The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-10-21
Officer Joe Wood Seriously
Wounded by John Hobson.
Alteration On Legal Row shortly
After Observation-Disclosures Not
Fatal.
HoBsoN Is OUT ON BOND.


Hobson. former deputy circuit clerk,
and a well known musician, in front
of the hallway leading to Capt.
Woods rooms over the Kahn law Of
flee on Legal Row.
The wound Is several inches long,
between the upper and lower ribs on
the left side and in the opinion of the
attending physician, DR. r. Il.
Hearne, the principal danger is from
pneumonia.
Capt. Wood and his two sons, Ed
and Charles, reside in two rooms up
stairs, and the mother of the boys,
Capt. Woods divorced wife. and now
wife of John Hobson. frequently
comes to Paducah from Metropolis,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson reside,
10 see her children.
Officers Terrell and Cross after
the cutting, arrested Hobson,
and DIR. r. L. Hearne was called to
dress the wound. He advised that
Capt. Wood be taken to Riverside
hospital, and the officer consented.
He was never unconscious, but suf-
fered considerably from loss of
blood.
Mr.. Hobson was seen this morning
Al police headquarters and his side
of the story secured.
"The facts as far as am concern
Cd are as follows" he stated to re-
porter. "My wife came TO Paducah
from Metropolis yesterday to see her
son Charlie. who had been in st.
Louis. she stated she intended COM
ing back on the 9 O'Clock boat but
failed. ! came TO Paducah on the
Warrenn, which runs in the Dick
Fowler's place. and arrived about
midnight, the boat being late. | went
directly TO Capt Woods room where
knew she would be with her boy,
and knocked on the door. Capt. Wood
opened II and asked me what | wan
ted, using rather rough language. |
informed him | wanted to see Min
ME and he told me to get away, G.
D. me or some one would have to
carry me away About this time
Minnie came out of the second door
and lead me on down the stairs
When the bottom of the flight of
stairs was reached I turned and for
the first time saw Capt. Wood follow
ing. He struck me and felled me to
the floor. | got up, opened my knife
and made slash at him, but did not
know that had cut him, thinking |
was not close enough"
Mr.. Hobson stated that he was not
drunk and had not been drinking and
that he did nothing to provoke the
assault
The account of the trouble given
by Capt. Joe Wood is somewhat diff
ferent from that of Mr.. Hobson.
When seen at Riverside hospital to-
day by a reporter he said that his
son, Charlie. had been to st. Louis,
and had just come back, and his
mother came to see him.
Or. w. T. Graves and myself ate
a lunch together and when ] re-
,,,,ad IN NV rn.,Ya oha uoc ctill fhpra
asleep in the front room with Char
lie. my son." Capt. Woods continued.
'In the rear room was my nephew,
Paul Matthews. went In and went
to bed with him. Directly there was
a rap at my door and opened IL and
saw John Hobson. | asked him what
he wanted. He asked for Minnie. !
said John. you go away from here,
YOU know you oughtn't to come here
and shut the door. In a few seconds
| heard Minnie go out the other
door. got up and put on my clothes
and went down stairs. | think she
was in her bare feet so | told him to
go on away and told her to go back
up stairs and put on her clothes. He
did not do so and | struck him with
my fist. He staggered. went to the
street and ran toward Broadway. |
did not knock him down. | stepped
to the opening on Fourth street to
see II he had gone and he made a
slash at me. ! felt the blood trick
ling down my waist and saw him
run about 20 feet away. went up
stairs and looked over the railing
looking on Fourth street and saw
Extra Policeman Courtney Long,
whose cab Office is underneath. and
told him to arrest John Hobson AS he
had cuf mo I triad IN hide thHT