New-York tribune., 1886-05-11
GOES ASSAILANT TAKEN TO COURT.
RECOGNIZED AS A wELL-KNOwN CRIMINAL AND

Ex-CoNvICT.
John Hug, who is believed to be the assailant OF
George S. Coe.. jr., in the Icancck scho2l,house,
the Engiewood Protection society ana acting
Justice of the Peace yesterday afternoon for pre-,
limluarv examination. a crowd gathered around
the lookup and their shouts reached the prisoner
IN his cell and caused him TO glance neTvously 70
waId the door. One man pressed hard upon the
door Of the lookup and SAID that he was bound
70 90 in The next moment he was landed III the
room by tho Chief Marshall, and before ne couiu
recover from his surprise was placed IN cen A''er
Prosecutor A. ID. Campbell, OF lackenSacR'
represented the county, and the papers hay,
ing been prepared Hug was :, led en- IN; oG lie
partly shayen head were covered with strlps OF
white court plaster He was short In stature aiu anu
he stated that he was thrty-tOnr years ola ana
born in Switzerland. He waived examination and
the man would be held on two charges-one of
breaking INTO the schoO-hOuse at Ieaneck ana the
other of shooting George ). Coe. jr lie Will be
taken 10 HackeIsack to-day OF Tomorrow and his
DR.. Banks said that there were slight symptoms
of local perltonlts in the wound which Coe re.
CeIyed IN the abdomen. but as yet they were not
dangerous. Yesterday was the NTH day OF his Ill
ness. and If he gets along rs well during the next
three days IN the last hve the doctor 1eels GER
tam that the patient will recover.
The man under arrest was entitled yesterday as
John Baum alias " Dutch john burglar ana eX-
convict weli-AnOwn TO the police III tins city. his
picture is No. 1892 in the i,Ogues Gallery, On
december 3, 1881. Policeman Dennis Oiiara saw
Baum aud two cOnfcderates moving truck load of
cigars INTO his room at No. 100 Beecker-st.
The bungiiug way IN which the thieves
handled the cases aroused the officers sus-
pcions. lie called Policeman Savercool and they
went to the room where the thieves Were Baum
SAID he owned the goods and offered TO go to the
Mercer Street Station with o. lara to SEQ Captain
Brogan. On the way Baum drew revolver and
shot at o. liara twice. wOuDding him slightly.
O'Hara returned the nre and wounded the burglar
severely. Baum afterward was sent to Sing Sing
for four years. Since his return from PRISON he has
been living in Muberry-st., near Bayard-st. Chlei
jameson of the Englewood police, came to the city
Yesterday and obtained from Inspector Byrnes
Photograph of Baum and considerable information
about the burglars history and recent movements
STOPPING A RUNAWAY ON TIE BRIDGE.
nervous, hgh-stepping bay horse, drawing
wagon loaded with spring mattresses along the
north driveway of the Bridge al o'clock ycster-
day afternoon, became frightened at Il passing car,
took The bit IN hls reeth and dashed headlong down
the grade toward the New-York exit. The driver,
Edward skidmore, of No. l34 Waverly-ave Brook
iyn. was poweress to control the animal The
distance TO the exit from the spot where the Hight
began not more than 300 yards. Chatham-st.
was as usual, crowded with stTeet-cars, trucks,
carriages and pedestrians, and had the runaway
got among them the havoc would have been IN
descrbable But Policeman Greacen saw the
danger Just in time and the heavy gate that has
stopped so many mad Bridge runaways was swung
shnt III the nick of time. The animal struck the
solid non bound, oaken timbers at full speed.
The collision was terrific, and the spectators in
voluntarily held their BREATH expecting nothing
less than that the driver would be killed. The
horse was hurled over on his back, the vehicle
doubled up like jack knife and broke Ill two
pieces, and SkIdmore, with a lot of mattiesses, was
dashed against the stone balustrede. The mat
tresses saved his life. When dragged from beneath
the wreck, excepting several cuts about his head,
he was unhurt. His injuries were dressed at the
Chambers Street Hospital. The horses back was
broken and one of Mr.. Berghs men put the poor
animal out of misery. The smashed vehicle and ITS
load were carted away by the owner, =. f. Phll-
lips. of No. SO Fort Green-pace, Brooklyn. The
horse, after being shot, dragged TO the middle
of the street before Tie Staats Zeitang building,
where it lay for hours. directly III the path of the
station.
NOTHING DONE BY THE LOW COMMITTEE.
Senator Low, for the first tlme absent yes
teIday when the sub committee of the Senate Kali
road Committee met III Clarence A. Stewards office
to adjourn the further hearing in The broadway
matter. Senators Pierce, Walker and Reilly were
present. Senator Low stated on Saturday that wit
nesses would be examined. But the presence of
Assistant DIstrlct-Attornev Nlcoll and surveyor
Beatte had depressing influence, apparently so
much so that Mr. Seward moved an executive ses-
sion from which Senator Pierce emerged TO say
that it had been decided best for the sub committee
10 60 further until they had reported to the COM
mittee last night and 10 the Senate to-day
Mir. Beattie acknowledged that he had been sub
penaed as a witness. This is supposed to be be-
cause he is secretary of proposed road IN Mall-st
Of which Patrick and John Keenan, and other
County Democracy mon are cOporatOrs. 1he
K-enans and Mr. Beatt,e are also corporatorsof the
Thirty fourth Street and Eleventh Avcnne Rall-
road Company. They are in the Chambers street
and Grand Street Ferry Railroad Company 1t Is
supposed that Mr. Beattie was summoned that he
might tell all about these corporations and the re-
latIOn Of the Keenans thereto.