Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-12
DEAD IN THE ROAD.

Lying in . Pool of Blood-A Shock.
 ing Traaedy-Robert Peck, Son of
 West Hartford Farmer, the Victim
 -FOrmerly . Driver for Habenssetn
 of HartfOrd-Two Strange men Fol.
 lowed Peck on . Lonely Road Late
 at Night.
 HARTFORD, March 11.-A murder that is thus far wrapped in mystery was com mitted late last night on the Bloomfield road, four miles from this oity. The vic tim is Robert H. Peck, the son of we'll to-do farmer living in West Hartford, and | about twenty-four years of sge. Peck was for some time employed ss driver for E. Habenstien, the caterer of this city, but he left the latter's employ about three weeks ago. Peck was in this city last night and he took the last car on the West Hartford line, which left this city ct 10 o'clock, for home. There were several passengers on the car, and among them
 were two Swsdes, who work for farmers near Peck's homo. He chattsd with
 them on the trip, and when the car
 reached what is known ss the cen
 ter, in West Hartford, Peck and the
 two Swedes got off the car. Peck
 started ahead walking towards his home
 on the Bloomfield road while the two
 Swedes followed. A short distance up the | road the latter changed their course and
 went in another direction while Peck con-
 tinued on. When he got of the car two
 strange men were seen in the road and
 they were also seen to follow Peck up the
 road. Shortly after the Swedes left Peck
 two pistol shots were heard. The Swedee
 were somewhat startled at the report but
 believing that 1t was done by some of the
 water works employees in the vicinity they
 paid no heed to it but walked on. At 5 l o'clock this morning @ milkman from West | Hartford, who was on his way to this city
 to deliver milk, diseov cred the dead body
 of Peck lying in ditch beside the road. Peck was lying in @ pool of blood with 6
 bullet hole in the loft temple, just over the eyebrow. The milkman immediately
 Foote of Hartford, and when he arrived
 the dead body of the farmer was removed | to the town hall in West Hartford. Medi
 cal Examiner Knight was then summoned
 from Hartford and an examination wst made of the remains. It was found that the bullet ente.ed the temple passing
 through the brain and lodged at the bast of the skull. The bullet had been fired from @ 32 -calibre revolver. A big crowd
 of people went out to visit the spot wher.
 the body was found this morning and stared curiously at the pool oi blood in the road and in the ditch wher' } | the body was found. The police have beer { | at work on the case all the day, but 80 fsl they have not got any track of the murder
 CTS. Conductor Wheeler, who was 1T charge of the car upon which the murdered , | man rode, says that he saw two strang' men, ,one wearing light overcoat and witl @ dark mustache and the other with darl clothes, standing in the road when h. stopped the car to let Peck and the Swede 3 | get off. But he was not able to furnisl the police with good descrip ion of the strangers because it wa
 dark. Late this evening the police } 1t was learned had got 6 clue and off
 cers were sent out to work it up. Peel was sober and industrious young mal 7 and the news that he had been murdered | created 6 great deal of excitement. Tn
 crowds who went out to look at the scsn | of the murder this afternoon went out fl
 the woods and adjoining country, hopinl | to get some clue to the murderers.