Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1899 — About Harry Gifford. [ARTICLE]

About Harry Gifford.

Telephone reports from Harry Gifford, received this afternoon, are that he is recovering very finely, indeed. He is able to be up and even gets out of doors a little. . Dr. W. C. Schwier, of Wheatfield, who was his attending physician, was in town today, and confirmed his statement previously quoted that Mr. Gifford though badly and painfully bruised, had no broken bones and no dangerous or permanent injuries. It seems that the two Richmonds, father and son, had planned the attack on Mr. Gifford with a good deal of attention to details, as 'Shown by the club the elder one had concealed under his coat, and the careful manner in which the young man executed his part of the proceeding, which was to hold the door to prevent Mr. Gifford’s partner or anyone else coming to his assistance, while his father beat him. The statement made by the Richmonds that after the firstjblow with the club they used only their fists on Mr. Gifford, is contradicted by Dr. Schwier, who says that the bruises how by their size that they were made by a club, and that he was struck with it about 20 times. It may be here stated that the farcical trial and very inadequate punishment given to the Richmonds in Squire Drivers’ court will not be considered, but they will be proceeded against the same as though the Barkley township trial had not taken place. The latter trial was made when the injured party was unable to be present, and is not legally binding for that reason.