Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-08-10

IL O0cOmes our unPtehsant GUY 10 record
the particulars Of = bid highway robbery
and murdsrous assault upon Que Of our old.
ct and most respected citizens.
At about nine o'clock on Saturday evening
LAST. ~ Mr.. J. p. Webster, Of this city, was
returning homewsrd on horseback from the
town Of Woodbury., aud when near the bridge
over Thompson creek some four miles south
Of this city, he was accos.ed in = friendly
manner BY ma" Who appeared before him
10 the road. Mr.. Webster stopped his horse
to answer the mans question, when hs Was
seized from behind by another man, whom
he bad not seen, and violently hurled from:
his horse, striking the ground With great vi.
olsncs upon the back Of hi. head and left
shoulder. Az soon % he reached tho ground
enc Of the rufians spraus upon his brea.,
aud muff1ed bis face 90 q to sttie any out
cry he might ss.emp. to make, .~ying At the
came time to his companion by Cd,
you have broken bis neck This is oil M.
Webster remembers Of the assault, ~ he
Immediately became unconscious, in which
condition be remained for upwards Of ~
hour. When be revived be found that the
thieves were gone. and ~i'h them bis horse
and SO. oil the money he had about him u,
the time. He managed to crawl to the
bridge and attract Bill Thompson who lives
close by, who came to his assistance, and
procured a team and brough, M. Webster
to his homo in this city. On the following
morning, Mr.. Webster's sons, Ed. and Will
started in pursuit of the robbers. hut after
three days hard riding during which they
visited Smi,hland, Msppieton, Ida Grove, and
intermediate points, they returned without
obtaining any clue to the perpetrators Of the
robbery. They feel satisfied, however, (and
in this belief they are corroborated By gen.
eral sentimeu,.) that the thieves have no,
left the neighborhood This belief is
strengthened by the fact that Mr.. Webster's
horse vas fou't on Sunday morning at the
farm OF L. N. Brown, near Woodbury..
Mr.. Webster IL IS years old, hu, for man
Of his aye possesses remarkable degree of
activity and strength and in appearance and
actions would not be supposed to be over SIS
Or so years of age. Yet the rough handling
he received fom ,he ru6ians, resulted in So
rious physical rros,ration, aud AT one time
it was tea' ed the injurious he hs j received
we're Of da"ge, Gus character, but We are
glad to say that be is now rapidly regainine
strength, and will soou he upon the stree,
again.
It is generally, and We believe correctly
snrm'sed that the perpetrators Of this rob-
berry are not entire strangers in this section
and that they have not retreated far from
our midst. |, should serve ~ a warning to
our ci'ixens 10 BE on the alert, aud adop;
and enforce some salu,ary measures which
will make Sioux CITY m unsafe residence
for loafer, aod vaeabonds.
~ PERsoNAL.-Mr. l.. McCarty, whom
Re mentioned several weeks ago as having
visited this city and rented Mr. Sparkes'
building for the purpose OF opening gro
Gerry store, returned on Saturday last with
bis family, and will in few days hang GU,
bis shingle aud invite q share of the pubic
patronage. Since his first visit to our city,
he has visited Chicago aud st. Louis and
purchased large and choice stock Of gro-
series, which he is nov receiving, aud ex-
poets to have his store open sometime during
the coming week.
We End the following Endorsement Of Mr..
McCsrty in the Manchester Union. where
h. formerly resided and carried on the ,nsr-
captils bssiness. i :
REnovED.-L. McCsrty has pulled up
stakes in Manchester, aud has removed to
Sioux City. He Intends to 90 into the gro.
Gerry business in that town. We hope he
will get good trade. for he deserves it,
The people there are certain OF finding in
No. ; thoroughly honest dealer, accommo-
dating, and = gentleman withsl.' .f
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