The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-15
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.DEAD'L WORK OF
STRAY BULLETS.
O'Brien's Death and Parker's Wound
Due TO Them,
THE. WORK OF SMALL BOYS.
Little Doubt That They Fired the Rifles, as
They Had Often Been About the
PIace-Inquest Reveals No
New Facts.
The WORK OF SMALL BOYS.

Illus tN DOES In Tie 1lelSuDoI1
The coroner's jury yesterday oeCiueu
that Mr.. O'Brien came TO his death by
a bullet wound inflicted by some person
u-l-nown
Mr.. TarEer lies upon a bed in his resi-
dcnce. No. 2017 Venable Street, WITH d
bullet in his lead. His condition IS not
Serious.
Commonwealth Attorney Alexander Il
Sands and Squire James 7. Lewis, OF
the county, will confer at noon to-day
with reference to plans for ascerta1nlns
the cause of the killing of Mr.. OBrlen
and the wounding of Mr.. Parker
Only short While ago bullet hreo
by one of the numerous boys who SHOOT
rifles about the Locomotive Works mar
roWly missed Mr.. Frank y. Haughtoh,
the assistant general superintendent. and
Mr.. Jonathan. Bryan has several times
had to drive boys who had rifles OFT the
premises.
MR. O'BRIEN's FUNERAL.
The fu..eral of Mr.. O'E,ien took place
from St. Peters Cathedral yesterday
afternoon. The church was we'll Tiled
with sor1owing frieiCs. There were
many present iron. the Locomotive
Works. The floral offerings We're numer-
Gus and very handsome. The Rev. Father
Magri ogciated. The internent was
made in Mt. Cavalry Cemetery.
The following were the pall-bearers:
Observation-Disclosures II. a. Gillis, George
TroNler, c X Lassi;cr. Thomas Weiser,
J. Stewart Bryan, j. ST. George Bryan,
and William and William SchwerdtfeSer.
Active-Messrs. Henry August Smith
ers, Allen Jones, William Reardon, John
e. Symons, George James, John Rock,
and NJ. O'NeiIl.
Talk With Parker.
The bullet that struck Mr.. Parker was
fou, hot ny n Pr;a
received his fatal wound. Mr.. Parker will
recover. unless some unforeseen compi-
cations should set in. He was very rest
less Saturday right and all day Sunday,
out Sunday night and yesterday he rest
ed fairly we'll. DR.. w. II. Parker is at
tending the wounded man. but has
thought it best not to probe for the bull
let.
Mr.. Parker was employed in the de-
partment of which Mr.. O'Brien was fore
man. Il was engaged" said he, ''in plac-
ing brackets on a running board. Sud
denly. I felt something strike me. For
moment or two l was dazeG and COM
pletely blinded. When | recovered I look
ed around and up to see if there was any
one about. There was no one near 1t
was impossible for the wound to have
been inflicted except by a shot fired from
the outside. I won't out into the tool
room. AS l. DdSSeu tIl DOOR, d LEV lt-li
away, Jack O'Brien was there talking
with some strangers. l had been in the
tool-rocm but a few seconGs before Jack
was brought III. Soon after I was carried
home. They did not tell me until yester-
day evening that Jack was dead
WHERE IT ENTERED.
Mr. Parker cannot account for this
mysterious shooting. The bullet entered
his head on the right side and rolled
ore 10 no This of the
head was toward the window at the time.
That two shots should have been fired
with serious and fatal effects into. the
building within five minutes of each 9TH
er would seem to be most remarkable.
Mr.. Parker has been employed at the
Locomotive Works only about six weeks.
Prior to going there he worked for eight
years with Cameron {, Cameron. He is
a young man Of fine character and is a
sp!endid workman.
Last April he was united in marriage
with Miss Virgie Boots. of Richmond.
They have q coZy little home and she is
constantly at his bedside as his faithful
wife and nurse.
Result O.! O'Erien Inquest.
Tie inquest looking into the death of
Mr.. O'Brien was held at the county court
house yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
DR.. W. W. Dunn, who conducted the
autopsy on Saturday AFTERNOON, was the
first witness He said in part:
II conducted the autopsy and
found a punctured wound through
his coat, vest. outside shirt, white flannel
shirt, red flannel and chest protector and
his chest wall. 1t struck the lower part
OF the third rib, burrowing it's way
through. striking the venticle puminary
vein, heart and right lung and was found
between the sixth and seventh ribs in
auxiliary region. The right lung con-
tanned about one gallon of blood His
death was caused from punctured vein,
heart and lungs
DR.. Lorrimer James, the coroner of
Henrico, who assisted in the autopsy,
read the testimony of DR.. w w. Dunn |
and stated that it was complete and ac-
curate. !
George 3. Myers, the man who was
talking to Mr.. O'Brien at the time OF the |
was put on the stand. This was
lis story:
q arrived in this city friday morning
asst from Cincinnati, o.. anG have been |
stopping in Manchester near the Southern
shops. | walked into the middle door of
he erecting shop of the Richmond Loco
motive Works, and asked the Waterman
when they needed any machinists. He
AID, I don't know, but will ask the fore
nan. In about two minutes the foreman
anne with a yellow piece of paper, and
he waterman stopped him and asked
Inn. Do you need any machinsts?' The
brennan walked over to me and asked,
Have you any locomotive experienced" I
answered. Yes He asked, Where were
ou last employed?' answered, C. & o.
hops, Cincinnati, o. At that moment I
card crack like match and was wait
nG for an answer to my question. He
ia bbed hold of his shirt at the left side
did not think he was shot at the mo-
aent. He fell backwards. and the
iatchman caught him and four men
anne and carried him to the store room"
Mr. a. ]. Williams. the Waterman, testi-
led to practically the same as Myers
The jury rendered the following verdict:
We, the jury, find that the deceased Jno.
).Brien came to his death "by bullet
red by some one yet unknown
r. NJ. PITCHER.
c. E. VERMELLERA,
JAMES HOLLERAN,
J.. E. HART,
j y NJ. ALLEN,
j. NJ. HOOK,
JAMES T. LEWIS.
Acting Coroner
THE WOUND.
Dr.. James in speaking OF the case