The New York herald., 1878-03-03
BELLEvUE'S MYSTERIOUS PATIENT

THE PISTOL BALL IN WILLIAM McUSE's BODY
AND WHAT 1T MAY DErEEMINE--wAs HE
SHOT ON LAND OR wArER?
In the HERALD of yesterday there was published an
Of unsuccessful attempt by river th,cves
to DO 'rd and rob the lighter Nellie thcnIying pier
SO North River, which resulted in the shooting of
one Of the thieves by Charles Hauon, captain Of the
Nellie As soon as he was shot the
wounded man Tell down in the boat,
and the other, quickly grasping a. the oars,
moved has tily away and out OF sight The c,se was
reported TO the police, but no description OF the men
could DO furnished by Captain Hanon lilto nopo was
entertained that their arrest might follow.
WOUNDED MANS srArExgyr
HERALD reporter, thinking that wounded man
would be very likely to seek medical attendance.
started tour OF inquiry among the city hospitals,
and on Friday night, wh,lo visiting Bellevue was IN.
formed that man who gave his namo as william Nc
Cunc ONO lG0 West Houston street, had been received
there that day suffering from a bullet wound IN the
back, below the shoulder blade To the questions put
to him by the reporter the wounded man retui ned
evasivc and contradictory answers at one timc saying
had been shot In Brooklyn ana at anotner utterly
refusing To bctray tho nimc OF ms assnilanL
IS HE ONE OF THE FREIGHT ROBBERS.
1t was learned yesterday that McCune, or whoever
Two incn who called during Tho day 70 see nim said
that he was 4 tinsmith ana lived with his mother
somewhere
varck As there seemed to DO no way OF learning tho
mans story tho reporter was about TO discontinue
invcsueation. when he was informed that officer
Green, OF the Thiry-sec0nd precinct an account OF
whose adventure with q pair of robbers was pub
iishod in tho HERALD of Thursday last, had called
SEQ tho wounded man McCune, thinking perhaps
no might prove TO be the ono VINO had
escaped. 1t will be remembered that officer
Green stopped the track, near 2OO.h
street, on " cdnesdny morning. under the impression
that they tnicves, and that one OF them named
Trnccy was run over by a train near Inwood slaton
tui ries n or
night, who the other escaped, tho officer lrst arhg
four shots at him IRON his revolver.
When the officer called 10 SEQ tue man, McCune, AZ
Bellevue, the latter was or pretended to DC, nslcep,
and ply scian In charge thought he had better
reason It does appear, but the mans facc 50
baoagcd up that tho officer could not get fair chance
to form opinion as TO whether or not he IS fraceys
companiOn.
McCune is OF medium height, fair complexion, and
has beard on his face. His description taics with
that given OF rracey's companion by Oniccr Green,
but under tho circumstances that onlcer would not
yesterday ventura TO pronounce HIM u DO tho
man He Will call again to-day and cndeavor 70
the question OF how McCuue received his wound
nsS S %
vcstigaton, whom It was suggested 70 him thas tho
wounded man might De nade TO Tell With
out being consulted In the matter. How this
an an enigma. bu. when reminded that hs she
body. might o. ono pistol and not anotner. = new
light broke upon tue subject. He was iurtber In
formed tnnt thc pistol nred ny captain hAnl0n was
what 10 known as twonty-two calbre, whuo The one
by O1icor Groen tnrtytwo cAIibre. The next
question was, which, either, pistol would tho
ball IN McCune's shoulder IT. He was In o sinking
condition last night. and IT was considered TOO
operation to probe for the tell bull
let. An Official Of the Now Jersey Lighteraae Com
pany, humber ot. policemen and men. who own
boats along the FLYER, who have been roohed
account OF ystcrious story called Belle
vue him, but were unable 10 identity hin. 1t
is believed that like Tracey no viii refuse to tn last
suy anything. and that case OF his death, which
is considered probable, The ball lodged his body
will be Inc only means OF determining IN which OF the
two encounters The wound was received.