The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
SHOT FROM A BOAT.
Seery Severely Wounded While
Sitting on a Pier.
Bullet Fired by One OF Two Men in
a White Skiff.
Supposed to BE River Thieves, Who
Resented n Question.

owen Seery, shoemaker, ntty-fOur
years old, OF 81 Cannon street, was shot
and severely wounded in the right breast
shortly after midnight this morning. as
he sat on the pier at the foot Of Riving-
ton street, The bullet was fired by one
Of two men who rowed up the river in
skin. 1t is believed that the men in
the boat were river thieves.
Seery, with two friends. James Nor
ton. OF 52l Grand street. and John Mar
holdt, of 1863 Reid avenue, Brooklyn.
walked to the pier foot of Rivington
street shortly after midnight this morn
ing and sat on the stringpiece.
Shortly afterwards they saw a white
painted skin, containing two men, who
were rowing up the river against the
ebb tide. The boat was not a great
way from the pier, and the three men
who sat there could see. In the uncertain
light, that one of the rowers was n
man above the medium height, and the
other a much smaller man.
Not from any special curiosity. but
simply because the conversation on the
pier had tagged, Seery called out, Just
as the boat got opposite to where he
sat: Say. what are you doing out In a
boat at this time OF night?'
There was silence for moment. while
the two men In the boat shipped their
shouted: Mind your own business: our
business Is our own. You are likely to
get some cold lead put into you"
why" cried one of the men on the
pier, I'VE didn't mean anything"
After that the men in the boat said
something which could not be heard
distinctly on the pier. Then one of the
men In the boat was seen to stand up.
For an instant his tall form was out
lined against the sky, there was a flash
and a report, and Seery fell backward
on the pier with blood flowing from a
wound in his breast
Policeman James Lawler. who was
| standing at the entrance to the pier,
rushed forward and found seery with
the policeman came up Marholdt
| shouted. There, there" and pointed
out into the river. In the distance the
white boat was disappearing. with the
| two men rowing Justify. In an instant
| the boat was lost to sight In the dark
ness.
seery was carried to the Union Market
police station, and from there sent to
Warden O'Rourke said this morning
that Seery's wounds, while painful, were
not fatal. and that he would recover iI
due time. The bullet has been extracted
and Seery Is doing well.
An hour after the shooting a pilot on
a Grand street ferry-boat saw two men
river. There was a strong ebb tide, and
| the men were swearing loudly as they
piled the oars. AS the pilot watched
them, they gave up the struggle against
At 8 o'clock Special Oficers John J
Reilly and James Mccarthy, who wer,
stationed at pier So. foot of Jackson
| from
other was much shorter. The policemen
arrested them after a struggle. bu
were compelled to draw their revolver
with them. one OF the men is said t
be an ex-convict.
He said he was William Clarkson,
Water street. The other prisoner CAV,
his name as Thomas Meehan, twenty
eight years old. a laborer, of 2sS Henr,
street. The police say that the latte
Meehan and Clarkson were arraigne'
before Judge Cox In Essex Market Pc
lice Court this morning. and held with
out ball to await the result OF Seery
injuries.
The policemen went back to the Jack
son street pier. and just under the edg
OF the pier they found skin 10 fee
long, painted white outside and red in
side. There were oars and oarlocks ii
It. 1t thought that the two men ar
rested used the boat. The policemen
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