The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-21
Loughborough At
tacks Glenn Tobin.
A DUCK THE CAUSE OF WAR
INJURED MAN ALMOST LOSES
HIS EYE.
He Is Now on the Way to Recov-
ary Under the Care of
Physician at the
Waldeck.

The tongues Of local gossips on the
Zine" are wagging merrily over the lat
est escapade of Alexander Loughborough,
who is again the hero and the victor OF
another encounter. Young Mr.. Loughbor-
ough, ready of pistol and of fist, If not of
wit, has almost succeeded in destroying
the right eye of Clement Tobin 1t is
fortunate for Tobin that medical assist
ance came in time and his sight was
saved. While the young fellow is not al
together out of danger he is on the road
to recovery, and may be expected to be
out of his chamber of illness in a week or
so. He is now confined to the Waldeck
Sanitarium under the constant care Of
nurse and a physician Alex Loughbor-
ough flushed with his triumph, is in tenn
porary retirement at his home at . Far
rel and Franklin streets.
Friends of Clement Tobin have done
everything in their power TO suppress the
incidents of the affair since it was learned
that the injuries OF the young man are
not serious. But the facts have leaked
out, and those who are curtously 1ncnned
are wondering what Loughborougn VIII
do next 1t all happened over duck
Until last Tuesday Tobin and Lough-
borough were the best of friends. Tobln
invited LoughbOrough to dine with him
Tuesday night at the Poodle Dog, and
Loughborough, with that readiness which
ChaTacteriZes him. accepted. The two
young men went to one OF the pr ate
apartments of the restaurant, and .,bin
asked his friend what the dinner s00uld
be. Loughborough is somewhat - an
guessed a duck would be the correct
thing. Tobin replied that he thcAght
Loughborough had another guess co,t2ing.
Just what happened after that : a
matter of some speculation. Those who
are inclined 10 favor Loughborough ssver-
sion of the affair insist that Tobin; in
simulated that LoughborOugh was SAme-
thing of a duck himself and didn't heed
companionship. Tobin's friends declare
that LoughbOrough demanded a nine
teen minute duck instead of the regula-
ton eighteen minute bird. and in that way
outraged Tobin'S sense of the proprlet1es.
Whatever the cause may have been the
consequences were immediate. People in
adjoining apartments heard a babel OF
angry words, then a scuftie, the smash
ing of glass and a fall. The restaurant
was aroused. Attendants rushed into |
the room occupied by Tobin and Lough-
borough The battle, however, was over. |
It had been short and decisive; robin
was on the floor bleeding and almost in
sensible. Loughborough was unharmed
slipped away and left the restaurant.
No effort was made to detain him, as the
proprietor of the establishment wished to
avoid a scandal.
As soon as possible attention, was given
to young Tobin. 1t was seen that he was
seriously injured and perhaps dangerously
so. DR.. j. Albert Noble was summoned
and responded at once. It IS fortunate
for young Tobin that medical assistance
came quickly. The physician decided that
his patient was too seriously hurt to be
removed from the restaurant. Apartments
on another floor were arranged without
delay and Tobin was carried upstairs.
He had been struck by some heavy In
strument-a decanter some said, and
others a chair. The young mans right
eve was greatly swollen and badly in
famed. There were superficial but not
serious cuts and abrasiOns on his
head and face. The wound in the eye,
however, gave most concern. For time
the physician feared that Tobin would
lose his eye but remedies were immedi-
ately applied and it is believed that the
danger has been passed.
Tobin remained at the Poodle Dog for
two days after his encounter with Lough-
borough, and was then removed to the
Waldeck Sanitarium, where he is now
under the care of DR.. Noble. The young
man has reason to congratulate himself
on escaping without more serious injury
from his friends attack He is not yet
able TO see any but his closest friends
and consequently is not in a position to
give his version of the quarrel.
The other principals in the affair are
extremely reticent. DR.. Noble, the at
tending physician, declined positively to
discuss the matter The Waldeck au-
thorities are mute to all inquiries and
LOughbOrOugh insists that he is still the
friend Of Glenn Tobin. What Tobin
thinks on that score is a matter of con-
lecture. His friends suspect, however
that he takes no particular pleasure in
adding 70 the fistic laurels of Loughbor-
ouch