New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-02
homo to look family in the face and think OF their
starving TO death"
THE PRISONER AT THE ToMps.

After spending half1our In one OF tho cells at the
Old Slip Station tho assassin taken to Surveyor
Beates Office to be identified. and thence 80 the Tombs
to be arrsigBed Detectives Oates and VMslley had
| him in charge. Upon leaving tho Custom House the
three boarded Broadway car but such crowd got
sopaa s.p 20 LOOK a. the prisoner hss .Sey sgG,ea at
Fourh-ave. car TO the Tombs
The COURTROOM was crowded when BIeral was taken
before Justice Murray He was uneoucerned ever
and laughed and talked with OMaley a. nom
in til. "Iasc prSceedns h"a AFTER exs@Sns
Officer Schneider. Who made tho arres'. ana Philip
yeyors outer office when the shots nred Justice
Murray a-Ked the assassin what he had To say.
"ob, shot him; shot hm." responded the prisoner
He robbed my wife and child OF their bread and
butter. and I'd rather die than them sarve" said
He was remanded TO the care OF Warden Finn
sn52s1sr. .3sTs bal" uu4e, await Tne the w.Ts:n sdss
him cell tho ground floor OF the prison, In what Is
known Muriorer. Row. Here Bersl received a
five feet four inches IN height. ana compacty built.
weighing about 16o pounds HIS complexion is dar.
he long aud heavy black mustache aud although
and has few gary hairs among
HI, cioss-cropped oily black locks HIS eyes are OF
anee which makes MIN look capable OF committing JUST
sucn deed rs he did yesterday. He wore suit OF dark
clothes and his attire throughout was neat
WHY BIRRAL WAS DISMISSED.
In response to all queries as TO why he had shot the
Surveyor he reiterated the statements made to the
police sergeant the Coroner and the Police Justice that
surveyor had taken his bread ana butter out or
his mouth" and that he "proposed to get even" lie
claimed that his dismissal was unjust aLd that the
examination upon which 1t was recommended WIS
why" said he. 81 have been referee In some OF
the bggcst horse races in the country out OF which,
had been disposed. could have made thousands OF
dollars. Do you suppose would ieoprdIze
my position in the customs service for
81 Inever the woman who claimed that took
~ to pass her sewing machine. When the examination
took place wss called into tho surveyors office sDdphs
woman, who spoke no Engl-h pointed mo out as the
mau who mad taken her money. had no opportunity to
ask her questions or To make . defence
The charge upon which Blersl WAS removed was pre-
ferred by Mss Mario MerteDs swiss. who arrived In
box. " trunk and sewingm'cnine OF American manu-
facture when she claimed to nave used for SIX
OF tho officers of the La Boursogne to have
demanded ~ duty on the machine. This tho young
The tie Surveyor and after in
vesgstion Blera was dismissed on septemoer Biera
after several years service by Collector Merritt for
lilo WAS icsppointed on March IL 1870 ani on FeOru-
ary IL. 1885, made day Inspector and assigned To
duty at Castle Garlen. His last appointment papers
were indorsed by James NJ smith. Commander OF sum
Post No. "a. q A. r., and Congressman Archibald
NJ. Bliss, who recommended him.
BIERAIs PAST CAREER.
Regarding his past career B.eral said:
born in Valparaiso chill OF Portuguese parentsseven
1 =, r ~ IN Ce 81 9 i ' MI pt n % is9 W
shipped in the rgae columbia under Commodore Reed
waters took places where Americans had been killed
S % @c Saa @ n ad a that Once %a a
rived At Boston IN S4Q when drew my pay and resigned
horses esan,hed stable and ioIowei the New England
stlyed two years and became acquainted with Bret
are now wealthy WieS I returned to New. YORK I was
worth from $4,000 to 100000 lived the Hook and
the Volunteer Ere Department here b c,me famous. was
IRE FdonS" ana "D & & ong @ & lc & on & 'ng & , mon
B Poole VINO was xii ed by lew baker at sanSx iIa in
1857. Was among my best friends in New YORK.
a. wGsT sapan the of war SHS out TfS' $ % IS 's r9i
YorHe who %"In hA Seen to orn anS va. COM
mapdea by D. aSer then United 81 states Senator from ron
coverlea en'melei with red pinned to his wastcoat or
TIE Satfe Of as %a III lie s WAS ct BY rse Who was
@e"P&6 % % & 10 Ko ak % @ % 10 n O' n 1ne rgOs % a"S nxy e
FIRE piece Of shell wounded me in the head aHa on
$50 For General Bakers body recommended
my remeat and the aoTna Leg;aigrs & was given
and Wien rea2ei Washington Presen Lincoln sent P
me amt in the OF his pyse secretary promised to re-
Ny appointment the Customs service obtained
through any political onneciio1s w'tever ana hay9 never
upon he recommendations and SicRes
am member OF JOHN A. DIX Post, g. A. H. and since
some of Beras associates stated that ne has fought
Ia said have been fought IN 1884 with
"Eifie' Furman on Coriears Hook Beral
impu.sys man. but was temperato in hs habits wnic
In the customs service. He mas wife, and sou four
teen years Old, living at No. $50 slx,h-tve.
President Cleveland on June 27. 1855, to succeed
James l. BeEedict. Mr. Beatue at the time
Deputy County Clerk aud had previously been william
c. Nhitney's private secretary. lie has been leading
member OF the County Democracy sincr is organization
Of Hubert o. Th0mpsons warmest friends.
lie is about forty years Old.
Deputy Surveyor Wyatt Will discharge the duties OF
SurveJ during The disability of surveyor Bratue
MR. BEATIIE'S CONDITION FAVORABLE.
At midnight Mr. Beatties condition WAS SAID to he
favorable About p IN. Dr. II. B. Sands and DR..
Buchanan arrived az his bedside. The wound In the
hp was examined and prObed The course OF the bullet
as disclosed by probe down ward, outward aud
backward. The ball entered the left thigh an
inch from the femOral artery and near
leum The bone appears not to have been touched
between four and five inches, failed to disclose its
whereabouts. 1t appears probable that IL lodged
somewhere In the broad muscles the back
OF the thgh. 1t is, however Impossible TO ascertain
definitely whethe Internal has been touched
whether any hemOrrhage has taken place until this
morning.
II the supposton given is correct and the wound is
only muscular and fssh one, II is tho opinion OF the
physioans that 1t should be entirely healed IN two
or three weeks The In tho left
hand is comparatively unimpOrtsnt. the Dali having
passed through the outer hesy OF the hand from
back 'front.' IL Is the opinion or Private Secretary
Parker that received through Mr. Beste put
ting hs hand up TO grasp Blera's pistol
The wounded man feels much pain IN the region OF
permanent little restless. 8: 80 H. few drops
OF mOrphis given TO produce sleep
Among those who called the house last evening
were District Attorney MARITIME. n. j. Waterbury.
Thomas Costgan Assistant Dstrict-Atorncy Fitzgerald
and William A. Boyd.