Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-01-13
ADARING RopRERYi


NuE DtoHtO WCto btttttCu ytbtttuN1
morning on the report being circulated,
that Mr.. Geo. w. Crops had been terribly
beaten and robbed of all the money on his
person, about $50, at 0 o'clock on the
night previous. The particulars of this
bold and heartess robbery are about as
follows;
Mr.. Crops Is a quiet, ,inoffensive bachelor,
living In the suburbs of the south part Of
town, with neice to keep house for him.
1t is his usual custom to close his grocery
store about half past eight or nine o'clock
at night and drive out TO his residence in
his delivery wagon. Everything SO far
goes to show that the robbery was commit
ted by those who were acquainted with
Mr.. Creps and his habits.
Those engaged in it, and the evidences
GO to show that there were two, hid them
selves in the shade of hay stack near the
barn while Mr.. G. was putting his horse
in the stable. As he stepped out and was
in the act of closing the door, one Of the
robbers approached him from behind and
threw his arms around him, fastening
both of Mr.. Creps' arms, and at the same
time kicking his lantern ont OF his hand.
While in this position his money was de-
manded, and the person holding him re-
leased one hand from his grasp and COM
menced rifling his pockets. Mr.. Cups,
knowing his physical inability to free
himself from the robber, told him not to
iniure him and he would give him all the
money he had on his person, and at
tempted TO put his hand into his inside
vest pocket TO get 1t. The cowardly
wretch, fearing that he might draw re-
| volver, struck him severe blow, telling
| lin to the ground and then pounded HIM
about the face until il was beaten into
Jelly. His pockets we're then riaed and
the robber commanded him to tell If his
neice did not have some money in the
house, aud being informed that she had
not, the robbcr Or robber. left.
Mr.. Crops crawled to the house, but
feared TO aend hi. neice after medical or
other aid, fearing that she would be way
laid on leaving the house. When DIR.
Rheinirank was called IN the morning he
found MIR. G. IN pitiable condition, both
eyes being swollen shut, his lip cut open,
and his whole face and head swollen To
twice the usual size.
Marshal Hayes and d. D. Bates started to
investigate ms soon ms the alarm was given.
They found the tracks of two men lead
ing from the Earn To the McCntchenville
road and headed toward town. They arrest.
ed Ed. Thornton and Frank Pervis on srs-
piciOn and locked them M where they are
awaiting hearing. Mr.. Creps was not
able to appear before the Justice to-day
No stone should be left untirned until
this matter lie fully Terrified out and the
guilty parties brought to speedy Justice
II ia the duty of every good citizen TO lend
his aid and back it mp with firm deter
mination until this is accomplished.
Bachelors on the Rampnge.-In the
absence OF Mrs. Elisha p. Averlll the bolt
Bachelors made one of their formal mid
night calls on Mr.. Averill on Wednesday
night, as pleasant reminder of those goot
old days when he was travelling life's patti
alone. The usual accompaniments, lex
: cept the yaller dog) were provided by th
commissary, and the flow of wit, new sto
ries, conundrums, (nciuding the peal o
the organ), made the n light hideous in tina
suburban residence. Owing to the condi
tion ot the roads the renforcements from
Bowling Green did not arrive OH time
3 Johnny Merry, also, could not stand tn
pressure, in the lace of the near futur
event, and did not put in an appearance
CrammIng In the SchOols.-Some @
, the eastern newspapers are protestin
against the crammIng which they So
: prevails TO an alarming extent in til
schools there. According TO one OF tn
: best known doctors, examining exists I
an alarming extent in the schools fror
the colleges down. He instances death
which are directly traceable to over-stud,
p and also gives his professional opinion q
i to the results of over-study as it exists j
the schools there. In both sexes it prod,
=, ces, he snys, paleness. emaciatIon and nel
,, vous debility, and the nervous exhaustio
leads IN after life to lack of sell control i
many respects, and drunkenness and otl
81 er evil habits follow. Not only this, br
d mental enfeeblement, the doctor says, is
frequent result of over-study, and ofte
the brightest pupils fail to succeed at all
II after life. He is totally opposed to youn
;, children being required to study at hon
= or out OF school hours, as many of thei
have to, and lays the blame Of much
this evil to the teachers, whe often owe
y rate the understanding Of the children.-E