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FIGHT ONBetweenSherwood uAnd The BendResult InOneWith Severe Injuries plete details not KnownMan Meeting-CumI1*As a result of an altercation onctlie road between Sherwood and)elaware Bend Monday night1bout midnight, John Wagner is hving in a serious condition withfractured skull and it was report(d that death might result.Not many details can be secur■t-mm■d concerning the story but it|ieems that A1 Birkmier, also of jlie Bend, had been at Sherwoodn business and while there metVagner. Birkmier had a hay rack»n which was piled some grainacks and groceries, and he in-ited Wagner to ride home withlim.According to reports the pahiad been drinking at Sherwood •specially W agner. W hen near he Bend. Birkmier looked iround to see if Wagner was still in the hav rack and witnessediitn throwing off the grain sacksA hen all the sacks were finisheda'p next tackled the groceries. Birkmier objected to this, accord ng to the story that is told, andhen there must have beenanmcounter.It isaid Birkmier came to the louse of Rev Father Theis at theBend, and told him lie had injurjd a man. Father Tliies got together a relief party and went uit on the road to hunt for Wrag aer.They found him lying along [lie roadway with his skull fractired and in a bad condition. Hevas taken to a home and physic;nis called. It is said that up tohis morning lie had not reganedBirkmier wentonsciousness.o his home. Up until noon no iction had been taken in the matter.Some sav that Birkmier struckWagner over the head with the neckyoke .but it is not known whether or not there is anythingto that storv.
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Defiance Daily Crescent News
Defiance, Ohio, US
Wed, Jul 05, 1911
Page 6
Full Page
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