, 1877-05-02
LOCAL CRIME.
Inquest on Abraham Isusk---Os-
born Held Without I}niT.
Second Day Of the 0'Brion Trial--.A
Bad Show for the Accused,
Lcr1 Not Iovy...A Batch Of Petty Cases..s
A Horsc-Thicf Caught.
OSBORN.

Other Of his own color Monday ntaht, on Meridian
street, ~ reported In tho last Issue Of TnE THIN.
usH, Yesterday coo'ly gsva himself up. The mur.
dcEcr IA a man atout fvo feet ton Inches hlch,
aged ~ Ycatt. 1Io was born In this State, and
worked In K1c!n's barbcr.shop. No. II West Mad!-
son ntrcct. A. postcr lle had Officer Casey on his
track ncss1y all Monday night AZ we'll a. Detective
Flynn. lis, however, eluded them, sad lodged At
No. 204 Van Duren strect, corner Of Frank
In, till Tucsdny morning. when he nte a
hearty breakfast, and between and 10 o'clock
yestssday morning told Detective Flynn It tho
Union Street Station that ho whs tho man who
killed Ruak, and he wanted to be locked up, This
request was vsry coon complied With. Osborn Is 4
negro with narrow, anlmnl face, md . dqfidadly
vfcous-fooking mouth, the upper Jaw being much
larger and extending out further than tbs lower.
His appearance Is british.
THE ORIGIN or T11n FRAT,
as Osborne told TnlnUNE reporter. extends back
some two years, when he took up with whlte
girl named Knte Kennedy nj Michigan CITY, where
he was shon working. Kusk was there also, md
~" two naa aaa.,s's etoxing ous 81 tsal'
s aas eenaas s 7 l.. ssss:s ssesss
ssh "a e n.r IT, sna
being List Sunday Osborn and % hi1 vi wio I para: s,is
n,onr gut drunk, a,,1 IN = 19ht which he had with
droppcd from the i.ttefs bosom. which wss viii.
len by tic murdered man. II was the cauae Of tho
lFa$cuyt Anu was ONLY a6 l0ll0N1t
KArk: Meet mo 1t o'clock this ovontrk. AnE.
From This. 0abnrn tnforsod that 1usk was going
to run awny With hls 'twomAn," as he termed her,
and lcave 'iIm TO pine alone. The details os Tho
uxE. 4 Httjs After o'eioek, b.. Holden. G County
rhyae!an, made tho post norlenl examination al
Ed & m ss iss1, ss9s e e
On By tho Present County Physician, sre aIn,ply
his surgical to0la ara dull that they arc unified
ior tle purpose intended; Il may b well enough
holJ show, but thore should be aome respect
ehoWn oven to the corpse Of murdered negro.
M T. e. sS% Wn.a a Pesso .R :n 4. h srss;
John. who had been arrested tho night bstofe.
.- THR INQUEST ,-.
Detzsch. Thc drst witness sworn wa. cat1.arine
aed q livipR q NJ. is Meridian street: :ke did
VI, next examined, ana .tstea that b. was porter
Sotr liz II Ss tss 4. ,ho nse nr
OF Meridian md ucsplalnea streets, between
And an 10 O'clock, ~ ho was coming 10 tho street,
ltnsk can'o up, and wanted to know whera his
brother was, Rusk. nttct hc.d tskun drink With
0 Meridian stfeet. ill., btotlsr In th6 ! n,eansi@o
came up, and be snd Rusk greeted each othcr.
After some Talk. h!s brother asked Rusk 'twllat
Icy liuak denied having written more than ono
letter. Alter aomo further p4asfoltaR nbout tho
Kennedy woman, 1luak's brother went III between
the houses and rot half brick, with which be
cumo up in bis hand. This caused more clltn.musjc
between Charles Rask and Winasld I. Osborn,
w',cn tho furmcr put hIs hand III h!a hip pocket,
md drew out soma sort Of d weapon, but whcthcf
ruzor or q revolver he couldn't tcl. Ills brother
stopped back 10 tho edso of Tho adowalk and
reached fnr misa!te. which he throw At Jtusk,
nnl hit him. and which fallrd him 10 tho earth.
Ills brother walked OF toward UnIon street, and
that ended tho tight. Witness stnycd wllere kusk
Tell until Ohiccr Casey camo up. Hls bruther was
drunk Monday MsteFnoolt-
After giving Ills testimony tho prisoner Was dis
charged.
Dr. HOLDEN,
County Physician. then tcssaed a. to tho results
Of the post n,0rtcn. The skull was fractured un-
DUE tho temporal muscle. Tho Injury YVES dono
with some blunt instrument; 1t might have been
done with stone; tho lnr must havs killed him;
tlc blow 1nnst hare been toFFlblo ono. anl killed.
Hnek instantly,
Randall Elder. another co!ored mnn, WIS next
sworn. lGn lives nj No. Ia Meridian atrent, and IL
by tsade o wh!t1wash.brnhh wieller. lie saw
ltuak killed. "a lso was tho other aldo OF Tho
elrect. There want much Of quarrel, but 1t |
s rotusc nasa ha ~ n ea.of whSa ,S
killing. |
o0'fcr casof teetlnc1 o. 20 arfcsNng John %,
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