Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-23
BRUTAL ASSAULT
On John Wilson, Waterville, At Green
vile, on Way Home from Woods.

lam nv Wilson lies at the home OF
his mother on Oakland street in serious
condition as the result of an alleged as
sau!t which was committed upon him last
THURSDAY night in the town Of Green
vile.
The story Of The trouble, as told TO a
representative Of the Journal Monday, Is
in substance as follows:
John Wilson and his older brother Els
worth have been at work during the WIN
ter in the woods near Greonville Tor the
IIollingswOrth & Whitney Co. They
came out of the woods Thursday alter
noon. leaving the Hollingsworth & Whit.
ncy COS. camps at Moosehcad lake and
reaching Greenville too late TO catch the
train for Bangor They went to the
BARLEY House 10 secure lodgings but
failed 10. do so. Accordingly John W.
Wilson, the man who was later assaulted,
started for the Moosehead Inn, accom-
panied by a man named Wmtc. Els
worth Wilson, the elder brother, remain
cd at the BARLEY House for a time, then
followed his brother with compano
in the direction Of the Moosehoad Inn.
Their attention was attracted by seeing
| in the distance q knot of men around
PROSTATE form, and when they came up
to the group Ellsworth Wilson pressed
forward with man who accompanied
him to sec who the injured man was
"TJo you know who that ISL he was
asked by one Of the group.
why That's my brother" he replied
| in amazement.
The men who were gathered about the
PROSTATE body OF John Wilson were not
members of the crew with whom they
had together left the Hollingsworth X
Whitney camp.
Ellsworth Wilson and his friend asked
the aid of the strangers to remove John
| to a place of safety, but they refused
to give it. The injured man was finally
removed to the Moosehead Inn and a sur
geon called and Wilson's wounds dressed.
Tho police officer who is usually abou;
| the town, especially when the men ara
| coming out of the woods, was absent
| from town when the event happened.
| Later the officer called on Ellsworth
Wilson and questioned the half conscious
John, but was Unable to secure from
them anything in the shape of the most
| meagre description of Johns assailart.
| All that the latter was able TO say was
that he was struck from behind
JOHN was brought to his home in Wa
terviie Friday, but only few of his
| friends knew of his misfortune which
| had befallen him until Monday.
| The condition Of the injured man is
very grave. His wounds consist Of a con-
fusion on the right temple caused by
| blow from: something unquestionably
| harder than a mans hand. On the back
| Of the head is a large confusion having
| the appearance of being caused by the
toe Of boot or club. The wound is
about three inches long and there is a
great amount of swelling at that point
| When made the blow evidently penetrlt-
ed to the skull.
| DR.. Boyer of this city, who it attend
ing Wilson. is at present unable to tell
whe Their or net there exists a fracture Of
the skull. Wilson's temperature Monday
afternoon when the reporter called was
los.
Despite the apparent lack of evidence
there arc grave suspicious on the part
IOf Wilson's mother and elder brother re
lgarding the identity of his assailant.
They believe that John was assaulted
with robbery rs the motive, as the per-
sons who were standing about him ut the
time he was first seen by his brother
went away without any of his winters
wages, which he haG IN his pockets, be-
ing tsBRD FINN him.