Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1917 — Near Death Following Fight With Nephew. [ARTICLE]

Near Death Following Fight With Nephew.

Bert Kircham was arrested Friday night charged with assault end battery with intent to kill his uncl 3, Elmer Tunis, a prominent farmer living three miles south of JVmamac who is in a Logansport hospital near death from a fractured skull. Tunis insists he fell and sustained the injury. Kircham states he slapped Turds following severe words between them and the farmer fell, striking his head on a sharp sties.. An operation has been performed, but it is not known whether it will save Tunis’ life/ Following the trouble Tunis walked to his machine at a nearby grocery store and was driving 't home when his grown son discovered that he was injured and returned with him to a physician.