, 1874-09-02
Story Of the Han Who Was Robbed
aud Tied 10 tho Railroad
Track.
Vigilanto Committees in Waiting for
the Mrrderors.
-Four Horse-Thieves I.ynohed
in Gilbert County, Col.
Minor Criminal Matters.


yi!lo. Ind nbo,1t 20 miles back Of Jcrersonvillc,
Saturday night. Tic Couyicr-Journars Jofror-
eonyio reporter furnahes tho following par-
tcu1ars:
Aa freight train No. TO- coming south on tho
j., H. Il l. Railroad, duo at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, III charge Of Conductor Watorlouso,
hnd reached point about milo this Hdo Of
Ilcnryvillo, tho train was hailed and stopped. 4
number Of men, probably dozon, were
gathered around tho body Of mnn, and
Conductor Wascrlouso WIS told TINT mnn
bad Gcen run ovor BY. . previous trnin, and
was dying. The conductor had tho injured
man taken Oh board tho train, in company with
DR.: Ferguson, Of 1Ienryvnlc, who haA been
called to rcuder medical aoryiceH. Tho injured
naas lad lis left lcg torn on BY tho ttain, and
waa weak from tho loss Of blood, md for rome
tinle Aftor ho waa aboard wab unnblo to talk.
Ito, howeycr, rnyivc0 for time, mud told tho
following horrible story: "AIy namo IL August
Gardner: waa born In Franco. ! nm but 20
yearB old. I lavo no rotations or friends N this
to Lonlsyillo in search Of employment and, as I
bud but little money, thought would walk.
It could not hayo been much paat 10 o'clock
last night. when thrco mon camo up
track. Ono Of thom demanded my money.
told them that ! WAS poor, having only q foW
dol1nts. This did not do any good, for they
Botzea mo, two holding mo mid tho other ono
end eversthine o!se l.ad. Tidy thon throw mo
down on the track. I thought that they were
going to Kill me- and begged them to spare my
life. They sald nothing, but opee Of them pro,
duccd long piece Of ropo irotn his poekot, and
catilo.guard. waa badly frightened, and begged
them lard not to do TINT. 1 told thom that I
nover know them, and Ind never dono them any
BARN. and. i they would lot mo ; 60. would ~ sey
ing aud pleading with thom they still kcpt on
tying mo to tho traok over tho cattlo-gusrd.
They tied me longthways to tho rail. The rope
was tightly fastened around my body, legs. md
arms. When th9y got thrqngh could not move
ging them not to loayo mo there they
wont of. I know thas tho cars would bo
along soon, and tried my utmost to froa myself
and looeon tho ropea that bound mo. at ilrss 7
after repeated efforts, 1succceded In working my
arms and body off Of tho ttack. In swinging
down, tried to get my LETT leg off, but could
1oos ne sSa Ms T a ang my ms ionpg pn aa
came. Il was raining hard ut tho time, and very
dark. had boon lying there about hatf au hour,
when hoRrd the cars whistle cannot toll Y0u
my feelings. IA porcoptiblo shuddor horo passed
over tho franc Of tho dying mani In few
seconds tho cara were ncarly up to whore waa
lying. I gavo wild el1riek and closed bY oyos.
The cars passed over NO. tue wheels cutting on
my log aud cutting tho ropes loose That bound
dragged myaelf n few foet from tho track. I
fainted away, and whom came to waH yery thire-
ty. It wna still raining, and dug hole in tho
ground " my face with my. fingers. 30 TINT it
got little water. ! was 30 weak that could not
move, aud hallooed frequently during tho night
for help b'1t no ono camo uu'l morning., whom
yiowing several gen!lomon who wero with tho
dying man, The language may not bo exactly
that which ho used, but it is substantially tho
hamo.
DR.. II. Fl. Ferguson, Of Honryyillo furnishes
rs with the following statement:
- I MaA aroused this morning, at 1880 o'clock,
By Mr.. Samuel Williauas. Jr., who said that thero
whs mnn, who had been rim oror by tho cars
lying on the track milo below HcnryviI1o. Tho
news sproaa rapidly. nud in n few minutes q
dozen mon had collected. We procured tue
hnud-car md in a short simo NO arrived at tho
point designated. whore VIC found tho man, lying
on an old aection dirt car, With tho left log torn
Oft below tho kneo his clothing saturated with
wntor from the rain !; Ae WAS extremely pale and
suffering from tho HhocG aud exposure. Thura
was no pulse Mt tho wrist. I asked him
whit tinao Of tho. night he had received tho
injury; ho eaid it waa between 10 and II
p. IN. tion asked him ii ho had boon drunk
mud went to sleep on tho raiIroal track ho Bad
no that ho had been mot by throo mon, who
demanded his money, aud after taking 1t from
him (which waa only S5) they bound HIM on tho
and at Cow-Gap discovered two piceea Of
old MANILA 1opo still around tho crosa-tlo, with
about room enough for the body ct docoascd
and OIL looking, round found three other
cur-wheels. Another gentleman found hia empty
rockot-booi 40 fcet Ht.ll farther south. Wo also
found tho foot in tho cattlc~guard."
Tho train with the dying man on board arrived
ulcs aftor 10 o'clock. He died in . fow minutes
after tho arrival OF tho train. The Coroner
Of tho county, Jacob Roas. was summoned
and jury itnpan.elod. Attor thorough
., Of uc1v2s the BODY na y b. DE %a
N. Mccoy, Of Joifersonrsllo. who wore
unablo to find any marks Of violence upon tho
body other than those 1nado by the train. Ter-
dict WaB rendered. "tliat tho deceasca carno to
bis death by being RIM over By the cars and TINT
to tho jury"
The murdered man, August G:rlnor WAS OF
fine form, about 8 fcet 10 inches III holght. He
poautfui @ sos of @ esth ''n Ills fsstrea t vero PROM pro
incnt but delicate, and Ills faco Was handsome,
Ills hands and feet wcra small And, Judging from
lilo appearance Of tho l,auda We do not think
Ahat lie had eyer done much hard labor.
The three tlends IN human HAapo who commit
tod Ibis cold-bloolcd murder without tho slight
est causo nro supposed to bo "trampora."
Mr. Samuel Wi!iianas, who liyea noar by tho
scene Of the mutt!or, nta teB that he hoard tho
ElAtE VI oH1N'lut uAA''H lAo uuk tAtHGAt
1t waa somo drunken man yellliiig.
JEffEnsoNv1IIE, 1nd., sopt. 1.-Tho oltizens
Of 1fenryyiilo, Ind, hnvo Offered a reward OF
el,000 for tho apprehension Of the m,raerors Of
AnsuHt Gardner. who wns robbed OF hn money
Bud then tiod To the iailrond track. Bob Thomas
md Lewis i. Clark have been arrested on al.H-
picion of Doing tho mnrdorers. The examining
trial waB to tako piaeo this evening. Tho
greatoHt excitement prevails ut Henryyille, md
4 tho evidence Is anyways conclusive there may
bo trouble tonight, as it is reported that Tlgi-
1nnce EUn,mitteo Inns boon organized.
LyMcllilag Of Five E1orse-Thieven in
Colorado.
From the Dsnrtr Nevs, Aug. 27.
Tip Marion and Joshua Marion, brothora, and
Dick Thompson and Jerry Wilson, accused Of
ho1ao-stoa!iug, wero hung by crowd Of ,naslal
non AZ Middle Kiowa, Elbcrt County, night bo,
fore lust. Tho facts Of tho caso as furnished by
partloH who arrived late last night arc about AZ
eollows.
Lust Saturday tue Sheriff OF Eibost County
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