The sun., 1891-07-10
LEICESTER HOLMES VERSION.
rvo SIDES TO THE STORY or TEE
FI9Br ON THE FERRTBOAL

NJ. rui,er Got His version IN First. Nat
NJ. Ho,ue Bays That he Miuseii
strueh the FIRST Blow. and That He
Received No Damage Whatever.
E,-Judge Leicester Holme said yesterday
TINT the published stories OF his encounter
with Dr.. Frazer q Fuller on the ferryboat
Rockaway on Wednesday afternoon wore one
sIdeI and exaggerated. Ho said that Dr. fullec
vns carrying out tho same poiicy tnas no oid
=. i,s,itntinu divorce proceedings BY publica-
ZION instead OF serving summons In the usual
way -
"He seems,r said Mr.. Holns. TO wish to
take every advantage Of the fact. that the mere
publication OF the charges against his wife and
mvself and the stirring up OF them anew. do
.,moat os much harm IS though they were
s,ns rbe charges woro branded as calum-
Mona by tho Courts decision. The Doctor
NAV .,il have a hallucnation that they are
trne. butin my opinion he 10 simply trying to
keep up the notoriety for purposes OF his
own"
mo. to tell the truth was not was the
.nsuar. "wo have met several times since
~. cbarpes we're made. and even slnce the
c,so wns decided. So did not look for an en-
.onnter undor such circumstances As meet-
Sno vbere Indies wore present In such num-
hars. But after he hal passed BY mo In the
is,lles' cabin of tho ferryboat he turned and
came toward me In what seemed TO be
threatening way. As I was sitting down. his
Al. fact two u height lowered above me.
had two law books under my arm. and 1
dronned them as spranR to my feet to get on
terms ,v9S gse q shs "A q 0Sysd sS.s ths., n
rouad rSap Il With. No one ever saw fight like
N..S II I,o atruoI The first bow? r?
Il must admit that | did. but think was
justified in It ny hs menasins :, sTpFIS9aSh: T,IS ,
ftfs ithoaIht bis nosi.ion = queer enc then. but
tsRe rsne sSa had been as roughly used as his
mornings stories would indicate. there would
saSse for
pt.s:%i as Ess are are .es 81
'ne There Tf WI was San IN interehnnce OF epithets as
vol as OF blows. but It Is absolutely false that
be s,at IN IN my my Tag ,oes'" answered the Judge
II don't Know. but after We. were separated
and being held apart he rs SAID ID stSppsd
tns !hrrs .t was q the tsS, t,snt at any time"
Vel. no. it did not amount to much until
he got to talking about 1t TO the newspaper
We pulled
Iyt my seat and ended half way across the ,oabio.
+ was sa"Ss% oVsrb"rne "s % and fought down, 'A'
Was there no attempt to renew hostilit!es3"
hr seS don %Soher SfSx
made anr speeches or not. When the boat got |
hs s ws5d brse ss. o; spS 3d. i5 fsss he
through the station and took u seat in the par
Of Of the E other Side being 10 secure pubiicity the
story would probably get iLto the papers. That
Sopd s Ss MY n0's o mafaT snsea
50 So" 70 returnsd ] to the city after spendi dT
eSa liz N% or Ts
what l have done thronehout the whole
yuSH my r"ii:cai Or social friends into It at all And
] regret hit affair chiefly because 1t involves u
lady who can only be injured ~ this notorety.
hoWeysf s%%sS false the accusations on which 1T Is
:, Did tho Doctor wait for you after leaving
No. tha, is ,unaualihedly false,
sEApRIsnI. luIys..Dr. Frazer G: Fuller is
the in nth Arm e ThsFs oTsr be x has hts
bsight. has broad shoulders. and q goodly
chest. He wears VaniyEe beard. d. esses
lstic stride. 4 Sun reporter mel him this a.
terno"n returning from the beach. where he
Stsn ami HI ss ess's s5ous
bis .nronnter with MI. Holine. Said he: '
II understand that there has been some
rahin Ms did am sorry that 1t occurred
the 9. although am profoundly glad that I
gave him what he deserved. and regret tha:
ha no oppor unity TO do hetter thaDl did.
.rd NO iden OF meeting him yesterday. and
when nw hi m sitting there my. anger got tue
bet or Of me. a man don I ch oose his place when
h. has such a erson to deal with; saw Ho me
u ting there. and at once walked up to him.
don't renem ber what said. but spat in his
face aud called him sore name. He was al
rea,y up. anh started to striKe mo. but
wnrdet him III. ara struck him twice that
len emb-r and my impression Ia that they
were pretty good ,liows. There was a big man
were ladies present 1 aiterward saw
Holme sreak t. him aud l noticed
Int he turned his back. l do not
lhink The people In the cabin took offence mt
what did: as heard many expressions Of ap-
nrval. When used 10 know iIolme he al.
ways carried r"volyer. suppose he was
him elf |: he had darei. l waited on the dock
% continue my attack when hr came out. but
10 did not appear. | have heard that one Of
ne afternoon par ers has something from
'o'me saying that did not do what VAS re-
iorted III yesterday mornings papers Bnt
he incls ar" Ms reported. and as I have now
Old You. IL Holme cares to continue the mat.
er he had better put himself in my way.
nuy not let him OF so lightly again"