Show GRAND JUNCTION EDITOR HURT howard lee beaten on the headly james J ames thompson grand junction colo nov 8 special to tribune A brutal assault was wa a made on howard harvard F r lee of the sentinel of this city by james thompson for the past three months there has been a very decided animosity between the alie parties brought about by alleged injuries by thompson in connection with family trouble that recently led to a divorce case between thompson and his wife thompson has frequently expressed a determination to injure lee but it was thought it would end in threats for the past two or three days thompson has been drinking heavily and Is at these times quarrelsome yesterday evening he wen went I 1 to the sentinel office after the paper had been issued and found lee at work alone in the office lie ile walked in unnoticed to al lee e and n dd up by his side when he began a t tirade lr a of abuse and at the same time ci drew e a gun and struck lee a on the he head d with the he stok they the then ill a clinched an and d ml w I 1 t to a the floor lee iee exerted his efforts in trying to prevent thompson shooting ill 0 c ta n hi him in and oil all the time thompson S agbe i was beating abing him over the head an aej 1 face soon parties arrived on the scene and succeeded in the gun away from thompson when he drew a knife and again started tor for lee but it was also taken away from him iby this time an officer arrived and thompson was placed in jail charged with assault with intent to kill lees wounds were dressed by drs bull and ingersoll it was found he h has a a sustained a contusion of the skull on the left side of the lead head a cut above the left eye also a severe cut above the right eye and one below beside abad a bad bruise and cut on oil the left side of 0 the neck the wounds are not considered of a dangerous nature the assault was so sudden that t lee had no time to protect himself and it Is considered that he was lucky to escape so easily as thompson has it a reputation of being dangerous aher aroused thompson was released upon bond of 1000 to appear for trial on N november To vember |