New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
REMOVING THE BODIES FROM
THE SCOUT CRUISER BlRMlNG-
HAM
Copyright. 1912. American Press Association
RIFLE FATAL IN HANDS
! Of SUPPOSED BOY SCOUT
"Beat 1t, You Indians!" He Cries,
and as One Boy Doesn't
Bulge, He Fires.
THEN HE AND PAL RUN OFF
Three Boys on Way Home Held
Up by Two Lads in Uniform
Police Arrest Twelve
Year-old Boy.
THEN HE AND PAL RUN OFF

Henry Lockhart, nine years old, who
lived with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Lockhart, at No. 3o43 Third
avenue. was shot TO death while on his
way home last night by boy of four
teen, dressed as a boy scout.
A physician was called from the Ford
ham Hospital but by the time he
reached the scene Of the shooting, Find
ley avenue, between l6Sth and lO9th
streets, the child was dead. The body
was taken first TO the MOrrisania sta
ton. and then TO an undertaking estab-
lishment at No. 3545 Third avenue, next
door 10 the Lockhart home. AS soon as
the news of Henrys death made the
rounds Of the neighborhood hundreds OF
his schoolmates fastened TO his home
and wept, many standing out in the
street.
William Lockhart. according to the
police, who is the eleven-year-o
brother Of the slain boy, was half a
block from the scene Of the shooting al
the time it happened and knows 10y
sight the boy who fired the fatal shot
Detectives McCarton and Meyers, at
tached To the Morrisania station, early
this morning arrested at his home twelve
vear-old Maitland Jarvis. of No. ll3t
clay avenue. The Bronx who is charged
By the police with having shot and killed
Henry Lockhart He was held by the
police on a charge of Juvenile delin-
qucnCy.
The dead boys father, Herman Lock
hart, is a butcher, and after working al
day in the shop little Henry went fol
water TO a spring at College avenue anc
l6i tn street. some blocks from his home
With Henry went his brother William
and their playmate, Walter Fisher. OF
No. 800 East 10th street. They filled
a gallon bottle at the spring and started
off home again.
TO reach the Lockhart home they cut
through Findley avenue, and encountered
in big vacant lot two lads in the boy
scout uniforms.
The boy scouts dashed up to the other
boys and jumped laughing in front OF
them. Then they assumed an air oi
flerceness. one OF the uniformed boys
carried bow and arrow, the other
shouldered a rifle.
Beat il. you Indians" cried the
scouts Run for your lives" according
To William Lockhart
The three lads, astounded. stood IN
their tracks.
Run or I'll shoot" the one with the
rifle repeated They obeyed and ran for
ali they were worth, one going east the
other taking to his heels in the opposite
direction.
Henry stood in his tracks and refuse
TO bulge. I'll not rum" he stubbornly
exclaimed. Back over his shoulder his
brother William shouted: Beat it,
Hank, Beat it,
Again came the command TO run. and
once more Henry refused
IF YOU don't, I'll shoot you!" the boy
with the rifle is said to have exclaimed.
Then the shot rang out, and Henry
dropped to the ground. blood streaming :
from wound in the abdomen.
William Lockhart and Walter Fisher
stopped in their flight They saw the
BOYS in scout uniforms fleeing. In Il
second the two lads were at Henry'I J
side and calling for help.
A woman passing heard the shot, too.
rushed across the street and picked
Henry up in her arms. Then came
man. and with his aid Patrolman Nor
man, of the Morrsania police station,
was called and the FOrdham Hospital
Informed of the shooting.