The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
A WOMAN In THE CASE
Officer Holloway's Assailant q
Jealous Husband.
FIREMAN HUBBARD IS ACCUSED.
Omeer Jsycox Says Mrs. Hubbard's Eve.
ning Walks and Neglected Child
Caused the ARRAY.

oay night on Tenth street, between
Columbia and Cherry streets, has cleared
away ana 1t transpires that 50 woman was
at the bottom Of it." The truth was out
at O'Clock yesterday morning, when
omcer Monroe Jaycox, who was only half
block away when the stabbing occurred,
was summoned to police headquarters
and, after an interview with Captain
George Hogie, went to fire department
headquarters and arrested Fireman O. B.
Hubbard upon . charge of assault with a
deadly weapon.
The story that Policeman Holloway was
following flower thief and was stabbed
in the back by an unknown man is fairy
tale. He was with Mrs. Hubbard, when
the latter's husband sprang out and
stabbed him. Holloway says that he con-
cocted the story about the flower thief
Tor the purpose Of protecting the woman,
who was in no manner guilty, and he also
claims that Hubbard was jealous without
cause.
Officer Jaycox says that for several
nights past Mrs. Hubbard has been in the
habit Of going out leaving her 1-year-old
child alone at her home on Tenth street,
between Cherry and Columbia streets, for
several hours at a time. He said:
Last night at $50 o'clock, while passing
down Tenth street, met three women standing
in front OF Hubbard's house. They were hold.
ing an indignation meeting. I could hear
baby in the house squalling like one possessed.
The women said that Mrs. Hubbard was In the
habit of going away and leaving the child all
alone for half night sometimes, and protested
that 1t was not right l went on down the
street and about $3.50 o'clock went by the house
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in and found him alone, lying on the foor He
had tumbled out of his cradle and there was .
big lump on his head. took him over to the
home OF Mrs. Brown, at the northwest corner Of
Tenth and Cherry streets, and left him there for
the night. Then went down to the fire depart
ment headquarters ana told Hubbard what I
had done.
saw him again about 1890 o'clock. He was
in front OF his house and asked me II had
seen his wife. l told him had not and went
on. 1t was about an hour aftsrward that
heard q noise on Tenth street near the opening
OF an alley. was about three-quarters of .
block away. heard some one say:
'Tm policeman"
Then the other man replied with several
oaths:
81 don't care If you are"
Just as came up one of them, Holloway. drew
his revolver and would have shot the other, but
/ took the gun out OF his hand and placed 1t
back in his pocket Then he said he was cut
and took him around to DR.. Coons. who lives
on Columbia street. between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. He was afterward taken to his room in
the Leary terrace, and. when he became worse,
was removed to Providence hospital
Holloway was seen at Providence hospi-
tai last evening. He is still in bed. and
will not be able to be about for q week or
more. He was very weak from loss Of
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him pain, but he talked freely. When he
learned Officer Jaycox's story he was very
indignant and said it was colored. Said he:
par: of my drst story was true, and then
again another part IL untrue was not chasing
q flower thief when stabbed. merely told that
story to shield Mrs. Hubbard, whom l have
known for long time. As far a. know, she II
q good woman and II guilty of no crime. was
stabbed without the slightest provocation
Last night about $3.50 o'clock received per-
mission from Inspector Willard to let my1hourly
report 60 so as to give me a chance to watch the
house of Captain Jackson, at the corner OF Fifth
aud Virginia streets. A woman thief had made
several raids ON his flower garden and he
wanted her arrested left my helmet In .
fruit stand, borrowed black hat and watched
the house for two and one-half hours. About
II 80 O'Clock went to supper on Pike street. At
the corner OF Sixth and Pike met Mrs. Hub
bard.
Her maiden name was Phillips. When she
Lived on Market street / had called on her In
company with my brother and sister and conse-
ouently knew her quito well. She asked me to
walk home with her and did so.
While going up Madison street I saw an
officer pull in q report from the box at the
corner of Seventh aud Madison streets. The
officer was Jaycox aud he saw uA We walked
right on over to her house and Jaycox must
have gone to fire headquarters and told Hub
bard that his wife was coming home with q
man. Anyway, when reached Hubbards house
Twas In the act OF leaving her when man lit
was SO sudden I cannot say it was Hub
bard) rushed at me. Before could turn felt
a knife in my side | turned around and
threw up my hand to ward off another blow,
and was slashed across the hand. / told him
was an officer and he swore and said he didn't
care. MY macintosh was all buttoned, and 1t
was a second before could pull my revolver
cooked il, and would have shot the man down,
but Jaycox sprang in front OF me. ! don't
know where he came from. He wouldn't let
me shoot. He took me around TO see the doc
tor, and my cuts were sewed IN.
didn't beg Jaycox TO let the fireman go, for
didn't know it was Hubbard. wanted to keep
the circumstances OF the affair quiet, to avoid
dragging Mrs. Hubbards name into It,
1t is believed around police headquarters
that Officer Jaycox knows more about the
affair than he has told or probably ever
Will tell.
Hubbard gave bail in the sum of $500 be-
fore Justice Won Tobel yesterday after
noon and was released from Jail. his bonds
men being Chief kellogg and H. +. Phil
lips. his father-in-iaw. Hubbard would
not say whether he stabbed Holloway or