Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
FRED w. MlLLETT, WELL KNOWN
oTTUMWA SALESMAN, is REM
nEREp UNCONSCIOUS, FROM
BLOW OF UNKNOWN MAN.
POLICE THINK A
SANDBAG WAS USED
ASSAULT OCCURRED ABOUT
1920 O'CLOCK LAST EVENING"
VICTIM ABLE TO TALK THIS
MORNING ROBBERY MOTIVE.

Within less than fifty feet Of mis-
own front door and under the eyes OF
Miss Mamie WEIGH, his niece, Fred W..
Millett, 1913 North Wapello street. a
well known citizen and salesman OF
Ottumwa, was slugged about 1890
o clock last night by an unknown as
sailant and robbed. He lost conscious
ness shortly after receiving the blow
and did not regain his senses nu[ll
after o'clock this morning. The as.
isault occurred Immediately i'll front OF
the James Curran residence, 81
North Wapello street.
The victim Of the assault was struck
on the left side of the head. The skull
was severely bruised from the nose
TO the ear. He will be incapacitated
for at least two weeks.
Miss WEIGH, who makes her homo
with Mr.. and Mrs. Millett, had ilst
reached home few minutes before
the attack was made, and was stand
Ing on the porch when the scene tooE
place. She states that she saw TWO
men coming up Wapello street, but
did not recognize either OF them. They
were apparently walking together
When in front Of the Curran resi,
dence, Miss WEIGH asserts that one
OF the men suddenly fell down and the
other stopped over him. Her idea was
that the fallen man was intoxicated
and she did not give them much az.
tention until the assailant arose anu
left the man lying there. No blow no.
,utcry was heard by Miss WEIGH.
Mrs. Curran Hears Moan.
Mrs. James Curran. who was i'll che
front room of her home decorating 9
Christmas tree. heard a man moan
and looking out of the window, saw
one man lying down and another
stopping over him. She called her nus
band, who was upstairs, and together
they went out The assailant wa,
gone. In the dark they failed to recog
nize MI Millett. and asked him his
name. He gave it, and then immedi
ateIy lost consciousness until earl5
this morning.
Mr.. Millett was assisted into hi;
home and taken care OF. Miss Welci
can give but very meagre descrip
tion of the assailant. She states tina
he was trifie shorter than her un
Gle and wore a black coat and hat
WI bIliCtIS poShCIS "HlS lISu tlhN
watch taken. This morning when h
was able 10 talk, Chief Gallaghe
called at the home and cleaned wha
Information he could from the injured
man. Mr.. Millett was evidently strucl
with sand or shot bag. A frightfu
blow was given along the left side o
The head. just above the ear, bruisin'
The skull from the nose 10 the ear
Victim Talks.
Mr.. Millett stated to Chief Gala
cher that he was not walking witt
The man at the time and did not evel
know there was a man anywhere il
The vicinity of him. 1t is supposed tia
the assailant had either followed MI
Millett for short distance or was !,
hiding near where the attack wa
made. The only clue to the robber j
the watch taken. 1t is described A
q IL size. Deuber case and McKinfe
movement and a Taft fob. TIL
movement is rather unusual and I'll
police feel that if disposed of here tn
watch can be found and the assailan
traced.
Mr.. Millett is a travelling salesma
for HILBERT, Spencer, Bartlett & Co
OF Chicago, and frequently carries ccI
siderable sums of money.