The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-08
Siugged and Robbed.

Richardson was driving out home
from Chanute In h & farm wagon he
Was beat over the head by some
yersOn till he WIS unconscious, his
pock It's turned inside cut ard hi
money taken. Mr.. Richardson is
young farmer living about two mile
north and a half mile east OF Shaw,
near the PIatt schnol house. Friday
morning he brought in load OF
produce. He had mixed load and
spent good deal of time disposiug OF
it, 50 ha did not get started home till
we'll towards ninc O'Clock.
We will let Mr.. Richardson tell his
Jwn story as he gave 1t to the editor
Of this paper Saturday night:
II came to town Friday with load
Gf potatoes and other stuff from the
farm. | sold my stuff and settled up
and when l went TO the stable for my
team the llveryman told me II was
8 o'clock. had not realzed that it
was getting so late l was soon ON
my way home 1t was pretty dark.
As strated out felt nervous and ii
| title uneasy, A feeling had never
experienced before and after l had
crossed tho Katy track took Of my
shoes and slipped my money, most OF
It., In them and put them back on mt
feet. Wuile | was doing this i
watche the road very carefully but
saw D0 Tue except team or two l
passed. After | had secreted my
money felt no more uneas.ness hut
lrove along on the macadam road
Intent on getting home,
"The last thiug remember MOTTO
lag on the road was the new concrete
bridge that Is being put in oyer the
levee. The next thing 1 knew some
thing struck me In the head. From
that on everything is blank TIL
camo 20 in the hospital Saturday
forenoon. saw no one ond heard no
one. The wa ION made good deal OF
noise ou the rock road and it would
haye been a very easy matter for 4
man to climb 10 from the rear and
approach me without attracting ms
attention. Who ever IL was got but d
few dollars for his trouble. He got q
bucksKin purse and few dollars
Gid not put ln my shoes"
Mr. Richardson was found by Ec
McOlain, lying By the side OF the roao
just east Of the little bridge this side
OF the river bridge, about IL o'clock
Ed was working with drilling crew
just over In the field on the Allen
land and the men heard Mr.. Richard
son groanng and on Investigation
found him as stated. He likewise
found his team hitched securely IN
the little pecan grove on the other
side OF the road.
Mr.. r chardson was put into his
wagon and taken down to the power
house and from there phone message
was sent into towR aud physician
and policeman drove out 10 cab.
The doctor examined him aud found
a big lump on the back of his head
and also O. just above the ear on the
right side. Mr.. Richardson was taken
to the hospital wncre he received
treatment and his wife was phon q
to and she reached here before day
light, having been driven in the
eleven miles by neighbor.
Saturday night M, Richardson had
regalned Consciousness completely aud
talked freely eff the matter. He said
his head seemed sore all over aud he
felt dizzy when he raised up Sunday
Or. Barker took bin aud his wife
and little children out home in his
automobile.
Who it was who Terpetrated the
dastardly outrage will probably never
be known. II may have been some
tramp who waited along The road for
victim or 1t may have been someone
waiting specially for Mr. Richardson
who expected him to have money
from the sale Of his stuff
The officers have been trying to
ferret the matter out but IL is Only
I cropping in the dark.