Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
VICTIM OF A STRIKE.
Daniel Sullivan Shet and Killed by a
COlored Watchman Who
FEARED AN ATTACK BY STRIKERS.
A Keg of Beer Gets Four Boys Into Very
Serious Trouble.
END OF A SATURDAY DRINKING BOUT

Daniel Sullivan, an 1S-year-old boy, died
yesterday afternoon. the victim of strike
with which he had not the slightest connec-
ton.
On Saturday evening Sullivan, with three
young companions, William McCutcheon,
Ed Murphy and James Cronin, bought an
an eighth of beer, and took it into j. B.
Hills lumber yard at the foot of Thirtieth
street. The boys, for they were but little
more. became noisy after they had consumed
most of the beer, and attracted the attention
of people living in the neighborhood.
There has been strike for some time past
at the Carbon Iron Works at Thirty-frst
street, and non-union men are now en-
ployed. To prevent possible interference
from the outside the company has employed
three colored watchmen, Richard Hernden,
William Lane and James Burns. In addi-
ton to these sub o fficers Rogers Cornman,
Markey and Hendricks have been detailed
to watch the works.
Officers Henry Bond and Robert Bagley
went down to the lumber yard to arrest the
bows, and the entire Carbon Works garrison
turned out to see the fun. Three of the boys
submitted gracefully to arrest, but Sullivan
a tussle. Finally he struck Othcer Bond
and broke away.
SHOT WHILE RUNNING.
Sullivan started on run along Small
man street, but he had not gone many
yards when three sharp cracks from re-
volver rang out or the night air, and the
boy dropped to the sidewalk. The officers
rushed up to him and found a gaping wound
in the lads right side. from which the
blood was pouring. The patrol wagon was
hastily summoned and Sullivan was taken
to his parents home on Thirtv-seventh
street. Dr. T. K. Evans was called in and
announced that the boy was fatally injured.
As soon as Lieutenant Holmes heard of
the shooting ne proceeded to investigate. He
went to SuIlivdn's home and asked him who
shot him. Sullivan replied that Officer
Bond had shot him.
The lieutenant said: 'This is very seri-
Gus charge to make against an officer. Are
you sure of what you say?"
Sullivan replied: mo, am not sure. I
was running and my back was turned to
the man who shot me. But Bond was the
man 1 struck, and who else would shoot?"
The Lieutenant sought Officer Bond and
examined his revolver. All The chambers
were loaded, and it bore no evidence of hav-
ing been recently fired. Bond denied that
he had shot at Sullivan, or that he knew
who did. Lieutenant Holmes then decided
to place the three colOred watchmen under
arrest, which he did. All the men were
armed with revolvers.
SAW THE SHOTS FIRED.
At the hearing yesterday morning before
Police Magistrate McKenna, at the Twelfth
ward station William Lane one of the Car
bon Works watchmen, said that when they
heard the noise in the lumber yard they
thought it signifed an attack upon the
works. They went out on the streets in
order to discover from what quarter the at
tack was likely to be made. He said he
saw Hernden fire three times at Sullivan,
and that after the shooting he gave Hern-
den three cartridges with which to refill the
chambers OF his revolver. Ed Murphy, one
of Sulivan's companions in the lumber
yard, also testified that he saw Herndon fire
three shots at his friend. The three colored
watch1nen were committed to Jail to await a
further investigation.
McCutcheon and Cronin were fined SO
apiece Tor disorderly conduct but Murphy
was discharged.
Sullivan died at 4 o'clock yesterda- after
noon, still persisting in his statement that
he was shot by Officer Bond. Drs. Evans
and McCandless will make a postmortem
examination, and Coroner Mcdowell will
hold the inquest to-day.
Sullivan was a steady young fellow, and
was employed in running dinky engine at
Csrnegie's Twenty-ninth street mill.