Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 34 | Crowd Beats Man Who Bumped into a Cripple

CROWD D BEATS MAN WHO BUMPED INTO A CRIPPLE Spectators in front of ot the tho Wilson hotel hoto ho ho- to tel at midnight Saturday night witnessed wit wit- an exciting encounter between a n man on crutches a crowd of b bystanders stand ers and three men who bumped Into the disabled man Richard Vivia la who sho is compelled to use crutches to ambulate late was passing tho the hotel with hl his wife and two other women When aman c. c man humped Into him Vivia resented It and Is sat said to havo o struck back The crowd ea eager caper er to protect an nn un unfortunate un- un fortunate Jumped on the man and gave him a severe beating before the police could arrest him At the police pollee station the lie man who ran Into Vivla Vivia the namo name of or Ed Shaffer He lie was lucked locked up Two companions with him who arc are said to have been under the influence enco ence of or liquor escaped I