The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-13
lnterurban Passengers Horri-
fled as Man Raises Vicious
Weapon Over Head of B. F.
Wingate. of Kalamazoo.
MAN ATTACKED HAD
BEFRlENDED THE OTHER.
ASsaSsin'S Attempt Is Foiled.
However. When WIngate
Turns and Knocks Weap-
on From His Hands.

While b. F. Winsate, Of Kalamazoo.
who is a sufferer with locomotor ajax
ia. was sitting in his seat reading a
paper ON an east bound Dayton and
Western car recently, he had mar
row escape from serious injury. if not
death. from a drunken man sitting be
hind him. The drunk drew a long and
dangerous looking knife and just as he
was about 10 plunge the ugly weapon
to the hilt. cries of Mortified passen-
gers warned wingate that he was in
danger, and he. turning rs best he
could. knocked the knife from the
hands of the man whose brain was
aflame with intoxicants. Wingate
'had befriended the drunk whose name
is Frank Lawrence of Vicksburg. Ohio
The men were separated by passengers.
Mr.. Wingate. who is travelling man
had stopped over in Richmond to at
tend TO some business on Wednesday
and left in the latter part of the after
noon for Dayton. where he intended 10
transact further business. On his
way down Main street to Eighth street
to get his ticket at the Interurban sta
ton, he came across a well dressed
man. decidedly the worse for liquor.
The man was in great difficulty as far
as successful perambulation was con-
cerned. and Mr.. Wingate offered TO
assist him The intoxicated man was
also going to the interurban station
for a ticket to Dayton. and Mr. Win
gate not only helped him there. but
when they returned to the corner OF
eigth and Main streets. protected him
from the arms of the law. by agreeing
to a Richmond policeman to look after
the man anu see that he got safely on
the limited
Aboard the limited. Mr.. Wingate
seated his charge in the ordinary com
partment and went on into the smok-
short time. when the drunken man was
unceremoniously thrust into the same
room by the conductor for having
started to smoke in the other compart-
ment The intoxicated men. who lat
er gave the name of Frank Lawrence
of NiCksburg, O.. took the seat directly
behind Mr.. Wingate. and. recognizing
in him the friend who had helped him
before. entered into conversation with
him. The conductor came through re-
questing tickets and Lawrence. forget
ting his recent purchase of ticket. at
tempted TO pay the conductor in cash.
Mr.. Wingate tnen reminded him that
he had bought ticket and suggested
that he look for it in his pockets. In
looking for his ticket Lawrence dis
played various rolls of bills. the total
OF which must have been over five
hundred dollars He found his tick
ct and having given it TO the conductor
attempted to take the vacant seat be
side Mr.. Wingate To this the latter
objected. saying that after the display
OF money Lawrence had made. if any
thing happened whereby he should lose
it. he might. upon becoming sober. sus-
picion him of having taken il while
riding in the same seat. At this an
other man in the smoking room left
his seat and sat beside Mr.. Wingate
relieving him Of the embarrassing at
tempts Of Lawrence 10 sit beside him
Har.y a minute Of peace had eiaps-
ed however when Mr. Wingete dis
covered Lawrence leaning over the
back Of his seat with an opened pocket
knife in his hand. This Mr. Winga:e
promptly knocked from the mans
hand 10 the floor and changed his seat
50 as - face Lawrence. The conduc-
tor then took Lawrence in hand an
expOstuIated with him for having thus
acted towards the man who had be
frieuded him. Wingate. by this time
was thoroughly aroused. and told Law
renee 10 keep away from him or he
would have some trouble on his hands.
: To this. Lawrence replied by calling
/ Wineate a vile name. though no at
tention was paid to the epithet by the
latter. who realized the mans condj-
tion. Lawrence then became sorry
he had acted 50 towards Wingate and
got up and took a~seat facing him. In
stead Of making apologies. however. he
soon got into an argument with Win
gate. which the latter ended by saying:
Well. see you are looking for trOu-
BILE and | guess it is about time you got
it," and 50 saying. Wingate removed
his eye glasses. reached over with his
! left hand siezed Lawrence's threat,
while with his right he delivered sever
al good stout blows. The men then
cTinched. but were soon separated BY
other passengers and led to opposite