The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-05
BURGLAR UOODs's DEiTHBED.
Fatally Wounded by III. Own Jimmy while
Committing - HuruInry.

When Peter Woods was taken To Bellevue
Hospital ON Sunday evening last. with an ugly
gaping wound in his left side. between tho
eighth and ninth ribs he said. in reply to Cor
oncr Wotmans inquiry. Ne names Peter
Woods of GiS Second avenue, and don't want
to make any statement
" Do you know that YOU will probably die Of
the wound?' was the Coroncrs next question.
Well. then. what good II 1t do me to talk
about 1t ?" lie responded.
He's going to show that he can be rs game
as Tracy. who would tell nothing. and wanted
only Jimmy in his hand to mako him die
harpv' II bystander Suggested.
Why do you refuse to make a deposition ?"
the Cogoner demanded
Because want TO say nothing about IT,"
Aitcr some further urging. Woods said
e' my house snea ogl9ce ,.. and vent t? Thomas
kcipsined uers about ten winuifr. ,amc out and
ran VI sgans iwo men. amd one II them stabbed me
was l'nNi, atsI az ie urr 'huuqt sal VINO the ran
hnl liz was tai man with black side wlskers
@ ne ''Ioi5, , IN 1fvvma 'irye nay never & zen zen
gann ldont wish to state any inrihcr particulars
ewnl To tell who stabbed me- and rctn.c To- say any
Capt. Murphy of the police went to see him.
anu. III reply io his Inquiries. Woods said:
What a he the good of telling ,ou' Yon Pinch me
Tor cNersihins THAT. done in the Twenty nrt Ward
that did r Bot Il sci well when ise out or here iii
ne 10, iRS ali ,ksc - aSeus T0. TS NJ |" s tell
you who diiit
There. is hardly doubt that woodss story is
iais'. His wound Is not like knife Mound.
Some sharp Instrument pierced his oSrcoat.
coat v'S'. Two SHIRTS, nnd then plunged deep IN
wound. such ns might have been made by tho
thrust ot u narrow. thick chiscl.
On sunday night police officer found. IN
jimmy covered With blood. About the same
i'm" that he found IT, n report was made in the
Thirty-lfth stre"t police station by persons who
burglary had been made nj their house: that
the burglar had clambercd out of second
that he lad been recognized. The police ascnr.
tancd that short time before the attempt ut
burglary two men obtained Il bunch of matches
IN grocery near by ana that one OF them was
Recognized there ~ Peter Woods. The next
time he was seen was when he clambered out Of
the second story window, and the third time
was when he was picked up with the ghastly
wound in his side. He hgd fallen on the point
OF his own jimmy The man who was with
him when he got the matches wenfto see him
in tho hos pal y sterday. Later IN the day the
police were look INK for him.
Peter Woods has been desperate. burglar.
sneak thief. and hehwnyman lis opportunity
offered, and has been known as the leader OF
two terms IN State prison although he il only
n years OF age. Capt. Murphy has made Wig
orOuss' ndeilNors To- break ny the gang. and with
a gratifying measure OF success. Thomas
Connerty. alias English Tommy. and Jo. Sean
nell. mrtuher~ ot the gang are before the Court
OF Genera! Sessions for burglary. James Hines
and "Crusry Cumiskcy. also members Of the
gang. are locked UP in the Fiity-seventh street
cells for attempt at burglary and felonious as
sault. Another IS wanted Tor participation in
the SUNDAY night AFFAIR. Billy Williams. still
another. IL dying OF consumption. So they are
being thinned out
Woods was arrested recently for u burglary.
but he gut of through lack OF evidence To con-
Wet him Ii hadn't n known you had no
sure thing on me-" he said subsequently To n
police officer. you'd never have took me ia 40
easy. I've been in state prison twice and |
don't want no more of II. When think you We
got the dead wood on me. you bet your life
you have to take me in ON stretcher II you
do at ALL
Yesterday afternoon Woods lay in a heavy
sleep under opiates. screen was closed about
his bed in " Ward T." and on 1t was pinned an
order forbidding all visitors to enter He did
not look like such "a ,Sprrado H. his record
proves him 70 bc. Rather good-lookihg. Of
medium height with black hair and dark brown
noustuch". very pale from loss of blood and
seeming To breathe with diitieulty-such WAS
his appearance. In all probability he hopes
that he may get over this injury. as ne did when
one OF his legs was broken live years ago when
escaping through second-story window from a
house in which he was committing a burglary
But DR.. Nandcrpocl says he IL bleeding inter-
nally. and will in all probability die before to-
morrow.