Anderson Herald in Anderson, Indiana

Supreme Court justice tied up in secretary's apartment mugging

Justice Williams, a former ambassador and governor, says he was mugged outside his secretary Barbara Patterson's apartment on arriving home from a legal conference. He was bound and gagged with a telephone cord, suffered a cut lip, and the thieves stole a TV, a stereo, and his wallet with $70 and credit cards. He freed himself and called for help. Williams noted the assailants offered no introductions and he could not identify them. the secretary is believed to be somewhere in the Midwest. He has previously faced danger, including a 1950 hostage incident as governor.