This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Worthington Scott Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8374 Message Board Post: newspaper dated Tues. 15 Dec. 1914 Fine, Dec. 12- While hold-ups are not common occurrences in the vicinity, an exciting one occurred about 2 miles from the village of Fine Thursday about 6. William Worthington, who has been employed for sometime at High Falls, was returning to his home on Irish Hill, about 4 or 5 miles from here. He was walking, and as he came around a turn in the road he saw, a few rods ahead of him, a man sitting beside the road. He did not cross the road and as he was passing directly in front of the stranger the latter stepped out and dealt Worthington a stunning blow upon the head, rendering him unconscious. He then relieved him of his pocket book containing $90 and watch snatched the coat from Worthington's back, ran sacked that and made off. When Worthington became conscious, only a few moments after the man was not to be seen. Worthington managed to reach the next house and the owner, Herbert Scott returned with him to the scene of the hold-up. There they found the coat, empty pcketbook and two bills, which had probably been dropped in the man's hurry. A short distance away was the watch badly broken, having been run over by a passing wagon. Children living in the vicinity of the hold-up claim to have seen a strange man prowling around near the place late Tursday afternoon, but they could not state anything definite about his appearance. Worthington has reported the matter, but so far no clue has been found. It is believed that someone, who knew Worthington had drawn his pay and planned to go home that night, waited for him purely with the intentions of robbing him.