New-York tribune., 1880-01-13
AWOI,NDED MANS STORY.
WHAT THE JERSEY CITY POLICE THINK OF VENT
CUTVSKY.

JERSEY CITY POLICE lhiNh VI va
CHEvsKY.
Further investigation regarding the case OF Mar
tin Ycntchevsky the Russian who is now in the
jersey CITY Charity Hospital suffering from pis-
tol-shot wound in the left lung. has con-
vincea the police Of jersey City that his
story is false, and that he is probably one OF
the gang of burglars vino attempted 10
enter the residence of A. =. Rker at Woodside'
/. l.. last We K. One of the burglars was s"ot at
the time by Mr.. RckcI's son. Assistant Surgeon
swan. Of the Charity Hospital, SAID 70 TRIBUNE
rouor;cr on Sunday: 1--WE are forbidden to allow
any one 10 see Vcrchcvsky, for fcar of exciting MN.
4, Is sill in q critical condition and we cannot tell
whether he VII recover or not. The ball has not
vt been extracted. lie is evidently
man Of low condition in lie. ana speaks
English with difficulty. lie SIN clans
that BE WAS eHticel INTO deserted mouse 'l
t,51 IRA Ips on the Newark road, ana was S.'"i NV
one cf tucu while resisting tacir attempt, [" 100
hi,n. lic denies that he was tramp ard ciaiins
~ came 10 aDpUt II O'Clock Oh hNitNN il''lH-
mr. lone and said that h" had beon shot aud
rar himself during the ten hours which elapsed
Letwc-n t!c sloOnug aud bis arrival az t1e, h",H-
ia!. HIS condition has neen nlich be,tei io-u.l'
n the Jersey CTS Police Headquarters II YVES
,.,-od that. afcr careful Investigation, 1t
eoald not he ltarged chat any shooting was
heard or known Of at th' tl"e ana p'"'g
.tot fh,rr is no such deserted housc
N. he describe m that place. "R',ijcs said thicf
Murphy 81 would iOr have tGSnn hm tWelNe
lo,is to walk 10 The hos Ita IGr tae distance 40"
where he claims 10 have uech Nhoi Is ohN " ne"
miles. Ii hc took tie route which he saws he tnoN
he would have crossed lhc stations @, several po-
I,emcu; aid IL hc had been roOl ID ad attichti' J,
...,, s. mos. natural thal ha would nave comp HltH
I'D nrv oiii-or Inr bullet fired by Mr.
Kicker IS OF Z2-c ,31re. AVID II thc one found upoh
blu is thesaan. s;iad hly- dgua, oi MS iGeI-
lily Us tle lii -iug shotby Nr. i,lL,.
b.. rs
dcncc Of A.r Ri,,ar WHO is r''i ''t r 2'' I9hcc'
at No. Pnc-s-., 30 th cl.y. occurred ~ 3 p. M.
Ihrvsday. Hls son. = =. e ier. IT., ~" t!r'y,
who liv.s With LiW, he3.H- the burglar alarm,
..,nt INTO thc t.1.t u1 tr i'au,'. C@rNllG hIs re-
v9lyer As opened tbr .or OF ,lc 81 flu"lo0n he
heard thc o.. She '&'i.n- over ~ desc, i!o"tt
by footsteps, aad he liltcly ir'd INTO the
room. lie t.en heard ihccogls. Mcm GDtf You've
shot me.' Mr. Wl'r dil ro5 venture into tine
ro ID. but went b.c@ 10 get aid Wncn he T.
turned % f,E minutes iI.c. 100 Gic was found, tie
burglars having escaped ,lToa1h window. Noih-
n- had been Stolen. 5it Rker i5 posi-
tive that ho can rccOC-'z3 the Noitc
Of tie burglar. which WIS also heaid
By other members of the household. rs soon ~
Ntntcncvsi,y Is better. Mr Ehcr viii VISIT bun
and cudcaVor 90 identity ila. Mg. hlker says tIai
lie is coI nUtnt that the burglar whom he shot
turmoil when thc shot was fred 20 as to expose Iis
LETT s.de for be found over urred char on tine
left sideOi tabieiH the ROOM between the wilting
desk and ne window. At No. 81 Ehzabet-st., where
was stated that ne LODGED there for two weeks and
left tie house on Tuesday, intending 10 san tor
Bremc9 But having hecn OBLIGED % pawn his pa:-
sage ticket for want of funds he had postponed his
deplltuIe hoping TO redeem the ticket before the
tine o. sailing OF the next steamer.