The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-27
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Unknown RObber Gives William
Mcclure Scalp Wound.
Escapes With Money, Watch and
Store Key.
VICTIM MUCH DAZED.
Man Attacks Him at Room in
Early Evening.
''Rube" Welder Finds Him
Wandering Around.
TICTIM MUCH DAZED.

William Mcclure, painter and paper
hanger, today is recovering from scalp |
wounds and other injuries given him
by an unknown assailant at his room !
above Mcclure Brothers paper and
paint store, 924 North Kansas avenue,
Tuesday night, when he was robbed
of the key to the store, a watch and
a few dollars The matter has been
kept quiet, partly in the hope of thus
better catching the robber, and for
the home of his father, T. N. Mcclure,
1411 North Van Buren, street.
This morning he said that he re-
members Of struggling with man,
and having received the wounds, but
until the last day or two he has been
SO dazed by the attack that he could
not recall any of the details. He dis
tinctly recollected of having gone to
the door open on account of the warm
evening. Then he lay down on the
bed. The next thing he remembers is
some one hitting him on the head and
lit the lamp before he laid down.
The victim of the attack is hazy as
to how the man got out of the room,
but evidently the robber left in hur-
And the bedclothes. especially the pill
lows, were sprinkled with blood. A
bloody rock was also found in the
room.
recalls is being found walking around
| in hallway by 'Rube" Welder a horse
| trader, who rooms on the same floor.
I Mcclure says he then found that he
| was bleeding but was too dazed to
think of calling a doctor. WeIder this
morning stated that he put horse lini-
ment on the hurts, but as Mcclure did,
not seem to want doctor and
did not summon a physician then or
| notify the wounded mans brother, o.
A. Mcclure, who lives on Central ave-
nue.. Instead he kept the painter in
| his room that night. However, when
morning came he. say that the hurts
| were serious and sent for DR.. ]. H.
Rinehart, who attended his hurts. The
| doctor was not told of the attack.
| Mcclure received a deep cash on the
| top and back of the head and other
| minor wounds.
The blows appeared to have been
| made with blunt instrument and the
finding of the bloody rock bear up
Tuesday afternoon Mcclure had
| been driving with Welder and had
gone over the river with him to see
about a horse trade. so Welder says.
About $50, Mcclure, who is the last
to leave the store, locked up the build
ing and went to his room. He laid
down on his bed without undressing.
The next thing seen of him was when
Welder, who states that he was going
to his room, met him in the hallway,
wandering around with his hands to
his head. Welder says at the time
Mcclure was too dazed to talk CO.
herently and didn't seem to know how
his injuries were received. However,
it is thought that his assailant was
some one who saw him go to his
room from the street. Otherwise the
theory is that no light in the room as
was the case would indicate the occu-
pant was out.
welder also says that he didn't
| notify the police because at the time
he didn't know of the seriousness of
| the affair. Mcclure himself this
| morning stated that he was too dazed
| to think of it.
The officers were notified the next
noon and two plain clothes men came.
The McC1ures say that the detectives
didn't examine the room and when the
wounded man told them he couldn't
describe his assailant said that there
| wasn't much to go on and left.
However, the missing watch is a
Waltham,~ 25-year gold case, II jewel.
AS to the identity of the robber. Mr..
| Mcclure says he has susricions. but is
going to LAY low and thinks he will
catch him.
Mr. Mcclure is a brother of o. A.
Mcclure. and is in partnership with
his brother in q paper and paint store
at 924 North Kansas avenue. The for
mer, a bachelor, has been rooming
! over the store for nearly a year. He
takes care of the room himself and
nothing has been touched since the
night of the attack. This morning the
bed clothes showed the dried blood
stains and the covers were huddled up
near the foot. The condition of the
bedding indicated that struggle had
! taken place.
Mrs. o. A. Mcclure didn't know any
thing about the affair until about
O'Clock the next morning, when her
| brother-in-law came down into the
| Sha Noticing
| his wounds she asked about them and
he replied:
They got me. Some ones robbed
me-" About that time Welder came
| in and told of his finding Mcclure,
saying that he had likely been robbed
This morning, however, Welder was OF
the opinion that Mcclure had received
| those gashes in fall.
Il was too dazed to think of any
thing for nearly a day after 1 was at
/ tackled" said Mr.. Mcclure this morn
ing Now I begin to remember of
struggling with some one short time
after 1 had laid down on the bed. l
have my suspicious who 1t was, but
don't want to give him away now 1
remember now of having been struck
and of course didn't get hurt falling.
Yes, was too dazed to think about a
doctor or anything.
! DR.. Rinehart holds the blunt instru-
ment theory of the wounds He also
says Mcclure simply said he had been
| hurt and did not go into details.
Notes and Personals.
| Otto Kuehne, president, of the
/ Kuehne Preserving Works company,
/ is in favor of the paving of Curtis
street from North Kansas avenue to
North Topeka avenue. He says that
as much traffic passes over that street
| as any place in Topeka. and the hauls
are often very heavy. On this account
the road is in a bad condition, and Mr..
| Kuehne thinks that enough property
/ owners would be in favor of the paw
| ing to get the petition granted. Mr..
| Kuehne pointed out the fact that as
| the Rock Island road runs through the
street, the road would have to pay for
the paving of three feet on each side