New-York tribune., 1879-09-04
DYING IN A BATH-HOUSE.

made and should be specitic IN their chatac1i,el. 1,.
Sept. 3, 1879 T.. A. MEhhiii' Ooi'O'
DYING IN A BATH-HOUSE.
THEODORE sCHIMPER KILLED BY STRIKING HIS
HEAD on THE FLOOR OF THE BATH-REPoRIEp
nEARTLEssNEss OF A POLICE SERGEANT.
The death of Theodore Schimpcr wealthy busi-
ness man. in Bellevue Hospital, from injuries re-
ceived Will bathing at the foot of East IhIrd-st'
IN Martins bath-house was reported on tuesday 10
Coroner Croker. with recital of peculiarly dis-
tressing circumstances Mr. Schimper was pros
perons pocket-book manufacturer at No. loo "oos
ter.st A few months ago his Drotner' WHO hau
been Jointly interested with him in the business re-
tired, and went to Europe reh NAN Wid"SnSv
owe Rroollyn. On Monday afternoon he went 10
tbe bath-honse ut the foot of East Ihird ST., accom-
panied by two friends. They nnaresseo l anu mcio ~
upon the platform. prepared 10 piunge ga.oI ~
together Schimper's first plunge was sa.a,, a..
Head foremost, he struck the bottom I5 3I nd ,ng
bath and came to the surface pdialyNn anu
belnIess The spinal cord of his neck had peeh
broken by the concusson. Mr. tsrguson' VINO fi nds
charge of the bath. and Mr. schlmpeI nienu9
took him fIom the water and sninmoned physi-
car who unhesitatin gly declared hls injuries 1ati'
Mr. Ferguson ran TO the Union Marker Ioiice ota-
tlon. and asked that an ambulahce DC sen., ne i'
complains that he was delayed tnere very gfea'iy
hv rho Iovtv of the sergeant Mt he desk. VINO mace
light of his Grand and at last ol icreu an oicer 10
90 with him and ascertain ii MS SioIS was ,Iue, @
for and after two hours weary waiting. uurlng
which the dying man lay noaning piieously on inc
bath-house floor, nnconcerned Da,neis sp"r.nd
within few feet of HIM, II finally came. bnt ioaHcu
with two delirious women, who lled the Vehlcies so
cnectually that the driver rciu sed 70 take Mr.
Scbinper also. Ii near O'Clock nei"tc an am
LuIance arrived at last IN VIII cb he could be removed
Ia bellevue Hospital. where he died wlthln lew
hours. Coroner Croker will make an inVestiga-
Sergeant Philip NJ. Griffith, of the Eleventh
Precinct SAID to a TRIBUNE reporter YESTERDAY:
"1his Ferguson came here al apoul 40 o'ioSh o.a
Nondav afternoon He said man WAS hurt at the
foot of Ibird-st replied should have to send an
officer down to see him. then told Oiicer Andesher
TO 90 with him, and they went Together. As spoI
rs they left the ro0m before they reached the Loot
of the stars turned To the box ana teiegIaphco
TO the Central Station as follows Seud an am
hnlnuce To the foot of Tnirl-st., East RIVER. lhe
time was 2:fs exactly. ! have 1t on my book
At 4:Oi | tecgraphed again: Did you hOtily am
bulance for Tnrd-s. East River. The reply was
Yes AT 4:l5 l teegraped again ASH
Bellevue il ambulance il coming Inc reply was
It had gone when asked before Inc oillccr re-
turned nj $50 and reported that the case had been
disposed OF This Will show whether leuteu 'nc
case carelcsSly OF not"
Officer Andesuer sad Yesterday:
THE statement OF Ferguson s altogether wrong.
left here wi II him after 80 hurried both gong
and returning. / went 10 the bath-house, learned
the particulars. reported them here, ana returned
by O'Clock. remained there TN o;Zo, when me
ambulance came that took Mrs himper away.
Warden j. +. OROurke, of Bellevue Hospital,
said: 4" remember the case distinctly. All our
ambulances were out at the time. ne dispatcn
csme here at 2:JO, as have il on record ordered
the message sen. TO the Central once. The reply
from there was that 1t would DO attended TO.
therefore gave the case lurther notice tlll the
ambulance with two women arrived. Nnen /
leaTned that Mr.. SchinDer was Sill uncared lor,
immediately sent for him specially"
ACCUSED OF ROBBING A RAILWAY OFFICE.
AN AGENT AND wATCHMAN OF THE LONG ISLAND
RAILWAY AND SALOON KEEPER UNDER AR
REST.
Charles Moore proprietor of saloon at the Thir-
ty-fourth Street Ferry, John Wardell and John
Heery have been arrested by Captain Murphy. of
the Twenty-Grst Precinct, on suspicion OF compi-
city in the robbery. on Sunday night, of the Long
Island Railroad Office at the Thrty'fourth Street
Ferry. Wardell is the agent. and Heery is the
night watchman in charge of the Office. Moore is
brother of cx-Alderman Moore.
The circumstances which led TO the arrest of the
three men are as follows: The agents instructions
from Superintendent Spencer are to carry the re-
ceipts Of each day across to the railroad Office at
Hunters Point at night. On Sunday night the
aInount of money in the hands of the agent WAS
II 325 in bills and nearly 800 IN silver Between
z and o'clock the agent and watchman crossed
the river without taxing the money along ana
leaving the Office entirely uuproi ected. From Hum
ter's Point they Went TO Dutch Kills 10 see some ac-
quaIDtaDces, with whom they remained until hall
past 10 o'clock. The agent dId not return To New
York so far rs coIid be learned, but the watchinln
did and ut / | o'clock he reported the robbery to
Officer McAree. The 81 800 in bills had heen
taken, but the 800 in colu lett. The officer
then remembered having seen two men, one Of
whom wore white apron, enter the railroad office
about 9 O'clock. The officer positive that tine
man with tue apron was Moore: Moore has cO1Sln
employed gate-tender OF the ferry, AMI the officer
thinks that 1t was he who accompanied Moore.
Moore denied most positively having been in the
immediate vicinity Of the railroad Office Sunday
night and said he was too old man TO turn burg
lar at tais late day OF his life.
The three prisoners were examined separately by
Justice Smith in the Yorkvilc Police Court, yester-
day, in his private ROOM The Judge said aftcrward
that the statements of the agent and watchman
varied some cwhat. and this taken together with the
assertion of the railroad superintendent IN regard TO
the duty of the agent concerning the money, and
that of the officer III regard tO the prisoner Moore
he fell JUST fed N remanhng them until this morn
ing. Captain Murphy was instructed TO bring to
court as witness MOOTes cousin, the gatekeeper at
this side of the ferry.
The agent, IN his statement, says that while going
across to Hunters Point he mentioned the fact 10
the watchman that he had left over 81 300 in the
Office.
GRAIN EXPORTS TO EUROPE.
The exports of wheat to Europe flom the four
principal Atlantic ports last week amounted TO
4.596737 bushels. as follows New-Yorl,
2.476,36j bushels; Baltimore, 1.1i2919 bushels !;
Philadelphia, 7O0,f6j bushels; Boston. 27G.9ss