, 1876-10-16
A REFOKMER.
A Democratic Rcponter from Intilann At
tcmpts to Murder MI Inof1cnsivs Citizen Of


A Democratic Rcponter from Intllann At
teu1pts to Murder nn InofIcnslvs Citizen Of
pIttsburG.
r1..ssltro cnson.cl<. Oct. Il.
As dastardly ease Of shooting as ever took
place In ol1r city occurred lust night, resulting
in tho possibly fatal woundlng OF Thonus II.
1funtcr, chief clerk In the SllrrlI's Office. Tho
facts arc as follows: Shortly before II o'clock
last evening, Mir. Hunter was In company with
Mr: William Ii. McClcary, Clerk Of Courts, Mr..
Fro Commission, u,,d Mr.. Murray MeCilmg, I
cIcrk at tho Court-1Iouac. These gentlemen
were standing OH Smlthac'l street, near Virgin
alley. Willie there, nn unknown man, soilo-
what under the influence of liquor, came
quarters wcru located. Mr.. McClung iocularl y
fcmArkcd that they were now In the State
OF Gcorgla. Tho strnnges used some bad lau-
gllago, whereupon Mr.. Hunter, wItl, slight
Without any warming the stranger fired a rcvol-
yGr, tho ball entering Mr.. Hunters abuonlcn.
lie then pointed the weapon at Mr.. McClcary,
md the latter ran Into Frlckcr's for sonio
falling, anil assisted him Into Mf. Frlrkcr's
house. subsequently tic was taken to the Office
of Dr. McKclvey, where Gyery attention was
paid tho wounded man. Examination by Irunl-
luent pllysIrlans showed tils wound to be dam
EcrottB, and Mrs. Hunter was sent for. Aluny
friends Of Mr.. Hunter, hearing OF tho orcltr-
romeo. called at tho office. About midnight ho
was carried On = strctchcr to his homo on
Centre aycnue. Tho wound wns probcd with
out SUCCESS, Mr.. Hunter. meanwhile seeming
weak, but comparatively FREQ from pain.
The grcatcst excitement naturally followed
tAts coward1y assault, nnd lmmcdtatu steps wcre
hour Detective Rivers GANG upon tho woulsl-bs
murderer III Stevens a. IIailcock'a saloon, on
Fifth avenue. Ilo was drunk, mud In the COIN
pany Of another man. Both wcro taken tn tho
lookup, aud placed n opposite cells. From pa-
that i.ls numo was Charles Burke, nu1 tllat he
was u "rupcatur" OF theclass that llnYo rceu,lty
put III an appeorapes at ln1ianapolts; llc also
MoTe eagoh 9 and m " rko WV
Gust OF countcunnce. There was nothing about
his companion TO catab!isll his identity, and lie
kept l,ls own counsel vury. successfully. At IN
curly hour thls mornns, Mr. Hunters condition
Is we'll un1 favnral]y known In this community,
,,avlng ably filled thu position of Recorder Vi
tho county previous to being called to tho posi-
t[on he occupied at the tiInc Of thls sad occur.
rullce. -.
rffsbHrG Commercial, Oct. IL,
Tho tiastartllY attempt At assassination made
on "Wednesday night lust bya Dc.hoeratic ru-
peatcr frcsh from Indianapolis, With hIs pockets
rest thu attention Of all acccnt men In tis
community, anu excite tlIcis wurncst lndtg1,a.
lion. Tie hnan was 0ne Of gang Ut four,
each ole as lig villain tho otllrr, md Ills
gang was but u specimen Of nunlerous ut!lcr
gangs, ssnt TN to Indiana frotn Phlalle'ph!a,
New York, nnd Baltimore. Tlloy aru ail SAM
rlrs of tlu yrry luwcst aud worst claasos OF su-
tIcly full OF violence aud fraud and ~ ready
to murder u mum as 10 yote Tho Uemocsutiu
tcket In u hundred different places IN tAy.
Yet these ru.llans, claA with ctlFsuK III with IL
garment, armed to tho teeth, and yersed In nll
The urts OF fraudulent voting, aro the ctass OF
lnen ac1ectod by the Democratic Entlonal COM
mites to put by tho hundreds into Inuiaua, to
oyerawc the holne yotcr, und cheat the electors
out OF their rights.