Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-03
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES.
Collector Beattie Shot The Stock
Yards Strike-Mrs. A. +. Stew.
arts Will, Etc.
COLLECTOR BEATrrE SHOT
a Narrow Escape from Death ut the
HRnda 0f AN Aasassln

A Narrow Escape from Death at tn,
! Hands of an Assassin.
New YORK. November 1.-The Survsyo,
OF the port Of New York, Beattie, was sho,
about noon to-day in his Office at the Gus
tom House, by a discharged Inspector
who fired five or six shots. Theparticulara
cannot be obtained as yet, nor is it knowr
| whether or not the wounds are fatal.
LATER PARTICULARS.
New YORK, November 1.-Surveyo,
Beattie was wounded in two places, One
OF the bullets, it is said, entered his loin
He lies in the Custom House. His attend.
ants state that his condition is not
serious. The Inspector who fred the shots
is named Bieral, who was discharged last
week.
New YORK, November Tho surveyors
would-be assassin is Louis Bieral, q man
who gained some distinction in the war ol
the rebellion. He was for about twelve
years attached to the custom house. About
q week ago the surveyor dismissed him
from the service. 1t was learned that he
was in the habit of
EXPORTING MONEY FROM EMIGRANrs
at Castle Garden, where he was stationed.
The chief charge for which he was removed
was compelling an emfgrant to pay two
dollars on q sewing machine. He came to
the Office about IL o'clock to-day, and
gained entrance to the surveyors private
Office in the back of the building, on South
William street. At 1906 p. m. the
REPORT OF PISTOL SHOTS
was heard by private Secretary Louis
Nichols and Examiner Thomas Hicks. The
discharged inspector rushed instantly out
OF the private Office, pistol in hand, and
ran through the corridor to the exit into
Hanover street. A man attempted to stop
him, and he yelled, If you touch me I'll
kill you." The man dropped back and
B1ERIAL RAN ALONG
to Beaver street into which he turned and
ran to the Cotton Exchange, a crowd of
citizens following in pursuit. Finding es-
cape impossible, the man turned and ran
into the arms of a policeman. He was
trembling and seemed to anticipate that
his pursuers would harm him. He said to
the policeman,
"FoR GODS SAKE ARREST Me-"
He was taken to the old slip station
house. He described himself as being ~
years old, married, and living at S69
Sixth avenue. He said he was q native of
Brazil. The news of the shooting was
A large squad of police had all they could
do to keep the corridors closed. Crowds
OF anxious inquirers surged about the
doors. A number of physicians appeared
to render aid to the wounded man.
The Coroner took the statement of Sur
veyor Beattie this afternoon. He said the
prisoner was removed from his post of In
spector, on his Recommendation, as he had
illegally taken money from an emigrant
girl. The Surveyor was sitting at his desk
when his door was thrown open and the
prisoner entered with pistol in bis hand
exclaiming, "Now by God, I'll teach you"
He fired three shots, two of which took ef-
feet, one through the aeshy part of the
left hand, and the other struck
the crest of ilun, gtenejne 1n an inward up.
ware direction. This hal has not yet been
extracted. The prisoner when captured
was perfectly calm. He admitted shoot
ing and added that he did it because
Beattie refused to listen to men who went
to him to appeal for his reinstatemant
The prisoner was taken before the injured
official who unhesitatingly identified him.
Baird said Eyes, I'm the man that did it.
He took bread and butter out OF my fam
lies mouth" The prisoner was sabse-
quently taken to the tombs by the police
when he confessed to Justice Murphy hay
ing fred the shot and said he did it because
he was discharged without cause.