Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-17
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
WATCHMAN IN PENSION OFFICE
MURDERoUsLYsA ssAULTED.
Knocked Down Within Short Distance
Of His Home and Money and
Valuables Stolen.

Mr.. Mitchell E. Robinson, Waterman In
the pension Office, was the victim of a MUIR
derous assault committed last night before
Il o'clock. The assault was committed on
the pavement in front of 500 Quincy street,
Petworth, only few feet from the entrance
to the home of the victim. Besides being
seriously wounded the Waterman was rob-
bed of $50, some small change and a watch
chain worth SEQ. Several notes for amounts
from IS to $50 We're also taken, but these
are of no value to the highwayman. MIR.
Robinson was on his way home at the time
the assault was committed. He went out
on a Brightwood avenue car after leaving
the office at IL clock and got off at Quincy
street. Another passenger, who was
stranger to the motorman and conductor,
got on the car at the same point Mr.. Rob
1nson, who is nearly seventy years old, had
but a short distance to walk from the car
tc his home He had walked the distance
hundreds of times before without being
molested. and had no idea last night that
there would be any trouble. He had gone
but a short distance from the car, however,
When a terrific blow on the back of his
head knocked him off hfs feet. Just what
followed the victim of the highwayman can
not tell, for he was rendered unconscious.
when he regained consciousness it was
after the hour of midnight, and the badly
wounded man managed to reach his house
and inform the members of the family of
what had occurred. DR.. MCGEE was sum-
moned and the police of the tenth precinct
We're notified The doctor found that the
elderly man had been struck from behind
with blunt instrument and had fallen on
MS race. 1t was necessary to take a num-
yer OF sttches in cuts across the forehead
ana back of the head, and cuts and bruises
ABOUT MS lace also needed attention.
Hunting for the, Robber.
sergeant Luton and several tenth pre-
cinct officers hurried to the house to make
an investigation of the affair. and De-
tectives Muller and Baur were sent out
from police headquarters to do what they
could to bring the guilty ones to justice
Ihey were unable to obtain from Mr.. Rob-
inson anything that would assist them in
the Investigation. He had not seen the
man who dealt him the stunning blow, and
could, therefore, not even give his color
1t was not until he regained consciousness
that he knew he had been assaulted. The
assault was committed by some person who
was probably acquainted with the fact that
Mr Robinson usually carried a large sum
OF money in his pockets, and who also
knew that he returned home about the
midnight hour. 1t was stated to the po-
lice that he frequently carried a much
larger sum than he had on him last night
Some force was evidently used by the rob-
Der in attempting to get his victims watch
for the chain was broken but the time
piece was not taken. The police have an
idea that the higlwayman was frightened
off about the time he started to take the
watch, and he was afraid to remain long
enough to get possession of it.
1t was feared at an early hour this morn
ing that Mr.. Robinson had been seriously
injured. but under DR.. fMcGee's treatment
his condition improved, and it is thought
he will fully recover in a few days The
detectives and policemen who were detailed
on the case remained out all night, but
when morning came they had not found
what promised to be a clue to the perpe-
traitor of the daStardly. crime