The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-09
A MURDEROUS ATTACK.
Surveyor Beattie, of New York,
Shot by a Discharged
EmplOye.

New York, Nov. 1.-The surveyor of the
port of New York, Beattie, was shot about
noon to-day In his Office at the custom
house by a discharged inspector. The sur
veyor's would be assassin is Louis Bieral,
man who gained some distinction in the
war OF the rebellion, and who was for
about dozen years attached to the Boston
house. About a week ago the surveyor
dismissed him from the service, il being
proven that he was In the habit of
ExAcTING MONEY FROM POOR IMMIGRANTS
at Castle Garden. He came to the Office
about noon to-day and gained an entrance
to the surveyors private Office. At 1920
the reports of pistol shots were heard The
discharged inspector rushed instantly
out Of the private Office, pistol in hand,
and ran along to Beaver street. A num-
Der of citizens followed in pursuit. Find
ing escape impossible the man turned and
ran into the arms of policeman He
was trembling with fear when he was
locked up. He described himself as being
seventy years old and a native of Brazil.
The surgeon attached to the custom house,
after an examination, concluded the wound
was not a dangerous one. One bullet
passed through the hand, a second pene-
trated the thigh. Surveyor Beattie re-
NAMED conscious and endured the pain
with great fortitude.
CORONER LEVY
took the statement of Mr.. Beattie this
evening. He said the prisoner was remcy-
ed from his post of inspector on his recon-
lnendstion, as he had taken money illegal
ly from al immigt ant girl. The surveyor
was sitting at his desk when his door was.
4 he
with pistol in his hand, exclaining:
snow by God, I'll teach you"
He fired three shots, two of which took
effect, one through the heshy part OF the
surveyors left hand and the other struck
the crest of the thigh, CHANGING in an in
ward and upward direction. This ball
has not yet been extracted. The prisoner
when captured was perfectly calm. He
the shooting, and added that he
did 1t because
BEATTIE REFUSED To LISTEN
to the men who went to him to appeal for
his reinstatement. The prisoner was
taken before the injured official who I'M
hesitatiugly identified him. Bertel said:
ayes, Pm the one that did it, he took the
bread and butter out of my family's
mouth"
The prisoner was subsequently taken to
the toOmbs police court where he confess
ed to Justice Murray having fired the
shots and said he did it because the sur
veyor had discharged him withou; cause.
He was born in Valparaiso in 1910 and
came TO this country when fourteen years
of age, when twenty-five years OF age he
enlisted on the frigate Coll
umbia for three years cruise
around the world, during which he assisted
in burning three Chinese towns for fling
on American ships He next specialized.
in horses at which accumulated cousid--
cradle money. In IS49 he went 10 Cali
fornia, where he added to his wealth. He
met Jno. Morrissey, Brete Harte and others
there.
HE WAS A FRIEND OF BILL POOLE,
who was shot. He served in the First CAL
ifornia regiment In the war of the rebellion
and at the battle of Balls Bluff rescued the
body of Colonel Baker and killed the
slayer. For this he was given a medal and
a pension of 80 per m ,nth. He had BEEN
in the custom house for twenty-five years
receiving his first appointment through
Generals Hancock and Sickles. He denis
the charge of taking$2 from an immigrant
girl, for which he was discharged, and SAYS
that after shooting the surveyor, be turned
the pistol on himself, but was so nervous
that the bullet went through his hat. He
was held to answer for the shooting. The
wounded man remained conscious
throughout, and as soon az it was consider
ed safe was put into an ambulance and
taken to his home