Show Police Question Suspect in Brutal Unprovoked Hatchet Assault Upon Elderly Shoemaker While Joseph Fonio 64 West Second South street was under care of physicians at his home Wednesday police r reported ported a a. aman man whom they arrested ea early ly Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day was bel being g in interrogated ed in connection connection connection con con- with the brutal hatchet attack attack at ate tack of the elde elderly ly shoe repairman Tuesday t Police said Mr Fonio who operates operates oper opere ates a shoe repairing business at West Second South street was taken to the police emergency hos pital Tuesday afternoon with multiple multiple mul mul- tiple deep lacerations and possible skull fracture suffered in the apparently apparently apparently ap ap- unprovoked assault I was in my shop alone police quoted the injured man as saying Wednesday when this this' Negro came in Have you ou got any shoes for sale this man asked me Turned Back Mr Fonio Fonto explained he said he had some unclaimed shoes but that they wouldn't fit the suspect Then I turned my back to look over oyer the old shoes shoe on the shelf and this fellow grabbed me mo from behind and clamped his hand over my mouth Police reported the attacker scooped up a hatchet which Mr Fonio kept kent at the shop for wood chopping chopping and and started t to slash the victim The first unexpected blow from the weapon staggered the white- white haired repairman knocked him to the floor of the shop Again and again the hatchet hatch t descended upon his head crossing crass cr g the right side of his head with deep gashes and cutting his hand and fingers when he tried to protect himself from the tho blows Mr Fonio screamed he told officers officers of of- and nearly and nearly unconscious unconscious- saw his attacker flee after first tearing a key case evidently thinking it was a wallet anda sm small ll purse containing ing a lone pen penny ny from the pockets of Mr Fonio's cl clothing Suspect Denies Guilt It was not until some time later that police were summoned after 0 O. O H. H Funk East 2700 South street was was' attracted into the shop by the aged victim pounding on the west wall of the building as he lay layon layon layon on the floor Mr Funk informed Alex Geros West Second South street and Mr Geros er s called p police Jice The suspect t being questioned Wednesday was was arrested on West Second South police said A dining car empl ye of a railroad company he insisted he had no knowledge of the hatchet attack Officers said there was as a good possibility that the attacker was connected in hi s some me way to a railroad railroad rail rail- road company since a stained blood-stained I paper n napkin was found at the entrance entrance entrance en en- trance to one of ot the depots Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day after the assault Blood mens taken from it were being subjected to laboratory tests I I Wednesday to ascertain whether r the blood could be Mr Fonio's A. A I R or f R a x R. R Z F g M f AX 1 itt 4 dy N. N t. t t 4 hV Y i. i t r W d t i r o t i Y J i i rY i L j. j lt Y ft y 1 t Jr 1 jf r I Ij ii i r j ff f 4 i i Jr x J t Y iA r 3 ml X s r wt R f W X k i r. r cl j I l ti t i. i j i ry y Jt l t i rj iJ M MX X r i f f Y r v. v t 1 J tr 1 J. J d i i r l l'S j S 'S iJ W b k t r t t y He Asked Me for Shoes Joseph Fonio year old shoe repair worker is confined to bed following brutal unwarranted hatchet attack |