New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-21
FLIGHT STOPPED BY A BULLET.
sTREET-RoBBER SHOT WHILE RUNNING AWAY

FROM POLICEMAN.
Patrolnan Thomas Kenneally. of the Fifth Pre-
c:nct, who was on duty IN West-st. near Des-
Murder" and Police" and saw four ruf1ans
apparently engaged in an attempt to rob a man
who was making the outcry. When the policeman
ran toward the group the highwaymen fed. Ken
neatly pursued them through Desbrosses-st., and
fred two shots after calling on them to stop. Two
of the robbers then went through Washington st.
toward Watts-st. and escaped The other two ran
toward Vcstry-st and passed Policeman PeraZzo,
who had heard the shots fired by Kenneally. Pc
razzo called on the fugitves to halt, but they paid
no attention to him. He drew his revolver and
fired two shots as he was pursuing them. One Of
the men fell on the sidewalk and submitted to ar
rest. but the other made his escape.
Ii was discovered that the prisoner was bleeding
from "a wound III the right thigh. He gave his
name as John Dols9. and said be was yas painter
The policeman took him to the Leonard Street
Police Station and sent him thence to the Chambers
Strest Hospital The man whom Dolan and his COM
panions were trying to rob disappeared while the
chase was in pre- gress, and although the police made
dilieent inquiries they were not able to get any
natured controversy in the police station
as to which one had shot Dolan.
Captain Eakins made an investigation and reported
that neither OF the policemen was responsible for
the wound. The bullet entered Dolans thigh from
the front, while his back was toward the policemen
when they we're shooting. A surgeon at the hospital
pistol of either officer. Citizens who witnessed
the pursuit said they heard five shots fired. 1t
eufm1SfQ tnab INC COfppdHlOu OF OOlaD VINO WAS
ahead of him whom PeraZZo was shooting, turn ed
and shot down the fugitive by mistake Dolans
wound was believed to be dangerous.
TO DISCUSS THE PUBLIC HEALTH
Members of the Health Department OF this city
received information yesterday that the eleventh
annual session Of the American Public Health AssO-
citation will begin at Detroit, Mich, on November
10. Dr. james, the Assistant Sanitary Super1ntend-
eat and DIR. Nagle Deputy Register of Vital Sta
tistics have represented the New-York Board of
Health IN former meetings of the association. A
preliminary circular which Secretary Azsl Ames.
IT,, has sent out to members of the association,
states that the following subjects have been chosen
for special consideration at the coming session:
l. Hoiaria Its etoiogy aud the methods for Its pre-.
vepoD In localities IN its American history;
its specific partices It's origin; the conditions OF its pers
yasion, etc.
2 Foods. Their adultsrations healthy or deleterlous
modes of preservation, aud the function OF legislation
tn regard to them.
g. Vial Statistics Methods and results defects ap-
parent how far foreign modes Of tabulaton to be
followed vitality, and the Of population
dicated by statistics.
control and removal OF all decorn possible mate
riais from households, including house drainage.
The Executive Committee of the associatio de.
sire communications on the subject of ply steal ed
ucation and drill III school rooms. Special reports
will be made by committees compulsory yacci-
nation, the managementof epidemics and on diseases
OF animals.