The sun., 1899-12-10
SHOT AT THE CYCLE RACES.
ONE SPECTATOR PIsTOLLED BT kM-
OTHER Nv THE ARENA SEATS.


In the Breast and Likely to Die-wliiis
Rosser, n Medical Student From Ala.
bams, Shot Him-Fsw Saw the shootinR.
man was shot at the bicycle races at Made
son Square Garden last night. and will proba.
bly, die. II had been the custom OF Starter
the heats OF the short races and
only those who we're close By when tho orims
was committed knew that anything out OF the
way had happened. Tho victim was Fred y.
Slater "a years old. Of Maine street.
Newark He was seated In Section r,
on the Twsnty-seventh street side
Of the Garden. The long distance race had
just been completed and tho crowd
was waiting for the final heat In the
mile professional handicap that had
been postponed from last Sunday night Just
then young man who seemed to
be slightly under the influence OF liquor
staggered down an aisle Of the arena seats and
stopped right alongside Of Slater. He heard
Slater say that he thought that Banker was the
sure winner for the race.
Banker" sneered tho young man. Say.
you don't know what you are talking about.
Why. It's cnch for Eaton. He'll win In
walk. Why. I'll bet 8 TO up to $50 that Eaton
wins"
j think you're blufflne." replied Slater. and
Just to sec whether you are or not III bet you
q dollar"
With that he pulled dollar bill out Of his
pocket and handed II over to q man
who was sitting beside him. As he did
40. he says he saw that the young
fellow who had offered to bet was wild with
rage for some reason or another. He also saw
the Young fellow put his hand to his pistol
pocket. Slater says he spranr forward and
lttRmntnI a. n k,,N
before he could do IL the other had the
Up ,sa!nst sater.s breast lrsd slater fell to
hf fHsSsy sSs with e 'GSys BIZ from
SsSS How. E 4 fns.. sss !s$: H.
by making a rescue at Ore. Howe sraSbed
tran ana sss @ s'd, ths csc ses assd sn
ran M and relieved him OF his. prisoner. Who
,n.s, Tnas st,r1ugRiIng to get Free and took him TO
n,s ssv.5al Z; pollcI%aa Including policeman Rap
S waaqsd s;1 Hs1n man ss iss't %. ''sI ss
hsn they sss h@ n aoD: Sn. hs.s .Ss
Prsshy,,.riap Hospital and was In ohsrre Of Or.
Henri ,sS sS,ey ia ATsn who knew o, the :hoos-
S' "a; and ;Ss ass Sss G.
Dr.. M"ssiy took the .,r-,ch.f spd vent into z;
| the Garden. just as they were about 70 carry
buiance. III. Bellevue smSalsnce arrived "a
sn.rSs ss, p. HnSsr Th. wounded nan
Jus. b.fers " % the S%sSnase started for tn.
sater who po.isvrEy % iIsn,ias% R%s him. ',S sna
Tssdy w.aIer. Srdersd the % driver @ q s'dlRs d4iV:
q: NJ r''; "a s'''s "a sS' e
Hospital. he was upcop scious. he had told the
Ssi s rSo fs'ys i've. ~ss
Railway, A telephone message was sent TO the
6roths5 but no reply had been received up 70
on the way to tn. station th. pri.one. d:7
SS.rea 10, that oSs,,. B. you'd XII, h%:slf ,Sss
resli1e@. now ' tSai the E sheot snI na wa: % over,
what h: had done, and, how he had
. sm seS: ssa soIs ss0t xSs ss
were wanted as Witnesses.
AZ the station the prisoner said that he vas
| Willis Rosssr. Fl years old. OF 1S9 LrxfnGS
him. the fact that he was. medisal
that he cam. from Stevenson. Rls. He vas vas
rooming at lsS Lexington avenue with two
Ro.ssr was graduated from Vanderbilt Uni.
family is said 10 Be good. When 10 vas
and sly The polio. ihihs XXI that the sSootias
SS?: 'STsS:a SIe d IL s:s s:s
:, TS;; q; ss,sE.eoId., :.IS h. va. lane. q,S!In
told how the shooting had occurred a.
Srpns ss SG:P ia. w'i s. sAa S.S A ssss
| Slater. lung and that there was but slight
hope OF his recovery.