The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-25
FOUND FRUSTRATED,
A NJ sterious Case NJ Louisville Caus-
ing Great Excitement.
The Marshal Of the Village Waylaid apd
Has Sore Experience Arrests are
Likely 10 Follow

Found on the p0rtIco Of hia residence,
A pool Of blood on the sidewalk, and a
serl6ua wound in hls head,
Such was the condition of Marshal td,
Roberts of Louisville
Whom Mrs. Roberts opened her door
last night, 90 u mysterious summons, she
found her husband, The city marahnl
prostate on the parlleo' lie was Hultef'
Inc FROM "a wound In hia head and unc0n'
sclous, She At once raised an alarm which
attracted tho attention OF neighbOrs,
Roberts was carried into tie house and
Dr. j, s, lieuehler aummoned, His con-
ditlon IL precarious and time viii tell Tie
result Of his injuries,
A. an officer he has naturally made
some enenieh,.
il Ii suppoaed that he was waylhid for
revenue, and an attempted muuler was
committed. Being conscience stricken the
perpetrators placed the body on the por'
lieo aud notified hlh wife OF hia presence,
The above IL Ia brlei the story
Of one Of tho most brutal an
saulla ever made, on an 1lleer w
this county, Immediately after the iufor'
nation was received Ia this city a NEwa'
DEMOCRAT reporter started for Loulayllle,
IL seems that about one O'Clock Thurs
day morning, the marahal In the dis
charge OF hlh regular duties, was passing
up Main street IN Louisville, Whom near
the saloon OF II, G, Kropt, no was attack
cd bg unknown parties and this IL the
last that ho knew until late last night
when he rcgnincd consciousness, at hia
residence on Main street,
About half past ono yesterday morning
Mrs, Roberts was aroused from her Hluln'
bcr hy hard knocks on tile door She
raised the window and asked who was
al. oil ma. fIllHlF lmn
something was wrong she went down
btalra and oponod tho door.
The sight that met hrr gaze was one
that she will long remember. On the
steps was the PROSTATE form Of her huh-
band, bleeding and apparently liiolcaa,
She summoned aid and carried him into
the house. A haHiy examination was
made and Il was feared life was extinct.
On "a closer examination II was found,
he was htIll breathing Blood was ilowlng
freely from two ugly gaahca w his head
DR., j, S, Buochlcr was Immediately SUM
mondod, aud found u bad wound on the
top Of the head, which had been caused
by "a hard blow with a club.
Above the loft cyo was u dcop gnnh
which had evidently huon inflicted with q
sharp instrument, Both wounds were bad
ones, and all day yesterday until late IN
the evening the condition OF Mauhnl
Roberts was considered critical llo then
rcguinod consciousness aud began 10
rally,
To-day he "a much bcttor aud viii re-.
cover. The woundgArC very painful, and
will loy him up for somo tImo, In con-
yorsation witha NLWs.bEMOcGAT reporter
this afternoon he stated that ua he was
walliug along Main street about o'clock
Thursday morning, he felt u heavy blow
and fpll To the ground This was all he
could tell, uH ho saw no one. The hup.
position ID that the mon were standing ln
tho doorway next 10 KropfH auloon, ana
luHt after ho had passed, stopped out ana
struck him.
Tho blow must have hecu a powerful
one nH 10 Knocked the marshal aUunClcaa.
The UHsniiuut or aHslIlnuia no. the
case was, evidently thought him dead,
uud then picked him up, carrying BIN 70
his residence, about 200 iccL After
knocking on tbe door they luiI
The marshal cannot toll who
assaulted him, but two mon with
whom be- uud trouble, about two
two weeks ago are suspected ana N 10
likely arrests viii follow.
Marshal Roberts face presents q horri.
bic appearance. lis eyes are blnck, and
the dcop cash showsplunN ltiHthought
that aflur ho was struCll on top OF the
head with tho club, lac icIl aud struck on
the stone step, causing the other wound'