Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-14
Holly PURSUED.
After Assembling Young Woman
Tramp Jumps Into Stream
ana browns.


BY Associated Press.
Inmbertyile. n. j.. Nov. 12.-An as
sault committed by an unknown tramp
upon respectable young woman, her
rescue by brakeman Of passing train,
who when pursued plunged into the river
and presumably was drowned-ths IS the
sequence Of sensational eventswhich oc-
cured here this afternoon
Rose COlligan is a rather prepossess
young lady who lives on her parents
farm at Raven Rock. about seven miles
from here. Rose had an orrand which
took her this afternoon to neighborlng
farm house. 10 save time phe took o
short cut, walking along the line VI the
Pennsylvania railroad.
While she was standing beside the
track waiting for passing coal train
TO go by Rose was startled to see a
rough looking tramp swing himself down
from one Of the cars. where he had
been stealing a ride. aud start directly
toward her. She tried TO escape, but the
tramp easily caught her and laid hold
OF her violently.
The young girl was alone and no
house was near.
She screamed loudly. however. and her
cries attracted the attention OF Brake
man Joseph CaA, who looked back from
his gfimy perch on the last car, which
was now rapidly moving on. Call took
In the situation at glance. He did not
hesitate moment.
Selling u heavy Iron coupling pin he
leaped from the car and started back
toward the tramp at the gait Of col
lege Splinter
Ills aid came none too soon. Miss
Ojllignn was lying beside the track
sensless from the brutal blows OF hor
assnfnnt.
Seeing the determined appearance Of
the brakeman. the tramp. without stop
ping 10 pick mp his hat. which the girl
had knocked of In her struggles, started
on brisk run toward the river.
Joseph Call paused only long enough to
assure himself that the young girl was
not dead and to III her icnderly upon
The bank beside the railroad track. Then
he gripped his coupling pin tight IN his
hard fist and started again in his race
to catch the tramp.
Put the ruilion had gained long lead
While Joe was acting the Good Snmnri-
tan. The pnrsnrer gained. hnt the fugi-
tive kept on his course straight toward
the river. only now and then gluuclng
backward and fouri-hins a long knife
ns the plucky brakeman raced after
lin.
In few moments he reached the river
and CAL thought that bis prey was as
good as irUpucl 10 his AstOuishment
the trnmp. without an iustnnts pause.
flung back q cry II defiance, shenthed
his knife In his belt aud plunged heavily
into The stream
Brakeman Call supposed the rulinn In
| his desperation had taken the chnncc
NJ escaping los swimming The river That.
| TOO. was game thut two could play at,
and Joe prepared To follow onlv waiting
70 see nt whit point the fugitive would
| risn to The surface.
But the tramp never rcappearr1.
For several hours persons who had
/ hccn attracted 10 the river hv reports Oi
| the adventure hunted on both sides oi
| the stream aud dragged the river at the
/ point where the tramp took his fatal
| nlunrc, but mn to n late hour tonight his
| body had not been found.
| Brakeman Can i certain that the man
| never rose after he lenpol In, and tho
| supp0siti0n is that his body was caught
| tic soft mud Of tho river bottom.
Tho identity " tho tramp il unknown
though Conductor Rnuh Of the conltrain
1 told me that he had nut the mnn on hi,
tram repeatedly and knew him wei
Miss Collign Is completely PROSTATE,
by her adventure. She recovered con
seriousness soon nftcr the assault. how
ever aud 1t Is thought her condition 4
not serious.
Persons living IN the ucighborhood ar,
rather, disappointed HAT the tramp wa
not taken alive,
When the facts became known III,
farmers for mlcf around We're IA III,
mood for lynch law Were It NOT for M,
iact that the ruilinu's body llps tonicI,
| IN the Onzc at the bottom Of t,c Dnla
wam In nll probability Il would be- a,ying
| lhg from convenient tree