New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SHOT BY A MJRDERoEs. TRAMP.

SHOT by MUkDEfO1S lhAhE'
THOMAS LYNN ATTACKED NEAR CESTRAL-AvE. BY
TRIMP-HIs BoLDi RESISTANCE AND MARVEL
LOUs ESCAPE.
Thomas Lynn, a paper-b0x manufacturers
of No 80 CrosJyst has been In tho habit oil Carrying
viii, hin, NJ, sunday fbe money which he has collected
ON Saturday His collections have freqneouy Deeh
large lie young and strong ana has always ausueu
al The fears OF HE friends that some day nc t' y"
waylaId and robbed. He makes regular sunday eHeW-
sons 10 the upper end Of the city, and on these eNcT
sons usually stops look at colt he has In pasture
ON James OBrien's farm. Ccntralayc, near One
hundred aul-seyenty-Arsts
When Mr. Lynn left his horse and wagon at Dennis
OBrien's stable yesterday, and walked toward the
pasture he carried in his breast pocket 500 ID pS'
In an old leather wallet. James OBrens house Is lon
or ne hundred yards from Centralave, and the roao
leading il Tn Ough clump OF trees part o. o
Old orchar,I. Mr. Lynn he'd passed through one hon
and was closing the old orchard gate behind him. Weh
he saw sitting on one side of the road Young man Vi
rough appearance, apparently tramp On toe o'h'r
side were two wel-dresscd men, sitting on rail- AS
Mr. LYNN turned from the gate, the tramp
asked him what time u was. Mr. Lynn puieu
ont his which and with the reply, Just
baIfoast two" turned 10 60. At that instant the
report Of pistol rang through the woods ana MI Lynn
fen heavily over the fence partly stunned by apstoi
ball that struck him the breast fortunately the
leather wallet with the heavy roll of bills received the
fred The ball struck him I'm the left side, bat glanced
from tho brass loop OF his supenders twisting IL into an
rushapely mass and left only black bruise on l&nns
rios Al the second shot, me Iliflan called OUT: How
much money have got ~ He Instantly covered Nr'
Linn with the pistol Fully aroused ohis danger Ly IN
seized e rock that was lying IN the ROAD agd rushed
toward his assailant The Two well-dressed
men who had watched the assault without taxing part
or irving TO prevent H. away. Tue tramp hred once
mole this time hitting Dir Lynn in the LETT thigh lhth
mo also ran over tho hill and disappeared among the
trees Tue last bail had penetrated through the hesy
part of the leg making severe wound from which the
blood flowed freely and Mr.. Lynn began 10 feel weak
His calls and the sound Of the firing brought Mr. OBrle
from his house. the way he passed the two well
dressed men, who seemed IN no hurry, and quietly
passed out upon the avenue While Mr.. Lynn returned
Iimping TO his carnage and drove rapi!ly home MI.
ren informed the police of the Thirty third Precinct
who Immediately started out in search OF the highway
,,- ~.
MIR LYNN was found last night at bis residence, No;
900 Mott.st His clothes soaked with blood ana
torn by pstobuets lie said he thought at least I'VE
shots had been fired at him. " He was Il badIooRlDg
was all the description he could give of his assai-
ant One Of the bullets, large Que, was found III ms
stocking where it had dropped when glanced from ms
suspenderoop. He secuted the idea that the attempt TO
Kill and rob HIM In the lonely place was panued by some
one who knew bin, and informed OF his haOlt OIL
carrying large ON his person. have no enc
mics 10 do that" he said. They thought TO stun ana
then to rob me, but their courage ialed them wren
came with the rock, and am glad 1t did,