The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-21
DODGE hND 0LkMlu|
AABBED on CAP|ls|
Arrested in Connection With 81, ,ooo|
Damage Suit BY 7. J. Nshon
Whom They Beat Up.

Robert oakman and John r. Dodge
were arrested. Friday. on capiau +
secured by Attorney Thomas J. Ma
hon. In a suit for $4,000 damages {
for the assault committed upon Mahon /,
In Louis Schneider's saloon, Jan. Z. &
Oakman and Dodge we're released BY
Judge Murphy on $500 bail each 4
The afiidavit. on which the>capias was
issued follows. In part:
"On Jan. "A. 1911. between the hours 4
OF and 10 o'clock in the evening. 5
Robert Oakman and John r. Dodge. +
with force and arms accosted and I:
violently attacked this deponent in \
thes saloon conducted by Louf \
Schneider. 116 woodward ayenr.
where this depon!ent then was and
while this deponent was conducting
himself In lawful and law-abidlng
manner, Said Robert Oakmans and
John +. Dodge. without any cause or
provocation whatever, then and there
unlawfully laid hold OF this deponent
and with great force and violence.
said Robert Oakman grasped depon-
ent BY the throat with his hands and
choked deponent, and then The said
Robert 0akman and John +. Dodge
with their clenched fists dealt this
deponent several violent blows on tho
jaw. behind the ears, on the nose and
eyes and face and each struck blow
after blow upon deponent's face and
head. until deponent fell unconscious
TO the floor of the barroom.
While this deponent was theveS
prostrate he regained his renses and
attempted to reach his cane, where
upon Dodge, with vile oath, grab
bed the cane, and the said Robert
Oaltman and John +. Dodge then and
there with force and arms In and up-
on him, this deponent, did with their
feet and deponent's cane, again beat,
bruise, wound, ill-treat and comma
bribery and assault with intent TO do
great bodily harm, less than the
crime OF murder upon this deponent
and with their heels kicked deponent
several times In the face, head. and
body, and did strike him several
violent blows with deponent's cane.
which deponent has been obliged for
crippled condition, being without
both lower limbs, and deponent says
that the brutal and altogether uu-'
| justifiable assault and beating by the
] said Oakman and Dodge IL a matter
I OF the utmost humiliation, mortiflc4~
i ton and chagrin and shame to de-
ponent, 90 he was Tor b long space ot
time kept against His win upon said
barroom floor, and not even permits
ted to have the use of his cane In at
tempting to arise.
"Deponent further says that he re-
gained his equilibrium, and while his
face appeared like raw beef. HIS blood
was streaming from deep cut frac-
tional part Of an inch under his eye,
and other various wounds covering
his entire face. Robert Oakman came
up to him and remarked, I did not
know you We're 30 badly injured a.
that. I'll get cab for you Despon-
ent said, go away from me, you
brute, | won't have anything to do
with you / will call a cab myself
Thereupon Oakman again grabbed
deponent by the throat and pressed
him against the bar, exclaiming,
Damn you, I'll make you While IN
this position, John F. Dodge came up
and, utterly an oath. exclaimed, IT
don't care IL you have only two wood
en- legs, have a damn good mind to
beat you up again and ] will"
by reason whereof this deponent
became and was Ill, sore lame and
disabled from attending to his affairs
and business as a lawyer for long
space of time, to wit: from thence 20
the present and still remains so dis
abled, confined to his bed, Ill. sore
and incapacitated to attend to his af-
fairs, and scuffered and still suffers.
great bodily pain and mental anguish
and distress, and in consequence of
such beating bruising, wounding and
illtreating this deponent."
The AFFIDAVIT is supported by an-
other by Attorney Edmond Joncas,
who was with Mahon and was also
attacked.