The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
An UnprOvOked Attack by
Day.
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Mr.. Britton. He said: I'll get you.
Don't you call me -. Then
Mr.. Corpenning came over, and they
tried to get together again, but Mr..
Corpenning grabbed Mr.. Britton in
front and | grabbed him around the
waist Mr.. Corpenning then turned
Mr.. Britton lose and said: Go on.
Capt. Day. don't have any more OF
that foolishness.' Capt. Day went on
out through the cafe. Mr.. Britton
came back and got his hat and |
picked up the paper out in the lobby"
What Mr.. Corpenning Saw.
Mr.. Arthur Corpenning, clerk at the
hotel, said: 1.-The first thing / heard
was Mr.. Britton saying: Don't do that,
Capt Day. and looked and saw Capt.
Day hitting Mr.. Britton with a stick.
was afraid Mr.. Britton would be Sc
riously hurt, and went over TO sepa-
rate them. When they were separated
haerd Mr.. Brittin cursing Capt. Day
and calling him coward
Mr.. BrittOns Account.
1.-THE assault on me was made in the
lobby of the Marlborough House about
five O'Clock in the afternoon. / had
just left the court house, where for
a few minutes / sat in chair near
CAPTAIN Day while MeSSrS. Argo aHd
Pou were addressing the jury. Gong
across the street to the Marlborough
House to look over the register to
notice the arrivals during the day, this
being part of my city work for the
News and Observer. | stopped at the
cigar stand spoke to the clerk there,
Mr.. NJ W. Upchurch, and stepping
around behind the case picked up
copy of the afternoon paper.
81 had the paper in front or my lace
when / heard a voice saying to the
clerk Give me a cigar L lowered the
paper and glancing over the top OF 1t
saw Captain Day. He glared at me
and then cursed me in one sentence IN
the vilest terms, saying Don't speak to
me, you - - - Drop
ping the paper l started for the open
ing at the side of the glass counter
and Captain Day jumped IN front OF
it. his stick in the air, and commenced
striking at my head. l warded of his
blows with my left arm in the air
above my head. The assault was so
vicious. cowardly and unexpected that
had to think rapidly. He is big
fellow and fully wedged up the mar
row opening. / thought it would be
best to rush him and get in the open
where / had a chance. L drew PACK
to make the rush and then ne
changed the ends of his heavy walk
ing stick and struck for my head as
closed in. / caught the blow on my
left hand at the lower little finger
Joint, but got at him and forced nm
ont into the lobby, endeavoring to get
under the blows he kept raining on me
with the butt end of his stick. About
half way across the floor as L was
backing him / was caught by the
cigar stand clerk, Mr.. Upchurch and
Mr.. Arthur Corpenning, the day clerk
of the hotel while about the Same
time Mr.. J. p. Kerr, of AsheVliie' got
hold of Captain Day. VINO was SUN
striking at me with ms sur NJ i,nrtb
was a tumble us toward the nortn
wall of the lobby and then | managed
TO land one blow on Captain Day S
mouth. when we were finally parted
Colonel Argo coming in ana also get
ting hold of Captain Day
81 insisted then on beng let loose SO
as to get at Day, and denounced MN
in as vigorous words as | couid com
mand for his cowardly attack, made
on me without provocatiOn and uneX-
pectedly He was finally led out OF the
lobby into the passageWay gong 10
the cafe, while | remained IN the
lobby.
Besides the gentlemen mentioned
am informed that Mr.. Fab RI. Brown,
of this city, and Mr.. ID. r. oIallio y
of Weldon, saw the difficulty, though
while it was at it's height a CROWD
rushed in My left arm is bruised
from the blows of his stick ana my
hand swollen from the blow receiver
on the little finger joint.
az have had no words with captain
Day. but judge that the animus OF ms
assault is because of the publication
i'm the News and Observer of his con-
nection with the attempt to grab the
a and n. c. Railroad, and with other
cases in the court, an account OF some
of which | reported.
< "a few minutes afterward in gong
M the street / was asked by a gen
tIeman if was armed. / replied that
I was not. He then told me that a
few minutes before pistol shot had
been heard in Captain Days of1ce' ana
that when a policeman investigated
he found Captain Day coming OUT an
smelt powder His idea was that zap
tain Day had been trying his piston 70
see if il would work, and warned me
to be on my guard.
1.-THE matter has been called 10 the
attention of Mayor Powell and the
further disposition Of it is In ms
hands,