The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
PISTOLS AND LOVE.

STRANGE MISUNDERSTANDING FOR A pAUaH-
TER-rHE MAN WHO STOPPED AN EXPRESS
TRAIN By HUoGING THE CONDUCTOR.
From the Toledo Blade, August 25
Down tho Dayton and Michigan Railroad, about ff-
teen miles from here, is little hamlet put down on
the time schedules as 'Roachton" There are only
five or six houses in the town. besides tho freight
house, aud of the society is very light Some
few days ago all Roachton thrown into fever OF
excitement over the arrival OF family, gentle
man from the South, named Hammond, and MS WIFE,
apparently very Young looking woman, but one Of
considerable education and refinement She was q
very pretty GIRL and attracted great deal of attsn
ton from the Roachtonites.
TIE new arrivals rented house near the depot, and
lived together in quiet peaceabe wey having little
TO do with their neighbors and seeing but very little
of them. So much tor the present The past has just
come to light and forms the second chapter in this in
ieresting drama Some five years ago man named
Hammond was married TO q young woman in Indiana,
in small town the OF the
State. After year or two OF married
lie he became ured OF his spouse and
cnamored Of young woman who was working Tor
them The feeling Of dstaste one side aud desire
Oh the other constantly grew until 1t finally culm
mated by HamiAonds running away with the girl who
was but sixteen or seventeen years Old The two went
to Michigan, where they lived a few months, aud then
Hammond became tired OF his new CHOICE so. one
hne day, after they had been iivibg together Tor but
short time, Hammond left the poor girl ana skipped
back to Indiana He told very plausible story To his
wife about having boon called away on business, aid
OF knowing nothing oil The whereabouts OF the girl,
ana finally succeeded in getting back into her good
graces. The rl hudlng herself betrayed and IN a bad
condition, Went into house OF i'll fame, and is toaay
leading u lite oil shame and degradation. Hammond
was "A model husband Tor some time al Tor the reconcile
ntiOn aud behaved remarkably well, Tor him. Finally,
about year ago they moved from lndiana 10 Ken
lucky Campbell county, where they went to work Tor a
very wealthy iarmer named Davis. Davis we'll
1910 farmer VINO employed number oil hands, AID
was doing very eood business. He married and
years old, and u son about twenty-three. They
lived there together very happily until this
man Hanm0na made his appearance From
ensnare the daughter. Ev.ry opportunity that pre-
sented itself was eagerly SEIZED aad the wretch worked
long ana SO cunnin y that finally the
Rr began 10 listen to hun. Then he plied his devil
arts, and alter he began breach the subject
OF ciandesiine marriage. At first the girl would not
hear OF II. Then she began TO doubt and lnally she
consented.
One night, she having packed up few things during
taking OF the horses, sock long midnight
the river, some fifteen miles away. Arriving there,
came on tho Dayton and Michigan road AS
near TO Toledo H6achton, they being the
new family whose arrival caused such furry
IN that small burg When the iarmer found his only
daughter gone, run away with OF his farm hands,
n man, TOO, W no had left his wife and children,
his grief and anger knew bounds 1t nearly drove
HIN frantic. AT times he would give way tho most
violent paroxysms OF rage, and Tor hours would know
nobody. Then hrs grief would overcome him. and he
would moan and weep tearE Of bitter anguish. 1t
terrible blow, and nearly killed the loving
father. AT err the first moments sorrow
were passed sec his daughter again
and meet the man who had ruined his peace,
uppermost in his thoughts and by careful
inquiry Ire traced them far CINCINNATI,
ana then learned that they had settled at
Roachton, on the Dayton aud Michigan road
Toledo. Accordingly he and his started at
once for Roachton To meet the guilty two On Their
way up they became acquainted with the conductor
told the story 10 HIM, asking him 10 tell them when
Roachton was reached. The tram they were is due
here at 635 A. NJ. As they drew near Roachton Mr..
DAVIS, who is tall raw-boned kentuckian, six ieet
three in height, with muscles of steel and the
tor stood the platform. Roachton reached aud
the conductor informed Mr.. Davis I the fact. The
tram did not STOP bot 1t passed cottage the
track DAVIS threw up his hands aud exclaimed. ''Oh
my God, there they in shat door ?" Then jumping
up lie the conductor round the neck and begged
him in Gods name to stop the train enou- to allow
them to get off, The request could not be refused and
the father and son Jumped oil the train and made
the corn lie which adjoined Hammond's farm.
What done when tue four met has not accurately
been reported; but as pistol shots heard soon
after the train moved on, it is thought that NJ
serious DONE perhaps double murder.