New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
RECKLESS FIRING NAY KILL.
MAN WOUNDED AT HIS WINDOW OPPO-
SITE MORNINGSIDE PARK

SITE MORNINGSIDE PARK
AS a result of reckless shooting with
volver on the part of Michael Hulley, of Sew
enth-ave. between One hundred and twenty
third and one hundred and twenty fourth SITS.
is lying dangerously wounded his
home, while woman just missed being shot.
Hulley went TO Morningside Park last evening
with bulldog revolver and a box of cartridges,
and taking a seat the stone wall began to
shoot.
\. W. Mansfield and his wife Rae were look
ing out Of a window in the fiat on the fifth
floor of No. $40 West One-hundred- and six
teenth-st., opposite, when Mrs. Mansfield saw
him discharging his revolver in the direction OF
their house. The woman became very nervous
and called her husbands attention to the man.
Don't get alarmed said Mansfield. He is
only shooting blank cartridges"
Suddenly the woman screamed and fell against
her husband. Then something struck an onyx
table standing in the middle of the room. The
woman revived almost Immediately. and upon
investigation 1t was round that a bullet had
struck her in the middle of the back, hitting a
corset steel and dropping to the floor. where it
was found The other bullet found IN the
corner of the room.
Andrew TrOsan. a dealer in mineral waters
living at No. u Morningsde-ave., a house ad-
Joining, placed his hands on the window sill
look out when he heard to scream and then
fall back to the floor, pierced by a bullet in the
chest DIR. Kirby, of No. 306 West One
hundred and sixteenth-st.. was called in and
said that the wound serious that II
not advisable to probe for the bullet
Detectives Hart and Connolly ran TO where
Hulley sitting, and Hart asked him if he
had been shooting from revolver. Hulley re-
piled that he had been shooting blank car
tridGes The detective put his hand in the
mans pocket and got hold of the revolver. the
barrel of which was hot. and then got possession
of what was left of the box of cartridges Hull
ley taken TO the police station and locked
up. Sergeant Norton and the detectives are Of
the opinion that Hulley deliberately hred the
bullets in the direction of the houses. The
prisoner seemed to be rational.
SKULL FRACTURED BY a BULLET.
Henry Apple, thirty-six years old, of No. 234
East Houston-st.. while at work in the leather
store of Jacob Hauten. at No. 37S Houston-st.
at noon yesterday. shot In the head by
some unknown person. and is believed to have
sustained a compound fracture of the skull. No
bullet located. The store has no windows
on the sides or rear, getting light from the win
dows in front. AT the time of the shooting L. b.
Wassenstrom. OF No. 81 Ferry-st., I'd Jacob
Harben. Of No. 37S East Houston-st,, were sit
ing In the doorway. One of the doors
open. suddenly there was q report OF pistol,
and Apple who was working at counter five
feet back, clapped his hand to his head. Blood
was seen trickling from wound on the left side.
Dr. S. A. Tannenbaum. of No. 331 East Fourth
St. and DIT. NJ G. Price, of No. IA East Fifth
St, were summoned. Phey concluded that Ap-
pies skull fractured. About this time Ap-
pies wife arrived. The two doctors advised
Apple to go TO hospital. saying that his wound
was a dangerous one Apple refused to go 10
hospital. and his wife also refused to have him
go Apple also refused 10 go home. He was
taken 10 Gouverneur Hospital, weak from the
loss OF blood.
Nathan Chaser OF No $40 East Houston-st.,
next door 10 where the shooting took place,
says he saw two boys running away after the
the doorway say that they saw no boys.
BOY KILLED BY FALL
seven-y -year-old Custave Rosmarin was almost
instantly killed yesterday by falling from the
ledge over the cigar store at No. 40 First-st. to
the ground. The boys parents keep the shop
and live in the fiat above The boy, with a
bunch of frecrackers In his hand, climbed out Of
a window to the ledge. where he sat firing the
crackers off. Some boys down below began TO
throw some hrecrackeTs up at him, and the little
fellow. becoming frightened. lost his balance
and fell
Watching the boys in the street shoot fire
crackers was so absorbing an occupation for
three-y year-o!d Katie Gardino of No. - James
st, that she forgot her peril Trying 10 see
better she leaned far out. and. losing her ball
anCe. fell headlonE TO the sidewalk She
taken TO the Hudson Street Hospital She is
hurt internally and seriously.
ISrae! Carsten, thirty years old. of No. los
Rivingon may lose his right eye Wadding
from a blank pistol cartridge fired by Frank
Rose, of No. 23l Madison-st., caused the in
jury. CaTsten was taken to GOuverneur HOspi-
tai, Rose arrested. Both say ii was an
accident.
Henry Snyder, nine years old, of No. 2.O56
SeCond-ave., had an eye blown out by fire
cracker He was cared for at home.
Samuel Barnes was shot in the arm as he was
passing through Ludow-st, on Tuesday night by
Samuel Cohen, Of No. 16+ AIen-st., who was
celebrating by firing a loaded revolver. Barnes.
who lives at No. 24A Broome st. taken To
Gouverneur Hospital and Cohen held for
examination on charge of feOnious assault in
the Essex Market court.
Henry Schneider, nine years old. of No 2,O56
Second-ave., last night held giant fireCracker