New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-03
SURVEYOR BEATTIEs WOUND



suE BULLET NOT yer xxrRAcrEp-siEitAL 10 BE
TRIED IN TzsE UNITED eTATEs ooUs1a
Surveyor Hans s. Beattie, who was shot in the
Isft hand and loft nip Office In the Custom House.
ea Monday noon by Louis Biers, cuatoms Inspector
Who va dismisssd from the service on the eur-
vsyors Recommendation on septesnocr Tor
having demanded end accepted 81 from ~
snisrant girl for his own use, believed
A, he on TIE rcad He passed Monday night
comfortably the opists which administers having
lnasced sleep abous i m. With brief intervals o.
waking he slept until about 8 a. whom be declared
that lac felt much restsd.
Al 7:3o a. the patients temperature found to
be normal About time he pArtook rather heartily
OF oatmeal ana iced milk ana then dropped
of into n refreshing slupber Upon awsk-
ipg at 10 o'clock no rad tho morning
papers and made sone comments In pleasant vein
the various accounts Of tho attack upen bm AT
noon Dr. Buchanan again took the Surveyors tempera
fond II hair degree above the normal point
II thought that the fever would last long The
wounded suffered little except from pain OF .
dull nature In the region Of the hip wound and from
stiffness and naturally Incident to his pjuries
So much felt 10 the abdominal cavity to justify
the suppostion formed by ORA saUas and Bachana
Tuesday night to the direction taken By the ball and
the belief that none Of the internal organs
10 injured III that superstition be well founded II 10 be-
htved that Mr. Beate will In tho of three
weeks furthest He 10 OF naturally nervous temper
snen and &c 10 Thought that the inevitable reaction may
dstrsss him somewhat but otherwise little trouble 10 to
be anticipated. Ths wound In the hand 10 uumportant
the passed through the hssby persion touching
mono Of the bones.
Dr. Buchanan OF opinion. judging from the nat
wound In the hip. that tue muxzie Of tho
vover hold within three feet OF the victim when
the ball Issued from IT. alt was ut fret thought"
he sail. "that the ball took upward
hut the probing proved this NOT TO be So and
large iucson directly tho wound Indicates that
II did not go directly downward From this we con-
eude msss 10 lodged in the large muscles
OF tho thigh Assuming this to DO the case t will do no
injury by being left In until 1t works itself through
nearer 10 the outicle. whom tt may DO cut
out easily II blood-poisonine does not set in there
seems to be why the wound should not be
healed inside Of month"
The occupied by Mr. Bsattie II tho front ono on
the second floor Of his four>story brick
louise At No. 333 West Thirty -nrst-st He
os or woand so ha for
lie o. either sse This RESTRAINT aTeravstss the nsrv.
Kept a: quiet a: possible, no caller. are
soo. the s Shooting f.rce1 ce
MagoDes private and the newly appointed
,onstaot attendance upon the Surveyor and receives
sho many friends who call at she house to Inquire a. 10
Auditor S. NJ Bla,chford occupied Surveyor Beattie's
leak At the Custom House. which was open until 10
n the department. He mainly occupied in answer
the questions put TO him inquiries TO the latest
news from the surveyors Dedaido.
L 90, B sS a, rso :pspt the n,sns IN call
lid moi .leep and appeared much di.Eusted with his
surroundings His wife and son. age eleven. Wis
'sriy in tho mornlp p'' B,ersi appeared to
. touched and for the nrss time gave some indication
ghcn they passing out OF the prison gate the boy.
nth tears stresminx from hts eyes, LOOKING up a.
viii my papa be hungi"
gue mt tie Mr. will rfOba
vas tho half-consoing reply.
oSc s9e Of s So and PRESIDENT
he Veterans Risnts Union, who has ocen retsued by
he AS COUNSEL called and had long interview
w1en TnlBUNE reporter entered the prison In the
oriidOf with hands cStches tossSIsr behind him and
10 head bowed down. To the saluta ion. How do you
BEL to-day ." he responded e1Oitealy:
Oh, I'm almost crazy. have auil pain in the side
nay head I've been crazy ever since was dscnarged
as been here and forbids me to talk You know how
n then swung about quickly as though moved by a
ua6 &c, impulse. and asked IN a careless tone:
BY that the reporter readily und rstood that
IT. Beatie was meant and replied that be would proos
am glad of that" said Beral; but the manner In
hich spoke indicated that he hinslng more OF
10 chances for escaping than OF the welfare OF h's
lie had no right to discharge me anyway" continued
ave chance ana wouldn't listen to my frieni' {
What truth /, there IN the that you killed
oman In Boston and man on u raoetracK some
there ." &
g None whatever" replied Biersl emphsrcaily..
had trouble with anybody racetrack IN my
le. When sailor over forty years ag had a
distress in Boston who played mo false and left her
lie jumped on n bridge into crock aud drowned
srrSsed ON charge Of numbering her. but tho
Try acquitted without leaving their seats ="
As shoofing took place ia the Custom HOue which
land belonging to the United States is an on ence
which the Federal authorities only have jurisdiction
prisoner will aoubtI-ss bo Transferred 10 the
istody of the United states authorities The crime OF
,ssun wtb DANGEROUS weapon 10 only punishable
any sleois United STATES law where place
D the bigb The sentence II tho prsoner 10
ctsd would accordingly be reguisted by law making
punish OF offences OF he wise provided
10 same tina under the state laws. The Trial Will n
place the United States Court probably before
a. re Bopedict
Dr. Rucbanan redressed the Surveyors wound at @
and asocrtsined positively that NO vital organ had
zen injured
DR. HAMNONDS USE OF COCAINE. T.