Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-18
ST. CLOUDS SENSATION
Postmaster Harvey Wires
Assault on Thomas
Scollan

An affair Of great seriousness ant
one which, it ia understood, bal
claimed the personal at clifton of Pre-
sident Roosevelt in addi ton to ,hat O.
the local authorities, il the assaul
made by 81. Il. Wire, St. Cloud
postmaster. on thomas C. Sccllan
proprietor Of the Me, chants hotel o.
that city, on the eve Ct election, say
the Minneapolis Tribune.
The victim of the assault at the pre-
sent time lies unconscious in q ware
at St. Rsphael's hospital suffering
with hemo,r lage Of the brain a.(
an effacia, or state CT paralysis, which
has completely sealed MS lips an6
affected tbs right side.
A consultation Of seven physicians,
including two Twin City specialists,
was he'll Friday and the above
diagnosis given. The doctors are IN
able to make statement SIS to the
outcome bat the general belief is that
recovery is extremely doubt i.
On the night Of the trouble. Mon
day e. G. Wire. 7. C. Sccllan, Edi-
tor Frank Zirs If Der Nordstern and a
half a dozen others were in Mic Lam
bert's saloon.
Discussion Of the election Of the day
following were numerous, as was also
the placing Ct bets on the respective
candidates for guberna olial honors.
Several $50 bets had been made be-
tween Wire and ziIs and Wire and
others. and Sc 'llAn " as mutually &C.
cepted as stakeholder.
All the parties excepting Dr. Dunn,
VINO came on just after the trouble
started. we're drinking. Presently
Wire and Zins agreed on 500 bet,
tie former backing Dunn and the
latter johnson. Wire turned his
money over to Scollan and Zins ten
dered q check which was taken by
the stakeholder. A minute or two
later Wire wanted to pull his bet
down, saying that the Zins' check
would not go against his money. The
stakeholder refused to allow this
withdrawal of the wager, and finally
Wire, who is a man of six feet two
inches and weighing 200 pounds. set
upon Scollan and 1t is alleged struck
and knocked him down.
Scollan manged to break away and
ran for the door, but was caught In
the porch by Wire. who dragged him
back into the saloon and throwing
him on the floor. is said to have con-
tinued striking and kicking.
DR.. J. B. Dunn entered the saloon
at this tine and ran and struck Wire
in the face in an attempt to make him
desist. This but served to further In
furiate him and IN q minute or two
ScolIan lay unconscious and bleeding
on the floor.
Not a man in the house attempted
to interfere, excepting a policeman
whom the proprietor did not admit,
and who has since been suspended by
Mayor Robinson for direliction.
Scol!an lay on the floor fifteen
minutes before being removed to his
apartments at the Merchants. Mrs.
Scollan has notified the postofdce de-
psrtment at Washington and Presi-
dent Roosevelt, it is understood, has
ordered q full and immediate investi-
CATION
There is q possibility that Mr..
Wire will be removed from the post
mastership.
Mr.. Wire, since the occurrence, has
expressed considerable sorrow for his
action and made open threats of sui
eide if Scollan's death resulted.
It ia claimed by onlookers that
Wire knocked his man down, kicked
him repeatedly and then stood as if
gloatinR over his PROSTATE form as
though determined to "6nish' him.
In fact, eye witnesses declare that the
statements Wire made on the occasion
will be sufficient to convict him in
case the death Of Scollan results. No
arrest has been made.
The town is all wrought up over the
affair.
P. O'Brien returned Wednesday to