The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1905-10-26
DoNp ROBINSON BEATEN
DRUrALLY ASSAULTED AT
KANSAS CITY
Wss Knocked From Ills Wagon
With StoHs Thea Stabbed
With a Knife

Bend Robinson. who until eoupla
OF months ago livod with his iaSher
three miles southwest Of Jasper, WAS
badly beaten and stabned ~ Kansas
City lnst Friday rhilo ~ work. NJ
Robinson and Miss Maggie Butts.
dsushse, Of 3. n. Butts living . nile
wet OF town, werc married a shori
time ago and went to Kansas City
" hero they have since been making
their home, and where Mr.. Robinson
has beon employed as a tenmster. The
Ksn'ns City Journal giVos,the follow ing
account OF tho oowArdly assauls on Mr..
Rob soa:
What is einimed by witnesses TO have
been an unproVokod assault was made
upon Robert q. Robinson at Twenty.
F, second and Olive streets early yester
day afternoon by Ora Wesley, stone
mnson Who livcs't 1915 walroDd ave-
nue. Robinson, who is driver, was
knocked from his wagon with a stone
aud then stabbed in tho left side with
n knife, making a deep wound about
throo inch ,s long. Wesley WAS nrres-
tod st $50 O'Clock lrst evening 10y
Mounted Otioers Mosey And DAVIS,
and s hoins held to await tho result OF
Re cbinsnn's injuries, whoss physician,
DR. j. W. Q. Doons OF 242l lnGiann
avenue, is unable TO state whether tuey
may provo iasal, Robinson lives at
1894 Bales sveoue. After the assault
he va taken 10 the hone OF his sister
/ Mrs. W ii Monroo, Howard street and
| Indiana avenue Thero he NOW lies in a
critical condition,
/ Robinson drives wagon for n. z.
| Dresslor, a watsr, feed and coal man 81
23J0 Indiana avenuc, who was beaten
severely bya brother OF Ora Wesley
and nuosher man. The story as told by
/ Dressiet is as follows:
The Wessl-ys had ordered taak OF
the masonry work on building between
Twedty first aud TwenIy second on
OliVo street, aud sent Robinson over
with il. When he reached there he
foand that shey had obtained water
elsewhere and telephoned me 10 that
etIsoI. then took . smaller wagon
and went over TO get my lubs which
wers there. There were siI or seven
rien working, on tho building, building,
buI mono Of them made any objection
10 my taking tho tubs aWsy, Ora Wess-
ley and bis brother, Bert folloaed us
TO Twenty second anu OliV1 and Ora
ssid, What 10 the hsil are you doing?
when told he said shafts all right. As
he started away he picked up stone
and knocked Robinson from the wagon
with it. Before Robinson had fairly
gotten to his feet, Ora Wesley drew
his knife and started after him.
jumped from my wagon and inserfered,
when Bert Wesley said, Keep out of
this, you ---, It's An old grudge; let
taem fight it out | heard Robinson
cry out 'Don't you cut me With that
knife aud Ora Wesley replied; Right
here is whore III kill you, you -
| saw him cut Robinson on tho left
side and cut st him several time. more.
"Ot course, l inIeriered, and Bert
Wesley aud great biz fellow 10 stone
lnasons clothes knocked me down aud
gave me one OF tho worst bea .ings ever
had in my life. Our assailants left
whom erowt began to gether. Robin
son got 30 his wagon, out could soe
shat be was failing fast, aud 50 drove
at once TO bis sisters home, because il
was nearer, and sent for DR.. Boone and
DR.. Frye. DO not know why the
assault was made on Robinson and know
nothing Ct grudge between him and
Ora Wesley. twas the most cowardly
and brutal attack that ever witnessed. >
DrcssIOr bote the marks OF the assault
that had beon made on him, and DR..
Boone state that, besides being struck
with the stone and badly out with a
knife, Robinson was also beaten aud
kicked severely about the body The
stab was not quite deep enough to reach
the lungs, bat the injured man lost
great deal CT blood and also bled
internally.