The morning times., 1895-12-27
DEATH ENDED his PlIA
Little Willie Burnette Succumbs
to His Terrible Injury.
DRIVER is UNDER ARREST
Lads Chest Was Crushed by Wagon
Pole and He Suffered Three Days.
His Last Hours Were Peaceful.
The Coroner VIII Hold an Inquest
This Morning.

After lingering for three days in awfu
| agony, every breath he drew accompanied
by = spasm of pain,i little Willie Burnette
the twelve -year-oid son of Mrs. Sarah
Burnette, whose breast was crushed las
Monday by the poie of a wagon driven by
| william Elliott, died yesterday Afternoon
| at 2:4O O'Clock.
The poor, little,s pain-racked soul Is al
rest and the frail. tortured body lies peace
fully in the darkened room of his mothers
house, No. 1868 Thiry-first street.
All yesterday afternoon kind friends and
playmates of the little fellow came to ma Ike
Inquiries and express their sympathy.
Christmas was a sad day for this humble
household. for all day long the sorrow
Ing mother and sister watched by the side
| OF the dying boy.
ANOTHER SA d CHRISTMAS.
A year ago on that day they had closed
the eyes of another son and brother and
now second blow has fallen and the
Christmas presents that were purchased are
still unwrapped and rest on the mante
auOve the htJ,e body, a reminder OF the
joys that were looked forward TO.
Surrounded by flowers and with two
tail candles burning at his head. the body
of the little fellow rests upon sofa in
the darkened parlor. while pretty Sarah
BIrncste, the boys siXteen-year-old sister,
her sweet face drawn by care and weep
ing, watches by the side OF her favorite
brother.
UNCONSCIOUS AT THE END.
81 was holding his hand when lie passed
away" she said. He just looked up into
my eyes and smiled softly and tried to
speak to me, but he could not There were
lots OF his little pla INMATES here this morn
ing, but he did not recognize but three of
them. He began To sink early in the day,
and was unconscious from IL O'Clock TO
within few minutes of his death.
He has not been able to eat anything
since Tuesday, aud when the doctor came
today at l O'Clock he said Willie could
not live until night and IL was useless to
give him any more medicine"
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed, but there will be services
at the house and at Peck Memorial Church
oD Sunday at p. IN. Rev. DR.. Chas.
Smith will conduct the services, and the
iDterlneDt will he in Glenwood cemetery.
Four members OF the little fellows Sun
day school will act as pail-bearers.
ELLIOTT UNDER ARREST.
william Elliott, the driver OF the truck,
is held at the District Jail on a warrant
charging him with assault with intent TO
kill, although the charge on the Seventh
precinct blotter reads that he was ar
rested for careless driving.
Officer CoDnors, who made the arrest,
states positively that Elliott was very drunk
at the time OF the accident, and when ques-
toned by the policeman as to how he came
to run over the boy, he said, ID the boy,
let him get out Of my way If he don't want
to get run over"
1t is probable that the charge against
Elliott will be changed to manslaughter,
but that will not be determined until to-
day, when he viii be brought into the
police court and held for the grand jury.
Coroner Hammett Will hold an inquest at
10 O'Clock this morning.