Show ASSAULTE BY THUGS Al OL1 MAJ BRUTALLY BEATEV DY invKIVOTVJf PARTIES Proprietor Ferguson of the Grand Central Knocked DOYTO Hi Injuries In-juries of n Very Grave Character Wnrjcwnt Issued For His Assailants Assail-ants Arrest Proprietor Ferguson of the Grand Central apartment house on South Main street below the Walker house is lying at his home in a very critical condition the result of a villainous assault sault by unknown parties committed on Sunday night Mr Ferguson Is a very old man and the thugs who struck him i they can be found are likely to suffer dearly for their offense The two men came Into the house on Sunday night in a partially Intoxicated condition and were engaged in opening the doors of the various rooms when Mr Ferguson discovered them and ordered or-dered them to leave They did so without with-out further persuasion but coaxed away a large Newfoundland dog the I property of the proprietor He followed fol-lowed them to recover the animal and when in front of the new LQlUn building build-ing was struck under the chin by one of the miscreants the blow knocking him to the earth In falling his head came In contact with something hard presumably the curb stone knocking him senseless Mr Ferguson is subject to epilepsy and when picked up it was presumed by his friends that he had fallen In aft a-ft But during the very few moments of consciousness he has had since he has related his experience The injuries inju-ries are Quite serious In their nature and may prove of a very grave nature A warrant has been issued for his assailants arrest and the police are I looking for them their descriptions haying been filed at headquarters |