The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-23
KRAUsPE CENsUREn.


Csronsr Kinks Jury Last Night be
cifse That Charles croSby's Death
wa. Dae TO an Accident.
Coroner Kinks Jury yesterday af-
ternoon held an inquest on the body
OF Charles Crosby, who was accidental.
ly shot by Homer Brennan last Friday
afternoon, and after hearing the testi-
mony. censured julius A. Krauspe for
selling revolver to boy under age.
The Jury comprised John b. Glnder,
john G. Quinn. secretary;
n eleon Craig. George shaw, Thomas
Rossiter, John b. Woodbridge. George
Webb and John A. jones. Coroner
Kirk conducted the inquest.
Julius krauspe told the story OF the
accident. Before selling the weapon
TO Brennan he inquired whether his
parents allowed him to use one. and
on receiving an Affirmative answer
handed the revolver to bin. Brennan
cartridges. which were given him. but
lkrauspe told him not to load the
weapon In the store. The dead boy
was standing nearby, and while Bren-
nan was cooking tho revolver the hahn
imer fell and Crosby had been shot.
DIR. l.. A. Klttinger testified that he
had attended the boy since the acct
dent. Tho bullet had entered the
brain. The boy hid not one chance In
a thousand OF recovering. The doctor
showed i've pieces OF the skull which
the ball had fractured. Death was
caused by Inflammation.
| Homer Brennan, Is years of ago, was
the Inst witness. He repeated the
story OF the shooting. On Friday af-
ternoon after taking his music lesson
he went to meet Howard Crosby. Char
ley's brother. Charley saw him and
asked where he was going. He said
he was going up to krauspe's and
Charley went along. lie asked MIR,
krauspe to let him see revolver,
which he knew cost IS, having been
there before The other time was
June 5, when Howard was along. The
two had tried Capelie's and other hard
ware stores, but the statesmen would
not even let Brennan look at revolv
ers. On that day he bought small
pistol of krauspe and blank cartridges
which tie boys shot OF in SlesinRer's
yard.
! After that experience Brennan want
: ed better revolver, and SO he went tc
Kra uspe's to get one. The gunsmitl
asked him II his father allowed him tc
have a revolver, to which he said yes
In reply to questions yesterday he ad
mitted that his father did not allow
him to have q revolver. He said hs
: told Krauspe that his father permitted
+ 1t because, he thought II he said ht
did not Krauspe would not sell him
the weapon.
The revolver was handed to him ant
he put the money down for 1t. No
: knowing how to work the revolver III
was shown by Krauspe. Crosby got
in front and Brennan held the pisto
away from him under the counter. Tn,
Crosby lad persisted and tho fatal bul
lot sped on Its way Az he got in from
OF the barrel. -4
brennan at once started TO leave tn,
, store, but Krauspe called to him I,
. take his money. He then summo once
Dr. Burr and returned to the scene OF
the accident. He heard Charley mlr
muir Don't shoot me- and You oil
0 not go to shoot me, did your" t.
which he answered No"
After leaving krauspe's Brennal
never saw Crosby again.
The jury was impressed by the clea
history told by Brennan. 1t agreed UT
, on a verdict that Charles Crosby
death was accidental. and censure,
krauspe for selling tho weapon to
elboy under age.
.eI The flag at School No. 6 was drapei
day in memory of the dead boy.
He was also one OF the first to cor
j tribute to fund for the purchase o
D. the flag and Ia the first of No. G.
O scholars to die since the flag wa
;, bought.
II The funeral took place this aftei
J. noon and was largely attended,
n numb OF his playmates being anon,
m the mourIers.