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Show JAPANESE ASSAULTED. He is Roughly Handled in Lester Park, Ogden. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, July 13. Ectween 5 and I) o'clock tonight in Lester park a Japanese named S. Tida was sitting on a bench reading a Japanese and English Eng-lish book, when two fellows came up and engaged in a convorsntion with him 011 tho prospects of wax between Japan and tho United States. Tbey began to abuse tho Jap in an attempt to rob him, cut his head, bruised his face and otherwise maltreated him. Without securing anything of value, they made their escape. On an adjacent adja-cent bench sat two other men, who witnessed the affair, but did not interfere, inter-fere, nor have they yet showed up to give the police any testimony as to whom tho robbers were. Iida was taken to the Reed hotel, whero his injuries were dressed by Dr. Egban. The polico are searching for the men who assaulted him. |