The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-17
Back of Head Cut Open, His
Teeth Were Pounded Out
WAS BEATEN ON FACE
Warrants, So It IS Said, Will Be
Gotten Out For Suspected
H'' Parties
From Saturdays Daily.

Struck down from behind by a
heavy blow which, stunned him, and,
as he lay prone upon the walk, brut-
ally jumped upon and kicked in the
face by the shoes of one of his .assail-
ants, knocking out his teeth and bad
~ disfguring his face, was the eX-
perience of George AtchiSon, the well
known land Inaa, in broad daylight,
shortly after one o'clock today, as he
was on his way itom his home to his
office ia the Free Press buildinS.
Mr.. Atchison had just spent the
dinner hour at his home, 81 South
Second street, and as he left the house
was whistling as he picked his way
through the ice and water which COW
efs the walk on Second street. AS he
passed the Christian church on the
corner of Grove street he noticed a
person sitting there with his coat
collar turned up as though to conceal
his face. He thought he recognized
him as Roger Morehart, and wondered
what he was doing there. An auto
mobile was standing around the COR
ner in the road between the Christian
and the First Congregational churches
on Grove street As Mr.. Atchison
passed the home of John Mountain,
721 South Second street, someone
struck him heavy blow on the back
OF the head and as he fell to the
walk in q dazed condition a man
jumped upon him and kicked him
heavily in the face, knocking his
lower teeth loose, infiicting a. big cash
in his lower lip, and bad cuts on the
side of his face.
Young Man Named Struck to Rescue.
a young man by the name, of Struck
who lives at 22S Fulton street saw
the attack and running up caught
hold of the young mans arms, and
the two young men who had commit
ed the cowardly deed ran away, jump
ing into the car on Grove. street, and
driving rapidly to Broad street and
thence TO Byron street. Mr.. Struck
assisted Mr. Atchison to his feet, and
helped him on his way home as far as
the Congregational church, from
where the injured man proceeded
alone, Keeling heavily and staggering
into his home, where his frightened
wife, whom he had hidden goodbye
scarcely ten minutes before, cared for
him until the arrival Of Dr.. J. S.
Hofbrook, who dressed his wounds. A
young man by the name of Mountain
before whose home the attack, oc-
CURED, also saw The young men, but
did not know who they were. Mr..
Struck described one of them as wear
ing, a; red sweater. No one who saw
the accident seems to know who the
young, men were.
When seen at his home this after
noon by reporter Of The Free Press.
Mr.. Atchison's face was so bruised
and swollen as to be almost unrecog-
nizable. Three stitches were required
to close the cash in his lower lip,
and numerous bandages were required
in dressing the wounds on his face.
Welcomes Square Fight.
81 wouldn't have cared so much il
they had come to me and tried to
lick me like men, even though
there were two of Them" stated
Mr.. fAtchison. Il would not
have cared then if had been
battered up bit. But it was a cow
ardly thing to attack an unsuspect-
ing man from the rear. l didn't real
ize exactly what was happening uptil
il was an over, and didn't even see
them when they rushed upon me.
When / passed the church saw a
man sitting on the steps with his
collar turned up and thought it was
Roger Merchant / wondered what
he was doing there. / do not think
that if it was the Morehart boys that
w. j. Morehart had any hand in it.
| don't think he would have hand
in such dastardiy thing. We had
some trouble few. days ago when he
came to my office, but we settled it
face TO face like men, and when he
said George, that's enough, why
quit and let him go. am fifty eight
years old and never had any trouble
like this before
s Can Reinsert Tooth.
The physicians then stated that If
the tooth which had been knocked out
could be- found the dentist who was
on his way, might be able to reinsert
it and possibly save it. Mrs. Atchf-
son Immediately started to go to the
scene of the accident to see if she
COHIu llIItl TIC DuI Wdb ItCttllell
by her husband, who in his nervous
condition feared to have her venture
on the street. She laughed at his
fears and went to search. The walk
in front of the Mountain home was
spattered with blood from the injuries
received by Mr.. Atehison, but after a
careful search his wife found the
tooth and brought it back to his room.
Chief Klusherz investigates.
Chief Klugherz Immediately upon
hearing of Che affair started an in
vestigatfon. The license. number OF
the automobile. in which the young
men made their escape was found to
be- 1925, and the chief assured him
self that this was the number of the
car belonging to w. ]. Morehart. Mr.
Klugherz visited Mr.. Atchison and
obtained a full account of the affair
stating that as it was such coward
ly thing for the young men to do he
intended to personally conduct the
case. He asked Mr.. Atchison if he in
tended to get out a warrant for the
arrestifof anyone, and Mr.. Atchison
said that il it had been a fair fight
he would not. but he though THAT he
should considering the way the thing
had been done. During later inyes-
tfgationsi Chief Klugherz visited the
Lewis garage where the new REQ cal
belonging to W.. i. Merchant is kent