New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-11
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
A wAIcuMAN on RIVER BOAT FOUND DEAD o.
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THE DICK.
Nelson Prudhomme a Waterman on board the
Belle one of tine SchuvlcrLine OF Albany tow-boats'
was found dead Yesterday morning on tho upper
deck. shot through the forehead. How and by
whom hc was shot the police are trying to deter
mine hy The aid of all The detective skill M the com
msnd of the ninth and sixteenth Precincts The
Belle lies at the foot OF West E0urteentn-st. Inc
river front M ths point ia visited by thieves FREE
quently and tho Waterman on the tow-no"t was
armed with large navy revolver to repei theif
attack. This he generally carried in the onIal@c
poe ket OF bis coat. When he was found deaf on
;hc upper deck, one hand clutched the weapon one
chamber Of which had been discharged. Iac hand
had fallen over The edge of the deck. pointing out
toward the rlver. and his lace was turned IN the
same direction.
Pruilomne went duty 1T midnight Every
BODY ON board the boot had turned N, and no un-
usual noise was beard uuill O'CLOCK IN tie hiorI
ing when the vafchinan raped on the VINO" ~
asked him 10 come cat. There are two strange
mes, m = bnat, come out and Leip Ine drive Zen
% " hc said / Ae dccs-h1rI was sleepy ana urn
ing over la his bed told On" wa tnia"n 70 o. !.
himself; then be doz"d oh ava beard h' 'h'n5 III
An ionr later Captain John Nli'tr Not' "nN 1913
on leck fred three ehots from his pistol mo 'ut
,vqfe~ 10 e.aro away the thieves - any were
AROUND, he sand lis was the captain" com 20"
,."ts,, IIc fired .he.e Shots from c extreme for
TIE timber ard woodwork intervening cNciloe
t,o7 tho spot view of the Aft part OF ia" dec@ where
III. watchnnn va> found dead in ,lie morning, aust
b is NOT believed that any OK tie bullets could nav
hit him. he Captain before RETIRING made round
OF the boat below aAd above. le dll nos meet thr
Waterman all saw nothing strange except = !eM
loose lIn-s hanging the ait end 81 IN" upper
d.,k He secure. these resolving - chid" the
VafchTnan FOR his arrcssne-s. and Went 20 Del.
At g o'clock the pilot, John fOiann. arose 2ud
went on deck. On col VI rope, or The very SPOT
-f,rc the hines dangling over rne rG had attract i
The attention of CAPTAIN Oliver Standing below. lag
the dead form of liudhOuB'r, che waJchrnan. lhr
police were alauncd and searched the boat for any
evidence Of IN attack ty river thieves. Nome was
found. except tiat con Of new rope was missing
II had lain Just the io0.e ircs had nung over
the deck ard where the Waterman had fallen. The
theory OF SUI; ie amciIly di>pe,.eu The barrel
of prudomme- pistol was s''i..id fIil OF fue smoh-
inc tobacco % az. ntItv OF which lay loc5e ~ ms
pocket o 10 Waterman had been shot while raising
his pistol to beat OF intruder. The theory ~ &C
cidenta shooting by ballet from the EaQialHS
pistol vas improbable hccaHse 81 The relative post
tI0u Of the t,gO men, he police were compelled
20 adopt the theory u murder. ANA went 20 W"tN
searching iunk-shoDs along thr RIVER front Tor ihr
missing coli of rore. he ros'mortcm eNamina non
by Coroner Ellinger to-day III show tle callhr' ~
.a- bullet IN tie gagchEans tIalH, AND settle me
question If accident. Meanwhile Tue police are
working with ycry slight pres poet o. stcc 80 T'ni
-h eFg nature al Lhc cas-. ai tio Gi!rcuii, OF on
tanning cg dcucn. IrdIhoE.m, Wac q Your- uAil OK
/ eScoilogt C.f4actrr sober AID industrious. Ills
home l., II. " EST troy.