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ROUGHLY HANDLED:An aged 5Ian «f Daer Crcelc Township Assaulted on His Way Home.As before stated, George W. Harness, one of the best citizens of Deer Creek township, was way-1 ayed and badly beaten on last Thursday night as'he was on his way home from his son's residence, Mr. Harness recognized the two scoundrels and came to town yesterday and made affidavit against, them. He was seen by a Journal reporter, to whom he made a statement substantially as follows:Mr. Harness has a son who resides within about a half mile of the father’s house. The son was at that time and continues quite sick. Mr. Harness went over in the evening to call on the- son and stayed until near 9 o'clock, when he started for home. It was raining but was not. very dark, since there was light moon. He bad go n e b ut ab o ut a q a a rt er o f a mile when he was set upon by two men who hurled rocks and clubs at hint, the first stone came without warning and barely missed the old gentleman’s head. Mr. Harness drew his pocket-knife and told his assailants that be would kill them if they approached. Meanwhile he called.out “help” and “murder’1 as loud as he co□ 1 d. The men to!d Har-nesss at the start that they proposed “to do him up” thenand there, and he recognized their voices as those of Alonzo Campbell, a young man who was employed by the sick son, and Frank Woods, a neigli boring farm hand. The young men took fright and fled,'and the old gentleman was met by his hired hand who heard his cries and helped home. He 'was quite seriously bruised and injured, but was able to hobble with a cane yesterday.Mr. Harness had $04 in liis pocket, but it was not thought that the men intended, to rob him. He had accused Campbell and Wbods of stealing turkeys from his roost, and they had threatened him. Campbell went at. once back to the house «of Harness’ son and asked for the money that was due him for work. He was excited and said iie had to leave. He was asked if he had killed anybody, and he answered that he did not; know that he had. He was paid. $34. and; immediately left. The two, Campbell and Woods, disappeared and were finally located in Shelby county, where they were arrested. They are expected to arrive here at any Lime in charge of the officers. Woods is about eighteen, and Campbell is near tw e nxy-t w o years o f age.The Kokomo Tribune of Friday evening says:Word has just reached this city to the effect that George Harness, of Jackson township, Cass countv, was waylaid and slugged, Thursday night by a couple of young scoundrels of the neighborhood, and that he is now lying in a critical condition. The ruffians made their escape and are still at large, and officers are in pursuit. Constable Griffith of that township was in the city to-day and he in conjunction with our local constables, is keeping vigilant watch for t he fu gitiv es. The authors o f the dastardly outrage are supposed to be t wo young men named Woods and Campbell, who entertained a grudge against Mr. Harness for appearing against them as a witness in a case wherein they were charged with chicken stealing. The victim is quite well known here and is an uncle of Senator Harness, of this city.Since the above was in type additional particulars of the occurrence have come to hand that confirm the story and intensifies the character of the crime. This morning P. X,. Martin, a near neighbor of Mr. Harness, missed three horses from his pasture, and, without knowledge of the cowardly attack on Mr. H., came to this city in search of them, supposing they had simply strayed away. Since hearing of the brutal assault; on his neighbor and the disappearance of the bo vs he is sure his horses were stolen to aid' them in their flight.Mr. Harness says they tried to kill him, and that they left him for 'dead; says they were three persons—Frank Wood and William and Alonzo Campbell—all young men from eighteen to twenty-one gears old.The horses are described as follows: Two brown horse?, one twenty years old, the ofclies eight: and one ’iron-gray mare five years old.Mr. Harness’ injuries, though seri-ousfand alarming, are not necessarilv fatal.
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sun, May 20, 1888
Page 3
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Kokomo-Howard C.
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