstlon Yet no ex-
ouBo eau be sustained tor the understandable
homicide at Inst night. The Coroner las boon
notified and will bold an inquest to-day, when
facts at presont not available may bs forth
coming.