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Strangers AssaultWalter LamphereAt Lake WesaukingState Police from the Towandadetail were called to Lake Wesauking at about midnight Saturday to investigate a mysterious assault upon Walter Lewis Lamphere, 17, ^of 317 Pine St. They did not find the injured youth there at the time and returned to the office hereand calling him names. They thenstopped the car near the inlet, forced him out. and one of the three began pummeling him with his fists. Lamphere told the police that he was knocked to the ground, his head striking an object in such a manner that a two-inchof Dr. W. A. Redding where they gash was opened, found him being treated for a badj Lamphere told the police that he gash in the forehead that required did not know who the three in 10 stitches to close. jthe car were and could not, orjLamphere told the investigating would not, identify them in any officers. Troopers Joseph Graham way. Nor did he disclose any in-and George Owczarski, that he formation relative to the mod. I or was walking around Lake Wesauk- color of the car in which the three ing when a car with three young who picked him up were riding ^men in it stopped and offered him I It is known that a passing moto-a lift. He said that since they ist found Lamphere lying in the were going on his way home at j road and bleeding profusely. He the time, he accepted their invita- took him to the cottage of Mr and tion but after he got in the car, Mrs. John Jay Moore. Mr. Moore the driver made a “IT* turn and called the Wysox ambulance and went back around the lake. (started toward Wysox with the Lamphere said he was offered boy. Marion Barnes responded, some beer and took three swags” taking Lamphere to the office of from a K- Then, he told the Dr. Redding. After being treated officer , one of the three who had there and questioned by the police, picked him up began berating him he returned to his home.Tf44u-LA$4 AAA A1 TTTt _ J.TheI waredHooverBjm
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The Daily Review
Towanda, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jun 10, 1957
Page 3
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