The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-27
KILLED NEAR SCENE
Of EARLIER INJURY
J. r.. BURCH. WHO WAS FOUND
YESTERDAY MORNING,
HAD BEEN CUT
WITNESS IN COU T
YOUNG MAN KILLED EARLY sun,
DAY WAS TO APPEAR SOON
AGAINST MAN WHO AS
sAULTED HIM
WITNESS IN COURT

Inquest will be conducted at 10
o'clock this morning by Coroner w.
II. TAYLOR in the case OF the killing
Of ]. r. Burch. of 10 Maiden Lane,
whose body. cut in two, was found
early yesterday morning on the c N
O. tracks at Sixth and Canal streets.
Engineer j. A. Turner, who sur
rendered himself to Sergeant Marin
and Policemen Walker and Reid, Of
the Second precinct. was baiied by
Squire purdie. permission having been
given by Judge Richardson OF the
Hastings court. Mr., Turner IL held
on a technical charge Of murder
The Investigation made by DR..
TAYLOR yesterday after he had viewed
the body of Burch brought forth little
information. and the coroner is rely
ing on the inquest 10 develop at what
time and just how the young man met
his death,
Time of Accident Unknown.
When the accident occurred Is not
known, the body having been found
in the yards some time-~possihly a
half-hour-after the killing. Wheth-
err young Bnrch had fallen asleep on
the track or whether he was run down
by the shifter or It's string of cars,
while he was walking the track could
not be learned by the coroner yester-
day. DIR. TAYLOR was able to locate
no witness to the affair.
AS soon as he learned a man mad
been killed Engineer Turner surrend-
cred himself to the police. The en-
gineer, who has long been in the ser
vice Of the G.. 4 O., and who until
few weeks ago had not had an ac-
cident, is considerably shaken over
the two killings so close together, and
sympathy is being extended him. as
we'll as the family OF Mack Burch, as
the victim was better known among
his friends.
Taking Short Cut.
Rurch's friends believe he was tax
ing a short cut to his home in Maiden
Lane at the time he met his death.
He was with several friends saturday
night, and he did not leave them till
late.
The railroad tracks along the canal
seem to provide a favorite way for
number of Oregon Hill residents 60
ing home late at night. Much SHIFT
ing OF cars IL done during the night
and early morning and the police re-
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dangerous. They keep as close a
watch as possible in the neighbor-
hood and II is probably due to their
vigilance that more are not killed IN
| the yards In many cases those VINO
take the short cut through the yards
are more or less intoxicated, say the
| police and railroad men. ana wnen.
| ever these are seen they are warned
! OFF or chased off the railway property
! Policemen Walker and Tyler hac
] passed about o'clock within thirty
| feet of the spot at which the BODY o.
/ Rurch was found, but there was nc
/ sign Of anyone in the yards at thai
I time.
An Odd Coincidence.
| 1t Is an odd conincidence tina
Young Burch came near meeting nj:
/ death several weeks ago at almost tins
4 same SPOT at which he vas killed. lie
| was cut across the chest and on one
side of his face during an alteration
with a man named Stone. whose case
| in the Hastings court has been set FOL
4 wednesday. Stone was arrested
4 shortly after the cutting by Policeman
/ A. NJ Smith, and when he was ar
raigned in Police court he was hele
| for the grand jury. by which he wa:
indicted.
Had young Burch lived he woult
have appeared in the Hastings cour
! this week as complaining witness
against Stone.
After the cutting Burch was fount
/ tust beyond the spot where he wa
killed Sunday morning, In a semi
conscious condition. He had been 81
| weakened because Of the loss OF bloos
that he fell while he was strngglint
along in effort to reach his home.
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