Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09

prime OF life, is dl6ElncL lOS6 70
the business and traternal organiza,
tons with which he had become so
prominently identified, and brings to
his host Of friends profound sor-
row. Mr.. Robinson was btg-heart-
ed, generous man. and every worthy
cause received his support in sener-
ous measure. The tragic death Of
o kind husband and father has
brought to the wife and children
grief which words fail to express 10
the members of his family Manche-
ter friends extend profound sympathy
In this time Of great affliction.
The Democrat is indebted to A.
H. Blake for the following newspaper
clipping from the Times Union Of
Jacksonville, which gives more OF the
particulars connected with the de-
plorable accident. Mr.. Blake was in
Jacksonville at the time and he and
Mr.. Robinson were automobile riding
until five. o'clock in the afternoon OF
the day Mr.. Robinson was Injured. :,
Jacksonville Times-U Union.-"As
result Of being hit on the head by a
brick, said to have been hurled by
Walter Waymon, a negro OF Az
Broad street, shortly after Z O'Clock
last night on Laura, near Bay street.
Robert R. Robinson, a commercial
traveller OF Lakeside Park, suburb
OF jacksonville, is a patient at st.
Lukes hospital, dangerously and per
haps fatally injured, while Waymon
is prisoner of the authorities.
The assault followed an argument,
it Is said, the men had after they had
jostled into each other while pass
ing. Waymon claims that he was the
man jostled into and that when he de-
manded satisfaction from the white
man, Robinson picked UP brick and
threw it at him and It was then
that he rataliated It was Impossible
TO secure a statement from Robin
son, as the blow rendered him snn-
conscious and up to an early hour
this morning he was still in this con-
dition.
story of Witnesses.
A C. r. Robinson and Sam Cheat
ham, OF 81 West Forsyth street, both
OF whom state that they were eye
witnesses, however, claim that ROD
inson did not throw brick. The wit.
nesses say that, while passing along
Laura northward from Bay, they
heard Robinson and Waymon in con-
versation and they saw Robinson turn
am. walk toward Forsyth street, and,
as he did SO, saw the negro reach
down, pick up brick and hurl It at
his head. u 2i
After throwing the brick the negro
ran eastward along Bay street and
was catpurea In front of J. s. Pinkus-
sohn's cigar store by F. w. Meitzer,
who held him prisoner until Police.
man James r. Paterson arrived and
took him into custody.
The brick struck Robinson Just |
above his right ear, making a Jagged
woud and also badly lascerating the
ear. The injured man was picked up
and rushed to DR.. J. D. Blacks office,
corner Bay and Laura streets, where
first aid treatment was rendered. He
was then hurried to the hospital. 1t
is believed that Robinson's skull is
fractured. Whether3or not this Is 50
win be determined this morning by
the physicians in charge of the case.
Waymon's Statement.
When seen in his cell at the police
station, last night by a Times-Union
representative, Waymon again insist
ed that the white man had first
thrown. q, brick at him. which struck
him on the shoulder. The negro says
that he did not Know whether or not
his brick hit Robinson for as soon as
he threw it, he started to run away.