The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26
HE DIED GAME.
DEAD BODY OF AN UNIDENTI.
FLED BURGLAR
Lies at shiIIiug's Morgue, His Demise
Being Caused by Bullet From
Merchant Policemen Hem
minRer'a Revolver.

AN unknown QbAu DuIElhl llVo ~ NNN
rear room of Shillinps undertaking es-
tablishment. A 3S.caliber bullet from
a revolver in the hands # Merchant Po'
icemau Charles Hemminger was the i'm
mediate cause of death.
About o'clock Sunday morning Mer'
ohapt Policeman Hemmiuger was max
ing his customary rounds on the public
square. He tried the front doors cf the
Isaac Harter & Sons bank, and then
went no the stairway for the purpose OF
examining the doors in the rear of the
building. As lie descended the rear
stairs q man suddenly appeared at the
foot Of the stairway and commenced FIR
ng at him with revolyer. Hemminger
Grew his weapon and opened fire on his
assailant. At the same time he blew his
police whistle Justify for help. After
enptying his revolver he again reloaded
and pluukily stood his ground. He fired
another shot and the man dropped to the
ground. At the same time three other
men ran from the basement Of the build
ing and vera seen to climb the rear fence
and drop into Court street.
Officers Ryan and DIckerhof, who were
Oh duty on the square, were attracsd to
the scere by the blowing of tie whistle
aud the shots. They qhickly grhsped
the situation and Officer Ryan ran TO
Seventh street and then to Court str ct,
while Officer Dickerhof entered Court
street by way of TusCarawas street. But
the burgla,s had made good their escape
The officers then reformed and the
PROSTATE man was placed upon stretcher
aud was card led into the police station,
where FAC. Brant was called to attend
him. 1t was found that bullet had e1-
ter his right side end be was removed
to Aultman hospital in shilling am
bulance. He fingered between life and
death until sunday forenoon at 11IO
o'clock when he die7.
The remains were brought to Shil-
ling's undertaking rooms and at o'clock
a crowd of people gathered and wanted
to view the remains. The police believed
that if the public was allowed to see the
dead man there might be possibility of
his being Identified. So the doors were
ope ed and in two and one-half hours
$500 persons had rassed through. At
least 600 women viewed the remains.
EARLY this morning a crowd was on hand
and all day passed in and satisfied their
curiosity. Yet in all the thousands there
was not ore who knew the dead man, or
if they did know him we're not disposed
to disclose his identity. A handkerchisf
in his pocket and the shirt he wore have
the laundry mark *. Y. H." Futher
than that no marks Of Identification
were discovered.
Photographer Miller photographed the
re mains this morning in Orler to aid
the police in their Efforts to identify him
and, if possible, locate his companions.
There is no doubt that the man
HAD BEEN ABOUT TOWN
for several weeks. On the morning that
sam Sylye ter was given hearing ia
police court he wos noticed ny Marshal !
Reed, who calle the at entibu Cf other
officers and the reporters to his peculiar
actions. He has also been in the habit |
of calling almost daily at Karrers Union
Headquarters restaurant in Piedmont |
street. He wss positively Identified by
Mr.. Karrer as man who visited his !
place. 1t was his habit to Crink ale, ilto
which he Invariably requested that piece
of ice be placed. He was also identified
by young lady at the Conrad Schweit-
2ar residence as a man to whom SIZE ahd !
given foCd. Upon that occasion be
see n ed to be anxious to examine the
Lorss but was lot givsn an opportunity.
HOW THEY OPERATED.
The four, burglars evidently arrived in
the rear of tae Harter bank but short
time before the merchant tfi,rr was fired
upon. From the amount of parspher
MALTA carried by them they must have en-
tered the rear yard f'Om the Market street
+ stairway, tie same course pursued BIZ
Hemn niger. Entrance to the cellar Of
the bank was easy, as the outside door
was open. Staioning a sentinel upon
the outside, the other three men entered
and proceeded TO make an assault upon
the heavy floor of the vault above them,
a hole was first bored through the wall
Of th3 liar and string extended from
thn workers within to the man on guard
without. Heavy oars of iron and a pick
were being used on the floor Ct the vaul5,
But little impre sion had been made on
the eighteen Inches of brick aud concrete
when the fling bevween the man on
guard and Henminger notified tbem Of
danger aud they fed leaving their com
rade, mortally wounded, behind them.
CARLOAD OF TOOLS,
When the police arrived and the cellar
was examined, nearly oartload Of bur
zlar tools and appliances of all kinds was
'ound. They were carefully gathered and
taken to the police station, where, after
being inspected, they were locked In a
,.ll. Among the things found were two
market baskets filed with quart bottles,
evidently containing acids to destroy the
temper of the steel. There we're sticks of
dynamite, sledges, brace and bits, several
very finely tempered instruments known
10 safe makers as Jrimmers and shelters.
There were several pairs of overalls,
sakobaI and talascnpe fnll of ohiaelg and |