Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
n HORSE WHIP.

Commissioner TrOfatter Assaulted
by the Ex-MatrOn Of the County
Hospital.
Yesterday afternoon at l o'clock Main
street was thrown into a fever Of excite
ment by a very rare and most unlocked for
occurrence. 1t will be remembered that
the new Board Of Commissioners removed
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Hunter from the man.
agement Of the County Hospital about a
month ago. Since that time it seems there
has heen bad blood between the Hunters
and the members Of the Board, especially
so as regards Chairman Trofatter, whom
they allege has repeatedly made grave
charges Of fraud against them, saying on
the streets that they had got away with
S 1000 worth of county property; property
purchased for the Hospital by the county
which could not be found when tue
Hunters gave up the care of the INDECENT
sick. The circumstance warrant the pre-
presumption that, smarting under these
aspersions upon their reputation, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunter had made up their minds to
chastise publicly the man who, they claim,
accused them falsely. OF course we do
not know what the merits of the case are,
and we merely report it as it was devel-
oped. or as near SO as we can. At the
hour mentioned Mr.. Trofatter was walking
down Main street and had come opposite
Johannes boot and shoe store. There he
was met by Mr.. Hunter and his wife COM
ing up street from the opposite direction.
Mrs. Hunter, who is a stout, matronly
woman, was armed with q brand new raw
hide lady's riding whip, which she had
evidently purchased for the occasion, as
she does not ride horseback and has no Or
binary use for such a weapon. AS near as
we can get at the circumstance from dis
interested lookers-on from across the
street, Mrs. Hunter confronted Mr.. Tro-
~fatter, her husband standing by her. In
a very brief space of time, long enough
only to admit of tho exchange of a few
words, Mrs. Hunter began to apply the
whip over Mr.. Trofatter's face and shout
ders. Before the c~astigation had proceed
ed very far Mr.. Hunter pitched in and
grasped Mr.. Trofatter by the collar, while
his wife piled the lash rapidly and vigor-
ously. The two men, clutching each other,
struggled off the pavement, Mrs. Hunter
pressing close upon them, inficting upon
Mr.. Trofatter sharp cuts with the whip,
WHICH uesCcuueu upOu ILu WIN WAiAA
and a thwack that were heard distinctly at
the Jackson House corner. Trofatter,
being stronger than Hunter, who is Grip
Piled in n leg and walks with a cane,
him over the back end of a dray
that stood near the sidewalk. Hunter in
the meanwhile had drawn q pistol, a small
Colts self-cocking six-shooter, but a dan
gerous weapon, which, however, he merely
1ro pIiohnl in q fbraotoninn nnonnar ayi.
not intending to discharge it. By
the time the Two men had fairly come upon
the end of the dray in their struggle a
crowd of more than a hundred men had
gathered about them. Constable Meow
ern rushed in, and with the assistance Of
others took Hunters pistol away
from him and captured Mrs. Hunters
whip. By this time tho street was blocked
by the crowd, that kept growing with the
continuance of the fracas. But the fight
was practically at an end, and the three
to the rumrns accompanied the
officers into the ofiice VI District Attorney
%%agto III inter- was in a white
heat Of eX.. .InQnt, s.E.i abused Mr.. Tro-
very grossly. ,4'he latter was so ir-
by the epithets Of 'thief," 'scoun-
etc., hurled into his teeth that he
abruptly from his chair extremely
also and ran his right hand down
into the left breast of his coat, as though
he would draw q pistol or a knife, while
Hunter stood threatening him with
his cane. John Fitzmaurice, who was
and had previously assisted the
to restore peace. stepped quick
~ up to the outraged Commissioner and
disarmed him of a glittering and formid-
able dirk. 1t was some time before the
District Attorney could calm down the
and bring them to a sense OF
the fact that they were under the
Of cold blooded law. In his
room there were not less excite
and bitterness than had
prevailed on the outside. Mrs. Hunter
sat In q nervous tremor. and could not
keep back a tear or two that stole down
her flushed cheeks. In the midst of all
this war-like exhilaration j. s. Whitton
in, pale with anger and his eyes
flashing. Without directing his glances
at Commissioner Trofatter,
his words had him for their target,
he walked around the room, and said:
''Mr. Hunter, I'll 60 on your bonds, sir"
''Thank you, Mr.. Whittor," replied the
latter. Continuing his speech after this
interruption. Mr.. Whitton said: "This
Commissioner business 10 Z d-n fraud
and o robbery, and everybody knows it.
I don't charge anything for my opinion in
this matter either. l want you to UNDER
stand that it Is entirely gratis" Here he
was about to go out. when Mr.. Trofstter
spoke up. "Your opinion has not been
called for. Mr.. Wilton. and you had
better wait until it is." "Just what I
responded Mr.. Wilton. II gave
1t to you without the asking and you are
entirely welcome tt it," Mr.. Trofattsr's
face is severely out in several places, on
which the marks Of the whip are trace
able in bloodblistered lines. The end Of
his nose received the brunt Of o very harsh
and will doubtless be o very dis
agreeably conspicuous feature for . week
or ten days.
The District Attorney will submit the
case Of the attack upon Mr.. Trofatter by
the Hunters to the Grand Jury for their
investigation to-day.