Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
H|BBARD PUT IN JAIL
Committed on Charge of At
tempting Wife's Life.
UNABLE TO FURNISH BOND
Pleads Not Guilty and Blames Wom-
an for Trouble.
WITNESSES TELL OF ATTACK
Mrs. Hubbard Recites Incidents of
Night Resulting in Stabbing.
Bears Scars on Face and Neck.
WITNESSES TELL OF ATTACK

Charged with assaulting his wife. Mrs.
Lula Hubbard. with dangerous weapon
the night of May l. last when he at
tempted To kill her by cutting her throat
with a knife and then made a deter
mined effort to end his own life. George
Hibbard. formerly employed at the navy
yard. was given preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge kimball of the Police Court
this morning. and held in 5000 bond for
the action of the grand jury
The prisoner strenuously asserts that
provocation was given by his wife. He
entered a technical plea of not guilty. In
default of bond. he was committed To
prison pending further disposition of the
case.
Witnesses summoned to testify in the
preliminary hearing included the COM
planning witness. Ralph G. McCracken. a
neighbor of Mrs. Hubbard. and Detective
Armstrong of the sixth precinct.
Mrs. Hibbard's Story.
Mrs. Hubbard was the first to give her
testimony. She graphically recited the in
cidents of the evening of the attempt on
her life. beginning with her return to her
apartments at Al & street. telling how.
when she had dressed herself preparatory
to going out for the evening. she walked
from her apartment into the hall. where
she encountered her husband.
He was in crouching position. she
said. apparently intoxicated Springing
upon her. she stated. he demanded that
she return to h,m. and blamed her for the
separation between them. which began
last August
Mrs Hibbard says she attempted to
ca I'm the defendant and told him if he
behaved himself she would consider adj
justng their differences and would prob
ably return TO him IL he stopped his
drinking.
After questioning her about where she
was going. Mrs. Hubbard stated. he pulled
a knife from his pocket. threw one arm
about her and began plunging the blade
into her face and neck. Mrs. Hibbard
described the struggle in the two rooms
of her apartment and on the fire escape.
McCracken Tells of His Part.
McCracken stated that the first he knew
of the difficulty was hearing screams.
Looking up he saw on the fire escape
Hubbard with his arm about the complain
ing witness. sta bling her in the neck as
fast as he could WELD the knife The
witness said he Immediately went to the
rescue Gaining entrance to the room. he
succeeded In breaking Hibbards hold on
his wife and showed him into the hall.
AT this juncture. the witness stated.
others appeared on the scene. Hlbbard
attempted to make his escape. He was
prevented. Then he ia bbed the penknife
into his own throat.
The witness described the wild disorder
which followed. and the sending of the
husband and wife to the Casualty and
Emergency hospitals. respectively.
Detective Armstrong of the sixth pre-
cinct testified to the statements made by
the prisoner after the assault. and the
vndictive manner in which he spoke of
his wife.
Prisoner Just Out of Hospital.
1t developed during the course of Arm
strongs testimony that Mrs. Hibbard left
the Emergency Hospital several weeks
ago. and that the prisoner had only been
discharged from the Casualty Hospital
this morning. to be brought to court
Both Mrs. Hibbard and her husband ex-
hibited the scars of the encounter on their
faces and necks
Other witnesses who gave testimony ma
terial to the facts in the case were Mrs.
Martha McCracken. Wilmer Cornwell w
T. Cornwell. Miss Louise NJ. Gardner and
A. V. Allen.
Since Mrs Hibbard has. been discharged
from the Emergency Hospital she has
taken up her residence at 40 Sd street
and has resumed her employment in one
of the local millinery shops.