The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-21
DEATH ON TIE RAIL.
Tragic Ending of Murderer. Life.

| a terrible accident and horrible tfae-
edy occurred last Saturday night at tho
depot in Augusta, being the killing of
Peter Erohman, who was crushed by be-
ing run over by the outgoing train on
the Port Royal Railroad. Froman was
known as desperate character, and the
history of his crime and continued pnr-
suit are both interesting. On Saturday
night he was en- route for Beaufort. where
he was 10 be tried for one Of his oiieuses
and was brought from England by Sheriff
Wilson, of South Carolina, under the
extradltUn treaty, on the charge Of MUIR
der.
| The crime for whicl, Frohman was ex-
| tradited was the murder in June last, ut
Beaufort S. c., of Il. W. Dunkan, who
was his partner in flat boat. A few
days before The murder, Frohman and
Dunkan quarreled over roulette table
on the boat, and Frohman beat Uunkan
severely; Dunknn had warrant issued
against ErOhinal, hiiu accompanied the
! officer, who, on the 25th of June, went
to execute il. When the officer attempt
Cd to serve the process Frohman attack
ed him with e Delaying pin and Knocked
him down aud beat him. Dunkan seized
trohman, and they struggled some time,
but Frohman, after beating Duukan TN
Ill he was inscnsibe, threw him over
board. Dunkan's body WAS not recovered
for some time. Frohman fled to New
Orleans and shipped on the sailing vc,
sci Cromdunkin. bound for London, Ing
land. Sheriff Wilson arrived at New
Orleans just after the vessel cleared and
took the next steamer for Europe. When
the Cromdunkin dropped anchor in the
Thames at Gravescnd, Wilson boarded
her. Almost the first person he saw was
Frohman, who, suspccting the Sherifrs
errand, jumped into the river, but was
caught by some boatmen and was taken
to the Bow street station and held under
the extradition treaty.
While in prison awaiting the compile.
lion Of the proceedings he succeeded in
getting out of his cell, and was found on
,ne roof OF The prison preparing to lower
himself into the street. When the case
was complete Thornthwaite, of Scotland
Yard, took Frohman to Liverpool and
delivered him to Sheriff Wilson on the
deck of the Nevada. In view Of Froh.
mans desperate character lie was double.
ironed and confined in n cabin during
the trip.
The Sheriff reached Augusta Saturday
night ut s:t5 o'clock with his prisoner
: on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
! railroad, and boarded the Port Royal
train, which leaves at 10 o'clock. Col
Owens informs us that the train had Just
passed out the depot when, it stopping,
he inquired the cause, and tho conductor
replied that man had been killed, and,
on examining, Frohman was found be.
tween the driving wheels of the engine
cut in two at the waist and horribly
crushed, and life extinct. He had been
run over by the baggage car and tender,
and was found between the engine wheels,
the train having backed out the depot
1t seems that the prisoner had made an.
other desperate. and not only hopeless
but fatal attempt to escape again that
law which had followed him SO closcl,
and long.
Riding in the smoking car, the Sheriff
was standing up putting on his overcoat
when the prisoner rushed for the door
He was followed so closely that, reach
ing the platform. and endcavoring t.
escape the grasp OF the officer, lie fe
between the cars, and, rendered more
helpless by the mnnaclcs on mis- arms
was crushed to death. Tie sight wa.
sickening and the manner of his death
horrible, and in the clear moonlight
though accidentally killed, his mangled
remains we're an evidence that retribu-
tlon IN one way or other visits all offend
ers against the law. An inquest was held
over his body aud his remains properly
inferred, and such is the ending of a ca
recr in crime and its varied Incidents
| augusta Erening News.