Killed by a Boy
Item
- Title
- Killed by a Boy
- Source
- Montgomery County Sentinel (MD)
- Date
- 11/9/00
- page
- 3
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016209/1900-11-09/ed-1/?sp=3&q=stealing&r=0.07,0.752,0.34,0.203,0
- Crime
- Theft
- Subject
- Stealing
- Race of alleged offender
- Black
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male Alleged Offender
- Race of alleged victim
- Black
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Alleged male offender is shot and killed by the boy, the boy is arrested and put in jail for shooting the suspect
- Location
- In state, Hunting Hill MD
- Length of story
- 358
- Description
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Killed by a Boy.— Bernard Washing
ton, alias Bernard Lee, a colored boy about i
17 years of age, was shot and instantly killed
about 10 o’clock last Friday morning at the f
home of Eliza Parker, colored, near Hunt
ing Hill. The shooting was done by Ed- t
ward Parker, aged not more than 9 years.
Shortly after the shooting Sheriff Wll-
liams was notified, and be directed Deputy I
Gaither to take charge of the case. Deputy f
Gaither and Justice of the Peace Robertson
visited the scene of the shooting and held t
an inquest over the dead (toy’s remains, t
The testimony showed that R iza Parker J
left home Friday morning to go to the store t
and locked her three small children, among
them her son Edward, in the house. While
the children were alone Washington visited
the Parker house. From the outside he be i
gau throwing clods of dirt through a stove 1
pipe hole in the side of the house at the
children within While engaged in thus
annoying the children he stood on the top
of a stove on the outside of the building
While he was still on the stove the muzzle
of a musket was thrust through the bole
and discharged Washington was struck fc
iu the head, the entire upper portion of J
which was blown off. He died instantly j
The coroner's jury found that death was
caused by a gunshot wound, and held Ed-
ward Parker responsible.
Immediately after the shooting the little
Parker boy broke open a window and left
the house. He was arrested Friday even
ing and lodged in jail. His little brother I
went to the home of a neighbor and told j
what hail happened- It was stated by a
gentleman who resides near Hunting Hill
that Washington had been suspected of
stealing several articles from the Parker
house, and that the Parker woman had di I
reeled her son to shoot him if he attempted
to enter the house during her absence, and
that he did attempt to enter, and the mother’s i
directions were carried out.
