Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
CALLED IT MURDER.
Verdict Of the Coroner's Jury on the
Death Of Henry Sehample
AT M'KEESPORT PICNIC GROUND
Cherry Held as Principal, Rothrauff and
Quinn Accessories.
SYNOPSIS OF THE TESTIMONY TAKEN

Coroner Mcdowell held an inquest yester.
day at McKeesport on the body of Henry
Schample, and Stewart Cherry was held re-
sponsible for the murder, while Samuel
Rothrauf was held as accessory. All the
others who were arrested were held as wit
nesses.
John Langsdorf testified that he was in the
party en- route to the picnic at Auberle's
Grove and saw the fight. He heard the
crack of board and saw Schample fall.
Stewart Cherry had board in his hand and
ran up over the hillside. He didn't know
what the trouble was about, but thought it
started about colored man. He heard shots
after Schample was knocked down and saw
Theodore Shafer with pistol in his hand
Edwin Jones-I was in the party that
started for Auberle's Grove. Schample and
Rothrauf had fuss against fence.
Neither had weapons. Later saw Schample
lying on the ground, and then saw a man
in light suit of clothes running over the
hill. identified Cherry as the mani He
saw no other person assault Schample.
Shafer tried to stop the trouble. did not
see him have pistol but heard shots fired.
Testimony of the Physicians.
DR.. j. o. Mckee, attended Henry Scham-
pie. Saturday evening he. complained of
chilliness and pain in the head, and was
bleeding from the right ear. 1 did not think
he was seriously injured. He asked me for
something to relieve the pain in his head.
gave it to him and left. Was called next
day at noon, and got there just as he was
dying. held an autopsy, assisted by Dr.
Burlington, and found that death was caused
by an internal hemorrhage. There were
no apparent signs of disease. Such symptoms
blow.
DR.. Burlington corroborated the above
testimony.
Auberle, owner of the picnic ground, saw
the trouble. He saw Schample hit on the
head with the fence picket, but did not see
what Schample was doing at the time. Saw
the hill.
Thomas Mckee saw the fight, and saw the
man disappear over the hill, but did not see
him have club. He saw Shafer shoot.
William Warchsford saw one man knock
another down with club, and recognized
Cherry as the man who struck the blow. He
struck Schample from behind. He saw
Schample jump on the colored mans back.
He Was Present and Saw 1t All.
Thomas Andre was in the party. He saw
Schample and Rothrauff fighting and Shafer
part them. He saw Schample knocked down
and saw the man Cherry go up over the
hill. There were no shots fired before
Schample was hit. No one hit Schample
while down.
James Gray came out of the picnic
grounds while the fight was going on and
tried to part the men. He got black eye
and then started for McKeesport. He did
not see any person strike Schample.
Thomas Shafer testified that Cherry met
him and introduced himself as an oil driller.
They had a drink and then started for the
grove. They decided to take the colored
man along because he could sing, and
Schample was sent for him. Fiddler called
him aside and said there was going to be
trouble. There was row at the gate, but
he did not know how it started. Witness
went in to help Schample. He saw Scham-
pie fall, but did not know who struck him.
He took Schample to his house and called q
doctor.
Charles Fiddler's testimony was some
what similar to the above. 4
Thomas Quinn testified to the cause of
the fight being the colored man, as Roth
rauf said he had been imposed upon by
Schample. This started the row. He did
not see Schample hit.
Samuel Rothrauf testified that Schample
jumped on the colored mans back. He did
not see Schample hit with board, but saw
Cherry run up over the hill
This closed the hearing, and the jury
brought in the verdict as stated above. The
funeral of Schample, the victim, will take
place tomorrow afternoon, under the au-
spices of the Odd Fellows.