The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-24
ANOTHER MURDER.
officer KunkeI's Encounter with
Highwaymcn.
TnE PLUCKY MAN LOSES HIS LIFE,

About fifteen minutes before O'Clock
this morning the neighborhood of Day
ton and Linn streets was aroused from
slumber by the quick succession OF pie
tol shots.
1t seems that shortly before the above
mentioned time farmer, who was drly-
ing along Dayton street, was stopped
between Linn and Baymller by four
highwaymen, who asked him TO "stop
and deliver"
Officer Kunkel, whose beat ex! ends
from Linn street 10 Mlllcreek, and from
Bank 10 York, saw the proceedings, as
The moon was shining quite brightly.
He gave chase TO the men, who ran
up Dayton towards Central avenue.
just east OF Linn street he got be-
tween the four, two OF whom were still
in front OF him.
Demanding them to stop running, the
men suddenly turned on him, and, each
drawing revolver, began firing at the
plucky policeman, who did not consider
his dangerous pos ton.
kunkel at once unbuttoned his over
coat, made grasp for his pistol. leveled
twice. Unluckily, however, the weapon
refused ire, and then the men fred
| three or four more shots at their Victim.
BY this time two substitute policemen,
Davis and Daugherty, arrived on thp
scene and ran up to the assistance o.
their fellow-comrade. just as KunkePs
strength began to fail he cried ou, {:
"Oh, Dauxherty, Pm shotp
The murderers at once fed, and were
not Identified. Ii is supposed that they
| are the same four men who the preoed-
ing night attacked Oficers Faran and
Meyers with drawn reYolvers. 1t may
be possible for tuess oticers to lead to
| the Identification and capture OF the das.
| tardly murderers.
The shooting awakened the neighbor-
hood, and windows were thrown open
every here.
Mr.. Jacob Hill, who keeps a grocery at
the southeast corner OF Dayton anu Liun
streets, heard the shooting and saw the
fatal affray. He says he looked out, saw
Kunkel fall, and heard him
cry out. He ran down stars
and picked up the wounded man,
who was ly Ing in pool OF blood, immr-
diately in front OF his premises. He
told the men TO bring Gunokel into his
house, but Mr.. Armstrong, who lives op-
posite, at & Dayton, having fire burn
ing ordered the poor sufferer tV be Ia
ken into his home.
Everything was done to relieve him,
but, alas, kunkel WAS past all hope. His
| lie bloOu was last ebDing away
through large hole in his right side,
| about two inches from The navel. TWEEN.
ty minutes after he WAS dead.
The bali did not penetrate his over
coat but pierced through his vest aud
shirt which were drenched in blood.
When kunkel WAS picked UP from the
| street the thumb anu toreiuger OF his
right hand were In such position to
show that he had just been in the act Of
pulling the trigger o! bis revolver.
Mr.. Hauok, the brewer, also saw the
shooting, aDd Mr.. Peer Martin a dealer
| in hides at No. 500 John street, was a
witness 30 the fo0tpads holding up the
farmer on Dayton street.
A number OF others saw the affair, but
all their efforts " catch the murderers
were or no avail.
| kunkePs family, consisting OF a young
wife and boy nine years old, were no
tiff ed, and after short time the body
WAS removed to bis late home at the
| northwest corner OF Riddle and Garden
| streets.
This morning his bereaved wife stated
|
heard Ter husbands rap ABOUT twenty
minutes after 4 O'clock. She saw him
alive at II O'CLOCK last night, when he
came in to get his lunch.
The poor woman seemed to anticipate
some danger then, for she told her nus
band, who for the first time mad been
consigned to patrol his beat alone, to be
careful how he carried on.
She reminded MIN OF the Everett.
street burglary, where pistols were
drawn on the officers, and told him to
look out. The brave officer replied he
knew no fear, and would do Lis duty
nanfully. How he did it, and how the
presentlment OF danger by his wife
proved true, is seen from the above.
Martin kunkel was thifly-two years
Old and was a stUut-built man. lie
never shirked his duy and was afraid
of nothing. His reputation was suon
that he was considered one OF the
braYest men in Oiver-street District
HIS funeral will take place Sunday.