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ASSAULTEDAND BEATENFred Batt Set Uponby Seven MenA tale of woe indeed is the or e that Fred Batt had to relate to the police of this city Sunday morning. His horse frightened by an automobile, and unable to get the heavy load fromtbeditch in which they had run, returning to Defiance for aid, and then while awaiting assists C) to be accused of trying to enter a house for unlawful purp: srs and then being set upon by half a dozen men and beaten until he was hardlv able to walk. SuchVis the series of unpleasant circumstances which fate brought upon Mr. Fred Batt, a young married mao, the owuer of a tile mill near Hamler, Sunday morning.Saturday Mr. Batt purchased a large machine for his tile mill in Paulding, and late at night, returning, he passed through this city. When near the overoverhead bridge, an auto frightened his team from the road into the ditch out of which they were unable to pull the heavy load. With his hired man, Mr. Batt returned to this city and telephoned to bis father who resides in Tiffin township to come with another team. While waiting for his father, Mr. Batt and his hired man walked up towards the B. AO. depot.At the corner of Deatriek and Perry streets, about 1 o’clock Sunday morning, according to his storv, he was accosted by* * toseven meu who accused him of trying to enter the houses of two of their number for unlawful purposes. It seems that a couple of umbrella men having the B. A lt;. their headquarters, and their attempts to gaiu intimacy with some of the womeu have aroused the ire of the people of that neighborhood. Batt was thought to be one of these persons and when the self constituted vigilance committee met him they accused him, and told him that he must confront one of the women for identification. Mr. Batt refused to be persuaded, asserting his innocc-ce. Tbe men «eid that they would force, andto wtrue to their word, they set about to administer to him a terrible beating. The police were apprised of the occurence and the battered and bleeding Batt was rescued too late. He was brought before the woman he had been accused of approaching who failed to identify him. Batt’s pocketbook was lost in the struggle, and when found and returned to the police, two dollars which it had contained, were found to be missing. Batt claims that h9 was robbed. Batt’s hired man left for the depot shortly before the fracas began. No arrests have been made at the present, but in all probability Mr. Batt will seek legal reparation. The houses which Batt was alleged to have at tempted to gain admittance were those of Charles Schooley and Tom Cavanaugh, both residing on Deatriek street.VICh*tvc1aactwt(trt%%
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Defiance Express
Defiance, Ohio, US
Mon, Jul 03, 1905
Page 5
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USA 06 Mar 2019
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