The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-30
KILLED BY A CRAZED MAN.
THE SHOOTING or OFFICER FURNESS
~ THE MErROPOLITiN.

IHE NHOOfINH OE OfBf'Eh FthNEno
~ THE METROPOLTTdN
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STRUGGLE with IN Ar"ed i.unn'lc IN mo,e'
nnmnSm ,,., "s".n ,, :" u. '" s,. w"""1" ,,..n,,",
inc entrance 10 tle Muioerry suieoV po-
lice station IL draped IN mourning ior Oln'er
ASA II. furness' VINO was iaialy shot on Satur-
day IN one ot the haHwavs OF the MetropoHuah
hotel' NY nadmhh CHUNG hlmson Nllilam i'
Ia'mcr. officer Furness dled IN 81 Nlncen'S
hospitnl NJ ABOUT O'Clock yesterday morning.
lie was conscious until late III inc previous
evening when' IN consequence OF inc eNh"us-
ton resulting from Internal hcmorrhngc. no
lost consciousness and did mot ooniu rnllv An
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"u'op,' suo"'u u'" V"u vi Wv Du",'S , "'u ,,
lowor pnrt Of tho spine This wound would
80 '",' c,.,., ~ -, .,,,i t,a Ion,i
The other ball pierced the abdominal cavity
Furnoes ,vaa nnnofnted on tho forcc NAV IL
.ui"'s9 was "pp''n''" y" w, 'o', -'"' -,
80, Wlu WIS "7alEh'u 10 ,ilo i'h'h Irtvii'"
In March last he was transferred to the Four
teenth precinct lie was of fine phvsiuuo. 80
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yeais on ana was u Iul'uiul anu "ruNe "'lVcI'
He lepvcs wife and four chihlrcn. Yesterday
thn rnn,nips ,yero tnkon to his late home M Al
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mWl"h slIeeI
Palmer is confined in one OF the cells in Belle
V,,o uosnital Ucbns moi tasted food since no
e,.., . -, m
WIS WAeh NhtFo on Sa'uru"S "tcIh""il no
says that he will neither eat nor take medicine
,lo,,, a. be il confined tbore and deaes the
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attendants 10 compel MN 10 DO so. lcsterday
he said that II permitted 10 go 10 hotel ho
,yo,,ld tho food Whom nskrd ,vhat botel no
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here and III tell you what hotel | want to 20
a." A noltc, on,ccr il cona,sn,lv in tho COLL
w. p''',o " - -
WIN Hl'h' va '"' "Iu"S "'H"' h''ui.i "''S W.
restless and got onlyh few minutes sleep. He
starts NJ every Noise he hears outside of his cell
800 " - 80 , \,
ana wants 10 know Wh"t causou IT, l's.oru"y
forenoon he read the newspapers. He said that
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R % co@asaTs EsTo 1SsFTSi 6p Inds: e.
tnlnEs: op,IkinE Oh ilr SnoounE & nV ssl,i W .iin'
I@our @ nnAh3Wh ilen VIZ" W,t"n ~ ',b rn NM H., nit
eth aW ~ & wpr m m ~, t o ,hnt ~ ,,i
w. IuHNly hth lu S ,i.lhl uu @ ',ll, u u, a." IT,,
40 10 iho sum SUN" t.ltiE asaih' he WIS no' 'iii"r'ne"
o. WI rum ~ En-, - enid poi,,or ohm,
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iHni"I hpprnrs I" W W Eu.Y c"u''',uii. @ ~ ~, ~ !
