The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-23
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Attempted Murder ON tho Highway
| HIGHWAY RoBBkRY AND ArTBmPrED MURDER w
GERMAN YkDLsR, IN GREENE oOUsFr-rHR ".
CAPE or THE VILLAIN, WHO is SUPPOSED TO nv
In NEW YORK.
On last satuIdsy afternoon German pedier, whose
we were unable ascertain, most brutAly at
tempted TO be murdered in Greene county within ssoS
eight miles Of Ccxsacke, under the following oroun
stances. rotated by the unfortunate whom disos
vered on the rosd
TIE pedler aa,oS that he Was walking the piask
road leading into CoYsscis at about thrss O'Clock
that afternoon, expecting to be ovsrtAkeu by the sta
I'm which he Intended to .ecurs his passcgs. A man
came ap TO him and entered into conversation, 10.
marking that he goi,g slso into Co,ssokio; 10
the courEs of tie conversation the pesler inform
cd the that lie had sold absut half his goods aaa
had realized little mosey Scarcely had they walk
ed together hf nile before the stranger fell Whak
behind, sld Instantly dscbsrged bali from sx barrel
revolver which entered ths back Of the pedler pasng
srcupd tho ribs and lodging tho outer skin coverinx
ths abdomen The injury however, did not ths
pedier to fall and instantly the presented the
pistol sgan at the sedy of his vsim demanding at ths
same time his money The poor pedier begged for his
LIFE a,d handed to the robber sE shs money no had
which amounted to one hundred doi,c-s.
No sooner howeycr had the money been delivered -
hin than he sgain died the pistol ts charge ssriouy
pjurpg tine ptder In the neck and with dsmoniac =.
termination to despatch hs victim the rcbber discharged
the revolver third mo ths ball from which entered s
shoulder This last shot brought the peder to the ground
nsensbis and the villain eupPosng he had done tho job
dragged his victim shor. distance from tho Ad anl
piled his head and bcdy several pieces rock and
tone and then fed This deed Of blood perperatsd
about ,hre cco:k in tbs afternoon and at about four
O'Clock the Stage along. It's way to Coxsacsie
Tie driver the peder and vent to his assistance.
and found him yet alse but in very weak state. He
placed in tho stage end convey ed TO the vas
where medical aid procured and sitter, by ths
application of rssioratives, ths pedler sufficiently
stored to his Senses 70 give OF the affair ana
a description Of the assassin
Tho surgecn in atteraanoe extracted tia buetz
but the injuries said 70 be OF fatal character and
but little hope ID entertained Of his recovery.
The assassin subsequently traced to a village
called Gsyhead, where he hired to drive him to
Catski alleging for the great haste he exhibited that
hs father very i'll in New York. ard he fearful
the murderer manifested the same anxiety 70 husry
away; he went into barbev's shop, where he was
staysd saying he his way to Albany to SEQ his
sick father. He cvosssd the river at Catss for the
purpose of taking the Hudson River Railroad either for
New York Albany; but the impression is taat hs took
the for New York possibly his way for C.ufora.
The robbsr Is described as being six fest in
height, powerfully made, and green colored csAk
For tho abcve facts indebted to CAptai
Dtchett Of the Fourth ward police who through
that route day last ard aided considerably In
cerainrs the direction tasen by the hshwaymAn. 1t
Is to be hoped reward will De oc:ed for the cAptars a
tie accused.