The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-25
KUNKEL,S MURDER.
Testimony at the COrener's Ha-
quest.

At the meeting OF the Board Of Poiioo
Commissioners yesterday evening H
resolution was unanimously adopted re-
questing the Common Council TO offer a
reward Of $500 tor the arrest and oonyic-
tion of tue murderer of kunkel, whBse
tragic death took place yesterday
morning.
The detectives all day yesterday were
busy hunting clues TO lead tn the NO
earlnIng OF tne criminals. In addition
to the arrests mentioned yesterday, the
following were made last evening:
j. w. Robb, 224 West Fitch street;
William Craig, 230 Elm street; Jim Nc
Ginty and Terrence Cunningham.
An inquest was begun at 10 O'Clock
this m0roing.
Sanford Doty, policeman from Oliver
street station, was the first wit0eHH
ceased for about one and half years.
He knew nothing about the shooting ex-
cept what was told to him.
George kunkel, brother Of Martha
Kunkel, the deceased, also knew
nothing OF the affair.
j. ID. Powell, private policeman On
the beat where deceased WAS killed, tes-
titled to seeing the shooting. He noticed
three Suspicious characters comi0x out
OF Odiorne's place. He also saw an0tAsr
man ahead OF them He met Officers
Davis and Doherty and told them abDMt
the parties. We followed them and INST
the deceased. The latter ran ahead aud
on Dayton and Linn street was shot.
There were from tiiteen 10 twenty shorx
fired. Could not recognize men if saw
q ant fTll tho
after the killing. Heard deceased say
Ob, Pm shot" 1t was very dark at tho
time Of the shooting.
Tnos. g. Odiorne, OF 1j3 Day ton street,
testified to the attempted burglary al
his place By the four men, as reported in
yesterdays issue. lie did not see tho
shooting OF KunkeI.
| DR.. Z. l.. Armstrong submitted ifis
pos stmortem examination in retereaes
to the wound. The bullet passed throug
l the right lobe OF the liver and themes
DOWN wards. The bullet was c,nica,
| shaped, seYen-sixteenIhs OF an i1ch in
diameter, and weighing fifteen graias
| less than half an ounce. The bullet was
| evidently fired from a Colps army rs-
yOlver.
II. c. Davis, policeman, the next wit
ness, testified tlat abUut 10 minutes 90
D O'CLOCK ne ana OMcerS pQuglerty AGu
kuukel saw five or six men ON Day tDu
and Baymtller streets. When they
neared them some ten or twelve shBts
were fired by them. He and his pari-
ners fired at the burglars. WitnesssaW
| the deceased fall in front OF HilPs gro
Gerry. The chambers of the pisi oil OF the
witness were now empty, anu he did Aot
| follow the murderers.
| Officer +. j. Dohertv corrOborated tiao
testimony givcn by Officer DAVIS.
Mr.. John HaucS, OF Hauck Il Wis
discb, 6re Hcrs, testified 10 seeding thr80
or four men running along Dayton
street followed by three policemen. Hs
saw the hring and the dropping or Kaa-
kei 10 the ground.
| Jacob Hill, the grocer at the corner OF
Lion and Dayton streets, testified simi-
larly to the statements given by him 20
our reporter, and which were pusIisasl
yesterday.
Jacob Nutshell testified that he was a
baker, and while walking along Day Isa
street came in contact with Ine burg.
lars. He dropped his bread basket ANA
fed as fast as his legs would carry hioa
This ended the testimony for the daY.
and the case WAS theu continued to next
Monday.l