The New York herald., 1879-08-12
MAX NEADLES' MISFORTUNE.

HAcKMAN SHOT FOR HIS ANXIETY TO BE-
FRIEND AN EnRrNG GIRL-HIs AssAILANT
DISCHARGED.
A closed carriage drove up Essex street yesterday
afternoon and wounded man was helped out of it
and into the Essex Market court room. There were
gathered u large number of young men and girls
from the Jewish neghborhood of Essex. Ludlow and
Orchard streets. The injured man. Max Neadles,
was suffering from bullet wound in the left hip.
With difficulty he helped to chair on the wit
ness stand where he made tho following state
ment:-
THAT man there pointing to q youth named
Thomas Sussman. "shot me on the morning of the
sd. The trouble was about a girl That's She"
singing out pretty little Jewess, "Dora Water
man. I've known her parents since my infancy.
Her mother told to look after her. she
going to the bad. On Tuesday, the 10th of July, 1
saw her about ten o'clock the evening in Suss-
mans company. 1 followed them about fifteen
blocks the opposite side OF the street. Sussman
left her about block away from her home. When
came up he sad 'Ill get even with you for this,
and made n movement as il TO strike me. then
knocked him down, after which he went into his
house. On the Sunday morning following. between
one and two o'clock. friend came to and
said Sussman had promised to make up friends
IL would apologize for striking him. went to
whore he sat in front OF his house and offered 10
apologize, but he refused to listen ana as turned
to go away hrod." On cross-examination he said:-
'.I live at No. 13 Orchard street; have bocn hack
driver and exprcssmnn; have been arrested num-
Der OF times, suspicion OF larceny; never
nor spoke TO Sussinan previous to the night
followed him; there we're five or ak young mon with
when went to SEQ Sussman. We made no
threats
Isaac Roscnthal, n young with closely
cropped hair. said he was present when the shot
was nrcd, and corroborated Neadies' statement He
acknowledged former intimacy with Dora ana from
which she had been rescued by the latter lie admitted
having been arrested twice. A youth named Miller
said he had heard Sussman threaten to shoot Neados
at the first opportunity On the night previous to the
shooting Sussman asked him whore Ncadles was. and
said he would mako up with him IL he came around
Neadles, when he came. spoke in friendly way
but Sussman would not speak and hred when the
complainant turned his back: then pointed his
pistol ut four or i've persons standing around. and
had been arrested three four tines once for lar
ceny.
sussnAN's pEFHScE.
The defendant then put ON the stand and de-
scrbed how Neadlcs, who In stoutcr and taller than
himself had struck and kicked him. previous TO the
shooting, severely that for four i've days he
Mer xis o0an"sd asasS h@ he had any i'll issns
toward Ncadlcs, hc answered that he had
not. not long after he saw them coming up
the street with three or four friends. One OF the
crowd asked him. "Wherc's your friendf' 'Gone
home" nc answered; swell we settle this one.
said an other, and the whole crowd set upon him
and kicked and beat him then be fred. The girl
Dora, dark eyed and saucy looking. said, II know
Isaac Roscnthal; what ne says is true: / have
known Max Neadles ever since can remember Her
mother testified to finding her child in place In
the Bowery where she had gone with Rosentlal
young Englshman said he had seen the former
strike and kick the prisoner
Justice Smith said to Sussman :-"fou are dis
charged. Iosenthal you are fned $40 aud put under
bonds to keep the peace else 20 to the Island for
three months on this girls compliant of dsordorly
conduct"