Show LIGHT THROWN ON CAUSE OF ATTACK HERE Husband Tells Why lIe He I Struck Down Wife's rife's I Companion Compan iOn I I That Lonnes Wilson lIson 19 11 years o ef cf I age ae who Is in I a serious condition in the Dee hospital ho suffering from froma a III a fractured skull was an Innocent victim of an attack by Edward Ed art 1 Myers olyer railroad fireman was wn indi Indi- indicated Indicated Saturday when Deputy Sher Sher- Sheriff iff H O. O H. H made further Investigation in tn the case I Wilson was struck over o the head hea with an iron bar bor Wednesday night nigh by Myers while Wilson was walk walk- walkIng lag Ins on Twenty-sixth Twenty street with the woman oman and two other couples lie He remained 1 unconscious in the tho hos hos- hospital hospital pital until Saturday morning morn tn An oper lS' lS performed p Friday night for tor the th removal remont of ot a 0 blood clot It was reported at the hos hos- hospital hospital pital Saturday night that Wilson had regained consciousness but his condition was still grave rae WITHOUT BAIL BAIL- Myers is i still held in the county jail without ball bail Deputy said he has now Investigated all angles I of or the case caso and found that Wilson was an unfortunate victim of the attack He Ho was with two other youths youth at Twenty fifth street and Washing Washing- Washington ton avenue when three e women ap ap- ap approached preached One of or them was Mrs Myers One of or WIlsons WIlson's compan compan- companions companIons companIons ions knew kne two tIO of or the girls and there thero were Introductions The six started to walk along the street after pairing off orf On sixth ty-sixth street below Lincoln eve ave avenue evenue I nue Wilson lIson was struck over the head bead by Myers who nho came running I from across the street Ills His skull was fractured by the ene blow bl w and later he ho staggered to his home homo MYERS DESCRIBES EVENTS rS Myers told his story to Deputy and admitted making milking the tho attack with the iron bar He lie sold sale that on Wednesday evening he went to the home homo of or Violet Drake near Twenty sixth street and Wall Wai all avenue looking for his wife Miss OUss Drake and Mrs Myers were close friends ho he said The girls were not there he explain explain- Continued on en rage Page Two LIGHT THROWN UPON ATTACK Continued From Page Pace One ed Cd and Mrs Drake told lold him that Vio Vio- Violet Violet let le Drake Myers' Myers wife and another girl had gone gene uptown with three young joung men Deputy said that Myers told him that Mrs Drake ex explained cx- cx that the youths had been drinking and this thu enraged him Myers Mers said uld he went ent uptown upton look- look lookIng lookIng Ing log for his wife but failed to find her He lie returned to the Drake home borne and procured pr a II butcher knife but was later persuaded by Mrs Drake not riot to use we it He Ill then theis too took look an iron bar from a II eoal t scuttle and started d out to await the arrival of the male mal companion of his wife THEY LE LEA LEAVE LEAE E DRUNKS While the girls yore were uptown how however however ever It was explained that they left their first three companions and started home alone They met Wll- Wll ton and his friends at Twenty fifth fifth street and Washington avenue and I th the they j started to walk home with them WilSon on had not met Mrs Mra Myers be before be- be before fore for and ind did not know the he was wu mar mar- married I clod ried Myers laid In wait walt on lower lover I sixth sIX street in the th of or trees He lie saw taw the three women and three young joung men approach and sup- sup paced that the three youths were those who had been at the Drake home earlier in tho the evening Myers Mers said he ran across the street and his wife's companion comp over the head hud with Ith the iron bar lie He later went to 14 the Drake home with his wife he explained after throwing ln the iron bar In the gutter on Wall avenue Myers Mers laid ld he did not know who iso the young oung man was that he struck with the tM weapon according to Deputy Deputy arrested Myers at athis athis athis his home hom early Saturday y morning af after af- af after after ter he had hod questioned Wilsons Wilson's com corn passions Myers freely admitted mak mak- making makIng making ing the attack Sheriff Sherif Richard said last night that Myers will be held without ball all pending the outcome of W V ons WI ons on's |