The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-21
A BRAVE BOY.
A Youth of Eighteen Administers Cor
 reclIYe MedlcIne tn A Enntnad

houth or Eighteen Administers Cor
 rective Medicine to a Footpad.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. IS. S.-An un- known highwayman was twice shot and mortally wounded by Jacob Banner, night manager of the Home Telegraph Co, at the corner of Sixth and Wyan- dotte streets about 12:45 this morning. The highwayman was armed, and just before being shot sent bullet into John Burton, hackdriver, who fought against being robbed by him He had just robbed negro near the same spot few minutes before, and Burton and Barner went to the scene to investiga te the occurrence. Only few words passed between them and the footpad until the shooting occurred.
 The shooting was heard by officers and others, and n number of officers were soon on the spot. The police ann bulance was soon out and the man was taken to the police station, where two bullet holes were found in his body.
 One of the bullets entered the left breast two inches above the nipple and the other directly beneath the shoulder blade, probably passing through into the vicinity of the lungs.
 As soon as Police Surgeon Iuen saw the wounds he announced that they were fatal
 The dying robber was still conscious, but ghastly pale and grooming when Sergeant Burgess and Officers O'Don- nell and Crowley arrived from the scene of the shooting with Barner, Bur ton and the three colored people. The latter were led into the room where the wounded footpad was lying.
 The colored women identified the man, who in turn recognized Burton, and began to curse Burton, and turn. ing to Police Surgeon Iuen, he asked, Doctor, have got to die?"
 Dr. Iuen told him he could live but a few moments. On receiving this in formation he made a faint movement as if he could get up, but fell back eX- hausted and blaspheming. He evi- dently thought it was Burton, who had shot him, and interspersed his oaths with expressions of a desire to do" him.
 Then he asked for priest, who ad- ministered extreme unction. His name was obtained aRd he gave his home as Chatham, N. E.
 Jacob Barner, who rushed to the rescue and did the shooting, is boy of Is. He lives with his father, k. Banner, at the corner of Jefferson street and Southwest boulevard. He has been for two years employed as x,, u1n h,,. | n, |, {, Signal Co. $ office. Young Barner in giving his statement of the affair said
 Burton and I were sitting there talk ing. There were two or three mes senger boys on the benches, but think they were all asleep probably when a colored woman rushed in and said: Help, help, there's robber up there holding man up As soon as we could find out from her what was go- ing on took the two revolvers that we always keep in the office and Burton and 1 ran up there.
 Tt looked like the two men were tussling as we reached there. Burton rushed in. I was just behind. The fellow stepped back and aimed his revol- yer at Burton, saying: I've got to have some money-have you got any?' Bur ton said he had, and the fellow said: 'Then dig it up, d--d quick
 At that moment Burton lodged n little as if to get around behind him and the fellow made quick movement with his gun and fired. Burton shout ed, He's shot me; Jake, get him. and rushed toward the fellow. They were close together when I fired. had to be careful not to hit Burton. l don't know whether l hit him with both shots or not"