New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-08
DYNAMITE AT PAWLING.
DESPERATE WORK OF CATTLE THIEVES.
SAMUEL GOUMER DYING-THE RUFFIANs AL
LOWED TO ESCAPE

LOWED TO ESCAPE.
fFEOM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,l
! PAwLING, n. Y, Oct. 7-Samuel GOumer, the man
who was fatally wounded last Friday night by the
explosion OF dynamite cartridge supposed to have
been thrown by John b. Griffin, Seneca b. Miller
and George Mulkins, while in the house rented by
the Beach family on West Mountain, is slowly
dying, and his murlerers are still at large either
through the Carelessness or the Indifference Of the
authorities Pawling is quiet little village Of
about 1900 inhabitants, situated in the heart Of
the hills, and is the very abode of peace,
but for some tmo ruffans have made
the lives Of the farmers burdens to them
and have spread terrorism through the adjacent
villages Abont three miles from the railway sta
ton on the Pawling and Beekman turnpike road
stands the house which was the scene of the at
tempted murder last Friday night. 1t is surrounded
| by trees, and is the only building within half a
mile. 1t is only twenty-five feet square, and is two
| stories high 1t Is occupied by two families who
rent rooms TO aborers employed in the butcher Iron
| Mines, or farms in the neighborhOod. John
Beach and his wife ANNE have the lower portion,
consisting of four rooms and Gilbert and Phoebe
Miller occupy tho upper half Eber A. Allen and
Samuel GOumer are their dodgers.
! Last week Cyrus Stark, wealthy farmer Of
| Pawng, had some cattle stolen, and on
Friday Augustus Dykcman found the bones
and hide OF one - year old heifer
belonging to him at tho bottom of we'll on
! a farm which nc owns on Vinegar Hill. Some timo
previous Samuel Brown also had some cattle stolen
and killed, and last autumn large number of hams
were stolen from his storehouse and secretsd in
! Daniel Wooden'5 orchard short distance out of
the town. Mr. Dy5eman was credltably informed
that the three men who attacked the house of the
| Beaches wcro the cattle thieves, and on Friday
night he went before Justice James Pearce and OBJ
tanned warrant for their arrest, which was placed
in the hands Of Constable Frederick White. But
! somehow the men gained knowledge Of the
warrant, and they suspected Mrs. Beach Of
informing Mr.. Stark. They Immediately decided
TO be revenged. On Friday afternoon. while Mrs
! Beach and Mrs. Miller were IN Pawlng, they met
Griffin and Mulkins. As soon as tho men saw the
women they rushed toward them and Griffin, catch
ing hold Of Mra. Beac's wrist, exclaimed: If
Tvo found you've told On rs III kill YOU The
women escaped and returned home.
DETERMINED TO HAVE REVENGE.
At dusk Griffin called at Bcachs house and again
saw Mrs. Beach. lie threatened her again, saying:
"l'ye found it all ont and I'll cut your d-d heart
out' A few minutes after Seneca Miller met his
brother Gilbert aud told him tnat the gang were
! going 10 g. Tx" the b aches for blowing on them
Miller. thinking that nothing serious would grow
out Of the threat went home and told his wife
| that Guihn and bis gang we're going to
! do something that the Beaches wouldn't ko
! in a short time aud that she had better remain up
| stairs A few minutes after 5 o'clock Ars. Beach
and her little son were lyiag IN bed in tho largest
room of the floor. The room faces the west, and IN
front OF u IS dense ciump OF trees. table stood
under the corner window, aud on it were two TN
panB one Of which was filled with apples, and
-,
! the doorway Of his room talking to John Beach
who had Just returned from a farm on the
western side Of the mountain where he mad been
! thrrshing grain. A cast-ron rangcs'oyc stood near
! him with little fire in it. Suddenly a crash was
heard. aud pr,icctilc, which Beach instantly rccog
nizcd as dynamite cartridge, fell upon the table,
! after passing through the glass Of the closed
| window. Goumcr, who is q German and Of
an impctuous nature, thinking IL was stone seized
| a shotgun which was standing near him and
/ rushed to the door oycaimIng, I'll shoot the
Beach was standing near his wife winding his
watch, but az soon as he saw the cartridge he
dropped his time piece and ran TO the rear door,
! opening it and calling his wife TO follow him. But
Mrs. Beach had scarcely risen to her feet when the
! cartridge exploded. simultaneously with the eX-
| posou two guu-shots were heard and Goumcr
| rcrled back into tho room. crying, My God. Pm
! scattered the fragments in every direction. Some
/ of them wounded Goumcr IN the abdomen and right
groin, and others were forced deep iuto tho wood
work of theroom Beach was hurled tvs enty feet into
an adjoiningroomau and halfway through the window.
| Mrs Beach aud her baby were stunned. The beams
supporting the house were broken; the windows OF
the room were blown out aud the lamps were eX-
tinguished and broken. The table was completely
destroyed The stove the only heavy piece OF fur
niuro IN the room, was moi injured. When Beach
recovered consciousness he struck light, aud then
for the first tins became aware OF the destruction
The room was filed with debris and GOumer was
lying on the floor moaning. Mrs. Beach said she
had recognized Griffin and Seneca Miller in the
glare of the explosion Tho women in the house
were taken to neighbours and Gilbert Miller re-
turned to the scene Of the explosion, There he
discovered that Goumer in spite of his wounds,
had crawed up to the upper floor and was
lying unconscious at the head of the
stairs. IIo placed n pillow beneath the
wounded mans head and then tried to dress his
wounds lie found that portion Of the membrane
which covers the intsstncs was hanging from tho
wound in the abdomen He attempted to push 1t
back III place, but without success. Miller lett
Goumer and went to hls friends. The doctor, Henry
Poarcc, wasnot sent for until the next morning
when he found that the wounded man, III addition
to the injuries he had received from the explosion,
had also received thirteen duck-shot and slugS IN
his breast. The stock Of the gun which Goumerhad
attempted to uso was honeycombcd with shot. The
mans wounds were properly dressed, and thus far
the inflammation has been kept down, but he has
taken no nourshment
TIL. RUFFIANs SEEN BY GoUHER.
When Goumer spoke he said he had positively
identified John B. Griffin, Seneca b. Miller and
George Mulklns as the men who had shot
at him, and he thought they were
the same men who threw the cartridge in the WIN
dow. The night was a clear one and the sky was