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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

Sandbagged and Robbed

Item

Title
Sandbagged and Robbed
Source
The true northerner (Paw Paw, Mich.)
Date
1901-08-09
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033781/1901-08-09/ed-1/?sp=2&q=assault&r=-0.099,1.022,0.423,0.162,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
well-known, robbery
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
mob, sheriff
Stage of the Legal System
arraignment, crime
Location
Out of state, Marion, Ind
Length of story
69
Description
Marion, Ind., Aug. 5. Dr. II. E.
Trask, a prominent citizen of Matthews,
was sandbagged and robbed
while returning from a sick call. He
was found unconscious and Is now In convulsions.
It Is thought he will die.
Two men have been arrested charged
with the assault and a mob has
formed and threatened to lynch them.
The sheriff and a posse have left here
to protect the prisoners.