The New York herald., 1876-11-21
OUR RIVER PIRATES.

A NOTORIOUS RIVER THIEF IS SHOT IN HIS
BoAT-rHE WOUNDED MAN POUND INsEN-
sIBLH.
Yesterday morning oficer OF the First precinct
saw a crowd Of ongshorcmen standing around light
truck, which lay the body OF man apparently
lieless He had been found pier No ., East River
lying unconscious IN open boat He found TO
have been shot and dangerously wounded the
chest.
The removed to the First precinct station
house, where he was identified as Patrick Paddon,
OF No. $50 Water street, notorious river thief
who has long been connected with q we'll known
gang Infcsting the wharves and piers CT the
East River in the First ward Regainng conscious
ness, he said that he had been snot while In his
boat by the Brooklyn shore. He was
taken 10 the Chambers Street Hospital and placed In
the OF DR.. Savage Tho latter found that bullet
mad entered the upper part of the mans LETT breast
Just below the collar bone, and had passed almost
through his body, lodging just uAdcr the skin on the
back
Coroner woltman was notified and proceeded to the
hospital, with Deputy Coroner Marsh, and took the
ante-mortem deposition OF the wounded man.
He stated TO the Coroner that he was rowing about
In the East River after having delivered trunk TO tho
ship Jonn Mann This trunk belonged to the mate Of
tho ship Paddon GOT II from John Meahan's clothing
the corner OF Old Slip and South street lie
pulling around on the Brooklyn shore near Mar
TINS wharves 10 AVOID the tide and the wind. when some
shot al him from the shore. He could give
cew as TO who II was he lay in the boat all alone
during the night and in tho His cries for help
attracted one. He could not remember he
got pier East River, but thought the boat mas
drifting around all night Hc said that ne nity-
four years Old native OF Ireland, married and rcsd-
Ing No $50 Water He said that hts business
was boatman but no s also known TO keep sailors
boarding house
Amer hearing this declaration the jury brought in
verdict that the wounded man was injured by some
person TO them unknown.
Chief Campbell, OF Brooklyn, heard of the affair
yesterday morning and sent two officers TO look Tor
the person who fired tho sEot They soon succeeded
In nnding Caspar Grote, OF No $40 Classon ave-
nue., aud Andreas G. Lindstrom, OF No.
l55 Hicks street, Brooklyn, who acknowledged
that they the parties IN the affair.
Grotc SAID that he nred the shot and Lindstrom
present The time. They brought TO this city
by officers Campbell and Ryan OF the Second precinct,
Brooklyn. Superintendent waing referred them TO
Coroner Woltman-
To him thcy mado the statement that they wero
lightcrmen the lighter ALBANIAN. and were lying on
Harbcck's storcs Sunday night About haii-past
yesterday morning, while they the watch, two
men boarded tho lighter. One OF the tried 10
steal some bags OF sugar When ordered Oh he gave
the very amo that he wanted TO purchase
soda Groie fred al them and heard ono Of the men
exclsim, II am shotI" Tho boat then pulled away.
Coroner Wotman admitted the two men TO bail, Grote
In $500 bail being the principal, and Lindstrom In
$3.50 witness. Mr. stephen j Shorthand, cooper,
OF No. LOG Wall street. residing at the Pierrcpont
House. Brooklyn furnished The required security, and
Tho released