The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-24
LATEST LOCAL.
THIS MORNINGS TRAGEDY.
Outrageous Doings by the Mur-
derers.


Tue highwaymen who murdered OFF,
Ger Kuukel had shortly before made an
attempt to burgIarize the residence OF
Thos. G. o iiorne, No. 1853 Dayton
OF 'jimmy" and attempted TO push
back the inside shutters. In doing this
the shutters struck a small flower
stand, knocking it to the hJor and
breaking glass globe aud three or more
email vases. The noise which ensued
awakened tine family and they caused
the burglar to fee. Mr.. 0Liorne says
there were four OF them, but he could
not identify any OF them.
After this the men started east to-
ward Baymiller. At the corner OF D W.
ton and Baymiller they mot bu cher
named Ransom, who works for Mr..
Wunder, and baker, whose name we
could not ascertain. They commanded
| them to stop, and on refusing to comply
the rOwdies fired three shOts at them.
Both Ransom and the baker then gave
| leg bail, the baker forsaklng his load Of
! bread. After the escape Of these men,
who were not hurt, the villains remained
at the corner.
Private policeman J. u. Powell and
officers Kunkel, Davis and Dougherty,
having heard the shots, ran to the Cor.
ner. The burglars seeing them fired
two shOts and then ran. A continuous
firing was kept up from Baymiller TO
Linn streets. MIR. james Dalton, VINO
lives on Dayton street, says that twelve
shots were fired.
Officer Kunkel, the murdered man,
who was more fsst OF foot than his part.
mere, came upon the hindermOst bur.
glAr at the corner Of Linn and Dayton
streets, and fired shos at HIM. The
man, who was the smallest Of the four
turned and shot Officer Kunkel as nar-
| rated.
The burglars then departed, one going
north on Linn, one south on Linn, anO
the third and the last mhu, the mur.
derer, going on Dayton towards Cen
trail Avenue.
| Another Of the Dalton family stated
| that she heard Kunkel say "Oh, God
Pm killed." and thought that IL was the
voice OF coloreu man.
The Officers are doing their best to fer
ret out the murdsrerS, and there ID good
reason to believe that they will be cap
tured.
DIR. Armstrong held postmortem ex
animation on the GeceAsed this attef
noon. An inquest viii! be held to-mor
|row morning az 10 O'Clock.
| OliVer-street Station-Aouse has bee
draped in mourning as a slight tribut
of remembrance by the members OF ID,
force, OF their esteem for their deceased
companiou.
A meeting Of the Directors OF the Po
lice Relief Association was held thi,
morning to take action respecting th,
death OF Officer kunkel. All the inem
bers were present aud Captain johnson
took the chair. The usual ap
preparation OF $500 was made to
the benefit OF his family, and a commit
ice consisting Of Captain johnson ant
Lieutenents BELLY aud Burke, was ap-
pointed TO draw up appropriate resolu
tons. 1t was decided that the fuNera
should take place next Sunday, ant
that the Association attend in body.
ARREST or TWO or THE ALLEGED MUIR
DERERS.
Dan. Flanagan, a young man living
at 225 West Sixth street, and John u
Adam, alias Ellis, a railroad man Iiv.
Ing on Eastern avenue. were arrested a
noon to-day by Detective Amptuauer ant
Othcer Cnumley in the neighborhood o
tho scene of the murder this morning
and are now prisoners at the Contra
Station suspected OF belonging to th
gang of robbers VINO shot Oficer Kuukel
Officers Davis and D0ugnerty, VIII
were with Kuukel, are of the opinion
that the two belong to the party VIII
committed the murder.