Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-02
The Shooting 81 Surveyor Esraetie.

As stated in the GAZETTE Suryeycr Beat.
tie was shot about noon yesterday in his
office at the custom house. New FORK. T., q
discharged Inspector named Lewis Bi4ral,
He was wounded in two places. ono Of the
balls entering the groin. The assassin was.
for about dozen years, attached to the Gus
tom house. About week ago The surveyor
dismissed him from the service Gu j baino
proven that he was ia the habit Of cxactinn
money from poor emigrants nj Castle Gar
den, where ne was lately stationed. The
specified charge On which he wa5 removed
was compelling an emgrant 10 pay 81 duty
on sewing machine, He came 70 tho olico
about noon yesterday and gained entrance
to the surveyors private Office. Shortly
aitcrward the reports of The pistol shots
We're heard by Private Secretary Lou!s
Nichols and Examiner Thomas Hyatt. Tbs
discharged Inspector rushed Instantly cut
of the private office, pistol iu hand, and ran
through tue corridor 10 he exit into HaG-
over street. il man attempted to stop him.
and he yelled: "If you touch me I'll kill
you" lhe man stepped bnc; and Beral
ran along TO Beaver street, iuic which he
turned and ran to the Cotton Exohansl 4
L..
Finding escape impossible lie man turned
and ran into the arms OF !. policeman. lie
was trern bling with fear, and seemed: u an-
tlcipate that his pursuars would harm him.
lie said 20 the policeman, ''tC! God S sax c
arrest me-
surgeon Beatt!e WHO i5 attached 10 the
custom house, VAS promptly on hand After
examination he concluded that the vy0l,utia
were not OF dangerous character. Oae
bullet passed through the palm Of the right
hand, and a second penetrated the, t:lich.
The latter bullet to1.: II downward course
and lodged in the muscles Of the unper ,:art
of the legs. Surveyor Baatlie remained
conscious and endured the pain with great
fortitude. He spoke calmly 10 those who
were admitted to the room ana made close
inquiries OF bis medical attendant as 10 the
nature OF his injuries
Coroner Levy tool; the ante-lnortem state
ment oil surveyor Beattic i&ter IL the uay.
dc SAID the prisoner was removed rom his
post Of inspection on his Recommendation
Is he had illegally taken money trosa an
emlgranL girl. The surveyor WAS sitting Il,
his desk When his door was thrown cocn
and the prisoner entered .1ilh & pistol in his
hand, exclaiming: NOV. by Cd. III
teach you !" He fired thrpa shots. two cr
which took effect, enc through inc iieshy
part oi the surveyors left hand aud Tie 9th
er struck the crest Of the iiiiun, g!arcing in
an inward and upward direction This ball
has not yet been extracted
Tie prisoner was subsequently, sent TO Sic
1omb5 police conr!, where he confessed 10
Justice Murray having fred the shots. and
said he did ii because ne had been discharm.
ed without cause. He was born IL Valpa
raiso III 1911 and came 10 tbis country 1T II
years of age When - years of age he en-
listed on the frgata "Co!nmhia" for a three
years cruise around HE worl3, during which
he assisted in burning three Chinese towns
for firing or American ships lie next spec
uiat@d lii horses. ST which he accumulated
considerable money, and in 1919 went TO
California, where he added to his wealth.
he served III The lst California regiment
during the war, and ct the battle of Balls
Bluff rescued Col. Bakers body and killed
his slayer For this ne was given . medal
nnG pension of $50 month. He had been
in the Now York custom house twenty-five
years, receiving his first appointment
through Gems. Hancock and Sickles. He
denies tho charge Of taking 50 from an emf.
grant girl. for which he gas discharged, and
sass that after shooting the surveyor he
turned the pistol on himself, but was so ner-
vous that the bullet went through his hat.
He was held to answer for the shooting.
Bieral is Il thoroughly bad character. He
shot q mau il California, and. il ia said
killed his wife in Boston.