The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-06
HAS HE ANOTHER PISTOL?
WY THE POLICE no NOT FEEL CALLED
UPON TO ARREST YiN NESS.
Two Policemen In the building who Failed
to Know Anything Of the shooting of Mou-
dry Nieht-1he Trainer Satisfied, at Least.

any Night Trainer NNtiNbttt Nt Least.
Pedestrian Van Ness had yesterday re-
covered c1uunmity ot temper after his cx- |
plot Of shooting his trainer and sending bull |
lot through his managers hat. aud was walk |
inga mile every half hour in the old Hester |
street armory. Ben Burgoync. the wounded |
man. lay in hammock in Van Ncss's retiring
room during most Of the forenoon. This was
not because he was badly hurt. for the bullet
hole was in the feshy part Of his arm and was
not considered a dangerous perforaton,
although 1t caused considerable pain; hut he
had retired from service disabled, and was in
clined to rest from his arduous labor. He is
small. why man Of 40 or more. and has made
living for years 10y training athletes. lie said
that he bore Van Ness no III will forthe shot
90. he didn't know what he was doing" he
said: " he has n way OF getting cranky. don't
you see. and nint no business to 20 back on
him. I'm ucky l didn't get it through my
head instead " in my shoulder"
Manager Levy. who also runs a concert sa-
loon in Chathan0 street. thought that ms Bur-
goyne did not make n charge against Van Ness.
the police had no right to interfere. lie regard
ell it as a purely personal matter between the
pedestrian and the trainer
Monday night. when this thing happened,
Van Ness d been twenty-six days on the track
said Levy. He was mighty touchy-had been
touchy all along. in fact. Why. it was common
thing for him Ia knock Burgoyne OF his pins.
In fretful way. Yes sir; and Burgoyne's
body is bruised all over in consequence OF that
kind OF thing. Van has got to take all his sleep
! in maps. you sec for twenty minutes is about tho
longest time he can stay on his cot. Well. he
feels as II he had only Just dropped to sleep
| when he's shook up to start again. good
many times he'd swear the bell hadn't rung.
and curse Burgoyne pretty rough. Other times
he'd haul off and let Burgoyne have II right on
the conk. or kick him. or chuck him ON the
| floor. But Burgovno didn't mind that at all.
He'd saw. Come Van. faint no usc-you've got
! To- get out and coax him Just like you would a
| child. He'd Just rub little IMMINENT on the hiE
| bruises and let the little ones 20; but he never
lost his temper
" About the snooting2"
THAT wis all ON account oi Vans foolishness
| Some OF his friends came IN that evening, and
he hal some ale and wine with them. Bur.
govns told him it wouldn't do. but he said he'd
make IT do. There isn't much of-er-stam-'
Yes. There isn't much stamina in man
thnts bccn On the track twenty-siX days. and
the drinks took right holdo hum. Nobody no.
o'clock ike lamb. Whom time WIS ruug for
the next half mile. he Wus sound asleep Bur
goyn" shook him. AMI he said' 20 way. sur
In the neck. Van was ugly ~ mad dog. and
went ont on the track mutioring - himself, H.
made two laps. and then hotcd tn" track Bar;
! r.tun led him back. and be- went twl 90 ruIui
again. Then be ran into his room. Bursovne
went after him, Van out with revolver and
began To pop The first shot hit Burgoyne IN
the arm. | ran ini and slap Went nn.et
seven shots Look al the wall. Them chips ont
OF the plaster was made hy bullets. Her" Is tn'
bullet that went through my hat. I'm going to
KEN Hd IT a. 80, =,
Yes. 1t n1,tcned against the wall. Narrow
and qucird him. lie went ON the truck again
and walk "a the half milo IN the hour
Has there been no investigation by the po-
-" Not that know o. Two policemen was in
the building. but they didn't see the shooting
Yes. they must have heard it--everybody
hoard il. some girls IN th" next room thought
tirv was heins snot. and screamed lively but
they wasn't really in any Danger
" | must have been ont tmy head II | really
did U.s. a revolver" said Van Ness. yesterday
d" for haven't the slightest recollection oiit
| must have got out OF bed In n da2c. | some
iimr. walk around when I'm almost asleep. nnt
IN h"d make my legs - a- II walking. Iht
motion gets % he second uature-auiomaie
IT, was poi aissg,1,ed - ,a'S In We Exp, , -. =
Nulyer. BurEoyne had boon careful Co krei
; dangerous weapons out Of ms way, being con
| would. II provoked. resort 10 Whatever WIS %
I hand Especial vigilance had ben mainuine'
hy the trainer lu iu,e4u "uee 90 threats uy 40
p Mes TO rei1llgta when aWaAeHed 10 ~ on u
. | track.
