The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-02
HIT ON THE HEAD.
ID. II. Grimes Victim of Vicious
FOOtpads.
Struck Five Times With a Gas
Pipe.
KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
Each Time He Arose Was Again
FelIed.
Assailants Take Flight Before
Getting the Money.

While walking on West Eighth street
Monday night at about $50 o'clock D.
| X. Grimes. GIT North Harrison street,
was attacked by two men and badly
beaten over the head with a piece of
gas pipe. Five blows were struck, each
knocking him down. Mr.. Grimes strug-
| gled to his feet after each blow and
finally, his assailants being frightened
away, he ran to the Batman candy
store at S21 Kansas avenue. The as
sault, and, as it is believed to have
been attempted holdup, occurred near
the corner of Eighth and Harrison
streets.
Arriving at the Batman store Mr..
Grimes gasped out his story while his
brother, Frank Grimes, and other rel
atives, were summoned and physician
called. 1t was found that the top and
back of Mr.. Grimes head was beaten,
cut and torn in a shocking manner
After his injuries were dressed he was
taken to his home on the North side
Suppressed by Police.
All news of the attempted holdup was
suppressed by the police. although an
officer was present and secured Mr..
Grimes story While DR.. l. A. Ryder
dressed his injuries. Just why this
news was suppressed by the police is
not known. At noon no arrests had
been made and if there was any effort
To capture Mr. Grimes, 3SSalla1iLS II WAS
not visible at the police station. Chief
OF Police Eaton was out of town at
tending a funeral this afternoon and
so could not be asked to explain just
why this news was suppressed.
Mr. Grimes. who insisted this morn
ing that he was well enough to visit
the physicians Office and have his
wounds dressed. says he has no enc
mics tnat he knows of and believes the
assault was for the purpose of robbery
He says he had $50 IN his pocket al the
time and fought hard to save thar
money. He was successful. He thought
of his money, he says. the first time
he was struck. Beyond the attack no
effort was made to get his money.
Another peculiar circumstance Is
that neither of his asSa1lantS SAID
word during the encounter. Mr.. Grimes
saws he shouted Justify for help because
he believed he was being killed He
says he does not know what frishten-
ed the men who attacked him away
as he saw no one He was dazed, ne
saws, and started on his run to a place
of safety as soon as the blows ceased
descending. His first thought of place
in which he would be safe, he says
was the Batman store where he finally
took refuge.
Assault Was Vicious.
One of the men who assaulted MI
Grimes was a young fellow, he says,
probably between Is and p years OF
age. He did not see the other one. The
man he saw walked past him ana
wheeling suddenly stopped just in front
of Mr.. Grimes. This stopped Mr.. Grimes
and at that instant he was struck on
the back of the head with what he
says he believes was piece of heavy
gas pipe
This knocked Mr.. Grimes to his knees
and he scrambled to his feet to try to
fight Just as he arose he was struck
again and again he went to his knees.
He rose again and was knocked down.
This was kept up until his assa1lants
were frightened away
at was on my way to look at some
restaurant fixtures which were in stor-
age on West Eighth avenue" he said
this morning. II was walking on the
north side of the street. Some one
walked ahead of me and just after they
passed me they turned. looked up Tor
the first time and saw man standing
within two feet of me- As looked up
I was struck on the back of the head |
They knocked me down and got up.
This was repeated five times Then
they ran, frightened by some one, ]
suppose, although did not see any one
else. ran to Batman'S and told my |
story doctor was called and after |
1 was fixed up went home. 1 had $50 |
in my pocket and thought they want |
ed it. The police We're notified and
gave them what thought might be a |
clue 1 am not at liberty to make it |
public now. 1 don't know whether
they have made any arrests or not. |
I'm glad I got out of 1t as we'll as |
did. / tried to hit them with my fists |
but I was blind"
At / o'clock today no arrests had |
been made according to statements |
given out by the police. During the |
a prisoner was brought in and |
held. no charge being made against |
him, and he was not booked" This |
is usually done with prisoners who |
are being investigated when the police |
want to be mysterious 1t is not /
known whether this prisoner is being |
regarding the holdup or on
some other subject which is being sup
pressed.