Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-30
Jacksonville (Fla.) Union, March "a.

maa's Side of the Case. ~
Jacksonville (Fla.) Union, March n.
The most spirited sensation that has stirred
this winter city in year or more was pro.
duced yesterday by the cowhiding of
MIR. W. W. EASTMAN,
q prominent millowner of Minneapolis, Mimi,
by DR.. F. F. Fales OF New York city. The
cowhiding occurred in the main corridor Of
the St. James hotel. in full view of mum Der
of ladies and gentlemen, and In few moments
became the sensational topic of conversation
on the streets.
Half an hour after the occurrence the card
of the Union went up to DR.. Fales, the ag-
gressor in the affair. and in q few minutes the
scribe was ushered into the elegant apartment
of that gentleman in the Duval honse, and
was courieously received by DR.. Fales, and in
troduced first to his sister, 8 lovely and &C.
complished lady, and then to Dr.. Douglas of
South Carolina, who, with the Unborn civ.
airy OF the Palmetto State, had lent his
services to the stranger in this sudden diff.
Guilty.
. By request Of DR. Fales, his sister then ar
rated the circumstances which led to the at.
fair at the ST. James. They are as follows
About 8 o'clock on the morning of Febru-
ary "a the lady boarded the train at New Or
leans on her way to join her brother, en- route
to Florida. In the early dawn she walked in.
to the car, and being without protector, and
seeing quite a crowd in front of her, she Gull
etly sat down in the first vacant seat that she
came to, noticing only q small satchel In one
corner, and surprising 1t belonged to sin gle
gentleman, who would not mind yielding his
seat to q woman travelling alone. She had been
seated but q few moments when man came
rudely up, back of her, and said roughly:
"Whas do you mean by taking that seat?
Don't you see it's taken? Get up! Get out!"
THE LADY
was 60 dazed at being spoken to In that way
that she did not rise at once.
The man reiterated his demand, and inserted
q threat:
"Get up, If youdon't get out, III pull you
outin -
She was now too heightened TO move, with
the man in front of her.
Carrying out his threat, the fellow leaned
over, seized her by the waist, in the crowded
car. and began to pull her out of the seat.
The screams of the lady brought a gallant
Texan aud Nashville man to the rescue, the
former gently suggesting to her assailant
that he would cut his throat If he did not
loose the lady. Under this persuasive ariyu-
mert the scene ended, and the man sought
another seat. In q few moments, however,
he returned and began to pour out the most
offensive epithets and the vilest abuse upon
the trembling woman he had so rudely
treated, when the Texan again interpreted.
and the second scene ended.
The parties travelled together 10 Mont
gomery, and at that place MIR. j. III. Eakin, Of
the Louisville s. Nashville railroad, who lad
been one of the lady's rescuers, promised to
find out the name aud destination OF the rude
passenger, and communicate the same. The
lady came on to Atlanta, met DR.. Fales, her
brother, and proceeded to Charleston, where
she was severely i'll from nervous excitement
produced by the shocking treatment she had
received. 1t was only yesterday that the sister
and brother reached Jacksonville by tbs
steamer st. Johns. They went Immediately to
the st. James, and In passing through the
parlor the lady was astonished to recognize in
one of its occupants the wife OF her quondam
insulter. She concealed the fact from aer
brother, and the two registered, and then
went Immediately to the p0stoffce, where they
found the following letter from Mr.. Eakin,
who had preceded them to Jacksonville:
Agreeable to your request posted inysef con-
corning the and residence of the creature who
40 disCraced the form of last Friday morning.
He 10 certain W. W. Eastman from Minneapolis
and is doubtless now in Jacksonville, and probably
at the st. James. as SONS OF the party with whom
he came from New Orleans are there. learned DIS
name by Watching the register at Montgomery; and
while en- Route for this place my wife met lady who
knew him. aud she confirmed my previous informs.
ZION. Again assuring you OF my profound regret
that your visit to our sunny land was marred by
such an outrage, even though the act of alien,
beg to remain very respectfully,
J. HILL EAKIN.
Before they received this letter the lady de-
cided that it would not, under the circllm-
stances, be agreeable for her to remain at the
St. James, and, pleased with the cosy appear
ance of the Duva], she and her brother chan ged
their location accordingly. After reading the
above letter, Dr.. Fales left his sister AT the
hotel, went up with Mr.. Douglass to the st.
James, examined the register, found his mans
name, returned to the Duval, and in order to
be careful insisted that his sister should ac-
company HIM to the st. James in order to
thoroughly identify Eastman. She ted
on condition OF promise that no firearms
equipped himself with good cowhide, re-.
turned with his sister, who recognized East
man as soon as she entered the door.
To be thoroughly certain, however.
she was carried nearer to him,
aud the Identification was complete. -
The time had come for action. =
Waving the lady into the background, DR..
.Fales stepped up to Eastman, with the re-
mark:
"And so you are the id scoundrel that In
suited an unprotected woman" closing the
sentence with a singing cut with the raw
hide, which was followed in quick succession
by others. fairly raining the blows upon the
head and shoulders Of his adversary, and
drawing the blood in an ugly cash
across the temple. OF course this
episode created the widest excitem snt.
Not knowing the stranger or his grievance,
several of E astman's acqnaintances joined in
the general melee, and Dr.. Eales received two
slight blows on the head from cane. 1t
was with much difficulty In restoring peace.
Mr.. Douglass stepped forward and asked chat
DR.. Eales be allowed to explain. This pro-
duced lull, and the New York man turned to
the company and stating his grievance against
his opponent, denounced him as scoundrel
and q coward Eastman's reply was:
"Well, what If did? I don't deny it, He
then spoke again in disrespectful manner Of
the lady, and her brother sprang forward, but
the crowd gathered around and further diff
ficulty was prevented.
EAsTMAN's VERSION.
Eastman doesn't deny the main facts of the
statement of his assailant, but says that the
lady took his seat when il was already occu.
pied by his vallse, and that he did not speak
roughly to her. He acknowledges that he