Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-25
MR.. EDDy'S MUG
PROVOKED A PUNCH
Or, Hasbrouck Explains the Eject
ment from His Office,
WAS NOT ASKED FOR BOOKS.
Raey story Told In the Police Court
This morniDg which Leads 10
Discharge Of Doctor.

A case OF more than ordinary Inter-
est was that of pr r. A. Hasbrouck,
charged with a misdemeanor and tried
before Judge Diehl this morning, The
doctor who is president Of the Saint
Joe Mining company, was charged with
the otfense of refusing 10 permit NJ II.
Eddy and w. A. Walton, Stockholders,
TO examine the books ana certain pa
pers and documents Of the corporation,
When the case came up FOR trial It was
soon seen that there was really more
TO II than appeared on the face.
Assistant County Atty, Ritter prose-
cuted, and Judge Wenger represented
the defendant MIR, Walton testified
that in company with Mr.. Eddy, he
went to Dr. lIasbroucks office on March
Is, and made a request upon him to see
the books. Instead Of complying with
the request the witness said Or, Has
brouck smote Mr. Eddy with a right
hand punch and then blandly asked II
he wanted any more. Receiving a mega
tive reply the man of medicine aitec-
tlonately placed his hand upon MIR
Waltons shoulder and asked II he
wanted anything Upon learning that
Mr. Walton did not want anything, the
doctor ordered them both out Of the
Office
Mr., Eddy testified that when he spoke
to Hasbrouck he said How de do doe
tor and then the doctor walked up and
hit him, and at the same time he made
some remark about Eddy's parentagc
assoclotlng the same with a canine Of
the female persuasion
The defense was that several months
ago Mr. Eddy aud the doctor hd some
trouble and the former accused the idt-
ter Of dishonesty Also that he made
the remark that the next time he called
on Hasbrouck he would come looking
for trouble.
He poked his mug In my door" said
the doctor on the witness stand, and
simply hit him. The accused denied
that anything was said with reference
to any books or papers, but that he
thought Eddy was looking for trouble
and he concluded to give II to him Up
on examination by Mr. Ritter. DR., Has
brouck admitted that he was not en-
tertainlng any feeling OF brOtherly love
towords Eddy heoause he said, the lat7
ter had maligned him from San Fam
cisco to Boston The defendant aid not
deny that he make the remark about
the dog
Two other witnesses were examined
for the defense, and they both testified
that they did not hear either Mr. Wal
ton or Mr.. Eddy ark 10 see the books on
the day in question. They were both
agreed IN the statement, however, that
when Eddy entered the Doctors private
Office he came out much faster than he
went in
They also agreed that when the doc
tor asked Eddy and Walton II they
wanted any more, they were both post
tive and emphatic in their declarations
that they did not care for any,
Judge Diehl then had his inning.
He held that II any demand was made
upon the defendant for the books In
question defendant did not hear Il. Or,
Hasbrouck was found not guilty and
discharged.
At one stage Of the proceedings II
really looked as though there might be |
q scene In the court room. IT was while !
the defendant was under cross exam
nation, He was asked why he hit Mr..
Eddy when the latter entered the o,llCC. |
Because he looked like a whipped |
cur2' was the reply az the doctor looked |
deliantly at the object Of his wrath A |
later he admitted that the |
only provocatlon he had for the as
sault was the sight of Mr.. Eddys
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