The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-18
BEATEN, ROBBED
AND LEF I FOR
|2EAD IN A SHACK
Such is Treatment Received
by Granville Coster, Who
Disappeared Nov. 18th.

Mrs II. l. johnson of Florence Is
In receipt OF a letter from her parents,
var. ana Mrs. William Coster. of ALI
son, y. NJ. telling OF the terrible er-
perienee OF her brother Granville Cos
Ter, who disappeared mysteriousiy
from Gallup. y. NJ, November 10. The
details os the disappearance of the boy
appeared in a recent issue of The
Record. and was read with interest ny
many people OF this locality. who are
intimately acquainted with the Cos,e.
family. The letter clearing up the
mystery follows:
Allison. y. NJ. December 5. 1919.
Dear Children and Al
will eudeavor to tell You the par
iieulars OF Granvilie's terrible trials
ri the last two weeks. Poor boy. it's
a miracle that he IS alive I, sure
hurt Us when he returned In the cvnd.-
;ion he was.
Granville says TWO Mexieans got
into the truck as be started into Cal
iup on "Wednesday. November 10. max.
ing the excuse that they were cold.
The wind was blowing and II was rain
ing. The men unrolied the curtains.
letting them down and then covered
hiin with rins They demanded that
he supply The truck with gasoline and
oil and then bade him drive west or
toward arizona. I guess they had no
opportunity TO slug him between Gal.
iup and WinsIow. Ariz They sent
him into a farm house to stay the firsi
night and told him and the old couple
there II they sauealed II would mean
death 70 all Of them. The old folks
treated Granville me,
The MeSicsns stayed in the truck
during the night and the next morn
ing they direcie ed Granville to get on
the train with them. They All got OF
~ winsiow. threatening his hfe at
every step TO keep quiet They took
; giin TO an old shack in the outskirts
II the town where ihey struck him
above the ear near the right temple
with what Granville thinks was bot
tie He was left for dead and lay un-
conscious all that day When he
regained his senses he had been foam
ing al the mouth and bis head was
covered with boiod
nc INNG l1F llArA lHsf fk1hlI AfaT
rihle. for his head Is still bruised and
swollen. and this happened two weeks
ago from the date Of this letter. For
a week Granville says his head gave
him all kinds of trouble. He was
weak and hungry and begged some
food. He boarded a freight train
that carried him south TO Los An
seles. where he arrived hungry. cold
and sick He was happy upon his
arrival there. for he located Aisa. who
took him in. gave him food, had him
take of his bloody clothes and dressed
him in AIS clothes. He was then
provided with money TO pay his fare
home
Al wired us OF his coming, and you
fan ima inc what joyful meeting
Grenviiie's face was all piastered up
and he looked bad, but | was SO over
ioyed at seeing him thar did not
slsep a wink las, night. guess we
81 feel like celebrating this Christ.
mas. Just think of It. on Granville's
birthday he did not have a bite to eat
Since his return the house has been
filed with people so glad to see him,
Granville says he Was afraid 10 send.
bone for 7money for fear his boss
ouAl have him arrested aud brought
- Lgk. iIe wanted 10 come by him.
Fseif, and wa fed right up through
Gallup and spoke To al the people he
knew. We have paid all expenses in
connection with the case and have de
posted $500 TO cover all he had lost,
! think when the head manager of
the company store reaches here he
viii make the local man stand most of
1T II has cost us practically all we
Ibaye. but we are happy in the fact
x1haf aur hoe q, alipa apa ,,..,ft