vNt'uSlN" NY "Ss,t u.s. 'i,'n ,,inuv IN ~, ~,
/ Ertb -, 10 ,,1s, s,"t,,,rn tcr,,s I, tvas r,i
.uI.l iU VIZ i.''s, Sau''.vi ~ II ~. n M"H -
nVreu "M nr VIZ ~ FL @ ~t H. c,,,I ~ ~ t
! si"nin,,,tiin Conn This is ~ r,Istnk~ Manng"r
nIiir s ,,s 's ,S,,. ~ p -
/ Dr. Palmar's sons and another tt6e one con
inuhdal WIN tnr huinnh, % ls u,he' XXI, s,iur it
a.. 9a,ll' W. H. -. M / n u t, e ~
! IN wears. aud = NOT strong IN hudy brrnt ahN-
| l. d In arl f..t
M nun uilu i'',' i'n i " vi ~, - - " A.,
w si,u ~, W. ,iava' MI ME l';,, mi
an, ~ ~ sa,,,,
% %uu. t'' ,'.t ~ ,i,, p,,a i
l,sov, a'v a. @ f,f ~, ~, w. - ~ " = teV'''''''V
Very i,te he's been ascer'aincd rs to thc lien zen,
! Wy OF Iur h!s"uS uh' A'lvnE ,ar ~ ~ ~ ~ > ,
@tecn @ 't.i,i @ ' i I'LL nc VI & i ,s ~,o s",is %
monstrnted win III nm i2r ne course anu ureel
~ KIN h " ,ii o,,ir'ties II yro - umdrs,co1
| H.. ny ~ - p,, 49, ,it, ~, S,,,t,o,r Srn ,, a
| thA Ali'a WV -NAi '.Atiss 'i'a
n'ie w pos''ll't n ''i ,'"n M pl' - ~ i''VI'S N
@uu, @ ~ iiS u,,ii,,,, syr"i ',,arc,fir vain
r. i:s bn ~, ,on ,nads To- btn bv frisnds
40 ra,latias sr " nf thn bn,a nr NJ
| r. i,vUi'. 'ss,,,,n W p"iica ITeod d,,or ~
| to bi ,d.n,,ify On rhr.stnes Dnv' he
r,rr, W., H. ,,.,, ~ tb n W.t,,o,'s,r n ,,.i
r'-is,erri nix name and n room, WI. tssirned
| him lie wont myyav md ennn returned with
ha,,,,o,ia ,~binb vas tat"n t Lis ro,n CON,
| ing d1vn sfntrs he anrns,sd the clerk I'm cnn-
vnrsatipn var snvim,, tbut R. Ini been cn',6nci In
an insane syium through the Efforts oi his own
% %",n" h. ",i.' , ,, b col Hii,h,, !,
| t"ii n,e bow to got av'ny.H His answer 10,
| e'thcr with his nnensy Department aroused
| GIinNaI him shorty u1t.r he went m
| tis room. When the CLERK entered Paimer
| v.ar,cJ hin, not o. conn rc1r Nm
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| ynlvor t6at i,. anrri"' in lis cont nock., Thn
rlrt ,,n..i,i in .,,,it,.i,,,. it, "a, no ,rn q
| frirnilv IA lin, nnd fbnn palmer sail thnt he
m,ust bov ,ttfe trlts mi om tbe d'r ~ bis
r,,, IL sen, - III tt,'f eh ,recnutINne WI ~
| not he nec".snry 10 iusure MS securifv M
| uwttb hn h.,'r'5, v,,r.,ndd mi ,,iitc31 ,bc
| Ha IL n sb"rt Nm, he .a,,,s bda.s ,rd re-
| ,,1,.d bi. La,,rn,.c ''''0 ''0 N''''' '''N ~
| NWben Palm ',Iitted tbe Wo.,mins,ar Uo,el
| he went a. M. Netronnhtnn nnd pn1n1ed a
| -, ,rr h'fr, i" " r.'i,,r,'''t - T. j. i,''s',
1@,',i @ n i''J' i''u XII & h's oes
lfrsn,,,. doin'is IN ~ tniter boi WIN
| r,r'tarei n nen.s-,,v a. toro ,nnss,rrs for
bayn bgnHvg KIM nge5ny d ,p 20 'nso measures or
"o6ii,..r~ - Rrn, ,ttn Nm oniecra Fnrness and
nnr"s vv',s Int t III " ln,niin sceurn tbn ,sa'c
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~ r. nd ,,r y,itin1 for hin In ~ s,noil
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Who's thorcf Who the - are you Then