The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-04-30

ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN JOHNsTOwN.
About half-past II O'Clock on Monday night
murder was committed at the boarding
house of Mrs. McCune, a widow lady reSid-
ing on Franklin street, back of Union Hail.
JOhnStOwn, the particulars of which we
CLEAN from the Tribune of Tuesday evening,
which also gives diagram Of the house and
portion OF the testimony elected at the
CorOner's inquest, all of which wea are obliged
to omit for want OF space. The Tribune says
Nearly four weeks ago native of Sweden named
Anderson Volt took up his lodgings at Mrs Nc
Cune's place, and represented that he had been in
town only a short time. She had two boarders
then who We're also Swedes, and il was upon their
Recommendation mat Mr; volt was received
/ These men were employed NJ the tubs in the
Wire Works Of the Gautter Steel Company.
The family Of Mrs. McCune consists Of two daugh-
ters and grandson, the latter named Clement
Burke. 1t appears from the statements made by
the landady that the boarders got along pleasant
" mp until saturday evening last. when slight
considerable bad temper. He appeared to be in
good enough humOr during Sunday. and went to
ing home in the evening lie washed dressed him
self in his best clothes, and after supper started
This was the last that was seen Of him by the
family until near II o'clock ut night. when he re
admitted him. that he was slightly under the IN
fuence Of HGror aIth0urb she states Thar he ,-as
not unsteady on his feet. She retired TO her own
apartment. and soon aitcrward the man Volt rap
ped at her bedroom door demapdfnp admiftance
Upon being refused he tried force TO get in. and
just at that Iuncture her grandson Clement Burke,
was awakened from his sIumbcr in an adjoining
a stand near ms bed, he ran out and 6red at the
b0arder.
The bail was sped from a 32-calibrc pistol-a fvc-
shooter-and penetrated the body OF the victim
about two inches below and half inch 90 the
left of the breast-bone. Its course was slightly
downward and it cut OF the lower LETT lobe Of the
liver, passing through thc stomach, and perfora-
ting the large and small intestines. cutting the
large blood vessel leading from the heart. and
lodging in the spinal column. Death was almost
instantaneous. the victim tell back uDon the
hpaTlerS al
was transpiriug, but having heard the report of
the pistol, Immediately jumped up and ran to the
assistance Of Volt.
THE RLooD WAS sruHr1vG
from the large hole in his breast, and. finding that
ne VIZ lP anu IIilelesS, one OF tuem started out
70 hnnt Tor policeman soon aiterward Chief
Harris appeared upon the scene, but in the mean
time Burke had taken his departure. and up until
tained.
The foregoing are ali the facts as related 20 US
this morning by Mrs McCune, but full particulars
in regard to the details will be found in the evi
dence which will be fully developed before the
jury Of inquest. Justice Strayer was summoned
about two hours after the shooting occurred. and
proceeded to the house where the dead mans body
still living the bed with his resting
Rose that judicial investigation should be made
Of all the circumstance attainahle connected with
accordingly summoned upon the
JURY or INQUEST:
John Ryan, foreman; Conrad Raab. x. j. Hutch
iusou, John Raah, William B. Johnson. and John
d. Sanders After viewing the body 10 lay. the
meeting was adjourned until . o'clock this alter
noon. and Dr. W. B. Iowmau was directed TO make
a pOsf-H0rtc7a examination of the remains. to
ascertain the course OF the bullet, etc. Al o'clock
this forenoon he proceeded 10 open the body. and
found that the bail had pursued the direction
THE MURDERED NAN.
Anderson Volt was a stout. robust. hearty man.
of great muscular development, and bis age was
about twenty-five years. He was born in Sweden.
and his knowledge Of English was rather Imperfect.
It is represented by those who hecame acquainted
with him since his recent arrival here that he
sober and Industrious, and seemed to he genial
and good-uatured. After the adjournment of the
inquest Undertaken James took charge Of the re-
Mains and they were inferred this afternoon in
SANDY vale Cemetery
CLEMENT HUcKE.
the young man who is charged with the crime Of
nf r.,e Sni .Dcr Tar,ory I1s+ bas bcsr, o.,.;si-,
ally employed mt the fecd-store of Wood. AIorreU
zach month since fhen he assisted to deliver 0r1r
feed. etc. and ha is spoken of being of kind.
friendly disposition. but not overly anxious to do
manual labor In the interim. when his services
were not brought into reaufs.tI ~ the store he
led careless sort Of life, but il is not charged
that he ever got into bad company, or misb"haved.
The rock hc split uuou was when he commenced
carrying revolver. and now he is fugitive, with
the brand Of Cain upon his brow
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