The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
BOY SHOT BY wATCHMAN
T7HE BoKl SOME oOArRlDEs WERE
sWIMATING IN THE EAST RIYER.

They Refused 90 Go Away when Ordered - Ds
20 ~ tho watchman OF YounGrs has
WORTH. and ~ II ALLEGED That nc was ne
VINE shot nB.Year~0id Saunss Grinca Dead.
A party Of boys went In swimming from q
public dock at tho foot Of Harris avenue, Long
Island City. late yesterday afternoon. Among
them wero James Grimes, Is years old. Of 70
Bodino street; his brother Thomas; John
Andrews, 10 years old, Of 100 Bodino street;
Larry HARRY Of Ravenswood, and Frank
Schlegel, 10 yearu old, Of Dutch Kills. There
wore other boys swimming there besides
those mentioned. About $50 O'Clock the
Waterman In YounR's bag works on Harris
avenue, between Vernon avenue and tho East
Rtver. appeared on the factory dock and ordered
the boys away. The boys, not being on tho
factory property, refused to leave tho place and
tho Waterman disappeared. In o few minutes
he returned. carrying q big revolver. When no
Appeared tho second time James Grimes was
standing on the stringpiece OF tho'publio dock.
The Waterman again ordered tho boys away.
and they all left with tho exception of q boy In
the river and James Grimes and John Anderson.
Anderson was standing close TO the fenco where
ne could hce every move made by tho~watehmnn.
The Waterman raised tho revolver in tho air
and nrod one shot and young GrimeafeTl to the
dock. the blood flowing from o wound in
the right sido Of his neck. The shooting
OF the boy frightened all tho others and they ran
toward Vernon avenue and turned down that
th~oroughfare. They had gone but Q short dis
tancs when they came upon q policeman and no
was told Of tho shooting of Grimes. He hurried
to tho scene. only stopping long enough TO send
In an ambulance call.
When an ambulance arrived from st. Johns
Hospital the boy was dead. The policeman after
tho death Of the boy notified the Second Pre-
cinct Polico Station Of the shooting and Rounds.
man Fitzgerald was sent to investigate the case
and arrest the watchmnn. The watch
man could not DO found. The ~roundsman
made inquiries Of every ono he could
ind about the factory. but no ono would
give him the name Of the Waterman or tell
whero he had gone. Fitzgerald notified tho
station and stated that no believed the watch
man was in hiding in the factory. A detail Of
eight policemen were hurried to the factory,
and they were placed 80 that no ono could es-
cape from the building. Then Fitzgerald COM
menoed a search Of the place. In going through
the engine room he saw four pistol cartridges
lying upon q bench.
Tho policeman heard some one moving about
the fre room and no found the Waterman and
arrested him. The man wore a belt, to which
was hanging a revolver In a leather case.
Ho was taken to the station house.
Wuere nc was searcho0. BESIDE MS week 8
wages he had . box half filed with loaded car
tridRes matching those found on the engine
room bench, and Of the calibre used in his re-
yolver. Upon examining the weapon Sergeant
Buschmann was astonished to find that 1t con-
ta1ned, not loaded cartridges, but four blank
cartridges.
The changing e Of the cartridges was n suspicious
circumstances, and the Waterman who had given
the name of John Buck was naked why he had
made tho change At first he hesitated. and
then he admitted that no did so fearing further
trouble; Just before making that statement he
had told the police that he did not know that
the boy was shot.
He denied that he had aimed at Grimes. He
said that he wanted to fire Q shot Just to Brighten
the boys away. When asked why he returned
70 the factory for the revolver. he stated that
he did 30 because the boys had been calling him
names, and would not 20 away, despite his
warning them of. He said his "boss" had told
him that whenever any one trespassed upon the
factory grounds, and would not leave when or
dered OF, he should bang at them.
Buck is a widowor with three grown children.
The father Of the boy IL Thomas Grimes, q stone
Of the shooting, Anderson told tho police that
Grimes; and heard the hammer click twice.
He SAID that after the revolver failed to 60 tho
second time no saw Buck examine the weapon
and push. the chamber around. At the third
first to reach tho wounded boy and he tried un-
successfully to stop tho flow Of blood from tho