Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-18
ATTACK IS MADE ON
HON. 7. G. HUDSON.
Was Assaulted By Walkers
Yesterday
THE ATTACK WAS UNEXPECTED
Senator Hudson Was Assaulted at la
Crosse BY George and Charles Wal
Several Blows Dealt and Sena-
tor Hudson Badly Hurt.

With his head swathed in bandages
to conceal six or seven bad scalp
wounds which a surgeon had just
stitched, Senator Thomas q. Hudson
is at the home CT his mother Mrs.
Josephine Hudson, on Jackson street
here, the victim of an unexpected as
sault made upon him at La Crosse yes
terday.
Senator Hudson's assailants were
Messrs George and Charles Walker,
father and sor, both residents of LIE
Crosse and well known here.
The attack was made just as Senator
Hudson was about to take the train foi
Americas and was Witnessed by mem
bers Of the train crew and citizens OF
| LA Crosse, who soou parted the COM
batants.
A Times Recorder represe NATIVE saw
Sen ator Hudson here and secured his
version of the affair.
George Walker, he says, has long
borne him an i'll will, and while warn
ed by friends to expect trouble some
time he paid no heed to the admop1-
ton. Both men served on the grand
jury of SchIey court this week where,
Senator Hudson says, Mr.. Walker gave
several ev dences of personal dislike
for him.
Senator Hudson Gays that he de-
nounced Walker in the grand jury
room, but afterwards met him often on
the outside, Mr.. Walker making no at
tempt to attack him then.
They afterwards met at one of the
stores in La Crosse Friday night.
No words passed between them, and
Mr.. Hudson thought there would be no
trouble. Yesterday morning he started
for the depot, carrying two large pack
ages. AS he approached the station
Mr.. Walker came to meet him and j,
with few words which Mr.. Hudson
did not rem mber, dealt him hard
blow.
Senator Hudson dropped his pack
ages and, with blow of his bare fist,
knocked Walker down.
Mr.. Walkers son, Charles Walker,
who was on the depot platform, rushed
upon Mr.. Hudson then, the latter
states, and, with steel laplink, dealt
him half dozen hard ticks.
Senator Hudson says he was proven
ted from attending to the younger
Walker by reason of the fact that the
elder Walker had his (Hudsop) finger
in his mouth and was biting it terribly.
The six blows from the steel laplink,
Mr.. Hudson states, were dealt in the
back and side of his head, making very
ugly wounds.
Senator Hudson was bleeding pro-
fusely from these wounds.
At this juncture several gentlemen
interfered and stopped the difficulty.
Senator Hudson went to the home of a
friend nearby, washed his head and
came to Americas.
A large number of his friends called
yesterday to pay their respects and
learn of the trouble. Though not seri-
ously hurt the wounds a~e quite pain
full and will keep Mr.. Hudson confined
to his room for several days.
Senator Hudson is a Hercules in
strength, cool and courageous, and the
total unexpectedness of the attack yes
terday caught him off his guard. He
says it is the elimination of ill feeling
of long standing upon the part of his
assailant, though he declares that he
bore Mr.. Walker no ill will whatever.
Senator Hudson's many friends re-
greet the occurrence and trust that his
recovery will be rapid