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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

They wont talk

Item

Title
They wont talk
Source
The true northerner (Paw Paw, Mich.)
Date
1900-08-10
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033781/1900-08-10/ed-1/?sp=7&q=assault&r=-0.017,0.919,0.422,0.162,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
store, defended
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Court
Stage of the Legal System
arraignment, crime
Location
In state, Saginaw, Mich
Length of story
130
Description
Saginaw, Mich.. Aug. 6. Horace
Johnson, of Merrill, but formerly of
this city, was assaulted Saturday
night In that village by two men.
Early in the evening two men, one of
whom represented himself as a
Detroit manufacture. called Mr. Johnson's
house for the alleged purpose of
purchasing a buggy he conducted the
men to his store when In rear of
the place they suddenly assaulted him
he defended himself and assistance
arrived before his assailants overpowered
him. The two men were brought
to this city and lodged in the county
Jail. They pave their names as
Edward Slogan and Sammuel Miller, both
claiming to reside In Detroit. They
are charged with assault with intent
to do great bodily harm less than the
crime of murder. They will not talk.