The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
FUGITIVE HURT
Attempting TO
BOARD FREIGHT
NiddletOwn CO., Man Faces
Robbery Charge Upon Re-
cOvery From Operation
Removing Right Leg.
Takes $40 Given to Buy Beer
Travels Over Country
Seeking Job to Repay
Theft.

Two unkind fates confront Harry
Martin, Middletown, O.. injured in
railroad accident in this city late yes
terday afternoon, and now confined
ut Reid Memorial hospital.
If his condition does not improve
within a few hours he will die; if he
RECEIVERS, he will be turned over to
the Middletown authorities, who will
endeavor to have him sent to the penl-
ttentiary.
When Martins accident was report
ed to the chief Of police at Middle
town he said he held a warrant charg-
ing the man with robbery, and that
he fled from the city about six or
eight weeks ago.
Martin fell under freight car about
s o'clock yesterday afternoon, while
trying to board a west bound train
passing near the Eighth street cross
ing of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Boy Finds Man.
Apparently no one witnessed the ac-
.cident. but after the train had passed
a boy saw Martin PROSTATE on the
ground, his right leg terribly mangled
The lad ran into saloon and sum-
'moned the porter, James Rowe. color
Martins shattered leg, Rowe was able
to stop the flow Of blood Martin was
removed to the hospital in a private
ambulance and his leg was amputated
at the thigh, also three toes on his
left foot. After the operation his con
dition was very critical, but this morn
ing he showed slight Improvement,
and the physicians said he had
fighting chance for recovery.
Rowe says Martin was very plucky
all the time he was waiting for the
ambulance to remove him to the hos
pital He calmly asked for glass OF
water, and then remarked that if he
had not been drinking heavily he
would never have met with such an
accident.
Family at Mddetown.
Martin is "a years old, and has
wife and two children at MiddletOwn,
where his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Martin. reside. His brother, William
Martin, arrived in Richmond from Mid
dletown this morning. His mother was
prostrated when informed of the acci-
dent.
Martin, who says he has been tour
ing this part of the country looking
for work, arrived in Richmond about
5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon as a
blind baggage" passenger on an east
bound passenger train. He was taken
in charge by Officer Lawler. Martin
told him he was looking for work,
and Iawler released him when he
promised to leave the city, after first
purchasing a hat for him. Leaving
Lawler Martin went at once to the
railroad tracks and in few minutes
attempted to board a freight train.
Just how he happened to fall under the
wheels is not known.
Takes Beer Money.
William Martin said today that his
brother came to Richmond from In
dianapols, and that he boarded the
train by mistake, thinking it was a
train to ST. Louis. 1t s believed he
was attempting to make a hobo trip to
St. Louis when the accident occurred.
The chief Of police at Middletown
said today that Martin was charged
with having stolen ten dollars given
him by a companion to get bucket
of beer
Martin is tatooed all over both arms,
and one of the sketches on this human
picture book is so indecent that it was
covered with adhesive binding by one
of the attending physicians.