The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-26
MARCEL VICTIM
BOLD ASSAULT
Pretended Friend Uses Iron Club
and Pistol i'm Alleged
HOld-up Attempt.

r. w. MARCEL, 116 S. Reus-st, was
wounded about 8 o'clock last night in
what is said to have been bold hold
up near Lloyd and Baylen streets
The would be assassin struck the man
twice over the head with an iron
stake, inflicting a severe scalp wound
on top of the head and another one
just behind the right ear Another
wound with what is believed to have
been a pistol was inflicted over the
left eye. Assistance coming from two
men near by probably prevented mur-
der.
MARCEL was assaulted by Harry
Campbell, said the wounded man last
night. He gave an accurate de-
scription to the police of the assail-
ant and wires were sent out to nearby
railway stations giving description of
the man and his dress Campbell is
known to the police department and
they We're especially instructed to
watch for him. Police We're sent by
auto to Goulding and other points and
others went by train. All freights
were also watched for the apprehen-
sion of Campbell.
MARCEL gave a Stranger story of
pretended friendship at the station
following the assault. He said that
Campbell asked him to accompany
him to see two young ladies earlier
in the evening and that the two men
dressed 10
When they arrived at Lloyd and Bay
len they started across a vacant lot
and after getting a short distance
from the sidewalk Campbell asked
him for piece of peppermint He
offered one of the mints to Campbell
and instead of accepting it Campbell
struck him across the head with the
iron, knocking him down MARCEL
cried out for help and the other man
struck him again with the iron. He
called for help again and Campbell
struck him again he said. One of the
wounds was inflicted with a pistol
thought MARCEL, as he saw only the
pistol in the mans hand following the
last stroke.
Campbell knew that he had a roll of
money, said MARCEL, and he had
loaned Campbell money on previous
occasions he said. The two men had
been friends since meeting in Pensa-
cola about 2 months ago and were
rooming at the same house.
MARCEL and Campbell had gone to
school together several years ago in
Oklahoma City, said MARCEL, and were
friends since school days, though they
had not seen each other for quite
a while until meeting in Pensacola.
Campbell has told MARCEL that he
intended to go to work at the ship
plant but so far had not done SO.
MARCEL was running a produce store
on E. Gadsden-stA near Tarragona.
They had been living at the same
house for over a month. He said that
he had been helping Campbell by
lending him money and that they had
not been quarreling recently nor had
any grievances that he knew about.
Campbell had borrowed the pistol
from Mr.. Mobiles, at whose residence
they had been staying, over the pro-
test of Mrs. Mobiles, it is said. He had
told them that he was going to be out
late last night and that he would feel
safer if armed.
Mr. Mobiles identified the piece of
iron as one he had used in breaking
up coal at his residence at the police
station following the assault. 1t was
a 3-4 inch solid iron with bent han
die on one end. The pistol was a 80
Harrington.
The iron was picked up at the scene
of the assault lying on top of an open
ed package of peppermints.
Following the assault MARCEL was
taken to the police station and his
wounds dressed by DIR. w. D. Mobiles
Several stitches were taken in the
three wounds, but the skull was not
broken. His condition is not thought
dangerous. He was later taken to the
hospital for further treatment.