The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-18
i LAWYERS QUARREL
pss,,lts in a Desperate Personal
Combat.
ROTH MEN IN DEADLY EARNEST
And 4 good Deal of Blood is Shed.
pIack Eyes and sollcd Clothes
among the Rosults---The Matter to
\. manfred into in Police Court.

,iyoiv and sensational affair oc-
,,,,,eJ on the broad pavement at the
s sit,eontb street front of the court
t"nse about II o'clock yesterday fore
" '''or which was the theme of discus-
L s,n and food for rumors all over town
,.I,Ie rest of the day. Tho story was
t.n, TO &c. in complete and definite
io,o, because the eye witnesses were
naturally greatly excited while the af-
i,ir was in progress, and some of them
,rs,o reluctant to talk about it. Divest-
al Of excited exaggerations, as nearly as
possible, it is about as follows:
Mr., william p. Hubbard and Mr..
william II. Hcarne, both prominent
.,,orpcys and politicians, met near the
north door OF the court house, and Mr..
uc,rpc said he wished to speak with
Mr. Hubbard about case in which
iD,h wrr. interested. Mr.. Hubbard re-
.nondcd that he would not talk to him
~ ~ thc subject, and when asked why,
ve,ortrd That Mr.. Hearne did not prac-
,;rc Law like gentleman, or words to
that effect. Whether this was all the
conyer.atiou is not known, but 1t is the
substance OF what was said.
TERRIBLE TUSsLE.
Mr. Hearne resented Mr.. Hubbard's
remark, and struck at him. As to
whether he hit him authorities differ.
Mr. Hubbard struck back, getting in a
jairy rood blow, and Mr.. Hearne let
fir a:ain, striking Mr.. Hubbard on the
nose and starting the claret
Tbe two then ciutched and began to
vrSstle, Mr.. Hearne, though 4 much
lighter man, was very spry on his feet,
and the two, wrapped in each others
arms scutIied about until Mr.. Hearne's
iret struck the court house steps, and
he IAN backward, his head striking the
.,orc and cutting him little. MIR. Hub
baId then began to pound his ADVERSE
The noise OF the scutle had attracted
tn the scene several OF the clerks from
the basement Of the court house, and
other persons who were near. There
were from dozen to u score OF people
shout. Bert Schwartz was the first to
ottempt 10 separate the combatants.
He caught hold OF Mr.. Hubbard's arm,
when that gentleman let his foot rise
with force, striking him u painful kick.
Meantime Bernie Handlan, Harry
Goodwin, sam BoyCe, County Commits
sioner Philip Vollinger and others had
taken hand as pcacemakers, and got
the two men on their feet and little
apart They were covered with blood
and dirt and glared at each other fero-
ciously.
HARD TO SEPARATE.
Mr.. Hubbard threw back his right
hand to throw off Mr.. Vollinger's
grasp, and struck him light blow on
his forehead. knocking off his hat.
While Mr.. Hubbard was held by
Handlan, with both arms pinioned
behind him, Mr.. Hearne pulled loose
from the men who were attempting to
restrain him and struck Mr.. Hubbard
three singing blows on the end of the
nose. The blood followed these in two
steady streams.
The bclligerants were again parted,
and Mr.. Hearne was led some distance
away by friends, when Mr.. Hubbard
broke away from those who were hold
ing him, ran after Mr.. Hearne and hit
him terrible shoulder blow on the
back Of the head, knocking him down,
alter which he kicked his prostrate
form.
Mr., Hubbard was at length led into
the county commissioners back room
and the blood and CRIME washed off
him. He was literally covered with
blood, and gentleman who saw him
Just after the fight said lie must have
bled quart.
MI, Hearne went to the gas Office and
cleaned up. He had not bled much,
but was well spattered with his enc
my's gore, His left eye was BACKED ar
tlsdcally, 1t was stated that Mr.. Hub
barfs nose was broken, but this was
afterwards denied.
PUT UNDER ARREST.
Chief OF Police Delbrugge had been
summoned from his office in the south
end OF the building after the first vain
Efforts to part the men, but so lively
did the war proceed that though he
dashed up tho hall at speed that
would do credit to a professional
sprnier, the affair had passed. into his
Tory before his arrival. lie subsequent
" notified both parties to the atlray to
appear in the police courtthis morning
On charges Of disorderly conduct.
Whether they or either of them will
appear, or allow the case to 90 by de-
lauii, will only be known when Mayor
Seahright asCends the throne OF Justice
al Y a. M. to-day.
Those who saw tho fight said that 1t
vas va terribly in earnest, and that but for
me timely interference OF spectators
one or both Of them would have been
grayely hurt. Mr.. Hearne, with his
asiiity and pugilistic skill, was q better
match for Mr.. Hubbard's powerful
physique than one would think posi-
y,s from glance at them. When the
Auer had him down, however, and was
preparing to administer blows as hard
: ILLS fist was capable OF, he was at the
Heayler mans mercy.
All the evidence is that both men.
Usually models of manly conduct and
g.lsnliy, had lost all seli.control, and
ne'c was never manifestation OF
E n%G abandoned rage than both ex-
When the second encounter took
Place somebody in the halI rsno thu
snl!ors gong and shouted "timeS
most Of the spectators, however. were
700 excited to feel like testing.
me understanding is that Mr.. Hub.
9 q, accused Mr.. Hearno al having snt.
led a suit with one OF his clients direct
iishGflng him in the matter. and that
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