Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1914 — WILLIHM GRAYSON SLASHED WITH KNIFE [ARTICLE]

WILLIHM GRAYSON SLASHED WITH KNIFE

Assailant Was Robert Jones—Affair Occurred Just North of River at Water Valley. William Grayson, youngest of the three Grayson boys, lies at the point of death at the home of Jim Doty, at Shelby, frightfully cut, and “Bobbie” Jones, his assailant, is in jail at Crown Point awaitng the result of his injuries. Grayson has been working for Doty at Shelby. Tuesday afternoon he accompanied "Bobble” Jones, Jr., to Ben Fogli’s saloon on the south side of the Kankakee river at Water Valley. They had started back to Shelby together and were crossing the bridge when Doty came along in a wagon. Both got into the wagon. According to the report received by The Republican Jones told Grayson that' he would not get his pay tor working for Doty. Grayson replied that he had always been -paid and an argument ensued and Jones called Grayson a liar and Grayson knocked him down. Grayson then climbed out of the wagon and dared Jones to fight ft out. Doty intervened and the men quieted down and Grayson again got into the wagon and Doty started to Shelby. Jones quietly drew his knife arid lunged at Grayson, stabbing and cutting. Grayson was powerless to put up a fight, the first lunge with the knife having cut a frightful gash across the right side of 'his chest. Before Doty could do anything to stop the assault by Jones twelve cuts had been inflicted. As The Republican is informed one was across, the abdomen and almost disemboweled him. One cut was across" the right cheek, another on The neck, two were across his right arm and were clear to the bone. There were two or three stabbed places in his legs. Grayson was removed to the home of the rural mail carrier, Jake Warner, near by, where doctors attended him, taking seventy stitches to close the gaping wounds. It is said that his lungs could be seen through, the wound in his chest and that the cut across bis abdomen exposed his bowels. Little hope was entertained for his recovery. Jones was placed under arrest by Jacob Loesch, who lives' at Water Valley, and a deputy sheriff came down from Crown Point and took Jones to jail. If Graysori dies a charge of murder will be filed against Jones. Grayson was alive yet at noon and had revived considerably, but his condition'was such that there seemed small chance for his recoveryy. He was removed Tuesday evening to the home of Mr. Doty, his employer. Grayson has spent most of bis life in and near Rensselaer, where he has 'been working on a farm tor several years. He has been employed by Doty at different times. He was in the habit of getting drunk occasionally and at such times was inclined to be quarrelsome. There is no information that he was intoxicated at this time, but it is probable that both he and Jones bad been drinking. Jones and his father, known as “Bobbie” Jones, Sr., lived together at Shelby. He was not regarded as a very bad man, according to reports received here. Grayson is about 25 years of age.