The Portland daily press., 1882-11-13
CAPT. ANDREW CARTER.
IMAG1NHs HE'S PURSUED BYpoL1oI
Jumps Train and Attempts Suicide.

| Jumps Train and Attempts Suicide.
Saturday afternoon, as the gravel train on
the Eastern Railroad coming towards
the city, was nearing Scarboro station one Of
| the men noticed hat lying by the rail and
other suspicious signs, and notified the conduc-
tor, who sigDalled the engineer, and the train
was stopped. A search was made, blood was
found near the rails and leading off to the
roadside, and behind fence was found a man
in terrible condition His throat was cut, the
cash being some three inches long and gaping
open nearly tbree-quarters of an inch, and an
ugly wound was also found in the abdomen,
as though he had attempted to disembowel
himself There were also serious Commissions
about the head and face, as though he had
been struck by club.
Strange to say, the yictin was living, though
insane. From his broken speech, it was dis
covered that he imagined officers from Saco
were attempting to secure him for some
imaginary crime, and that he had jumped from
the passenger train and afterwards inflicted
these wounds upon himself in the tempt to
elude them He also informed them that his
name was Andrew Garter of Brooklyn, Me-.
that he was captain OF fishing schooner hail
ing from Gloucester, Mass, and was on his
way home from a trip.
The wretched man was taken on board the
train and brought to this city and Marshal
Bridges telephoned, who at once went down to
the station and brought the sufferer to the
police quarters While the Marshal was
hitching his team, the man jumped from the
carriage and walked into the station, giving
night turnkey Bell quite a start.
Drs. Gordon and Cummings were summon
ed and dressed the wounds, after which Capt
Carter was taken to Greeley Hospital. In his
pockets were found $120 dollars in cash and
baggage checks to Sedgwick
Capt. Carter became very violent on the
way to the hospital, and made several attempts
to jump from the carriage. After arrival he
attempted to jump from the window, all the
time raving about somebody from saco want
ing to get at him. The officers finally were
obliged to lock him up in cell.
AS one surgeon had expressed the opinion
that Capt Carter could not have inflicted some
of the wounds on his head a reporter for the
L Miss CdAtCu OOAQuCbuf 1OWd u tu6 COLI
struction train last evening, who brought the
man to the city. Conductor Howe said Capt.
Carter probably jumped from. the train due in
Portland at ! p m. Saturday. When the
engineer stopped the construction trail n Carter's
hat and paper bundle laid near the track close
by big rock on which blood was sprinkled
and his head may have struck against that
rock with sufficient force to iafiict some of the
wounds. Carter was lying the other side of
the wire fence and said he attempted to kill
himself because he had be en- accused of taking
liberties with girl in Saco, that she had COM
planned of him to the police of that city and
officers were after him and he heard them
coming over the wires He appeared very
cool and said he had thrown away the knife
with which be he'd inflicted the wounds upos,-
himself, and also his watch and pocket book.
Part of his money he had burned and the
black ashes laid by him. The rest of the
money was collected in torn condition where
he had had flung it after tearing it in pieces,
After he was taken aboard of the train he beg
ged not to becarried to Saco, and tried to tear
the wound in his throat open but was prevent
ed by Mr.. Howe.
Yesterday Capt. Carter was comparatively
comfortable. An acquaintance who called on
him at the hospital said Capt. Garter was not
drir king man