Henry Dunne was
reportedly a well liked superintendent of the New York and Schuylkill Coal Company’s
collieries. Despite being well liked, it was On This Day that he was murdered
on a road just west of Pottsville
in 1867. No one was ever found guilty.
Lancaster :
The Aurand Press.
On 13 January the
Trinity Episcopal Church in Pottsville ,
recorded Dunne’s death as murdered. He was buried in Laurel
Hill Cemetery
in Philadelphia .
Sources:
Aurand, A. Monroe Jr., Historical Account of the Mollie
Maquires.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ;
Historic Pennsylvania
Church and Town Records;
Reel: 492
On
This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
I will make every effort to keep events localized to that of my research or
research I am conducting for others. However, from time to time, it will simply
be a subject that captured my attention. Some posts will be brief while others
may be more detailed.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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