j Although in placid mood yesterday, VA
o. N-e- would not brook opposition. several Eirl
r | had been kept wa. klug on track alouErid" IN
r one used hy him. Their p"rtormunc aunuut'
y t'u0thluE ~ ieals, hyrause ley u-Hty llr"
e out after day or tWo. hut they served tp anus
4 the sp-ctator- between Van Nos : npp"urlt '"-
10 Two Of These girls wero r"ndy To begin again a
70 IL O'Clock. lut Van Moss forbade D.. lie san
o that they annoyed him. and taat he wouni hay
u no more 90 such uou-rusr. They rom mt"r"
The opi-ole Of tho shooting and reluctant
p stayed OIL the track. OtlrrNl-" lee WAS gulr
q AMI sui,rn. nod " itout murnuring To the I REQ
;, d IA ut a new trainer. His brother WAS Mt
him all dav. prepared. u WIS said. to urovil
. hail In ca-e of an arrest Burgoyne quit I'll
~ promises early IN The afternoon, nrrenmab.X I
10 {" out of reach n wanted A. "a witness. Bl
e. III" lou'' did not interfere with the show.
Police Captain Brogln commands IN" Pre-
ciu.i that Includes the Hester street armor
He WAS found hyRSuN reporter behind hs to~
In tho Mulberry street station. lie said that b
n knew nothing OH .inlly ABOUT IN" SHOOTING q
the policemen on duty in the armory hnl mad
., no formal report OF thecr'umsianc". not thlni
II Ing It WIS of any consequence. They had mel
Ia toned il casually in conversation. and IN th'
. way. as well A. from reading The newspaper a
t. counts he was aware ihut not officially that Va
le NJ. bad shot his trainer.
a Should hot those officers have arrested Va
N They did not SEQ the shooting. and. MS ~
dcrstand it, nnhody would prefer charge. Il
:, Cuutuu replied. go
win any he made?"
SO Nut unless somebody comes here and maxi
N !" is t.at tho course you usually take in SUI
a. o. II the trainer had been killed or dnnga
A. | ously woundrl. We would have arrested VI
We Ness ANYHOW; but. so long ns the trainer is n
ly dis posed 10 prosecute, we shall not make M
A. move in the matter II IL all among the par
a running exhibition. and. ifthey are Statistic
N other folks ought 20 nr. Tho wound Is not
r. all serious, believe
n SUPERINTENDENT Waing was asked. In Il
~ Police Central ONCE, II anything WIS 10 he do
Il hy the police ia the cast. lie snil that Il
ON nal attention had not been called 70 q
H. matter. no report having been sent to Hea
NJ quarters by Capt. Brogan.
r. " A. / understand II from the newspapers
mn he continued. % the trainer was alone in 1
81 room with Van Moss when shot. and the man
ger. who got "a bullet through his hat. was 1
MS only other person TINT saw any Of the shootli
81 Neither the manager nor the trainer has ma
10 CHARGE You say? Well, then. DO not see I'll
IS Can't. Brogan has any call to net, IL ~ q
ut thing To mike AN srrest and quite anotli
er thing 10 secure evidence to hold the pr son
IN before n magistrate. suppose Van Moss h
II, boon arrested and taken 10 court. The train
ID would not have appeared ns a planning W
MS moss. and lis 'hHrEe would have hern lheNl
of Bile. There WIS the ease Of Gus Phillips, I
tn other day. The woman WAS arrested, Int IN
mt lips. when we'll enough 10 Ice taken 10 court.
a. fused to accuse her and She was discharge
rs OF course. whore the wounded person u llki
~ to die. rs Phillips waS, the police are justified
le- making nm arrest without waiting for co
n plant; hut DO not see what would be gam