The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-27
THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN ASSAULTED
BY ROBBERS
HAS BAD CUT ON HEAD
Received While Driving from North
Bennington to His Home Yester-
day Afternoon.

George II. Bronson, farmer, 40
years of age living about two miles
west OF SALISBURY Center near the
foot of the mountain, is lying at his
home severely injured by a blow on
the head believed to have been de-
liyered by some person who sought
to rob the man on his way home
from North Bennington late yesfer.
day afternoon. '0''0'
Inc injured man is not only suffer.
ing from the effects of the blow on
the head but he complains of pain In
one side which would seem TO indi-
cate that he sustained a severe strain
wagon '"V
Mr.. Bronson had about hundred
dollars with him at the time. but
when he regained consciousness he
found the money intact in his pocket
II is surmised that If robbery was the
motive for the assault that the MS.
sallant or assailants became fright.
ened when they saw the victim of the
attack fall into the highway appar.
emily dead, and fled.
Mr.. Bronson had put IN the day
selling onions to people living In and
about North Bennington and was on
his way home when the assault took
place. According to his recollections
which are somewhat vague because
OF his injury, he was passing through
the Gilbert Mattison sugar place inst
about dusk when the assault took
place. The section is one of the
most secluded In this vicinity There
are no inhabited houses on the high.
way for distance of two miles and
the underground, higher than a mans
head, has gradually closed in toward
the highway until II has reached the
outside edge of the wheel ruts.
IL was while passing through this
lonely section that Mr.. Bronson was
assaulted. When he regained conscI
BUSINESS he found himself lying in the
road and bleeding freely from a chi
on the back of the head. He realized
that he had been injured by some
one for purpose and looked AT ono,
Tor his money which he found intact
The horses. steady farm animals
wei along in years, had moved bu
short distance and were browsinl
beside the road. Mr.. Bronson climb
ed into the wagon and drove 10 the
first house where he was given atten
ton and later to the house OF Elmel
Amidon where a telephone messag,
brought assistance from his owl
home.
DR.. +. Il. Dean was summoned an,
an examination disclosed n bad seal
wound on the back OF his head. I
was suggested that the injury hal
been inflicted by ston
thrown by some on In cor
cealment near the highway bua afte
shaving away the clotted hair IN
physician was OF the opinion that IN
injury must have come from n bloy
with n club.
II would not have been a Difficult
, feat for q person concealed In tn
thick underbrush to have hit the ma
| with a bludgeon. as he was passinl
| Such an attack could have been ca
ried out all the more easily, too, "a
r the reason that the victim is slight
| deaf.
p II seems hardly possible that NJ
. Bronson could have been suddenl
!. striker with n falntlng spell and r.
p ceived his injury by falling from III
. wagon. for he was sitting at the tim
= In the bottom OF the vehicle havin
g left the seat az home In order
I make room for the load OF onions.
sudden attack Of unconsciousnei
would naturally leave him lying q
the bottom Of the wagon.
II Is presumed that the person
persons who made the attack dra
ged the man from the wagon aft
n delivering the blow that robbed hi
of his senses but becoming frlghte
n ed because OF his condition or son
! other reason took to their heels wit
= out searching their victims pocket
= Relieving that the man had
! celved n fatal injury any one respo
slble for his condition would niece
N sarily realize that IL the body show,
4. evidences OF robbery there would
"A rigid search for the perpetrators
N the crime.
A. Mr. Bronson was resting comto
n ably this forenoon and there W
:. every indication that he would rect
In or. The injury to his side, evident
"a sustained by falling over the VINE
or by the passing OF n wheel over
In body. Is giving the physician mo
ID concern than the injury on the he'
~ Deputy Sheriff George Corey
n. SALISBURY telephoned Sheriff u'
~ frcv this forenoon that ne hao ma
to n thorough investigation OF the Zoe
lie ity where Mr.. Bronson received
al coyar any clue that would lead to
a. solution OF the mystery. Mr.. Cor
y. stated that there were no footprli
m. In Tho highway or In the vicinity.