New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SHOT BY HIGHWAYMEN.

oss.,. MELLON of the Madison-st police. was
..anding in DlviSion-st. less than hlocS ir9m
sen-st, at 1870 a. NJ Yesterday when ne S PER-
Pls'O' watcLman az Allen and Division-sts.
sas heard to bark. The policeman, think.
ms the Waterman was IN . troupe, ,seD AT AZ
Ia collected around young man who lay I'M
CONSCIOUS on rhe sidewalk The men were citizens
Sbo had heard the shot, and had run to see what
mas tine matter Mullen asked them 10 90 through
Niisnst TO find an officer OF the Eldrldge street po
lee They returned with Officer Buckley. Inc uh-
Conscious man was taken in an ambulance 10 Tue
F,amhers Street Hospital, where he recovered CON
scionSness and said that his name was motifs per
Mid that he WAS eighteen years old ana llSed az
No, 43e Grand-st He was discovered 10 De sunering
tro,n nstol-shot wound in the left breast. A re-
roIver had been found near his side In tine street
Berwald told the police that he worked Tor VILLAIN
Heaney halter, of No. lI6 fulton,st; bIooA ~ ~.
lie had left that place at IL p. M. had gone 70
iaWeIler's at No. IL Sands-st., and then had
come 70 this city. On his way home, Nhile
in pvison-st Just on ,,c lGe DOT bin nc They new
followed him, aud at Allen and Dlylson-sts ap-
nroaehed him The taller one held him while the
other attempted to rob him Berwaid saia nc me- ne
shorter man drew revolver and shot MN IN lng g
LETT breast. He then became UNCONSCIOUS berwaalu
thought could recognize the shofIer one u IL
assallauts: he had doubts about the Othe1. 10
gave the same account TO Coroner Brady
who took his ante-mortem statement yesterday
Captain AIlaire OF tne doeiu md an empty
EAU snot ,, bootl on Young Berwaid. There was no
money in his pocket Mr.. Heaney stated ma I "1d
Ia had only $3 25 as tue young man had pau pau
b,n 20 30 on a bet, and had then borrower -
cenfs Berwald has been 10 the naDlt Oh s1 49,
lunch and dinoer WI us I anciG hroolSlyn This
ncle and his wife stated that their nephew W a.
MT at their house on saturday nignt, 80 1i
~ tbe same but a servant glrI naulsu LlI%I0
$50 that Berwald was at the house ana uIu nOt
sSye II until 1890 a. CAPITA AIalre coHsa9eIs
torv of the assault a strange one as Orncer
4 hn ypr
N.ut t6 time saw no one run from the spot tue
a u found a paper for limited divorce III Der
waIds possession YET rneS stsCe imnlicd how
ever that this might furnish cue
to the mystery. The theory OF suiclIe
US advanced but there seemed 10 De no grounu
,t as Rarwald had no known trouble ana was q
g+ong active fellow. HIS father Is wen-to-do
eabinet-maker AT the house II was salu tnat n9
lad 10 cause or seil-'loleHoc' iiO - :"
safe at the hospital
.ur1-TIEsD DISMISSED TO PRIVATE LIFE.
IT. contest of beauty" came TO a conclusion on
ottl,rdav night at BunnelPs Museum. The an
Sarncement was no sooner made thau All tne ceIes-
,;sI bod Ies in the starry armament renewed tn9r
.a,on ions comets wniZZei, buzzed and burst, the
Ii srian movement revived, and the NIL &1nan once
,nnre resumed his daily round Al ha1-past
o'clock he fifty beautits VINO nav poe $3.50 tbe
ING and waiting for prize for two weeks hearu me
result with feelings OF pleasure or sorrow aCSoIuIuS
a. their prize varied from COLA dollars 10 ora cages
All dsv th- ballots were being counted III a PACK
Hnn
Sbam e. uta ming gems OF poetry on Inelr pacKs'
others notices III every language, from the Anglo
ssYon 10 the ChOctaw. One DaloU read, UlNS en-
eli siV months" Another baloJ was intended lOr
lie Wild Man of Asia, whose cheeridI pm sioghony
or ms AT Strangers on the nrst moor mere were
esevara allusiOls TO "fOur-e even-fOrty~IouI ana
orher choice evidences OF culture ana nnsnlenu
Until he ballots were carefully counted IL was
sn0oosed tuat number 80 would receive tne nisI
nTIze of 500 in god. During the week, howard
Tsrrol ex- PostmasteT-General James, Judge DAY.
snrrogate RO Inns and Others visited the A.useuH'
and according 10 Bunnells mt. had elec ION
seTed for number So" But number 10 won the nrst
orize. having 1874 votes. The second prize, go
In god was won BY number SO, who ma 1,otI
votes The third prize SO III g!Id, wa, won "
number 80 Who had $50 votes. The tenth ana Ias'
nrze a sewlng-mach,ne tor the beauty VINO
bad rhe least uumDer OF vo es, was won by number
10 who was the proud pOssess0r Of votes.
The contest If II mas not been success as an eA-
hbItIou OF beauty has at least hled the golfers OF
the nroprietor of the Museum. The hal on Sat
nrday night was crowded wi people OF every SOFT,
who Iayished ,heir sympathy on the tattOOed wO-
man gael longngly a. the " Polemoscope invented
bv Nero and FOOLED away their peanuts on the IL
scented monkeys The moon Shed It's mellow Agnt
upOn the CAV and gid0y scene tipping the WINDOW
sllIs of be Museum with wayy, uemu!Ous Ilgnt
that danced again on the 1OOr and cast a slow
hight on the AlDinOs the fat woman ana the i've
toed horse At 10 o'clock the lights IN the palace
we're extiugushed and NJ sound was b. ard save
the twItter OF the monkeys telling tder taes 70 the
sleepy crocodile. The beauties " hal each eioped
with her resp ctive prize; they Will renew their
laCndryWOrk this week.