New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
PISTOL-SHOT ACCIDENTS
SEVERAL PEOPLE HURT THRorGH cARELEssNEss
WITH FIREARMS


Aaron Goldstein seventeen years old. OF No q
Allen-st.. was asleep early yesterday morning on
the !ire-escape In the front OF the house In which
he lives, and rudely awakened by being shot
on the top OF the head. He Jumped up with cry
and ran into his rooms with blood streaming from
the wound He then ran down 10 the drug store
at Canal and Eldrdge SITS. and had his wound
dressed. 1t was found that the wound was .
superficial one and that serious injury had been
done. On investigation II was found that the bull
let had first struck the edge OF the re-escape and.
glancng of had hit the young man on the heaG.
II was evidently a bullet from pistol used BY
some one celebrating the occasion.
George Wofert. eight years old. was seriously
wounded in the groin by being shot with pistol In
the hands OF Bernard Erakowsky. twenty-five
years old n butcher. OF No. les Essex-st Early
yesterday morning the boy was standing In 'front.'
OF the house In which ne lives at No l6s Essey-s,
with number OF other boys. Suddenly there was
a report and the next instant the boy fell TO the
sidewalk His mother was near him. and. picking
him up she ran into the house with him. Police
man Ryan was called. and he summoned an ambu-
lance. In the mean time the crowd that was at
tracted by the cries OF the injured boy ana MS
companions grabbed hold OF Erakowsky and held
him until a policeman took him In charge He In
sisted that he did not fire the shot, although Q
pistol was found in his pocket with one OF the
chambers empty. He taken around TO
,ha s,at,on where he was locked up. Subsequently
.he bullet was distracted from the Injured boys
gro,n. and II was found 10 be OF the same calibrs
as those used in the pistol taken from the pocket
~ t,rakowsky He was held to awaIt the result ot
ary ne go; oNen. thrty-four years Old. OF No. 20
West Sixteenth-st.. was snot IN the right shoulder
sror.lx before & O'Clock last night. while seated
AZ an open window in the ladies cabin OF the Twen-
ty-third-s st ferry-boat oregon. The vessel was on
-; ~ wav 10 the slip at broadway. Brooklyn. and
was in midstream At the time Of ne shooting. Inc
bullet seemed come from toe ne" North Second
The cabin Was CROWDED, ana WaeD tno
s,ipt ~; pc struck Mrs O'Nen sne screamed and fell
forward in faint on tae Nor & There was in'erss
Somsn was ansy helped to feet and quickly
revived When the boat reached the s,ip MIRA
oNei was carr,d INTO S sFry M ana an am
ines Hospital. found that the woman nad oeen
shot in the right shoulder lie pr9ned tor tns
time Mrs. O'Nen suffered from shock and tainted
again After the wound was ys dressed she deelinsi
home ne In this city The injury IL rot serious.
Roundsman William GSTry of the va wssi R1nas TIA.
way last evening talking TO Patroman Flynn
when he feit a sharp sting in his lef, shoulder
That's xSh iInhy my snouder. FiynnY The patromas
hooked and saw a small hole In The roundsmans
new coat Further ssarcn showed ,na' ahe r1unas nr
struck by "A spent ball from q revolver. ,,is Inc M
jured policeman wen, 70 sans aGrk li%pIx hi1spIa
Y9Sn Who nred the shot could not be found.
Jsseps paTk was m his store al no. IA Park
Row, at ii o'clock las, nish,: trying TO sell Morris
GSisVsss Ss4s ssssmned the revolver critically evidently
did moi know 1t was loaded. When he snapped
the sss ssscmsn ,Ssss oSSers an away and soon
sfierward Yates was taken 10 HUDSON street LOS
p,s wSe Where wa ns Ss made
efiort to md the bullet put eoIid not Yst:fs 9, ,S
fEli.aSeth-st station began search for GodberS
although they regard the shooting az accidental