The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN THE BGWERy.

4 saloon Keeper Supposed 70 be Fatally
shos-Tbe Pcrpctrntor Arrested by mn
Queer and Rciensed-Antc. Norton state
mont Of the Victim.
mysterious and, probably fatal case Of shoot
Ing 10 the Bowery shortly before two O'Clock
yesterday morning. A. the time mentioned man.
whose name 10 unknown, appeared At the lager beer
saloon Of John sleiCer 2l3 Bowcry, he was about
closing the place for the night. and, knocking At the
Bowcry entrance, demanded aamtance under the pre-
tcnce that he had lost his collar there earlier
In the evening The stranger not admitted
when he went another door Rvinslon street and
attempted to break IL open Tho reckless intruder WAS
requested 10 make less noise but, instead OF dong So
he attempted % strike Mr.. steigsr ana at tho
Tine drawing pistol discharged IL, the bali entering
The right sids Of saloon keeper NJ sieiger out
into The stree, aud fell on Tho sidewalk Immediately.
after which the man who discharged tho pistol, as
s,eger alessr arrested by an officer Who from
the Fourteenth ward side Of tho Bawsry, and confronted
with bis victim. BY whom he fully ident ned.
eeiser says that the ohcer, who ia uniform. sub.
sequenty released the pr snncr Who thereupon made
bis rscape, and " s,n o. isrge
The wounded man was convened 10 the New York
Hospital and plsc a under tho Of Or Charles
Nashburn, House surgeon. Dr. Washburn, on eSainu
ing tho wound of his patient found that the bullet sd
entered chest the right SIDE. between the third
and ourn ribs, passing inward- downwards AMI back
wards, pr baby wound ns the lung AID other vital
shock sustained aud the surgeon considered aim to 10
In critical condition. With lhs c very much
ngsinst bis The wills snd four cndrsn Of Mr.
steecr wcro yesterday IN attendance upon him At tho
hospital
yigaDt efforts are now being mads 10 rcarrcst N
guilty. party and Also to ASCERTAIN ,ninamc ~ tbs ten-
ofcer IL Is barely possible that Nj Steser may
be mistaken about the assassin having been arrested br
member OF The Meropo tan police ADD dlsonarecd BIZ
him, ba, shosld such DO he case the namo Of ths
offender must certainly be known Coroner Cover yes.
ierday proceeded 20 ne hosai ana took Mr. stogsrs
mOrtem statement fOowg:--
keep al 2i3 Bowery lager beer saloon; this morn
ing at about quarter 10 tso O'Clock a. was gons 20
close my place some knocked the door the
Bowery; opened Il whom tall man Nth red whiekeFs
and mousacns and three deep CIRCUITS tho right
los; bis collar In nv place. had never the person
before; saw that he had his collar On, snd told
him SOL | would not admis him, and no went
there Ia smother door lead "a TO my place
and attempted 20 tick y IN vent and opened the door,
when the person ran back 10 tho The Boverv,
aud attempted 90 fore that In then back that
door and ssked him not TO make such las
an hour o. The night the man then attempted strike
me, spd ran dosn 70 my place 10 o,d ham. aud
70 close tho docf when VAS TO night side BY
NE; / never had any diaieal,y .nh him b,ior. .
and knew Of his being In my place;
!. %. name Of .hs person who sho me. a. coon -
was shot screamed "Wnch and ~ am shot and rsn
up Of my place fell 90 the sidewalk, and whils
was lying there an ofncer brought the man 10 who
had shot me- recognized the and told the Officer
that he the no sho, mo; heard the officer
sftcr~ards issths man 80 was then ofouThs 70 tbs
hospital
Last evening aud after tina above was -r.cr iufor-
NATION ses received that " officer kelsrd Of tbs
Ierih precinct Who had arrested the maa
described BY stelaer IN his snte.mortem statement
Al that time the crowd lowered around, ana told the
oriccr that u Was not the he had In custody who
shot stsissr, but short stout man, who bad escaped
up an alley vay. 0cer Ksard tbersupon released his
prisoner snd went In pursuit. Of the other man. where
upon the individual who had been custody made bis
escape. and has not been rearrested No short,
stout man vas found aud il thought the onlcer vas
Intentionally deceived n order 10 aid the escape Of the
guilty party. stegeY, II s alleged has kept suspicious
place, and three weeks arrested on The
charge 0f rebbng . canal boalman Of t&0
The Msridsn Conn., r,ntov Of last week contains
poem on IN aasaun evening which, upon careful IN.