New-York tribune., 1921-12-23
ReservesRescue
Doctor Accused
Of Shooting Boy
Bullet Passes Through Skull
of Lad Initiating Football
From Spare Tire ON Car
Before Physicians Office
Indignant Mob Gathers
Surgeon Gives First Aid
Until Arrest and SAYS
He Didn't Aim at Youth

Samuel Markham, fifteen years old,
of S72 Cherry Street, is in Csouverneur
Hospital believed to be dying of a
bullet wound in his skull. The police
say he was shot by Or. William A.
Zuckerman, of 212 East Broadway.
Reserves from Oak Street Police Sta
tion had difficulty in protecting Fucker
man from an indignant mob of several
hundred persons bent on taking him
from detectives who had placed him
under arrest on charge of felonious
assault.
Young Markham and his chum, Abra-
ham Liss, of So Montgomery Street,
were blowing UP their football by ex-
tracing air from an inflated spare tire
on the rear of Dr. Zuckerman's auto
mobile, which was standing outside the
East Broadway address. Witnesses
told the police Zuckerman opened his
Office door and fired revolver at the
boys. Markham fell, shot through the
hegd.
After Markman's collapse DR.. Zuck-
erman attended him until placed under
arrest by Patrolnlan Shafe-, of the
fhth Street station. Zuckerman is
said to have told the police he fired to
frighten the lads, with no intention of
hitting elther. The prisoner added that
he had repeatedly warned both bows
against tanlrerirg with his autor OBJ 'le.
The bullet which passed through
Markman's skull entered the window Of
an opticians store opposite and, the
police declare, narrowly missed killing
d shop attendant. Immediately after
the shooting crowd gathered, which
became so large and threatening that
Oak Street police reserves were sent to
restore order.
Gives Victim First Aid
After DR.. Zuckerman had been taken
to the station Patrolman Shafer said
witnesses OF the shooting had informed i
him that the physician after firing
the shot that wounded young Markham.
followed him az he staggered across
the street. Markham ran TO the patrol
man as though for protection and col :
lapeed at his feet Shaaer said fucker
man was but a few feet away when the
boy fell.
Markham was sent at once to the
operating room on reaching the hos
pItal. Surgeons who examined him said
he could not live. The point of exit of
the bul ct left jagged mass Of broken
bone, it was said. After Zuckern,an had
been locked up he told the police he
regarded the shooting as ''an unfor
tunate affair" He said he hoped the
boy would live.
Doctor Fingerprinted
Later DR.. Zuckerman was taken he
fore Assistant District Attorney joyce
and questioned His fingerprints were
taken after he had made q statement
covering the shooting He will be ar-
raigned this morning in Essex Market
Court
zuckernan is thirty years old. He
was Lieutenant in the Medical Corps
during the war. The pistol was one
ne had during his army service. The
police say Zuckerman's story told to
the Assistant District Attorney dif-
fered from that told when he was first
placed under arrest. III the later ver-
sion he is said to have declared he
fired only when he saw the Markham
boy make motion as though to draw
a revolver.
The police pointed out shat the riss
boy, who was actually taking air from
the tire, was not shot. Markham. when
hit By the bullet from Zuckerman,s =
pistol, was running away and is said
to have had his back TO Zuckerman.