New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-15
THE GERARD SHOOTING.
MANDELBAUM IMPROVES AND KIRK IS
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
IT WAS NOT FURNISHED YESTERDAY HOWEVER,
THE DEFENDANT SAYS MANDELBAuM At
Tackled HIM AND HE SHOT IN

1T WAS NOT FURNISHED YESTERDAl' uo"S'H'
THE DEFENDANT SAYS MANDELpAuM At
Tackled HIM AND HE SHOT IN
sELF-DEFENcE
]. Waldere Kirk. the King OF the western
Dudes" who shot Richard r. Mandelbaum iast
Saturday night in the Gerard Hotel, NO. l."
West Forty-fourih-st., was arragned peiore
Magistrate Kudlich in the West Side Ponce
Court yesterday morning. and remanded, under
$500 bail for examination on Tuesday NO
vember % at p.
Kirk was the first prisoner to appear before the
Magistrate. He was dressed with care wear
ing black frockcoat yellow waistcoat. striped
black and white trousers red Ascot tie with
pearl pin. and patent-leather pointed CATERS
with uppcrs that matched his trousers lie was
ungoved and held his silk hat In his right hand
with the crown pressed against his side
narrow bandagc Of white cotton was wound two
or three times around his head and chin. to
cover n scalp wouno the top Of his head
Kirk was brough; into court by CAPTAIN
Schmttberger and Roundsman Paulding, or the
West Forty-seventh-st station. The injured
man being unable to appear. Roundsman Pauld-
Ing made the formal charge Of felonious assault
against the prisoner. certificate. signed py
Mandebaum's physician. Dr. E, Webster Davis.
the physician could not yet say whether or not
the patien. would die.
BAIL FINED. BUT NOT FURNISHED.
F. NJ Friend appeared as counsel for Kirk
and asked that bail be hAed. The Magistrate
suggested $1,000 but the lawyer objected. and
finally $1,000 was agreed on. AS no bondsman
al peared Kirk was led to the prison attached
to the court None Of his friends were in the
he
refused to make any statement about the shoot
ing.
1T is really too bad" he said. that all my
friends are out 4 town. II It wasn't for that
coud get bail without any trouble. wonder
II they VIII take cash bal?'
one Of the court attendants assured him that
cash BAH would be accepted II the money was
sent down to the City Chamberlain's office. but
that It could not be done until to-day
"If have to wal. until Monday" Kirk said
Il can raise a million"
When asked about the wound on the top ot his
head. Kirk said. I'm hurt ali right ought
TO Re thankful that I am here"
Maristra;e Kudl!ch waited until II o'clock
,or Kinks bondsnen 10 appear. but none being
present az that hour ne adjourned court.
The people ir the hotel would say nothing
about the affair. According TO the formal COM
plant. the shooting took place at lO;3o o'clock
q, Saturday night Mandelbaum. who Is a
travelling agent for a cigar house. came home
from a trip. and. not finding his wife In her
room. was much surprised at her absence and
r,ade several inquiries concerning her.
FIVE SHOTS FIRED
According to the police. ne went 10 Klrks
room on the nth hoor and kicked In the door.
KIRK met the intruder with revolver. from
which h. fred nve shots AZ Mandebaum. empty
Ing the revolver. The first shot shattered the
glass In the transon, over the door The secono
one entered Mandelbaums body jus. above the
heart The third and fourth went Wild one
striking a marble slab in the hallway and then
going through n window. which 1t snattereo'
The afth shot entered Mardebaum's groin
The shots were heard IN the office. and the
night clerk rushed upstairs He met hirK COM
ing down the stairs with the revolve' sun sfnoK-
ing. in his hand. This he handed to the clerk
and talked with the latter for moment when
Ropndsmar Pauldng rushed In from the street
arrested Kirk. and locked him up In the west
Fortv-sayenth-st station Meanwhile Mandei-
baum was carried up to his own room on the
seventh floor where he was attended bE I,r'
Davis who extracted the bullet from the groin
but did not extract the one WhICh lous'u }" '''
axIlia for fear % consequences, . -. !,
To cantaip Schmittberger Kirk said that ne
bad
that they had always been on arlicapl' terms
untiI som, weeks ago. when business q dspu1e
n,,,cd them He ead that lust before the &C
c~rrence he was sitting In his room when Man
deIhaur, burst the door open. He aVerreo that
uardeIhaurl rushed up to him AMI stru'k am
on tho head WITH n blunt instrument re ms
eiipht scoln wound as evidence ~ th'I. HrN
go tha, Mardolhadr1 then VrappIed WI nm,
ard was gottirg the upper hand. wnCn Nc t"uN
The revoIver from desk and fired IN sell-ue-
fouce nj Naudelhnur,'
v,NDrrRAUNs HAVE NoTHfN6 TO SAf
The uandelbaur's refuse 10 discuss inc mat
,or Mrs Narnelbaum saws that she uoes not
L,oc. yba. caused the shooting.
Kirk ,s A cigar drummer. He came TO tnls city
in May last ..
WI, cororer Dobbs and his private secre-
. rohn G. Kelly. went 20 the Gerard at an
ean, ho,r Yesterday morning to take the ante
-. statement Of Mandelbaum. the latter
IT. IT., wv Coronor that he did not believe ne was
- 20 die and had no information to give as
-. ,ho shooting When the coroner entered tHe
10 Wv w 11ondalbaum said. Il don't want any
~, ,aoL like a good healthy man." said the
~, ,,ass am" said Mandebaun1. lnuGhngly:
NJ, ir,ured man was said to he much improved
! -. t.bt The attending physician said the pa
H., would recover unless unforeseen comphca-
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