Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
sLUGGED AND ROBBED BY
MIDNIGHT AssAILANT.
Sewing Machine Agent Came Near .
Quick End.
[FrOm saturdays DAiIy.l

4 hAcuiHS dBSut run lcuanVhl -
returning to the Kreps' boarding
| house, where he rooms. last night
Iabout midnight was knocked down
and robbed OF s14, He was struck
on the neck Just above the right
shoulder and was rendered uncon-
sclons for about is minutes. His
neck is somewhat stiff today and he
has a headache but otherwise no per-
sonal injuries were received. Mr..
Shounder had been collecting yes
terday and the supposltion is that
his assailant knew he had q snug
sum of money ON his person. Trace
of the assailant has not yet been
| found.
Mr.. Shounder was returning home
after calling on Miss Lydia RoGbep
ger, who lives Just halt SiocK from
where he rooms, and was within ten
feet of the steps to the house when
his assailant stepped out from behind
cedar tree, near the steps, and
struck him on the neck with a heavy
stick. Just before he was slugged
he was attracted by a noise Of a
horse hitched acros the street and
on turning around saw the fellow
who hit him. He said he had his
face concealed with a handkerchief.
Shoulder said he knew nothing more
except that he was carried into the
house. and attended by doctor.
s. Molgard, an employee at the
Home Rule cafe, on his way home
on Enterprise street, short time
after the hold up, found Shounder IN
an unconscious condition. Mr.. Mol
gard said: Il had Just left the cafe
a short time and on my way home
passed the Kreps' residence. heard |
some one groaning and stopped to see
what was the matter. thought |
possibly some one was a little full
and was very cautious in what
] was doing. ! spoke to Shounderl
three times before he answered and
when he did answer he gasped for
breath. He said he had been slugged
SO l went and rang the door bell and
let the boarders know that one of
their number had been hurt. w.
H. Price, who lives across the street
from Kreps, was Just returning home
from a party at that time and MOTTO
Ing a disturbance called over and
wanted to know what was the matter.
BY this time Mr. Kreps had brought
0ut lamp, Mr., Price came over and
| small crowd soon gathered. Moth
ng else left for me to do l went
tome .sti3 sfAs W. aas1Ks L
This is Mr.. Prices part of the
story: ~ went over and found
5hounder lying on the ground and
lsked him what had happened. Hn
'cplied that he had been slugged. /
hen asked him II he had been rob-
)ed and when he went to feel for
lis pocketbook 1t was gone. We
searched around short time with
he lamp and found his pocketboolr
ome distance from where he was
ying open and the money gone /
hen picked Shounder up and carried
i'm to his room"
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Drisco passed I
lreps about 1890 last night ami
AID they saw man standing in the
ard. Mr.. Drisco said he thought
he man a boarder and paid no at
eni'on to him. Therefore, 1t seems :
hat the fellow who struck Shounder
lust have been waiting for him some
lime. 1t was not at all dark at
reps as Mr. Prices porch light was
lrned on, the street light ON the
Orner of Enterprise and Buckeye
nd the light at the county jail were
ding at full blast. 1t seems strange
nat shounder did not see his assault =
Mt. 5
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