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hi!rJohn Henry Willis, a colored boy agin*ed about sixteen was Instantly klledtoflaetc ■ishortly after eight o’clock this morning, by a blow on the crown of M* head, and Robert Mechting. a yo *htte man, is in custody for havn ’irk the blow, Both men wer- *•:in li. EL Montgomery’s Steer*labarn end It was in the basementtondj that structure where the affray tha? {resulted in Willis’ death occurred. Wit ndjttfc who boarded with his aunt, Mr* * 1 H.-nry Willis, reported for work1 *1* o’dof k this morning as nettalfltlf I *V Meebtfn* slept in the office of the barn! if* had taken a sled toad oat to tie' ' I country Monday sight, getting in ': about four o'clock tkia morning Tie! employee* were in the office when aI controversy sprang 80 h»-r -* lt;m Meek*.ll|l ^■■1 I :C Ml HIting and Willis. which wm WftfM d tif 'berI Manager Williams, who directed thet ! men to g« to tii# haawMMt where horeee are kept and hitch up a teas,Hti©t,Samuel RuseeR another colored boy.■i! ■ HUHHHMiwho witnessed the affair i *id that thaidISt*controveriy was nooated ' • m tli erea hi each mm picked up * club fieUam Mechting secured had an ironbnhand on tke end. and Willis had mIthat had heea * broom handle it tiemM (tat Wiitli i truck mmof illmoo ao4 lit» toraod i*4run. l«it a* 'he reached a gmitng torr»idthe hrn fc payed ffeor Meehtlag sign* khim Oft the head with terrific forcertHieh a way his head retted os theaitwide of til* grating. Hi* body stiffenedc*ut and he carer spoke or moved, hi*,e‘ read fen* mg 'been crushed In The1 body wa $ ticked up and * afHed ta themorgue upstairs. 'The pclfc# wer# call#4 and took Mechlin* into custody. Heo-waa plaaod ia tke heroagh lockup. Cormm Stott# was emameneff and #mpannelied a jury to hold an InotutiCoMWMr Stone* after thes fe«tys decided to hold m «tb$*y andDoctor Charles Fiime*1 is holding Itacted and hear evident# as to Ju«thow the killing occurrede I Robert Heckling I* aald t© b# of a• j quiet disposition, He Is a grandson of the late Benjamin Mechlin* John Ho®r» WUUa, th« dead hoy, w»a hrousIMinrlnla by the lateSii%tStbeStIlia, many year* age, whm he was _ mere chili and ha* been here eversince. He was unusually well known. ^especial? among tit school etdlffew! I \ / §. r 14 © a q d a a n #% r1 o o Mi ©l i f* r lt;u Tta
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jan 23, 1917
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