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Show BEAT AND ROBBED FRIEND Victim of Brutal Assault Will Prob-ably Prob-ably Die. PRINCETON, Ind.. Jan. William Benicnt is under arrest on the charge of luring Charles Fowler to a lont ly luinberyard in Htiutlngburc: Snmlay night, hitting hint with a car coupling-pin coupling-pin anil th 11 robbing linn Of -11-N Rempttt was arrested here laet night by ion joff. a policeman, and when searched at police headquarters 996 was found hidden In the prisoner's BOt kfl and shoes. Bement denied hitting Fowler Fow-ler but could not tell where he tfot tho nioi ! Ho lln.illv s.ii.l .1 ,i w mill man gave It to hint. When told that his vie- J tint was dying, Benicnt eollapsed, hut silll denied the attempted murder, and said that he and Fowler were jjoud friends, and In fact were living In a double house togt ill 1 Confided His Plans. Fowler and his wife quarreled Saturday Satur-day tilghi and he went to Bi ment's pari of the house to sleep He told lloment of his future plans and Incidentally t ha t he had 11124 which he 1 ould gi t Sunday nighl. Bement accompanied Fowler to tin- railroad station and vv hle there Fowler counted the money it wan then thai Benienl concocted tin-story tin-story to lure Fowler to a lonely spot and rob him Fowler's skull was fractured and he is riot expected to live. Bemenl formerly for-merly lived in this citj and Is married. |