The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-14

the New York express south a little after
eight o'clock p. m. A little south of the
covered railroad bridge north Of Pittsford,
he met man of slim stature who looked |
to him like a colored man who accosted |
him thus
"Boss, what are you doing here this time
Of night ?"
Pendegrast replied, CT am about my |
business"
The stranger stepped off about two or |
three feet and asked Pendegrast If he was |
good shot, at the same time aiming the rifle |
at him, when Pendegrast, large, strong,
athletic man, Immediately sprang toward
him and with blow struck him down and
caught him by the throat. The stranger
cried; 81 give up; don't choke me any
more do anything take me to the guard
house If you want to, but don't choke me-
During the struggle the two men rolled
down the embankment, and the rifle went
out Of the strangers hands through a fence.
Pendegrast got the rifle, lighted his lantern
which had gone out in the melee and started
on north, and tie stranger went south. A
few moments after Pendegrast heard the
report of pistol, which he has reason to
suppose the stranger intended for him. On
reaching the bridge he stopped and waited
a few moments before entering 1t, not
knowing but that he might be followed,
and then proceeded on his way until he met
tho trackman of the Brandon section who
said to him, seeing the rife "You seem to
be well armed tonight; what is the trou-
ble2" He then narrated the incident Of
his encounter with the tramp, when the
Brandon man remarked, "That is the man
they are looking for at Brandon" and then
told of the murder and the stealing of the
rife, of which Mr.. Pendegrast had not
heard up to this time. He persuaded Mr..
Pendegrast to accompany him to Brandon
that he might tell his story. On their ar
rival at Brandon between eleven and
twelve o'clock p. M, his story was mar
rated to j. q. Hawkins, ESQ.,, the town
grand juror, and other citizens. 1t was
not deemed best that Mr.. Pendegrast
should return alone and as there vas a
hope of overtaking the fellow three men
accompanied him on hand-car to the
scene of the encounter.
THE STRANGER COMMITS SUICIDE.
The party proceeded carefully until they
passed the bridge and reached the scene OF
the encounter between the section man and
the stranger. Finding nothing unusual
, they proceeded, until they were about five
miles south of Brandon, when they passed
over an object lying on the track between
the rails. The car was Immediately stop
r ped, when the stranger was found lying or
his face, with revolver under him, evi
IDENTIFY having
MET DEATH BY HIS OWN HAND,
he had shot himself through the head
' the ball entering on the right side,-a con
fusion was found upon his right temple
: which had evidently been made by falling
upon his face, and another upon his fore
head, probably where he was struck b.
t Mr.. Pendergrast when he knocked hin
t down. The lifeless remains were taken VI
t and placed upon the hand car and taken Il
Brandon, arriving about 3a. m.
Drs. o. g. Dyer and F. w. Peck mad
an examination of the body and extractet
! from the head a flattened bullet of the sam
% size, weight and form of those taken from
: the body of young Brassor, thus indicating
most clearly that the dead man was tn
: murderer. There were six cartridges LEI
in the revolver. There was 40 grains dill
: ference in the weight of the cartridges 70
: the revolver and the cartridges of tn
: rifle.
The body was then taken in charge b
Grand Juror Hawkins and the selectme
and removed to village kali, where 1t wa
= prepared and placed in plain coffin. Pre-
= viously, however, as there was no identif
:, cation of the stranger, it was thought adv
: sable to have photograph taken, when tn
i. body was placed in an erect position and a
:. artist took picture, and then returned
. the coffin. The body was apparently tbs
of
n AN ITALIAN,
d a beardless youth about twenty years {
70 age, OF dark complexion, dark hair, abou
n five and half feet in hight with we
y formed nose, but firm mouth, the gener,
e appearance indicating person of firmnes
and courage. His hands were soft, ind
/. eating that he lad never seen hard labol
# and the feet were extraordinary small. II
n was dressed in substantial suit, the COT
=, but little worn and good pants and vest
- what may be called fair business sui
;, with checked shirt. There were col
tusions on the head before mentioned. III
~ hands were scratched in various place
from what cause Is unknown unless frol
the encounter with Mr.. Pendesrast, or
rolling down the embankment with hin
y Blood was still issuing from the wounds
his head. No one up to this time has bee
IN able to identify him in any way, and so fl
y as is known he Is an entire stranger. Notl
~ ing on his person lead to an identificatio
u of his name or his home. Perhaps the a
~ ticles
ie FOUND UPON HIS PERSON
u may be of interest and lead to his identii
g cation. Through the courtesy of ].
y Hawkins, Esq, the representative of tn
70 GLOBE was shown the articles found upo
IL the stranger, which are as follows,
/ 0bak - Il