The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-07
DID THEY BEAT LARSON !?
POLICE ARREST gANDY,a FALLEN
AND HENRY MCoOL FOR
THEeASsAULT
LARSON CANNOT RECOVER
Two Versions of the Cause of the
Attack Sunday Morning Are
Given by Police
O1hceEs.

Inc mystery surrounding the case of
Charles Larson, who has remained in a
state Of inconsistencies, at Bethesda
hospital for several days, was partially
solved last evening, the police claim, In
the arrest of Andy Fallen and Henry
McCeol, who are accused of assaulting
Larson. The sirSaured man Is suffering
from hemorrhage of the brain and has
grown steadily worse, so that the ply
sicians said last evening that he could
scarcely recover. The charge against
Fallen and McCool is as yet but assault
and battery.
What led to the assault upon Larson Is
not fully explained; in fact, there are
two stories of the affair, one to the eff
feet that Larson engaged in an ordinary
street fight with Fallen and McCool,
while the other is that Larson tried to
force an entrance to McCools home, 1891
Payne avenue, and was attacked in mis-
take for burglar. From Larson little
OF the affair was learned before he Iapsed
into Inconsistencies.
Larson, who has been in the city since
last fall, lived at the home of Nels Mel
son, 1877 Payne avenue. He was about
several Payne avenue saloons Saturday
night, drinking heavily, the police saw.
and started for home shortly before l
clock. Larson retired and arose late
sunday morning. He complained of no
pain nor of having been hurt, but to Miss
nelson told a story of having had a fight
while on the way home the night before.
he said two men attacked him, and
spoke Jokingly of the encounter. The
only indication Larson showed of the
hght was badly discolored eye He
went down town AND spent the day about
the Payne avenue district Late in the
AFTERNOON he returned home and COM
pia1ned of not feeling well. DIR. Whitney
was called to attend him and advised
Larson to go to bed. During the night
Larson became unconscious and as he did
not rally the next Gay, DR.. Whitney had
MIN taken to the hospital. Here 1t de-
Veloped that he was suffering from a
hemorrhege of the brain and was in q
critical condition. He has grown steadily
worse and is now not expected to live
The case was called to the attention Of
the police Tuesday Subsequent inves-
t1gation Led to the arrest of Fallen and
McCool.
According to Officer eastman, who ar
rested MoCool, the latter admits having
attacked Larson, but says he found Lar
son trying to break into his house early
Sunday morning. Not understanding
why any one should be trying to forcibly
enter his house at such an unSeemly
hour, Officer eastman says McCool ex-
planned to him that he grappIed with
Larson and had a short fight before he
could drive the alleged intruder away.
McCool lives at 1901 Payne avenue.
Assuming Officer eastman version to
be correct, 1t is not clear what connec-
ton Fallen had with the attack upon
Larson, but different story is given
out at the Margaret police station. Ser
geant Larson, who has been directing
the investigation, says Larson's story of
the fight with stwoo mem early Sunday
morning is correct, and that there is no
foundation for the story of any one try
ing to break into McCooPs house. lie
says Larson Is acquainted with McCool
and Fallen, and when he told Miss Mel
son Sunday Of the fight he then said
that 1t was McCool and Fallen who had
attacked him. Furthermore, Sergeant
Larson says the police learned the first
day of their investigation from another
source that Larson had engaged in
fight with McCool and Fallen. The fight,
according to Sergeant Larson, was sim
ply drunken street row, in which Lar
son was pitted against McCool and Fal-
len.
When locked up at the Margaret sta
ton both McCooI and Fallen denied hav-
ing fought with Larson. They denied
having ever had any trouble of any kind
with him. h
An examination of Larson at the hes
pital showed no marks of violence save
the discolored and swollen eye. There
were no cuts nor abrasioEs about the
head, and the bruises abou- the eye do
not appear to have been made with a
weapon The physicians say, however,
that a heavy blow about the eye night
have ruptured a. blood vessel in the
brain, as well as a blow on some other
part of the head.