The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-11
A TICKET AGENTS STORY.
TRYING TO SHOOT TRAMP, AND GET.
TING SHOT HIMSELF.

Money that belonged 60 the Midland Railroad
Company Gone-Knocked sepseiess By .
Bullet that Did Not Penetrate the Ska
Bogota Is a station on the New Jersey
Midland Railway near Hackensack. It is q
mere hamlet and the railroad station is only
kept open to accommodate few men doina
business in New York. Yesterday morning,
when ono OF these gentlemen, Mr. Samuel
Mum, a Pearl street cotton broker. went to the
depot TO take the 1855 O'Clock train for
New York he found the station agent
Frank Carter. young man about twenty
oneyears OF age. apparently asleop on the bench
outside Of the station. Mr.. Mum spoke to Car
ter. who raised his head and said that he had
been shot by a tramp who had entered the ONCE
and demanded his money Carter told Mr..
Mum that he had fired at the tramp with car
bine. but had missed him. and that then tho
tramp had shot him Carter in the left breast.
Carter showed a hole in his coat where
tho ball had entered. Mr. Mum assisted
Carter. who was able 10 walk. to the house Of
Mr.. Bogert. near the station. and there took the
train for New York. On the train. Mr.. Mum
found W. E. Lewis. General Superintendent Of
the Midland Railroad and told him that Carter
had been shot Mr.. Lewis stopped the train.
and went back to where Carter was. DR.. Sc.
John OF Hackensack was summoned. and then
the wound Was examined. The Doctor had no
difficulty in finding the ball. for II lay between
only injury visible was q slight abrasion OF the
The stories OF Carter himself DR.. st. John,
and Superintendent Lewis throw as much light
as can be obtained on the curious affair. When
IN Sr H1 EbsTS sgS S se9 iva a. SsfeF 5 home
father Mr.. +. K Bird Of the HackensacE Rs-
pu1hcdny young Carter himself came TO ths
black eyes and DARK compleSion. and he
seemed 20 be in periect health. A sc9rched spot
showed where. he had been shot.
usually 60 to the station at g.. It Is only a
short walk from on here, This morning went a
my pocket. When gott the station saw man
standing by the corner. paid no attention to
him. because We often see tramps around here.
When ! opened the door he followed mo 10.
went into the little office. put my money in the
drawer Of the ticket case. al sat down 10 COPY
my i,..-n Ia. - &c S..,yr 80 Gup, va. omen.
do you want p I said. want that money. said
he, pointing to the 1-awer. which was open.
well you wont get T. sai5 l. and as said this
and pointing 1t at him. pulled tho trigger. I
az dld this because saw pistol in bis hand, He
left hand. and fired nt me with his pistol. / feIi
Aver inse9nsiele 9i TINS must have b9en about
nlteen , MN y. @ 20 o cl9ck. Mhen came 70
had passed but as It was a signal train and no
one signalled 4 had not stopped. l looked in
sso q MY own T from pnyy my p9cEe @ S0Ph had s2ssee
q the company's money. / tried to go over to
Mr.. B9sert,rsi but had g sit down on the bench
his phaeton.'
Then Carter explained how he happened 10
have s26.1O OF the company's money. which was
an unusual sum for SO small place. He said
Laughlin every day but he tCarterl was behind.
because Of the April money he had lost tt2ol,
II on the 81 OF May but forgot Il several times
and left / at home IN the wash house. where he
vas In the habit OF keeping IT, On Friday he
him 10 send his money in. and SO he Determined
To- --nu II and that was the way he happened
to haye so much with him.
=. They say ! shot myself" added Carter.
" Well my pistol carries Just such n bill as the
ons 'N"' nit me-22 to 100 Three chambers
birds ON my way to the station thai mn2hn Hg shIss~
The ball." said the Doctor, had passed
through the lapel OF Carter's coat his vest and
his two shirts, carrying some Of the waddinG Of
his vest with II. There was n very slight abra-
sion Of the skin Just at the left Of the left nipple
h ana over q ri5; i would not have known thet .
formed. / do not think that such a wound
ought 10 make man insensihle."
Superintendent Lewis took the ball from Q
paper in his pocket. II was very small and was
apparently perfect in form. He also took q
small pistol from his pocket. The pistol was
cd 1T It perieiy Pc % IT. Lews aid no, 5,''a care eI 10
talk much about the case. shall put new
man ~ IN Csrtesr's place, on Monday" he said,
that would warrant bis discharge He got sos
month and few dollars extra that some Of the
residents clipped in for him, so that the sta
tion would be kept open. The company have
taken no means 10 fnd the tramp"
Carter. described the tramp IA a dark man.
with full beard apparently about t5 years old.
The neighbors give Carter n good character.
he is member Of Company Twentieth Bat;
when questioned about the chances Of discov.
ering the tramp who fired the shot.