The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported, On This Day in 1881, that William Shields, a Philadelphia policeman, was acquitted. He had been charged with the murder of Francis Burk, who died as a result of being shot by Shields last May. Image: Chronicling America , Lancaster Daily Intelligencer , 3 March 1881 On This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events. © Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
by Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman