, 1879-07-07

IN Inn fMHHI ~ = HE 411bHHk-
CHICAGO, Luly 6.-The death Of Henry Hchre
on tho evening of the At, renders this case
ono OF peculiar intercst to parents and tho COM
ougl, md searching Investigation ought to ba
1natlo bY the authorities; and, tfstsad OF return
ing verdict Of accidental dcu.h as tho inquest.
Il Is to be Hoped that tile jury will return one Of
murder, even II agatnss sen2e person nndiscny-
cred. The facts briefly, arc these:
Henry echyc. qulrt, lnotTcnaEvn boy about s
ycars Of aEe. living at 433 Ogden nvcnue with
hts parents. had been refused permission by his
mother to 70 Into tho street to play, she bring
fearful Of accident, but III the evening, the boy
bccon,Iny Ycry pctsistcns and promising not
to 70 fur away, shc at last consented. lIe hal
Jslst left bis mothers side, she going Into tho
house, ho to tho outer etlgo Of the s!xteca-foot
sidewak, and willie standnE q few seconds.
ltstlcssiy, With hts right hand In his pocket, ho
WINS seen By nne or two eaFpcntcrs, llTtnE at 424,
nearly opposite, to 6tart up of Ills feet few
inches, mud fa!l-dcad-to the roadway, two feet
beluw. lie dbl not get up, and d carpenter
i,a1.,sd my exclaimed: "What is the matter
with ts,at howl" A Mr.. Anderson Immediately
merely gruancu. Thu father rushed for dnctnr.
who Instantly attended, but life wns yirtualtY
extiurt. Tie post.tnor,cm examination, con.
INST. that he VIVA not struck By 2
ilmt he was mined 1T, for thu.
hn.lut-a No. 19--had pierced the brain
horizontally at OIL elevation eos,lnonsusatc With
.l@ boy's hight from ths rua,lway,, about fire
fcct from tl.e ground. The htze alMl condition
III the bullet hlow tint It wnn fired at short
range. as T. had nearly passed through tic bEat,
md 1t required only u trtIle moro force or n
closer position to have driven II through the
skull from right 10 left. It ought not to. be a
very difficult nlntter for nr very efficient polct.
| To lln.i INT who committed this murder. Ilu
pistol must havo been Tired within 100 yards; II
trorn strect-ear, the Superintendent ran state
wlat cars passed abos,t lsat thus. md COLI
tluct1r, tlrlvgr, or passengers mlist havo hcet,
cpgn!zAtt VI tt ttscre Was gosl deal OF cracker
!lrllE from Onc of tic ears RttcEwAru(. II fha
shot was from tho ,lcghborllool, II Ia not 81
he,,scly populated hut sAt every tna woman.
nntt child could bu quickly md easily tE,crr0,
gnica a. to whn praetccd rnyolver.tiring on tlt't
day, nlnt tim bullet compared With Tho pistols OF
| nl There nrr two toy. ktnrcs In tt nclV1buriloOl
dealing ln gil kinds Of material ,lhe.l for rclc.
lratt.,y the Fourth; lheY muy have hold NOME al
the t,crtrurtsye missiles In use. Their proper
ties khanld he investigated, md nothing ought
| to 10 Ioit unlnne 10 hrng The dsstaTdly MliH.
Innocent hoy with such deadly effect.
We, tile Undersigned parrnta alHt nsaS others,
hope ,hat t!.s authorities wy not act saplnely'
a allow ts atsoSs aet y re,s @ any the .nas
teT 70 Arop ~ stuH} "'kn % " %oaty easnattS,
aml VIC ask tho general public through ts1e
medium Of tho press ~ have this esse thorough,
" biftsd; n,rl That the city otlar as sligh,
attn,nlus to ths Ent!ce or any one eise I Eewart
of nj Icaht 500 To bring thu perpet1atot to con
ylctiDn and Justice.
\. J., REksErr, ". J. G. SMITH,
FNEb WlLktSsoN, q. D, SuTrER,
! il. j. EvASs, j, 4. VARLr,
! =. L. SAckKrr, 1OHN BUNNY,
| Il. GIHsuM, Il. SMlrH.
| JoaA MULLBN, u. ID. aiAnnr,
| ETuruEN CANuoDY, THOMAS WILSON,
/ aid others