Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-09-01
The Death of the Burglar.

( After day Of intense suffering the burg
lar who was shot last Thursday night by
Robert s. Henry of Buttercup, died, Fri
day evening.
Though solicited to do so By several per-
sons, he would divulge nothing as to his
home or the whereabouts Of his relations.
He said to one that be would rather be cut
to pieces than that bis mother should know
of this. He ate his dinner in Butler a few
days before he was shot and to the lady
who gave it to him said that he was from
Crawford county.
A photograph was made of the dead
man; this body was viewed By thousands
during Friday and Saturday; and was
buried Saturday evening, after services
held by Rev. Bell in RerkimeC ( Taylor's
undertaking rooms
An inquest was held in the Court room
By the County Coroner, Friday afternoon,
at which all the details Of the shooting, the
events following, and the death were told,
and the Jury next morning found as fol
lows.
That the said person is unknown, that
he gave his name as James Cunningham
but refused after he was wounded and
prior TO bis death q give any information
as % his !-s.Ieuce oriqdenuty; that said
James Cunningham came u his death IN
the county jail of the county OF Butler, Pa,
from the effects of a qua shot wound being
a bullet or ball fired from q revolver, which
said ball entered the body Of said James
IN ht4 asE a a
short distance above the hip joint. and
about tuo and one-half inches from the
spine. penetrating the abdomen; that said
James Cunniugh received the said
wound which so caused his death at the
store-room Of Robert 5. Henry IN COnoque
Messing township in said county on the 24th
dav of August, 4 D. 1898, at about nine
o'clock o. q, that at the time the said
wound was inflicted upon the person and
bod Of bin, the said James Cunningham,
vas il the act Of iel0nOlusly breaking and
entering the store room Of Robert ) Hen
~ in township and county aforesaid, with
intent to commit burglary; that the said
wound was inflicted on the person and body
Of said James Cunningham by a bullet or
bah fired and discharged from a loaded re
volver ofthe value Of Jac dollar and held
in the hands OF and fired by Robert 5.
Henry. the owner and occupant of the
aforesaid store-room, and was fired and
discharged at said james Cunningham by
the said Robert 5. Henry when as he, the
said James Cunningham, was so as alore-
aid feloninusly breaking and entering the
sto-g-room of him, the said Robert S. Hen
~. with intent TO commit felony therein.
And. moreover, the jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths aforesaid do say that the firing
of the said revolver as aforesaid By the
said Robert S. Henry and the inhiction Of
said gun shot wound upon the person and
BODY of him the said James Cunningham
by Robert S. Henry at the time and place !
and in the way and manner as aforesaid |
was iustifable under the circumstances |
and he the said Robert S. Henry is hereby |
exonerated from all blame for the death Of
said person so calling himself james Gun |
ningham. This the said james Cunning |
ham died in the county jail of this county |
Of Butler, Pa to which ne had been regu- |
larly committed to answer the charge of
said attemepted burglary at about 7:30 p. |
m on Thursday, August a. 1898. In |
witness whereof as well the aforesaid Cor
oner as the aforesaid jurors have to this |
inquistiOn set their hands and seals at But
ler, Pennsylyania, this 25th day of August, |
4. ID. 1898.