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Assault in the True Northerner, 1900 & 1920

County Treasurer Assaulted

Item

Title
County Treasurer Assaulted
Source
The true northerner (Paw Paw, Mich.)
Date
1901-09-27
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033781/1901-09-27/ed-1/?sp=3&q=assault&st=image&r=-0.476,0.451,1.315,0.504,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
weapon, well-known, robbery, railroad
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
sheriff
Stage of the Legal System
crime
Location
In state, Saginaw, Mich
Length of story
77
Description
Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 25. Fred W.
Kent, deputy county treasurer, was
assaulted last night by a man with a
club, and severely wounded in the
head. He was on his way home about
11 o'clock, and as he crossed Michigan
Central tracks on the way to the
west side a man followed him and
struck him. The object of the assault
is thought to have been robbery. Kent
ran into a house and the robber ran
away.