The daily gazette., 1874-09-04
4 Man Tied to the IT0cH.
A FIENDIsH MURDER.

One of the most atrocious crimes ever
committed was perpetrated ut point
near Henryville, Indiana, about twenty
miles from Jeffersonville, on Saturday
night. The following details are given
by u correspondent of the Louisville
COufier-JOulndl
AS freight train coming south on the
j.. M. and l. railroad, due mt ten clock
on Sunday morning had reached q point
about one mile this side Of Henryville,
the train was hailed and stopped. A
number Of men, probably IL dozen, We're
gathered around the body of man, and
the conductor was told that Il man had
been run over by previous train, and
| was dying. The injured man was taken
on board the train, in company with DR..
Ferguson, Of Henryville, who had been
called to render medical services. The
injured man had his left leg torn OIL by
the train, and was weak from the loss of
blood, and for some time after he was
aboard was unable to talk. lie, howey-
er, revived for time and told the fol-
lowing horrible story
| He said his name was Auguste Gard
nier, Frenchman, twenty three years OF
age, and has been in the United States
but short time. He was going from
Louisville, KY, to Seymour, Ind, in the
search of employment. He adds: !
had but. little money, SO l thought
would walk. 1t could not have been
much past ten o'clock last night when
three men came up to me while was
walking along the track. One OF these
demanded my money. ] told them that
l was poor, having only few dollars,
This did not do any good, for they seized
me, two holding me and the other one
searching my pockets and taking my
pocket book and everything else ] had.
They threw me down on the track.
thought they were going to kill me and
l begged them to spare my life, They
| said nothing, but one of them produced
a long piece of rope from his pocket
and they commenced to tie me To thu
. track over cattle guard. ] was badly
frightened and begged them hard not tt
do that. told them that never kne"
them, and had never done them any
! harm, and if they would let me go
would say nothing of what had occur
red. While was. talking and pleading
with them they still kept on tying mt
q to the track over the cattle-guard
y They tied me length ways TO the rail
The ropes was tightly fastened aroun'
my body, legs, and arms. when me,
got though could not move my arm
|, and legs. While | was beggin!
them not to leave me there they wen
Off. knew that the cars would b.
along soon and tried my utmost to fire.
lmyself and loosen the ropes that boun'
l me. At first did not think woul'
o be able to move at all but after repea
9. ted efforts succeeded in working m,
arms and body off of the track. l.
swinging down, | tried to get my lei
= lcg off, but could not. yelled wit
ali my might, hoping that somebod
would come and save me, but no on
came. 1t was raining hard at the tim
and very dark. had been lying thef
/, 5about half an hour, when heard tn
cars whistle. I cannot tell you my Zee
ings. IA perceptable shudder here pas
ed over the frame of the dying man.
a In a few seconds the cars were nearl
up to where was lying. l gave will
l. shrek and closed my eyes. The car
passed over me, the wheels cutting ol
my leg, and cutting the ropes loose tha
Is bound me. / suffered intense pain, an
crawled and dragged myself q few lee
& from the track, / tainted away an
: : when came to was very thirsty,
was still raining, and dug hole
the ground by my face with my fingel
80 that it would fill with water b
doing this l managed to get littl
water. was so weak that could nc
move, and Ihallooed frequently durin
the night for help, butno one came, ,ul
4 til morning, when l was found. Care
= nier died shortly after arriving at Je
fersonvillc.