St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-12
CUT ALMOST TO DEATH.
HENRY FLAENie&N, FROM D sK07A, HAS
HIS NECK CARVED
BLOODY wIND-UP OF A ROW.

BY Accident the Police Run Onto
a Thug Who Was Badly
Wounded Sunday Night-Shot
Through the Shoulder, Walter
O'Maliey Now Lies at the City
hospital.
A fight which came near terminating
in a murder occurred last evening at the
corner of John and Fourth streets. One
of the participants, Henry Flanagan.
lies at the city hospital with two dan
gerouS cuts in his neck, while the other
two concerned in the affair are at large.
About s O'clock Flanagan and two
companions visited the saloon kept by
James Ryan at the corner of Fourth and
John streets. The trio had several
rounds of drinks. and then engaged IN
dispute about horse race. The ar
gument became heated aud the three
went out side probably TO get cooled oil.
A few moments later those i'll the
saloon heard cry, and, rushing Ia tile
door, saw Flanagan staggering across
the street with blood gushing from cuts
in his neck. He was assisted into the
saloon by James Ryan, the proprietor,
and his brother, Mat Ryan. A doctor
was sent for, and about this time PATROL
man George Smith appeared on the
scene and sent in an alarm for the
patrol wagon. The wounded man was
taken to the chiefs office i'll the court
house, and, after telling his version or
the affair, was taken to the city hospital.
flanagan claims to have arrived in
st. Paul from the harvest field OF Da-
k0ta, and since then has been loailng
about The city, waiting to get his time
checks cashed. He came TO st. Paul
with the two men he had the fight with,
but claims not to know their names.
According to his story they had little
dispute which ended in one of the twain
Stabbing him with knife. As he was
very weak from the loss of blood he was
not subjected to much questioning,
though he gave description of the two
men who assaulted him.
Detectives visited the saloon and ar
rested James and Mat Ryan, who were
looked up Oh charge of assault and
battery; Charles Williams, who was
charged with assault with dangerous
weapon. and four other men who were
Ill the saloon when the officers arrived
Oh the scene. The two Ryans and Will
Jams say the fight took place on the
street, and they knew nothing of the
stabbing until after it occurred, when
Flanagan was brought into the saloon
and an effort made to staunch the flow
OF blood from his wounds. The surgeon
at the city hospital reports that while
Flanagan is very weak from loss of
blood, the cuts are not necessarily fatal.
STORY OF AN EYE WITNESS.
At IL o'clock last night Detectives
McFetridge and Ryan took into custody
an eye witness to the assault. From the
story told by the fellow it seems that
Flanagan was asked to buy round Of
drinks, and, refusing, was assaulted by
James and Mat Ryan. While they were
having rougb -and-tumble fight, Charles
Williams took a hand in the fight and
used his knife with telling effect.
Flanagan was then thrown out of the
saloon, but as he was bleeding profusely
was brought back and a doctor sum
moned. The witness who gave this
version of The affray was locked up SO
as to be on hand i'll the police court in
the morning.