Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-12

the Greenbush side of the river, as the
| train Stacks up on the curve on that side
| of the river. The fellow is described as
about five feet nine inches in height,
-ossed in dark clothes, with only light
| body coat on, black moustache, and a
slouched hat. His weight is about one
hundred and forty or one hundred and
6fty pounds.
| Our reporter went to DIR. Armsby's of
fee. where the wounded man was found
living on one of the small trucks used at
depots for transporting baggage, propped
up by pillows, his face blackeued by
powder, the blood flowing freely from the
wounds in his eye and mouth, presenting
horrible spectacle, rendered more terrlo'
ly impressive by the presence OF his young
and beautiful wife, who had been sum-
moned by his friends, and who bent over
The wounded man with pale face, offering
him with touching solicitude those deli
cate attentions which only a wife's othce
can render to husband in time of sick
ness or trouble. DR.. Armsby had just
extracted the ball from the wound In the
neck as our reporter entered; 1T appears
to have been fired from small Smith q
Wesson pistol of the pocket size.
THE WOUNDS INFLICTED
were three in number, the first one being
in the neck, the ball entering the right
side and passing directly through to the
left side, where it was found and extract
ed. This wound is severe and painful,
though not dangerous the jaw on the left
side being badly injured. The second
wound is Just below the right eye, the
ball entering just below the angle of the
eye, passing backward and slightly down
wards, lodging in the back of the throat
at the base of the skull, causing a eopious
bleeding into the mouth, nearly choking
the wounded man. The third ball enter
ed the right ear in the direction of the
ear-tube, fracturing the external auditory
process, and lodging in the base of the
skull on the left side, being the most dan
gerous, and likely to prove fatal in conse-
quence of its proximity to the base of the
brain.
STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDED MAN.
MY name is Thomas A. Halpine am
twenty-eight years of age, and reside at
No. 213 Jay street in Albany; have been
in the employment of the American and
Merchants Union Express Companies
nearly four years run on the Albany and
Boston railroad route since July last as
messenger: started out on the $50 train
tonight, being in the express car at the
time when the attack was made on me,
engaged in footing up the weights on the
bills just az the train got under weigh,
man about my size, having on dark
clothes but no overooat and who wore
heavy moustaohe, jumped on the car,
through the South door, which was open
at the time when he obtained d sure
footing, he drew pistol and fired at me
across the car, the ball striking me in the
neck, and | fell to the floor the man
then came up, bent over me as l lay on the
floor and fred again twice, the powder
burning my face became unconscious
and do not remember anything until 1
was found on the Greenbush side the
affair occurred on the Albany side of the
draw-bridge; could recognize the man if
I saw BIN again.
Chief of Police Maloy, Chief Detective
Hale and Brennan, Capt. O'Neill, and the
entire detective forge we're ON the ground
Immediately, and every point and clue
was prObbed to the end At an early
hour this morning they were still at work
visiting all the noted "dens" in the lower
part OF the aity where Eoglish thieves
and other desperate characters hang
about, but up to this hour not a clue has
bsea obtained to point out the culprit.
FIvE TnoU2AND DOLLARS REWARD.
We learn by telegram from New
York that the American Merchants
Union Express Company advertise a re-
ward OF $4,000 for information leading to
the arrest and conviction OF the parties
who robbed and attempted to murder
their messenger while crossing the rail
road bridge at Albany at s o'clock Friday
evening