Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-01
DASTARDLY ASSAULT
upon LESLIE |. HOYT
STRUCK BY A CHICAGO THUG
AND PROBABLY FATALLY
WOUNDED.
AssAILANl ARRESTED and IN JAIL
Injured Man in Paralyzed Condition
in Emergency Hospital
in Chicago.

Leslie u Hoyt, VINO hau peeH ~
Chicago fol q week OF ten days prior
to last Thursday on business con
neceted with the settlement OF his
un,c!e's estate, was murderously as
saulted last Thursday night by q
thug, called Butch.
AT the time Of the assault, Mr
Hoyt, was ON the side walk 1usl
across the street from the keiser-
hosf Hotel, which is near the Chica,
so pest office, and in one OF the
best lighted and most frequented sec
tions OF the city. A saloon hl that
vicinity was being closed for the
night, and two men, one OF them the
notorious Butch, accompanied by two
women came out OF the saloon and
some of the parry spoke to MIR.
Hoyt. No angry or insulting words
were exchanged, but Butch, who was
somewhat fired by liquor, probably
wsa'.el to demonstrate his slugging
abilities before his woman compan-
ion; who, by the way, was the young
wife of another man, struck Mir.
Hoyt savage blow which felled him
10 The side walk, his head striking
upon stone and causing. probably
fatal injuries. A man who was re-
pairing the street car line, and
only a few feet away says, that one
of the women tried to lift Mr. Hoyts
head up after he fell, and when she
discovered his aimp and apparently
iifeiess condition, cried out that he
was dead. The two couple then ran
to the first street corner where they
got into an automobile, and started
away at a rapid speed. The street car
man followed them to the automo-
bile, and tried to hold on behind the
machine until he could secure their
arrest, but the street was SO rough,
that he was thrown off, and for a
time Butch succeeded in making his
escape. The street car man, howev-
er, gave good description Of the
two couple to the police, and mater
tally assisted the officers in arrest
ing Butch, who is now in ian where
he will he held without examination
until further developments in Mr..
Hoyt's condition.
Butch is a character we'll known to
the police. We are informed that
he is professional slugger, who
takes on jobs, such as strike break
ing, and at times engages in other
work of more questionable nature.
The women have made statements to
the officers in which they fully ex-
onerate Mr.. Hoyt from in any manner
provoking the assault which was
made upon him by Butch.
With his face covered with blood,
ans, in an insensible condition Mr..
Hoyt was Immediately taken to an
emergency hospital where every
thing possible is being done to save
his life. The doctors think that
there is a clot of blood in the base
of his brain, which is paralyzing one
side OF his body. The clot is located
where relief cannot be afforded from
an operation, and his condition is
exceedingly serious.
Tuesday forenoon, February 2S, Mr.
NJ. r. Leroy of this city received
the following dispatch from Senator
Hoyt, who is at his hrothers bed
side:
Bad turn during night. Doctors
much discouraged this morning.
Ned"
And just before this paper went to
press the following message was re-
ceived:~
Chicago, Illinois, Feb 2s, 1911.
NJ. T. Leroy,
Manchester, Iowa.
Leslie's condition very desperate.
Doctors give almost no encourage
ment. Ned.
1913 p. m.
Immediately after the receipt OF
this last dispatch Mr.. Leroy start
ed for Chicago to join Senator Hoyt
at the bedside of their stricken kins-
man.
And after Mr.. Leroy had started
for Chicago the following message
was received:
February 2s, 1911.
NJ. F. Leroy.
Manchester Iowa. (
Leslie cannot last the day. Come
in. r. H. Hoyt.