The daily sentinel., 1905-11-15
BRUTAL AND COWARDIY
ATTACK ON TELEPHONE MAN.

Daniel Strogle. a member of the
force OF workmen employed by the
local Office of the Colorado Telephone
company was the victim last night of
a most cowardly attack made upon
MN by Cy Scott and Jack Sargeant.
two discharged members OF the tele-
phone gang
As result Stogle lies in his room
in the Weseern hotel in a serious con
dition, and Scott and Sergeant are
in the city jail awaiting trial.
From Maj. Whorton, one of the
night officers, and from employees Of
the Western Hotel the details of the
affair We're learned.
1t seems that Stogle has been
boarding at the Western Hotel for
some time. Scott and Sargeant also
had rooms at the Western. The three
men, being fellow employees. We're
apparently on friendly terms, and as
/ far as known, had never had any
trouble before.
Yesterday afternoon the telephone
foreman discharged Scott and Sar-
geant and paid them of. Early in
the evening they drank pretty heav-
lily. and We're not in the best of humor
as the result of being discharged
ihte MthN ~ Alt uOltl ABOUT nine
o'clock in the evening and entered
Stogle's room. It seems that either
Scott or Sergeant owed Stogle $3.50
and Stogle owned one of the two 81.
As the two men announced that they
were going to leave town Stogle told
the one who owed him $3.50 that If
he would pay the other man the 81
that Stogle owed him they would call
things square. Over this matter the
men began to quarrel and Scott and
Sergeant attacked Stogle in his
room, Stogle although crippled, it
I appears, was too much for them and
after pretty stiff fight run them out
of his room. The two men left the
house. Later Stogle left the hotel.
About midnight Mai, Whorton
while coming up Second street from
/ toward the depot heard a man crying
I for mercy. and heard sounds that in
dicated fierce struggle. Mai. Whor-
ton made an investigation and in the
rear of the Royalty Club saloon he
found Scott and Sergeant beating
Stogle who was down on the ground
with steel telephone pole climbers
and connecting rods. The two men
were hammering Stogle mercilessly
and his face was beaten almost into
pulp and he was bloody from head
to waist The officer succeeded in
making the two rufiians desist and ar
rested the two men and taking
Stogle who was hardly able to walk
and who was completely blinded.
under his care started up the street
The two men were too much for the
officer who had a wounded man to
look after and made his escape In the
darkness. Mai. Whorton took Stogle
to the Western Hotel and put him to
bed leaving a man with him. He then
summoned Night Marshal O'Neil and
they made a search for Stogle's as
sailants and found them going toward
rhe depot The men started to run
but were forced to stop at the point
of guns and taken to the city jail.
Stogle stated that the men way
laid him as he was returning TO the
the hotel, knocked him down and be
gan beating him. Evidently had not
Mai Whorton interfered the men
would have beaten Stogle. who is
much smaller than either of the
other men and crippled besides TO
death.
This morning Stogle was suffering
very much. His face is horribly mutt
lated and so swollen that he cannot
see. The physicians do not think
that his injuries will prove fatal
Mayor Bunting called to see the in
iured man and saw that he was being
well cared for The telephone fore
man also took the matter up and is
providing for the injured man who
is a popular member of his force.
Scott and Sergeant will be arraign-
ed for trial tonight. To all appear
ances the men deserve severe punish
ment and they will be prosecuted 10
the full extent of the law.
Mai. Whorton states that in all MS
experience he never witnessed more
brutal attack on detenseless man.
The AFFAIR created much excitement.