The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-09-01
Drunken erawI Proves Serious

bleeding prOfuscly from large
wound on the left cheek, resulting
from drunken brawl Glenn Roberts,
n discharged barber formerly in the
employ of John Koerber, made a sick.
ening sight of himself as he walked
from Second street to Fourth street
on Norfolk avenue at o'clock yester.
day afternoon. The street was crowd
cd with men, women and children who
turned away from the sight the wound.
ed barber made. His left cheek was
laid open from his mouth almost to
his ear.
John Clark, brakeman In the en-
ploy of the Northwestern road, claim
ing Boone, Ia, as his home, was ar
rested charged with innicting the
wound ON Roberts face. Clark was
drunk and little information could be
obtained from him.
Whether or not Clark had knife In
his hand wien he struck Roberts is a
question yet to be determined by the
police, who believe Roberts received
his injuries by falling against the
glass window of the John Klug cream
cry station at 2ll Norfolk avenue.
II hit someone but | don't know II
it's this man or not" said Clark, point
ing to Roberts, who occupied room
in the city jail with the injured man.
"The fellow | hit had IA knife and
was going to hit me with it. | was
not going to get cut so hit him."
Roberts Afraid of Clark.
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Clark in the Jail last night and was
given possession of the ladies ward,
where he was looked after by both Dr.
O'Neil, who sewed up the wound, and
City Physician Tashjean, who consult
ed with DR.. O'Neill.
Il was struck with knife" was the
statement Roberts persisted in max
ing to the physician, and those who
aided the physician in his work.
An examination of the broken glass
that remains in the window at the
Klug creamery shows some blood
stains and there no doubt that Rob-
erts' wound was caused by his head
striking against this glass.
Roberts for a few seconds leaned
and it looked as if he hung there sup
ported by the jagged ends of the glass.
He soon fell unconscious to the
ground, bleeding terribly from the
large wound. A few moments later
he walked away from the spot and,
returning, picked up his hat and walk
ed west on Norfolk avenue, passing
women and children who shrank at
the sight. On Norfolk avenue and
Fourth street Roberts was directed to
Chief Marquardt who Immediately
placed him under arrest. The chief
then went in search of a physician and
DR.. O'Neil, arriving on the scene had
the man taken to his office where the
physician took about ten stitches in
the gaping wound. DR.. ONeil had
much trouble with Roberts, who per-
sisted in sitting up on the operating
table and rubbing out the stitches
which the physician endeavored to
make.
After the physician had finished his
work, Chief Marquardt Eaised the
usual cry for the much needed hospi-
tai. Nobody cared to take Roberts in
Man Might Yet Die.
During the early evening he was at
tackled by severe chill caused from
the shock and loss of blood and also
from the cold of the Jail. AS a last re-
sort he was moved to the women s
ward, a private room in the Jail, as
bad as that of the other parts of this
place. DIR. O'Neill remained with the
man for some time and there were re-
ports for a time that the man was
dying.
Roberts has been drinking heavily
for the past week and only a few days
ago he sold his barber tools in this
city and spent the money for drink
In his pocket the injured man had a
letter from his mother, Mrs. A. B
Teepehl, Lakeview, Ia, who writes her
son to be good and to believe in God
Satan" she says, turks in all
Places and she begs her son to be
good.
MY mother lives in Lakeview, Ia.
said Roberts. My stepfather is the
sheriff there"
Roberts face will be disfigured fol
life.
Notwithstanding the fact that DR.
O'Neill says there is still danger OF
Roberts dying from the effects OF
blood poison which may yet set in the
wound, Mayor Friday ordered Chief OF
Police Marquardt to turn Clark loose
Clark is the man who admitted strik
ing Roberts. 1t is said Clarks rela
tives here secured him employment
m q farm