Show Fireman Tortured Tort red by Man L Believed to Be Demented I ST. ST PAUL Minn July 31 AP AP- AP Tortured by fire flaying and whipping whipping whipping whip whip- ping by a man believed to bo be de demented demented demented de- de Edward Horrigan 29 a city fireman was in a serious condition condition condition con con- at a hospital today Horrigan was rescued by police who found him bound to a chair and handcuffed in a rooming house houseS Walter Valter II Fletcher 37 31 was ar arrested arrested arrested ar- ar rested as the leader In the attack and Roy Kleinsmith 18 was held for investigation l Fletcher letcher said he had been wronged by Horrigan and for tor some time had been seeking revenge Last nl night he sent Kleinsmith for Horrigan and the fireman went with the youth to Fletchers Fletcher's room There Horrigan was overpowered and bound to a chair As Kleinsmith Kleinsmith Klein Klein- smith stood by with a rifle Fletcher beat Horrigan then he cut thin strips of skin from his body and followed with a blacksnake whip Burning matches were applied to the skin of ot the victim The fireman fainted but was re revived re- re by cold water poured on him by Fletcher After five hours Fletcher decided to call a photographer photographer photos photos- to take a picture Tho The photographer photographer photographer pho pho- notified police |