Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-03-06
A Man Knocked SenseleSs, Robbed, Car
ried Dozen Miles, and Stuffed INTO a
Hollow Log.

The Kokomo Und.) Tribune of the
18th February says:
"On last "Wednesday Abraham John
son left his home, in Young America, on
foot, to see a Mr.. Hunt, living three
miles from there in a direction south of
west. He held claim against Mr.. Hunt,
which was -ecured by chattel mortgage,
and his object was to get a note with
personal security, emitting the mort
gage. He arrived at Hunts just as the
family were going to dinner with them.
| Afterwards he and Mr.. Hunt conversed
in the sitting-room for a time, when
they went to the mill. (Mr. Hunt owns
mill also.) 1t was about o'clock
when Mr.. Hunt left the mill to go among
his neighbors to look after the personal
security. He did not return until near
sundown, when Mr.. johnson started
home. There are several angles in the
road, SO, being afoot, he crossed some
fields to shorten distance. AS he came
upon the road, mile or thereabouts
west of Young America, near Widow
| Ewing's, he met three men who were
driving pair of horses to spring wa
gon, in which there was but one seat
They spoke to him, having stopped the
horses, and learning who he was, re-
marked he was the man they wanted to
see, as they had an Improvement in
machinery they desired to show him.
| 1t was now the dusk of the evening.
| One of the men took a box out of the
wagon, another acted as if he were ex-
amining wheel, while Mr.. johnson
put a foot on the hub of wheel, and
rested his chin on his hand in position
to look at the box about to be opened
He knows no more about it. Thirty
hours after that time he became conscious
and found himself in darkness, wedged
in close place, as close as if he were in
a grave. By degrees he released himself,
dragging his body along, pushing chunks
of wood out of his way, and by-and- by
emerged from hollow log Looking
about him in great bewilderment he saw
a dim light in the distance. and natural
ly took that direction. He arrived at
the house and awakened the family
| Here he found out that he was less than
three miles from Delphi, and thirteen to
fifteen miles from home; that it was just
past midnight of Thursday night, and
that it was thirty hours later than it was
when he had met the three men: The
truth now broke in on him. The bruise
and lump on the back of his head help
ed him to comprehend the situation
| He had been. nOcked down, hauled
more than dozen miles, and concealed
in the log for dead. He only had TWEEN
ty-five dollars about him, and that was
gone; but it was known in the neighbor
hood that he had engaged to make s
purchase on which $500 were to have
been paid on Wednesday evening. He
was served with refreshments at the
house of the strangers, and was urged te
remain until morning, but he got the
best directions he could and started al
once for home. It seems almost stag
gering thought that he would be the
balance of that night and all the mex
day getting over the twelve or fifteer
miles between him and his home Bu
it must be understood that in his condi.
ton there were chances for great bewil
derment, and that he did not by any
means pursue straight direction. Be
sides, through that part of the country
he had no acquaintance. 1t was on The
evening of Friday before he met any ont
he knew-John Hampshire-whot took
him into spring wagon and brough
him to his home. AT o'clock thi
morning Mr.. johnson was doing well
and he is likely to be as weltas ever in .
few days.