The diamond drill., 1920-05-29
STABBED EIGHT TIMES BYDRUNKEN
MEN WHOM NE SOUGHT TO ASSIST
WAS IN IRON MT. HOSPITAL
Three Of the AssaiIants Are ID
Jail, Two Escapep into Wis.
and are Still at Liberty

Jess II. Jessen OF this city, a dep
uty sheriff Of Iron county, was muir
derously assaulted by five men whom
he was assisting after the cars in
which they were riding had collided
on the Dickinson county road just
north OF Iron Mountain last Sunday
night. Mrs. Jessen, who was with her
husband and who went TO his rescue
when the men set upon him, was bad
ly beaten also, one OF them striking
her viciously with big rock. She
was rescued by passing car before
her assailant dangerously injured her.
which he certainly would have done
had the rescue car not come along as
IL did.
The injured man was taken TO ST.
Georges hospital at Iron Mountain
where his wounds were treated and
Il was found that eight knife cuts had
been received, only one OF them being
been received. only two OF them being
serious ones. At last reports Mr.. Jes-
sen was getting along nicely and his
friends hope that he will be about
again in a few days, but II will be
several weeks before he can attend
10 his work. He Is at his home IN
CRYSTAL Fails where he was brought
Thursday
Two Cars Had Coilided
mir. and Mrs. Jessen had driven to
Iron Mountain last Sunday, visiting
on the way down at Mrs. Jessen's old
home in Homestead. About ten o.
clock that night they started from
Iron Mountain for Crystal Falls, Mrs.
lessons little nephew accompanying
them. A few rods this side OF the
North western railroad crossing at
Antoine they came onto two cars that
had collided. Five men and three wo-
men occupied the cars and when Jes-
sen arrived they had extricated
themselves from the cars and were
standing in the road. The left front
wheel of one car was locked into the
right front wheel OF the other; Jessen
stopped to assist the men 10 get the
cars apart. He remarked that II the
men had not been drinking the acci-
dent wouldn't have occurred
Resented Drinking Accusation
me not drunk" replied one OF th'
men and at the same time he struci
lessen a vicious blow in the face
lessen struck back; then the othe'
four men pitched onto him. lesser
was evidently the match for I'M
bunch on even terms for he ha'
Knocked down three OF them whei
one Of the men drew knife and at
tackled him.
Mr. lessen jumped from the ca
when she saw the unequal strugsi
and. grabbing spoke that had pee
broken out OF the wheel OF one Oh IN
cars. she knocked down two OF IN
men and would have rescued her nus
band had not one OF the men graope
rock with which he struck her
vicious blow on the hip. He then SC
unon her and commenced TO poun
her when she managed to escape NJ
clutches and ran around the car, n
chasing her.
The lights OF an on-coming ca
showed woman running around
car with n man after her and cause
the occupants TO stop their car
investigate. otherwise II Is hard
nredict what the brutes would NAY
done. -
Ia the meantime lessen lay hell
les In the ditch. his condition vi
.rown 10 Mrs. lessen. Other ca
came along and took the injured ma
ana Mrs. lessen back to Iron Moul
tain In their own car while anotn
49, hastened back to the city al
gave the alarm.
The Dickinson county officers rus
"A % ,he scene and succeeded In ca
,ur,ng three OF the men. TWO
,hsm one Of those being the man w
ala ehe stabbing. escaped and cross
,he river into wisconsin. The 'nr
women ran away as soon as me nv
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