The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-08
BAFFLED BY A BULLDOG.
A WOMAN'S HONOR SAVED BY A
FAITHFUL ANIMAL.


The Terrible Fight of II Tramp With
Delicate Woman-Her Dog Dies In Her
Defence--A Mob in Pursuit of the Ruttian
Tracked by Blood.
New YORK. July 1.-The farmers OF
Plumsack, Sussex County, New Jersey.
arc securing the surrounding country in
search of tramp who brutally assaulted
Mrs. Whalen Green on Saturday last.
Plumsack is hamlet III the Sussex
County mountains, near Deckertown.
There are only a few houses in the
place, and they are occupied by tar
mers. Early on Saturday morning,
lust after the men had left for the fields,
a tall, swarthy tramp, clad in rags, ap.
preached the residence Of Wesley Gould
and knocked for admittance. Mrs.
Gould is a powerfully built young wo-
man, brave and determined. She open
ed the door, and the tramp promptly
demanded something to eat. He step
ped within the doorway. but Mrs. Gould
slammed the door in his face and sent
him sprawling on the stoop. lnlllrated
at this sudden attack. the fellow kicked
in one of the panels of the door. Mrs.
Gould seized a kettle of hot water and
rushed up stairs. From sccond-story
window she emptied the contents OF the
kettle on the tramp and scalded him
severely. Cursing and swearing, the
fellow left the place and walked through
the village until he reached the suburbs
where the cottage Of Whalen Green
stands. Green was absent in the fields:
and his wife. delicate little woman.
was alone. The tramp knocked at the
door and demanded food. Mrs. Green
was too much frightened when the
fellow walked in to offer any resistance.
AS soon as he was inside the house the
tramp slammed the door and locked it.
.'Open the door," cried Mrs. Green. al
most falnting with fear and excitement.
The fellow walked toward her and made
an insulting remark. Help! Help"
screamed the thoroughly terrified Wo-
man. With an oath the tramp seized
her by the throat and threw her Violent
ly to the floor. Her head struck an
iron weight used to keep the door open,
and deep scalp wound was made. But
the woman continued to scream until
the tramp almost strangled her. She
was almost choked, when large bull
dog, owned by her husband, bounded
through an open window and sprang at
the rascal. The fellow did not release
his hold on Mrs. Green, but struck at
the dog with one hand. The animal
attacked him savagely and seized him
bv the calf of the leg. The animal was
beaten back, hut sprang at the tramp
with redoubled fury. Mrs. Green FAINT
ed away. and when she came to. her
husband was standing over her. The
dead dog lay in the middle Of the room
and the furniture was smashed and
broken. Everything bore evidence OF
recent struggle. The dog was Drained
with heavy piece of cord wood. When
Green heard what had happend he
secured his gun and alarmed the neigh
bors. A trail of blood was discovered
leading to Lake Shipcong, a distance of
two miles. On the way several farmers
were met who had passed tramp who
was terribly laccrated and bleeding. Ills
clothing was literally torn from his body,
they said, and he had a handkerchief
stained with blood bound aronnd his
neck. They offered to 81 i've him assist,
ancc, but he refused, saying he wanted
TO hurry on and meet some friends. lie
was bleeding from 4 terrible wound i'll
his leg. The party followed the trail to
the edge of the small lake, and there
lost all track Of the fug gitlve. Since that
time every tramp who walks along the
road is stopped and questioned. Mrs.
Green's wounds are not dangerous, but
she is prostratcd by the nervous shock:
The noble dog was ried in front OF
the house, and it is probable that the
Villagers will mark the grave with
4 marble slab