The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-19
OLD COUPLE
ASSAULTED
Renters on Reservation Nearly
Beaten to Death by an In
. dian Allottee
HAD DEMANDED RENT
ALREADY PAID HIM
Indian Makes a Midnight Attack
on Unarmed Couple and Leave
Them for Dead--Under Arrest
in Granger Jail

| As the result Of a murderous as
sault made by an Indian, on the res
ervation between Alfalfa and Satus
William Lusby lies at the Toppenish
hospital in a critical condition and
his wife is seriously injured. There
is one chance in a hundred, the hos
pital authorities say. for Mr.. Lushy' $
recovery, his skull being smashed in
two places from terrific blows on the
head.
At Toppcnish Hospital
These wounds We're dressed at the
hospital many hours after being in
hicted, and the delay incident to find
ing the victim and getting him to
Toppenish may result fatally. 1t was
found necessary from the nature of
the wounds to put Mr.. Lusby under
an anaesthetic and clean out the
broken pieces of the Skull The pa
J tient is resting easy after the opera
ton. He was struck over the head
seven or eight times and the scalp
torn from the skull in number &c
places Mrs. Lusby was also very
badly injured, the assailant striking
her repeatedly with a stick of lire
wood, but her recovery is probable.
Indian Named johnson identified
An Indian named Johnson. VINO
| was identified by Lusby as the as
sailant. was arrested and is in the
Granger Jail. Billy George. another
/ Indian, is under arrest in the Ton
pcnish Jail. Feeling is running high
in Granger among the friends of the
old couple and there is some talk
| of lynching, but as the community is
a law abiding one 1T is believed the
citizens will let the law take its
course. The authorities are looking
for another Indian who was seen
| with Johnson the day before,
| Victims Live in Granger
William Lusby and wife have a
home in Granger but thew are leas-
ing land allotment on the reserva-
ton, between Alfalfa and Satus The
Indian from whom thew rent called
on the old couple Friday afternoon
and demanded money on account OF
the lease. but his demand was re-
fused as the rent had already been
paid in advance and payments were
done through the Indian agent only.
/ and Mrs. Lusby gave him supper.
Awakened in Night
Shortly after midnight Mrs. Lusby
WAS awakened by Il noise in the house
and aroused her husband. whereupon
lthey We're both immediately attacked
| BY an Indian, who had gained access
to the house through a window and
y1rl1 -.
a weapon. Both old people were
dubbed into INCONSISTENCIES The
time Of the attack is not known. but
when Mrs. Lusby recovered conscious
ness later in the night she remem bers
hearing the clock strike two. From
then until O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, when they were discovered by a
son. the old couple lay welterins in
their blood without any attention.
The son reported the affair to
Granger and officers and phys ms
were imm ediately sent over to care
for the couple When they arrived
thew found the two in a frightful
condition and blood from their
wounds covering the furniture and
the walls. On the wall was an inn
print in blood of a hand
Unconscious for Hours
Mr.. and Mrs. Lusby were uncon-
scious for some time, but later on
Mrs. Lusbv regained consciousness
and identifi ed as the assaiiant. John
son. who had been captured in the
meantime by Deputy sheriff DeKraav.
Mr. Lusby. who it is feared will die,
was at once taken to the Toppenish
hospital. While Mrs. Lusbv was cared
for during the day at Granger. She
states that the Indian demanded
money and began his attack on her
husband whom she tried to protect.
The condition of the room gives evil
dence of vicious struggle.
This Indian bears an unenviab Bile
reputation in Granger and vicinity.
The wife and daughter of Johnson
died violent deaths. one Being found
in mutilated condition on the rail-
road track and the wife being beat