The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-25
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
Another Fight Growing Out of
a Court Case.
DAVE WEBSTER ON HIS MUSCLE
He Beats Witness in His Divorce Trial
REV. Sutton Convicts Saloon
Keeper Clark.

The pugilistic epidemic that has prevailed in
this city for a week or more still RACES. The
large number of assaults that have occurred
among people usually wellbehaved would sug-
gest that there must be some general cause,
such as spots on the sun, the electrical oondi-
ton OF the atmosphere, dog days, the position
OF the planet Mars, or the disordered livers or
oeranged digestion of the assallants. But, while
occult scientists are looking into these causes,
the smuggling goes on.
The worshipers of the First Presbyterian
church, on the corner of Third and Madison,
were disturbed in their devotions about noon
yesterday by cries OF Police! policer' and
other sounds indicating ungodly PROCLAMATION
OF the peace of Sunday The cause OF the dis
iurbance was an assault upon John Hubbell by
David Fl. Webster.
Mr.. Hubbell was a witness in the sensational
Webster divorce case few days ago, and he
testified that Webster. the plaintiff, had conf
oenusliy told him OF having committed adul-
terry Mr.. Hubbell has been out of the city
nearly all the time since the trial. returning
saturday. Sunday he was sitting on the porch
OF Mrs. Thorndykes home, where he has rooms.
on Madison street Mr. Webster, who is a
cousin OF Dir. Hubbelfs called there to see an
uncle from the East, and upon leaving asked
Mr. Hubbell TO come with him to Third street,
rs ne wanted to speak to him. Mr.. Hubbell
states that he had no idea of what Mr.. Webster
wanted or he would not have followed him.
"He asked me-" said Mr.. Hubbell "why
swore to that lie in the tris.. told him that
had testified to the truth. He called me
ID lar and then struck me. l tried to get
away from him, as did not want to fight with
him, but he followed me up and kept pounding
me. he took my cane away from me, and
struck at me once or twice with that and then
threw it away. finally got away from him.
did not try to fight with him, but sought to get
out OF his reach"
webster has said many times since the trial
tnat ne was going to get even with Hubbell'
HE swore TO an absolute falsehood," said
MI. Webster to a Observation-Disclosures reporter
last night. "and had no other means Of re-
dress could not get at him in any other way.
he left town Immediately after the trial and
remained away until last SATURDAY.. After got
MIN onto Third street today asked him why
he had sworn to that falsehood. He main; aimed
that he had not Icslled him id liar He
raised his cane and 1 struck him. hit at him
several times, and took his cane away from
him and beat him. With that he called
Help! Helpp and tried to get away from
me. headed HIM off once and got my arm
around his neck. and he bit my thumb I Sc
vereiy sprained my wrist in hitting him. in
Jured myself much more than did him. It was
Gil over in three miautes / only regret that it
was not more satisfactory"
Mr.. Webster's wrist Is consid reby swollen
and bood-stained bsndage on his thumb
bears evidence tina he inserted his thumb as
John Ph9nx once did his nose, between the
teeth of his adversary. The stories If both gen.
temen as to the facts of the assault tally more
closely than IS usual in such cases.