The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-12
INSPECTOR DILKSS ESCAPE.
AN ASSASSIN ATTEMPTING MS LITE
WIN An AIR GUN.

A Shot Fired at the Inspector while Sitting
In his Private Once Commotion in Null
berry street A close Cali-Thcories and
Congratulations.
Inspector Dilks very narrowly escaped falling
by tie hand OF some undiscovered assassin yester.
day The murderous ATTEMPT created an unusual
eommotlon among the oficisls on duty at Police
Headquarters, where this
STARTLING cRInR
was 30 nearly consummated. Before detailing the
particulars It lie neccssaryt to explain the surround
nEs OF the Inspectors once. aud TO sketch the sceno
OF the medtited tragedy,
The Police Headquarters extend from Mul-
berry TO Mott street, fronting on tho former, and
are hanked on either side BY tenements and other
buildings, with eourtyards intervening. These
yards used for the storage Of old materials such
as rusty stoves, broken police lockers damaged
iron cots, and o variety Of miscellaneous articles
which
JUSK MERCHANT
might delight to look moon.
Inspector Dlks's ofce l. entered by the second
door TO the len. after passing In at Mulberry street
reetaneular.shaped green baizocovercd ONCE
table occupies position directly near the window
furthest from the door. Looking down from this
window, and also from the other two In the same
apartment the nrst Of the police courtyards already
spoken OF Is unuer the eye. The perspective direct
Is found In the windows OF the opposite building,
being that one forming the middle OF the series
occupied rs Police Headquarters. Standing at the
Inspectors window most remote from the door aud
Rancing TO the lett. the eye ter ieavnR the oppO
site police building will rest on tie back walls OF
two old
Two.sroRiED TgNEhENrs,
the slanting roofs OF which rise only q few feet
above the top OF the window which constitutes your
point OF observation, Carrying the eyes still further
to the LEFT, towering high above these two dimnu
v1 ne seen We rear o. 'ne large building
and furniture mandatory. On that side OF the
manufactory next the teuements, but one window is
seen on each floor, either OF which commando Q
view OF the Inspectors window. From the rear
windows OF the upper stories OF the same building
the same view can be had, though from different
To the extreme left over across the COURTYARD wall
and tile yard behind that again. the rear part OF
Bleecker street is seen From two OF the windows
on the second floor OF this house the Inspectors
window is within sight, though only At very acute
angie.
thus much a. prelude to the story OF
THE ArrEsPrID ASSASSINATION
Al about II O'Clock In the morning Inspector Dlks
was suing AZ MS greea oaiIe-coNereh table, bn4iB
occupied In examining through his gold spectaces
the morning returns handed In by the captains of
the different police precincts A reporter Of one
OF the morning papers occupicd aseai opposite TO
lin. He and police captain we're the only other
persons in the rnom. Missing some of his memo
randa Inspector Dilks raised partially from his re-
volyng cushioned arm chair, and In stopping Tor
ward 10 look fer the missing document brought his
neah into direct ranCe from any OF the points al,
the shade rolled up that clear aud uuinterrupt-
ed view could be had pecu liar sharp, elastic,
CRACKING SOUND
startled both the Inspector and the visitors Uron
looking up to ascertain the the lower middle
pane OF tho bottom window frame discovered
cracked. though not broken. Upon raising the
window ana instituting searching examination OF
tie brekv ork outside II was found that one Of the
corner bricks had had n small fragment freshly
Was fresh indentation as II IL had been made BY
CHANGING BuLLKr.
The COURTYARD was then searched and the buile,
5000 picked 90. its shave sad tiss w~rc such ss
rom an air-gun. 1t measured nearly one inch In
enzth. cylindrical In form, and fiat at both on
ooSing very much like slug It's pecnllar shape
are regarded as eonclusVey showing that an cir gun
was used.
MANY THEORIES
to the direction from which the assassins bullet
elme wero INDUCED In by the detectives and those
who examined the cracked pane OF glass. the sash.
and the wall. II was evident that the bullet came
froN the left, and rsi struck the brick edge OF the
window. Its course then diverted to the glas 5
pane, which struck at such an angle As to allow OF
third deviation, whcn was against tHo sash. after
striking which its force was spent and II drop cd
| into the yard below. When picked up traces OF
There are no windows in the rear wall Of the
tenements adjoining the middle police building and
therefore II the shot came from those teneme nts
it was fired by some person who had crawled up on
tie low roof from whence he had directed his
ALMOST DEADLY AIM.
Tie other places from which 1t is possible the bul
let travelled from cit OF the side or rear win
dows OF the furniture mandatory, from the
rear widows OF the yellow house spoken or One
thing is established beyond doubt and that Ia that
the shot was fired roin sboye and not from below.
WHO WAS rHE ASS .sIN?
Inspector Dilks confesses himself at loss 10 know
who hred the shot. II he has an enemy in the
world. lie says he does not know IN. His theory
IL that some OF the wOrkmen in the furniture u
factory, who IN the abit OF assembling there
Sunday mo-nings, were careiessy banding . gun
| asi accidentally discharged a. An opportnUity
however, has no, yet been afforded OF ascer,aining
| Whether this IL 80 or not Several gentlemen and
prominent ofcials called the Inspector yesterday
| aud congrs ulated HIM upon his narrow escape.