The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-07-10

street the MOB grew furious and be-
gan to close in, when they were
demonstrated with cody and deliber-
ately by Mr.. Crowley, who advised
them that they had better take a Sec
ond thought and not act on the ad-
vice of Pat and his brother, the
"judge." A policeman escorted Mr.
CroWley's party to the hotel, but he
was helpless before several hundred
Romish hyenas who were thirsting
for the blood of Protestants.
BY judiciously Offering council
and at the same time walking di-
rectly toward his destination, Mr..
Crowley avoided any serious assault
until within a few feet of the hotel
door when, realizing that the last
chance for the night was at hand,
the yelling and hoOting became in
tense, and the mob closed in for final
attack. The melee that followed was
desperate. Mr.. CroWley's hat was
first knocked off, that his head might
be an easy target for the weapons of
the enemy, and being a very large,
tall man the target was easily access
sible.
Jim Hanlon, a bar tender, black
ened one of Mr.. Crowley's eyes, and
had it not seen that Mr.. Crowley
had taken the precaution to remove
his glasses before leaving the opera
house he would have been a blind
man today.
Mr.. Crowley was surrounded in
such a manner that it was as difficult
for him to move as it was for his
friends to protect him and ward Off
the blows, and he was severely
pounded from every direction.
Mr.. George w. Weaver, proprietor
Of the Hotel Mealey, was watching
the mob from the door of the hotel,
and thinking that there might be
possibility of MIR. Crowley reaching
the door alive, took the precaution to
have the screen door open in order
that refuge might be as easy as pos
sible, but before Mr.. Crowley could
reach the door he was struck a tre-
mendous blow over the head with an
iron, supposed to be a heavy clock
weight, or something Of the sort, in
the hands of Ed. Murray one of the
leaders of the mob and clerk in the
jewelry store of Nutting & Jones.
Severe as the blow was, Mr.. Crowley
remained on his feet, however, and
with difficulty passed in at the hotel
door with his life, but with an ugly
wound which was bleeding profusely
and the sight of which sickened the
bystanders.
After Mr.. Crowley was taken to
his room, accompanied by several
leading citizens, physicians were
summoned. DR.. D. w. Ward, assisted
by his father, also a physician, who
resides in another city, dressed Mr..
Crowley's wound, and made the fol-
lowing official statement concerning
the same for the benefit of those
who might wish it for future evil
dence: Confusion of scalp, lacerated
incised wound about about one inch
in length, slightly to left of vertex
of skull. Incision extends down to
the periosteum. Three stitches ap-
piled, to be removed in about ten
days. d. w. Ward, M. D., Oelwein,
Iowa"
When Crowley appeared on the
platform the second time the ap-
plause was tremendous, and it was
ceed with his address. Intense in
terest was manifested throughout the
lecture, and at the close he was given
hearty ovation, and an urgent invi-
tation to return to Oelwein at some
future date.
Mr.. Crowley thanked his friends
for the interest manifested in his be-
half, and closed by saying:
81 shall be delighted to return to
Oolwein on future Ocoa sion when