The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-15
SERIOUS RESULT
OF AN ASSAULT.
EDWARD n. Dryden or ST. LOUIS
VICTIM or AN ARRAY AT
TtiFHEa.
TOOK TRAIN AT TAMMS
Assaiiants Carried Him Several Miles
and Left Him Where He Almost
Died OF Cold.

The following story OF an assault
az Thebes which for some veason has
not before reached the newspapers an
peared yesterday in the ST. Louis
Glohe-Democrat:
Edward H. Dryden, superintendent
of the Novaculite Paving Company, il
4 AZ his home 5312 Ridge avenue slowly
recovering from a murderous attack
maae upon him at Tbs hes ILL., on Feb.
fnary 7. Particulars of the affair are
as vet unknown even 10 Mr.. Dryden II
intimate friends and efforts have been
made to keep the affair secret.
Mr. Dryden was seen at bis homo
last night He wore heavy bandaees
oyer his head, where two serious cuts
mad been made, and over his broken
nose tie Jumped aroune on a cfuth
t'H suffering from the necessary am.
pntation Of two Of his toes on the left
fsot, which was frozen.
Dir, Dryden hinted at robbery ~
the motive OF the strange assault
which took place in the railroad yards
~ Thebes- He believes that gang /
Of robbers set upon him. and finding
nothing very valuable about his her.
son, carried him three miles from
ne scene OF the attack and left him
or dead III was unconscious for
ight hours along the railroad tracks
ma when he regained consciousness
ie was compelled to lie In the snow
or four hours, unable to rise and
walk, absolutely friendless and halp.
ass He sighted a man with lant, .
rn and feebly called for aid. The
ian came to him. but refused 10 Ok. ,
end 4 helping hand. Mr.. Bryden's !
tory follows.
Mr., Rryden's Account.
am sorry this has gat out, and
have tried 50 hard to keep 1t quiet
On the night Of February I left i,
amms station on the Mobile ana !
mo road and rode fourteen miles to !.
nebes, MOI a SOFT knew my course. u
10 can not see how could have Il
zen followed 50 long. | wanted to ],
axe connection with the Iron Noun. Vi
m train at Thebes. Ill.,, which il !
. miles from St. Louis. The train !,
known as the Valley train. i
i was hur-ying through the rail.
al yards and had reacher the side
my freight train. was about to Il,
aboard when / was felled to the /
0nnd with the butt end of big re- u
lYer. | saw another man iimp IN -
and then knew no more. NJ q
Sc was broken apparently by the III
gger OF the revolver at the same III
lie was beaten over the head .,
IS must have been about 10:3O H.
m. ~
The next thing | knew was that I
awakened six miles north Of ,
ebes, near the railroad tracks. | y.
numb and powerless to rise. NV
foot | found was frozen. Blood
concealed about my head and ny
e. soon realized that | had been a,
Ieked by q gang of some sort. ~.
81 have been taken aboard that -
ey train and then dumped from G
train. The gang must have :,
ight was dead. When | awoke ~,
lust have been 3 a. m. | was hun .ta'
dazed and Suffered untold agon. +.
from the raw wind
Abcut 6 a. m, still suffering help .e,,
~ on the ground near the railroad ~
k | saw a man approaching With
ntsrn. called to him. He came
. asked for help. That man
me with a smile on his face-left
10 suffer and perhaps die.
Section Crew Found Him. w
n hour later a section crew came shpe
3 and pied M. I was almost trlct
CHESS f.om nv intense Suffering. ting
legs were nunb The gang got he
hat handcar and gave me a lift mat
IS aiken to a country Doctors @oul
three miles further north. Ths morn
day J went back TO Tamm's sta.
where fifty Of our men work our
y. ! stayed there until the fol sa
u SUNDAY Far for thai 49,. phys
er and fathe. would become VINO
led wired them that | was -nai'
and they need have no fear over ,eeh
as ! had decided to remain at l,eee
ns. SINCE
have mayor hosrs nh - busin
They either followed me four. '"ui
mile from Tamms to Thebes. or Gil
.e accidentally at Tn hes. They
1t take much. and suppose that LIE. ,,.s
reason hey became so savage. s''e,'
m 81 nave thought that they had III ~,
I'd me. for they took me six ;"
away to lst me de. and thcs
il appear that TRAN had knock fN
down"