The morning times., 1896-05-14
TOUGH HANDY RAN AhUCK
Brulally Beat Gen. Robarts for
Refusing Him Aims.
AGED VICTIM BADLY HURT
In the Station-House the Ruffian At
tackled Ii Gentleman Who Was
Present as Witness and Inflicted
Terrible Injuries-He Has Bad
Record ON Police Books.

Theodore Handy was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Policeman McCort for COM
mitting brutal and uuprovoked assault
upon Gen. w. II. Robarts, feeble old gen.
tlenlan, WHO had refused him money.
Gen. Robarts was so seriously injured
that last night he was under the care Of
two physicians and on account of has age
and feeble condition grave fears are en-
tertained for his life. Not content with
perhaps fatally injuring one man Handy
yiciously assaulted a young man named
Laughton who had followed the officer
and his prisoner to the station and stood
by the man waiting to be summoned as d
witness in the first case.
Ii is also feared Ills injuries may result
seriously, and it was stated last night
that the injuries he received would prob
ably MAIN him for life.
Handy is forty eight years old and has
spent half his life in iail or the Eeniten-
uary He was released from the work
house but a few days ago, where he was
sent by Judge Miller for wantoply kicking
to pices an expensive sign.
MADE A SAVAGE ATTACK.
Yesterday tue man had been drinking
and all his old devilishness seemed To ,e-
turn. He was walking along street
about O'Clock last night, when he met
with Gen. Robarts near the corner OF
Twelfth street. Handy approached him
in an insolcnt manner and demanded
money. He kept one ha nj in his,coat pocket
and gcstured threateningly With the other.
Gen. Robarts refused the mans demand
and started to cross the street.
Without a word OF warming Ha nd Y
suddenly withd rev his hand. from his
pocket and dealt the old gentleman a
stunning blow in the face. The blow
knocked Gen. Robarts down and partially
stunned him. The man must have had
some heavy instrument in his hand. as Il
great cash was cut in the GENERALS cheek
and the point OF the instrument penetrated
the bridge of the nose. Blood flowed
profusely from the wound and soon the
cid gentleman's head lay in a great poct
which rapidly formed ON the Sidewalk.
Hunter H. Laughton, an employe of the
Southern Railway Company, saw the as
sault aud followed Handy down Twelfth
street, crying rolice. The man turned on
young LaughtOn and picking up a brick
started toward him with an oath, swear
ing that he would kill him.
ARRESTED AFTER a FIGHT.
The young man ran toward E street
and the brick came flying after him. AT
the corner he met Policeman MCCort
who had seen the crowd and was running
toward the spot. Laughton pointed out
Handy as the man who had committed
the assault and the policeman arrested him
and, with some difficulty, took his man
10 the station. McCort took his prisoner
before the desk and preferred a charge
of assault and ba ttery against him.
Mr.. Laughton stepped up beside the pris-
oner to give his name and address as a
witness when Handy suddenly whirled
around aud landed a fearful kick in the
pit OF Laughtnn's stomach with all his
strength. Laughtou sank to the floor un-
conscious and tire police hustled Handy
into a cell before he could do any further