The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-04
DID He HIT GRIMES
James Ringenberg Arrested for
the Assault.
Woman Who Saw the Struggle
LIS Found.
NOT THE RIGHT PLACE
Evidently Grimes Was Assault
ed Block Farther West.
Blood Covered Stone Found at
This Location.

Did Dan Grimes wander a block and
| a half in a dazed condition after he
I was assaulted Monday night, or were
| two assaults committed on West Ninth
! street?
| Was the instrument with which he
was beaten over the head a small rock
or a gaspipe as he thought at the time
Who saw James Ringenberg at the
l Tromp Smoke House Monday night at
l the time Grimes was assaulted on West
| Ninth street?
Are Ringenberg and another man who
is believed to be one of the two men
who assaulted Grimes responsible for
the purse-snatching which was report
ed several weeks ago?~
These are some of the questions the
police are searching answers for today
Ringenberg is believed to have been
one of the men who assaulted Grimes
and another effort will be made today
to identify him as such. The other man
is in hiding in Topeka and will be ar
rested soon, according to the police.
New evidence was found today which
may lead to the arrest and identif1ca-
tfon of the men who assaulted Grimes.
On the night of the assault on Grimes
Mrs. L. E. Jackson and her daughter
saw a man assaulted by two men. The
assault occurred in front of $40 West
Ninth street.
Only two blows were struck, however,
according to the women who witnessed
the assault. and Grimes was knocked
down five times according to his story
The assault also occurred a block and
half west of where Grimes says he
was when attacked.
According to Jackson who told the
Iolice CT the occurrence today, Mrs
Jackson and her daughter had retired
and the daughter, hearing noise out
side looked out the window. She saw
two men struggling with another. Two
blows were struck. Mrs. Jackson was
called meanwhile ana she raised the
window. The victim of the assault
was calling for help.
When she raised the window it is
supposed the noise frightened the at
lacking party and both men ran west.
The victim staggered east as best he
could. He made slow progress.
Next morning blood was found on the
Aalk in front of the house and further
Up the street towards the state house.
Near where the fight had occurred was
a rock a little larger than mans
hand 1t was bloody. 1t is believed
the assault was committed with the
rock. Near the corner of Ninth and
Harrison streets, where Grimes claims
he was assaulted. was found quite
large pool of Blood aE
Grimes insists that he was assaulted
on the walk in front of the Crane nome
at the corner of Ninth and Harrison.
In case his contention is correct there
must have been two assaults. The po-
lice, however. are inclined to think the
assault occurred in front of the jack
son home. and that Grimes wandered
q block and a nalf in a dazed condt-
ton and imagines the fight occurred
there.
James Ringenberg, who was arrested
late Thursday night is believed to have
had something to do with the assault,
or at least to know that such an as
sault was planned. He knows too much
about the affair, according to the po-
lice. He and another. it is believed,
attacked Grimes.
When arrested Ringenberg said he
could readily prove an alibi. Since
that time he has found it impossible
to tell the names of anyone who saw
him at the time of the accident. His
story does not have the right ring and
the police will question him further.
Another arrest in the case is expected
shortly and it may be that after this is
made evidence that Ringenberg had
part in the attempted holdup Will be
brought out