The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-06-20
A Little Unpleasan tness,


A case which will probably be tried to-
day before Justice Rodman, and which
may attract considerable attention, re-
suits from an assault upon G. w. Luther,
last night, by w. H. Tslbert. Mr.. Luther
is the we'll known Front street grocer,
and Mr.. Talbert is carpenter now en-
ployed upon the Donald residence i'm
provements.
The prime cause of the trouble between
the two men is as vet matter Of con-
lecture; but the beating which Mr.. Luther
received will keep him confined to his
rooms for several days. As far as HER
AID reporter could learn, the grocer was
seated in his store last evening, alone
the clerks having gone to dinner. He
heard some one enter the front door, and
before he could turn around to see who 1t
was be was struck upon the head pre-
sumably with q rock, and dszed. He
reached out blindly for something with
which to defend himself, and was again
hit upon the head and stunned. His as
sailant then dragged him out Of the store
to the stone pavement at the front, and
kicked him repeatedly in the side and
oil over the body, until stopped by Dep
uty sheriff Wayne Field.
Luther was carried into the store where
be suffered from two commissions. He
was afterwards assisted home. He is
terribly bruised all over the body, and
cut in several places about the head and
face. Talbert was arrested by Marshal
Lille, upon complaint of Mr.. Luther,
and his preliminary examination will be
held as soon as the latter can testify. 1t
is thought the matter will be brought up
this afternoon. Talbert in under 800
bonds to appear for trial, with A. E. Lar
sen and W. G. Pulley as sureties.
Rumor has it that the trouble arose
over disputes as to family difficulties: but
what they were those who claim to know
will not say. They must have been great
ones, to have occasioned or in any man
ner justified the brutal beating which
Mr.. Luther received.
Aria Land Commissioner Hewlett.
Col. L. s. Hewlett was on Monday APP
pointed commissioner of arid lands. The
news reached him at Seattle and he left
at once for Olympia to inform himself as
to the nature of the bond and otherwise
prepare to enter at once upon the duties
of the Office. He returned to Yakima
last evening and is receiving the
congratulations Of his many friends. In
noting the appointment the Seattle Post
Intelli9encer says:
"Col. Hewlett 10 one OF the best known
men in Washington. He has been con.
nected with the land department since
1888, having arrived at that time with
commission from President Arthur. He
located in Portland, where he edited an
afternoon paper, and later was editorial
writer on the Oregonian. He was ap-4
pointed by President Arthur receiver at
the Yakima land Office, and was one OF
the promoters who built up the town OF
North Yakima in opposition to the old
town of Yakima. Col. Hewlett made
and lost fortune in North Yakima real
estate. He has always been prominent
in the councils of the republican party in
the state, and came very close to the
nomination for congress last year, which
would have meant bis election for q GER
tainty. Col. Hewlett was q warm per-
sonal friend of Gen. Grant and many
other great public men of national repu-
tation."