The morning call., 1893-07-08
A HUSBANDS IRE.
Dr.. Arthur Martin Beaten
in His Office.
A Swapping Miner From Arizona
Thought They Were Insulting,
the Doctor Says Not.

DR.. Arthur Martin was badly beaten in
his Office at 9O3 Suffer street yesterday, be-
fore noon, by man who asserted that the
doctor had written insulting letters to his
wife.
On the physicians left brow is a big
bruiSe, showing where the stout fist of the
husband first fell. That blow was terrific
1t made the physician think he was about
TO be killed. Despite his yells of "Mur-
der" and Police" the assailant continued
to strike him as he lay on the carpet. In
the struggle much of DR.. Martins clothing
was torn. He exerted his strength and
managed to open his office door. get in the
corridor, and rush to tue street, with the
other man in pursuit His yells for police
assistance and the gathering of people on
the porch in response to MS cries induced
a cessation OF the attack, and the husband
departed.
Tie doctors first account of what pre-
ceded the assault was that the man first
called on him on Thursday evening for
medical treatment he paced exciedly up
and down the office, did DOT state clearly
what was the matter with him. and sud-
longer and would be back in the morning.
H. called about IL o'clock Yesterday, and
told another story about his sickness. The
doctor began TO think MS visitor was a lit
tie crazy. He went out again on some
preteXl, saying he would be back soon.
The street door was left open for him,
and after ten minutes he again walked in
He sat down by the doctor and said he had
sister whom he wanted the doctor to
treat. She was in the grocery on the
Garner ef leavenworth and Suffer streets,
opposite tie house III which the physician
resides, and he asked DR.. Martin TO step
over there to see her. The doctor declined
TO do so. and suggested that she be brought
to his office.
You won't come, then. eh?" growled
the man.
"No; l am not going to grocery. stores
to solicit patients" replied DR.. Martin.
well, then. take that" cried the man.
jumping up and hitting the physician on
the forehead. The blow almost stunned
His callers eyes had been rolling and
Pickering, he said. in manner that sug-
gested insanity, and they glowed fercely
when the bury assailant threw himself on
the doctors PROSTATE form and belabored
him with both fists.
1t was learned at the grocery that the
man had taken several glasses of whisky
doctors office. He had dropped into the
store before calling on the doctor in the
morning and refreshed himself with
potential liquor Mt he bar. He treated a
man who was there, said his name was
McPhee and that he ineLded to give DR..
Martin thrashing for having written i'm
proper letters to his wife He had no
female companion with him, and his tale
about his sister was presumably designed
10 lure the doctor into the street. where
ch5stiSement might be administered in
public. He probably feared that DR..
Martin had firearms handy in his Office,
and his glazing around the room and his
ruse to entice the doctor outside were. it
is supposed, precautions to insure his own
safety.
When the name McPhee was mentioned
TO the doctor he remembered that his Wis
itor before leaving had charged him with
writing insulting letters to Mrs. McPhee,
although he gave no reason for the attack
before making it. He also recnllected that
he lad written letters to Mrs. Ella McPhea
during the past few weeks. but he said
they were not insulting or improper. He
had no idea until then that this biz. rude
man with red mu5tache and side. whskers
was her husband. He dill not know she
had husband living. and had never seen
this man before Thursday night.
His letters to Mrs. McPhee, DR.. Martin
he as representative Of ward Entrusted to
mis- guardian ship was plaintiff. That wit
ness had been spirited away. he thought,
and he suspected that Mrs. McPhee knew
where she was. He said he might rot have
been extremely polite in his epistles, but
they contained nothing offensive. he had
no copies of the letters, but was willing to
nave them produced by Mrs. McPhee.
Being asked the title of the suit he men,
toned, the doctor said he could not give it,
as his lawyers had instructed him not to
say anything about it, Besides, he added,
that suit was settled some months ago.
But" he went on, ".he lawyers are
still dlsagreeing over some proceedings
connected with the case" DR.. Martin
ventured the opinion that as he himself
was az important witness in this mysteri-
Gus case the attack was made with the
design of killing him and thus making his
testimony impossible. Consequently he
felt that conspiracy had LED to the as
sault, as the letters furnished no sufficient
motive.
The doctor said he did not know where
McPhee or his wife resided. Being asked
how he sent letters 10 her then, he an
swered that he sent them by intermedl-
aries.
He had not seen her for years, and
wished he knew her residence, as then he
would not have had to write to her. He
years ago.
1t finally traDspired that the doctor
knew more about the McPhees than he
seemed to at first. They were people, he
said. without riches or refinement. The
wife 10 anything but attractive, and the
husband has been working as miner in
Arizona. Each is about 40 years old.
DR.. Martin said he intended to have Nc
Phee arrested IL he can be found. He has
mol sworn to complaint yet, however,
A PROMINENT EvANGELIsT.-Rev f. 81.
Smith OF Chicago, II prominent evangelist and
an associate Of ID. L. Moody. will address the