Thos. Hendrickson

HENDRICKSON

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 1/15/2020 at 08:24:22

7 April 1893 - The Clarence Sun

A few days ago Thos. Hendrickson, who formerly resided in this vicinity, and who is well and favorably known to many of our citizens, visited Oxford on business. He in company with a friend stopped into one Baker's saloon to get a glass of beer, and as they were about to depart a crowd of drunken toughs attacked them. In the row which ensued the attacking party, who were Bohemians, were routed. After the fight Hendrickson started for the depot, but as he stepped outside of the door some one struck him with an iron bolt about sixteen inches long, crushing in his skull, and as his assailant supposed, killing him. In order to cover up the crime the unconscious man was taken to the railroad and laid across the rails. The murderers, of course, expecting that the first train along would strike him, and in this way they hoped to cover up their crime. They were disappointed in this, however, for the first train to arrive was on another track, and the fireman seeing Hendrickson lying there, the train was stopped and the dying man taken to the depot. It is reported that he remained in the depot in an unconscious condition for ten hours without medical attention. The next day he was taken home and the day following died. He never revived sufficient to tell who his murderers were. We understand that a few arrests were made.

It has been learned later that a coroner's jury held an inquest last Saturday and brought in a verdict to the effect that Thomas Hendrickson came to his death by being struck by the cars. The trainmen say that the man was never touched by the cars, but was placed on the track by some person or persons. The end is not yet.