Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-02
ENDED In A MURDER.
Sad Outcome of a Quarrel Between
Two Young Southside Boys.
THE VICTIM DIED YESTERDAY.
George Henry Sheriff Hit by Piece Of a
Nozzle Week Ago.
WAITING on THE cORONER's VERDICT

The first murder for four years eliminated
on the southside yesterday, when George
Henry Sheriff died from a wound received
at the, hands of John kirkpatrick. The
affair occurred last Tuesday evening.
Sheriff and Kirkpatrick, two small boys,
each about IA years old, employed at the
Office of Oliver & Roberts, on Bingham
street. became engaged in quarrel.
From the story told by kirkpatrick at
the Twenty-eighth ward station house last
night, it seems that there had been much
enmity existing between the boys for some
time. Last Tuesday evening about
o'clock both boys were in the Office and
Sheriff threw some water on kirkpatrick,
which reused the boys ire, and he in turn
threw water on Sheriff. Young Kirk
patrick thought nothing more of it, and
started for home. When he was descending
Ine stairs from the office on the second floor,
onerriI threw piece of iron pipe at him,
%nicn struck him on the back of the head, In
nlcttDg an ugly cash
Young kirkpatrick was stunned by the blow.
and ne turned around in dazed condition and
seized hold of hose nozzle and hurled it at
Sheriff.. He threw 1t with such force that the
nozzle became imbedded in the forehead OF
Sheriff, and it had to be extricated by DIR.
King, who attended him until he died yester.
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Inspector McKelvy arrested kirkpatrick a,
the office of h. b. Scutt on Wood street
where he was working as an office boy and
placed him in the Twenty-eighth ward station
house, charging him with feionious assault.
kirkpatrick claims that he acted in self
defense. When seen last night he said thai
Sheriff had very domineering manner, and
for some time had been trying to provoke him
into fighting. and quite frequently he would
assault him. Young Kirkpatrick is apparently
of very meek disposition, and did not want
to engage in fight with Sheriff. He said
when told that Sheriff had died from his in
1uries: ut was his own fault. l had to dc
something to save myself, but did not have
any intention of killing him.
kirkpatrck's father, who is an artist, was
out of the city when the son was arrested, but
was telegraphed for last night.
At the residence of Sheriff. on Omaha street.
Twenty-third ward, his parents were stricken
with grief at the untimely death of their SON.
and would not say anything about the affair.
The Coroner's inquest will be held this morn.
ing over the body of Sheriff
George Dranks, witness OF the fight between
the boys. was seen at his home on Fourth
street, and he thinks that Kirkpatrick was
justified in defending himself from the assault
of Sheriff.. Young kirkpatrick lives at the
corner of HaZelwood and Second avenues
where the neighbors think he was a very timid
boy, and not one who had such a temper that
on provocation he would even commit such a
deed The police officers say the murder was
committed on the impulse of the moment and
they think that he had no intention of killing
SHERIFF. kirkpatrick will be held until the
Coroners jury renders a verdict to-day