Press enter after choosing selection

A Pinkerton Murder

A Pinkerton Murder image
Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
January
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

A party of boya -ero ploying ii an open lot adjuihing the yards of the Dclaware, Lackawanmi & Western railroad corapany in .) rscv City. Tho boys were jeerïng the Plhberton men who were stntioned iu tho company's yard to protect property. Occasionally tliey rained a showerof snow balls nntl other missie upon tho men. Near by a crowd of striliers and tlieir sympathizers were assemblee! and they leut eneourageinent to the boys. At lenRth the leader of tho Pinkertün men stepped out and ordercd t!ie boys to stop throwiug missiles at tiiein. Tho boys did" not obey and almost immediately three sharp cracks of a revolver ranj; out and a boy named Hopan feil dead. his head piercod by a bullet. Three of the Pinkerton men were arrested aml taken t' the station house to await an exumiuation.

Article

Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat