The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-16
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Justice Amos this lnoTa3ng for a hear.
fins. Hudson became enraged yestet.
day morning at Frederick Born at the
Fountain restaurant and went after
| tim With butcher knife, cutting seg.
.eral ugly gashes on Born's hands. The
la6air occurred at@T:i5 O'Clock. Both
men are, employed at the Fountain.
Born was the firstsRituess examined.
Tho witness stated that the prisoner
came in the restaurant yesterday
morning about four O'Clock and stayed
in the dining room tLater Hudson
went to the kitchen and began throw.
ing dishes Born protested AMI the
fracas stared. Hudson grabbed a
butcher knife and attacked Born. He
struck Born on the. hands: The wit.
ness said that he was trying to pro.
tect his face and body when he was
struck with the knife.
Ivan Polling was called to the chair.
The witness stated that lie went into
the restaurant between seven and
f,eight O'Clock and he saw Born and
Aunt Mary Hudson. Hudson had
1.-TWO saucers,tn hisshands and Born had
a CUPS The witness thought that they
intended 70 throw them at each other.
He saw Hudson pick up a knife and
start bacEto the rear Of the room en-.
Itering the Kitchen. The witness then
Ileftathe restaurant Later he found
out that there had been cutting
lscrape.
Mrs. r. B! Curry cook at the Foun-
Etains was examined Ms Curry said
THAT she went to restaarant IF.
teen minutes after seven, After she
|,got there Mary came llsthe kitchen
with an atnload Of dishes and threw.
them down: Born protested and Hud.
son became angry Hudson grabbed
q dessert dish and Born picked up a,
cup, The witness grabbed Mary and.
tried to protect Born. Later Hndsons
came in the kitchen with Two knives
and forced Born to- leave the room.
The witness left the kitchen to get a
policeman and when she returned she
found that Born had been assaulted
by Hudson, Hudson told her to take
charge ofsatfalrs and he Skipped out,
leaving no one TO do his. work.
Buster Black got to the scene about
five minutes after the ARRAY, Hudson
had two knives n his possession. The
witness took the knives back to the
Kitchen. He heard Hudson quarrellng
with Mrs. Curry. He did not see Hud.
son cut Born.
Griffith Hamilton was the next wit.
ness. There was too much space be.
tween the witness and the men for his
evidence to be of much value to the
State.
Chief Shumaker was examined. He
stated that he arrested Hudson yes.
terday about ten o'clock along the belt
line. Hudson wanted warrant for
Born.
Hudson went on the stand and told
his own story. He stated that Born
picked qpthe knife and was going to
cut him. He grabbed the instrument
and in thrusting himself against Born
and in scuttling for the possession Of
the knife, which he gained, cut Born.
He then directed the cook to take
charge Of AFFAIRS. He did not want
to be arrested on Sunday aud started
out the belt line to see friend. He
said that he did not go to his room
because he did not want to have a DO.
liceman come about respectable peo.
pie on Sunday to arrest him.
This Is not the first time that Hud:
son has been in trouble. 1t has been
only short time since he was before
Mayor Arnett for carrying a razor,
and with this razor he attempted toI
cut F. N, Murphy.
Hudson was held to await the action
of the grand jury.