The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-21
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

about eight O'Clock Saturday evening. The
man who was attacked disappeared in the
darkness and 1t was currently reported on
the street that evening that he had been
murdered. No one who saw the ARRAY
| recognized the man and no trace of him
could be discovered. The matter caused
good deal of excitement on the street.
Nothing has been since learned of the man
or his whereabouts, although diligent
search has been made. The fact that none
of the physicians have been called on 10
dress his wounds would indicate that he
was not SO severely injured as at first sup
posed. Nathan Thomas, foreman in the
lumber yard of d. M. White & Co., who
lives short distance above where the af-
fray occurred made the following statement
to representative of THE GLOBE.
MR.. THOMAS STATEMENT.
was sitting on neighbours steps when
I heard cry from the vicinity of the Epic
copal church. thought it was man
laughing. The cry was repeated when l
saw it was some one in trouble. 1 went to
the spot and saw two men kick
ing and beating a third who lay on the
ground, crying, "Let's finish him, d-n
him !" called to them, "What are you
doing here ?" They stopped and replied
"Nothing;" and started up West street.
The man staggered to his feet, covered with
blood and sand, his nose and mouth stream
ing. asked him what the matter was,
and he said he was walking along quietly
when these men came up and knocked him
down. did not wait hear any more but
started on, calling to the crowd which had
gathered, "Let's get those fellows |;
don't let's see such things going
on" One tall, slim fellow, whom
III did not know, started and
ian by me. The two assailants saw we
were after them, when they picked up two
stones and started. They turned into
Church street, we following. They ran
around house on the right hand side,
back into the street, across, and around
house there. We separated, going one
side and the rest the other. Back of the
houses l met one of the fellows, and he
tried to fool me by pointing in between
two of the houses and crying "See, there
he goes. Let's follow him, and starting.
YES" l answered, "here he goes right
here" reaching around him and catching
both wrists, II want you to come with
me-" He was heavy fellow, but l am
middling cordy myself, and he came. l
lead him around through Church and
Wales streets to the Berwick house, where
l met Waterman Alexander, who took
charge OF him, and asked me to help him
take him to Jail. Every little ways he
would stop and brace himself and refuse TO
| U0 IN Than 7 uonld ,,ut INV kpooc no
hind him and persuade him the same way
the old man persuaded the boys out of the
orchard with a pitchfork, and at last we
got him to Jail.
Being asked if he knew the man who
was hurt, he replied that be did not, and
did not ask his name or residence. He was
confident he should know the man again.
He was fully elk feet hil h, rsth thick sci
and apparently weighing 100 or 1856 pounds,
dark complexioned. He di not remember
whether he wore hat or not. His face
was gashed and nose and mouth bleeding.
Mrs. Thomas said thu noise caleI her to
the door, and while the party were up
Church street, the injured man went limp
ing up West street. No one followed him,
and she didn't know where he went.
Varnum Whitcomb says that he was
walking up West street behind four fellows,
when suddenly one of them started ahead
on the run, the others following. One OF
them struck this one who was ahead knock
ing him down, and ran off into Wales
street.
Miss Laura Prior who was passing vi
West street, saw enc of the men knock
another down and run through Wales street.
The man who was arrested proved to be
Michael Heiher, West Rutland rough
who has resided in the hotel de Millington
most of the time for the last eight months
for participation in drunken row. He en-
joyed few breaths of fresh air at the time
of the Patton murder trial, being brought
out to testify to what Patton and other par
ties confined in jail had told him during
their imprisonment. After the trial he
was returned and remained till last Tues
day, when his excellency the governor saw
fit to pardon him. In the four days of his
liberty he has made excellent use of his
time, getting returned to that domicle in
such shape that he will not probably soon
leave it. He stated after his arrest that he
was walking with friend Of his when q
stranger came along and got into fight
with his friend. He attempted to separate
them. This story is decidedly thin when
one considers that he took the trouble to
pick up stone and run up Church street
and around two houses with his friend after
he got them separated.
The disappearance of the injured man is
the most mysterious part of the affair, and
leads to the conclusion that the four were
chums on epree, and that he is keeping
still for the sake of helping his friends out
of trouble. Nothing as to the extent of
his injuries is known, though several per-
sons say there were gashes on his face
when he got up, and that he walked off
with difficulty. This case shows how dan
gerous class there is in the community,
and would seem to illustrate the need there
Is OF two night watchmen.