The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13
SHOT DOWN BY
A STRAY BULLET E.
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| piece of paper in O.Briens hand. No
sound or.wns,iirg OF a bullet was hearc
by either OF the mer. O'Erien raised his
HANDS to his heart, said nothing, ana
| was about TO fall VIXEN he was caught
by the two men. He was carried Witnlh
1 the shop aystr died within i've minutes,
befoSe.Dr. Aturreil. OF the ambulance. ana
DR.. w. w. Dunn could reach the spot.
u POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.
The only explanation which those at
the works could offer was that O Brien was
killed by Il stray shot from q rifle. Tho
Chesapeake and Ohio tracks are Just one
| hundred Yards in front OF the doorway
| in which he wss killed Possibly some
| Toy was shooting at a bird on the tele-
graph wires along the railroad from the
hill, which rises beyond. From the posi-
! ton in which the man was standing tho
| shot necessarily came from without and
not within the shop.
Waterman Williams states that he
heard no sound other than the ono
mentioned above which seened TO come
| from O-Rriers body. The following
statement made by Myers is said by VIII
l1ams to be correct:
II approached Mr.. O'Brien in regard
| to getting a job. EIe appeared to be in q.
good humor. and talked pleasantly. he
! asked me where l YVES employed last.
| and I replied with the c. IL o. at Cin-
cnnasi. At that moment L heard some
| thing pop like match. Mr.. O'Brien
! threw his hand up across his breast and
began to pull. The Waterman and L
| caught him and held him up Several
men il, the shop rushed to his assistance.
and carried him to the store-room. He
| died before he reached the store-roor
| and never even Inurmered."
| They both do others At tho
| works. that there was no one passing or
! In sight at the time.
| AN AUTOPSY HELD.
| The body was removed to Blley's un-
dertakinS establishment, where an autop-
sy was held yesterday afternoon by DR..
| Lorirner James, coroner OF Henrico
county and DR.. w. W. Dunn. 1t was
found that 4 small bullet had pierced the
| coat, vest and four shirts the man had
on and had entered the body about two
inches 20 the right Of and a little above the
| left nipple The indications We're that the
| bullet had come Slightly from the LETT, as
| it glanced towards the right along the
| under side of the third rib. passed into
! the pleural cavity, penetrating the right
auriclc OF the heart and the right lung.
| and striking the chest wall on the right
| side between the fifth and sixth ribs
! where the small % calible bullet was
found. Only a small spot marked the
| place of the wound on the outside and
| there was but little exterior bleeding. but
| a large internal hemorrhaSe- There We're
| no signs of powder burns. The force OF
| the bullet in passing through such heavy
| clothing and making such a tortuous
| course around the ribs was remarked
! upon.
! he is a stranger and was unable to give
/ bond it was thought best to hold him
until after the coroner's inquest, which
| will be held on Monday at 10 o'clock ;tt
the county courthouse. Myers was made
| comfortable at the county Jail
a GOOD MAN TAKEN OFF.
| Mr. O'Brien was man who had wo1;
| for himself the most valued possessions
| the confidence OF his employers and the
| respect of his associates and st!borcinates.
| The men of the concern. from the highes.
/ officials down to the hurlblest employees.
agreed that John OF rian was honest.
| Woodworking man. who had risen by dill
gence and integrity 70 one of tho most
! important and responsible positions in the
service of the company. EIe had been
| with the company for fourteen years. His
! position as head of the department in
which the different portions and parts
are assembled and fashioned into the
complete machine. was one OF great i'm
| portance and responsibility.
Mr.. O Erien's first work as a machinist
| was in the employ of the old Richmond
and Allegheny Road. He was the first
! apprentice turned out as a graduate ma
chinist from the shops of that company.
| After a short term of work on the Sev,n
| Pines Railway lie went to the Locomotive
! Works He was thirty-four years of age.
| had been married ten years, nd leaves q
| wife but no children. His wife was Miss
! Mabel Jones before her marriage. tiis
| father. now dead was D. NJ OBrien. we'll
| known as the proprietor of the Richmond
| Ie We, hrpf harS
David O'Brien and Jerry O'Bren both in
the employ OF the Locomotive Works. ard
a sister. Mrs. John Hyde. of No. 20.i South
F! Fifth Street. He lived on the Craigton
! Road about mile from the city limits.
! The funeral will take place from st.
; Peters Cathedral Monday aftsrnoon.
Mr.. O'Brien was Il member of the St. Pc
| ter's Cathedral congregation and also of
! the Benevolent Association of tho Loco
motive Works.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
AT a meeting of the officers OF the
| Richmond Works. American Locomotive
Company. the following resolutions were
i unanimously adopted:
Whereas. in the insc-utible wisdom OF
! Divine Providence. our esteemed and
faithful co-worker. Mr.. John O'Brien has
been called homo while at his post of
| duty:
Resolved. I. That In the death of Mr..
| O'Brien each Of the officers feels and
snourns his death n personal loss.
! >. That the company loses man
whose strict attention to duty, whose un-
firing energy. and whose capability DEM
! onstratcs how difficult it will! be to fill
| his place.
8 Tha. the works be closed Saturday
| ct II fat noonl as a mark of respect.
i. That these resolutions be printed in
the SUNDAY papers and that copy be
sent to his family.
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