Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-07
THOMAS MCDONALD, Jones couN.
rY FARMER, KILLED. sY
HIoHWAYMEN.
sLueeEp IN MINNEAPOLIS
WHILE ENRouTE TO WEST
Police Believe Mcdonald Resisted and
Was Killed in Fight With Robbers
Watch and Money Not Taken, As.
sailants Being Frightened by Their
Deed.

Minneapolis, Aug. THAT Thomas
Mcdonald, 80 years old, farmer of
Center Junction, Iowa, was waylaid
near the Tenth avenue bridge at mid
night and fatally beaten by highway
men who attempted to rob him is the
belief Of Coroner Gilbert Seashore and
present at a post-mortem
examination. Identification was made
by Thomas Moncrief of Center juno
ton, companion arrested by the po-
lice on the charge Of drunkenness.
Moncrief told the police he and Nc
Donald arrived in Minneapolis at 8
O'clock Thursday night and stopped for
the night with the intention of going
yesterday to Everett Wash. The two
men became separated late in the even
ing, according to Moncrief, after which
Moncrief was arrested.
Coroner Seashore says the man was
struck at the base of the brain with a
sandbag and stabbed in the head. Nc
Donald died at the City hospital short
ly after l a. M, before being adj
mitted to the hospital. He was found
unconscious near the home of Nicholas
Hanson, 1905 Fifth street S, and never
regained consciousness.
A valuable watch, jewelry and $50 In
money were found on McDonald's per-
son in addition TO a check for baggage
left at the saloon of Lorentson & Hnr-
ris, 401 Washington avenues. A du-
in, he nf
Moncrief w.,en he was arraigned in pr
lice court. After being discharged fron:
police court Moncrief was arrested when
he called at the Washington avenue
saloon and called for two valises ard
produced check tag. Then the iden
tity of Mcdonald became known. II
Harris, proprietor of the saloon, said
Moncrief asked for the baggage an'7
at first denied knowledge of acquaint-
ance with Mcdonald. Moncrief was
taken to the Central station where he
is held Jerd'1g further investigation.
The police believe Mcdonald fell te
the sidewalk while Intoxicated, or tina,
he became involved in a fight. Polica-
man John Donovan of the South Side
police station says that Moncrief was
arrested several blocks from the Tenth
avenue bridge about an hour before
Mcdonald was found Moncrief was
alone and says he does not remembe,
when he became separated from Nc.
Donald.
Asked Police Protection.
The body was also Unidentified b.
Gustav Peterson, night clerk at TIT
restaurant. OPT Washington avenue S
as that of the man who staggered ir;t
the lunchrooln and asked for Pc
lice protection. According to Peter.
son, the man said he was attacked b,
two men armed with clubs upon hi:
refusal to / old UP his hands. The mel
carried ievolvers and wore masks, bu
set upon Mcdonald with heavy club.
and knives. A fight ensued in the dark
ness near the bridge.
| When he was fast becoming ex
hausted, Mcdonald told the restauran
clerk the men fed, evidently frightene,
away, and he fell to the ground. H
did not lose consciousness and regainet
his feet. 1t is believed he was daze'
after leaving the restaurant and MISE,
the direction given him to the neares
patrol box at washington and Eleventh
avenues S.
Relatives In Center Junction wer
notified.