Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-06
SHOT DEAD.
TRAGIC DEATH or a punoLA,
no Meets nIs rate while Trying to commit
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Identified.

ITO Meets Ills rate Whilo Trying TO Coinmi'
- FoIony--bis Boay Not yot
Identified.
Last night between tho hours of 10 and
II o'clock u burglar who In unknown was
accidentally shot and killed while trying "a
effect an entrance to tho cigar factory OF
Kreidcr & Kendg, in tho village OF
Saluuga. AS In we'll known, this village
is situated on tho Pennsylvania rail-
road and Harrisburg turnpike, about
seven miles west of this city. The turn
pike is great thOrOughfare aud the travel
over il IL heavy. The number of tramps
who take the road is very great and for
sOmo time past gang of that sort Of gen
tlomeu have been hanging around Salun
GA, During tho past week a number OF
houses and places of business In the
ncighbOrhOOd have been broken open aud
robbed by burglars aud suspicion fastened
upon the tramps as being tho guilty
parties. The people of tho village, aud
indeed tho entire neighborbood, became
alarmed at those frequent outrages, and
they were almost afraid To retire at night.
On Saturday and during yesterday q gang
of four or five men were acting IN sus-
picious manner around the village, and
among them was the one who was killed
Bcnt Upon misohIef.
lie visited the cigar factory of Kroider
Il kendig several times during the day
and was given tobacco upon asking for IL.
1t appeared 10 tho people about the place
that he and his companions were bent
upon mischief. On Saturday this firm
packed large lot of cigars which they
had sold aud were to ship IN a few days.
just couple oi nights before that q cigar
factory in tho neighborhood had been
robbed and tho firm concluded to put o
man in the place to guard the property.
On Monday night German in the employ
of the firm remained at the factory.
Tho Tragedy.
Last night Mr.. Tobias StauiIer, father
in-law of Mr.. Kr0idor and one of the best
known citizens Of the neighborhood,
stated that no would remain at the factory
with the hired man who was very tired
and needed rest. Early ia the evening the
German fell asleep, but MIR. Staulter 10.
manned awake and stirring. Shortly after
10 o'clock he heard somo one trying one
of the shutters rs though attempting to
pry il open. Finding IL was impossible to
effect an entrance IN this way, they went
around to two different doors which they
endcavoTed to open without success. Mr..
StauliGr listened to the movements Of the
burglars for me time and finally they
went TO the main door of the building,
which they tried TO open by inserting
key. This they could not do as there was
a key in the inside. In the meantime Mr..
Stauiier became greatly excited aud he
concluded to brighten oil the burglars.
For fear no might be il jured he picked up
double barrelled gun which was laying
in the room and walked to the door and
opened II. AS soon as ho had
done so man grabbed hold of
arm
to pull him down the steps. Mr.. Stauffer
attempted TO push him away and a strug.
gle ensuGd. The gun, which was heavily
loaded, was accidentally discharged, when
the mu2zle was pointed towards the bur.
glar and was but couple Of feet from
him. The whole load OF shot entered his
breast and ho foil heavily to the ground.
lie at once arose and ran q short distance,
but again fell aud died in few mo-
ments.
An examination was made Of the man
az once, and Chisel, such az IL used by
burglars, was found in his hand. lie had
two keys in his pockets and two pennies,
but there were 70 papers or anything on
his person by which his name or place Of
residence could DO learned. From the
noises made it is believed there were a
number of the burglars. but Mr.. Stauiier
saw only the man who was killed.
The Inquest.
This morning an inquest was held on the
body Of tho man by Deputy Coroner l.. l..
Reed, who summoned a jury composed of
ID. 5. Haukins, j. ii. Stauiler, B. +. Aston,
Jacob NJ. Staufler, John Weadman and
Samuel McGit Tho verdict rendered was
that " the unknown man came to his death
by tho accidental discharge of gun, in
the hands of Tobias Staulfer, in a scuttls,
while trying to prevent said unknown man
from entering cigar factory"
After the inquest the dead burglar WAS
brought to this city aud taken to the aims
house The bodyis now lying in the dead
house OF the institution, where 1t may yet
be identified. The deceased apparently
was between 35 and 40 years of age, and
about tive feet, six inches in height. He
had brown hair and mOustache, slightly
mixed with gray, and had just been very
neatly shaved. His eyes are brown. He
was very we'll dressed, with a plain black
sack coat, barred pantaloons, q vest Of
gray and black mixed and blue flannel
shirt. His shoes are almost new and
have lacers. The stockings are Of gray
and brown mixed. He wore small blue
cap in which are tho words, "B. Strouse,
Harrisburg"
The Man who shot tho Thief.
Mr.. Staufler is a man of 60 years Of age,
he is an excellent citizen and is highly re-
spected by the people in the ueighborhood
where no resides and has a family of
grown children. He came to town this
morning for the purpose Of giving himself
up to the authorities. lie consulted coun.
sol and was told that as the coroner's jury
lad found the affair to be an accident, he
could go home, which he did. OF course
it is sad affair, and no one regrets it
moro than Mr.. Staufler, who dislikes the
idea of having taken mans life, but it is
plain to all that 1t was an accident and
probably it was as we'll for Mr. Stautfer
that it occurred, as a fight might have
ensued and the burglar, with the assist
ance Of friends, could easily have disposed
OF him. The dead man was undoubtedly
an old thief and his sudden death may bt
lesson to the others who have beer
hanging around Salunga.