City Councilor John D. Lynch, who is the president of two local banks, was robbed and beaten late Thursday evening as he returned to the home of his mother-in-law, at 15 Grozier Rd. Reportedly, one or more of the three men who assailed the eldest member of the council and former mayor were hooded.
Mayor Edward A. Crane '35 told the council Monday that "he was reliably advised that friends of Lynch are offering substantial reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of the assailants. According to the Boston America, the reward amounts to $1,000.
After beating Lynch, the thieves robbed him of $125, and also took the keys to the two banks of which he is president the University Trust and the North Cambridge Savings.
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