Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-09


shortly before o'clock 10 consult
George Arnot about some business af-
fairs and while there met Mr.. Hub
bell and they had two drinks at the
bar and commenced matching coins
for money. Hubhen won SIS IRON
Spader, which the latter paid. then
Spader suggested they match coins
for Sl0 q throw until one or the other
lost $50. Spader won the $50. Moth
ing else occurred at the Alvarado.
said the witness, except our ordin-
AIRY conversation. Hubbeu then sug-
geSted that We go over TO Sturges, as
he had no blank check and would get
one there ana pay me. We went
over there; he wrote the check.
!cashed IL and handed me the money.
don't remember every one who was
in the room, but remember sam
stevens, who was behind the bar; Mr..
iClay, Jack Scales. Charles Rossi and
| Nat Greene. II was shortly after
iO'elock when we reached the Sturges.
Mr., Hubbell suggested that We throw
dice at $40 q shot up To 500, but
said no, | would throw with limit
OF So We got a dice box and threw
dice with varying success. AS re-
suit he claimed that | owed him $40.
| said no, it was only $50. and We dis
cussed the matter for a time. had
the money | won off Hubbell, two
| twenties, five dollar bill and five
| dollars in silver. | crumpled up the
| bills and threw them over to him and
told him to keep IL all. He was
angered ana taking out the 80 bill
passed 1t back. Then he walked away
a few steps and called me damn
gringO - -- -, q thief and
coward. saying he would fight me at
any time. | told him IL was unneceS-
sary To use that language; he con
tinued to use it and took out his
knife and opened it.
told him to put mp the knife, that
that was no way TO fight. II there
was to be a fight We should fight
with our fists. He became more and
more excited and came over In front
of me, waving the knife in my face.
| then struck him and Knocked him
down. when he jumped at me with
the knife and before | could prevent
It. struck il several times into my
iace. stevens then intervened and
another man and they held Hubbell
and the knife and separated us and
called for doctor. / said | didn't |
want a doctor until | found | was
bleeding, ! was standing against the |
bar at the time and we were from |
three To five feet apart. Hubbell was |
in the middle of the room when he |
drew the knife. This was about
o'clock. We had one or two drinks |
at the Sturges bar; as ! remember, II
was whisky"
Spader then described the wounds |
he is alleged to have received from
Hubbell, and the coat he wore at the
time OF the encounter. with blood
spots on the lapel and long cut In
one sleeve near the shoulder. where !
he testified Hubbell's knife had pene-
trated coat and shirt and just pierced |
the skin. He said he had been pa
tient at ST. Joseph's hospital ever
since and was still receiving treat
ment there. lie said he struck Huh
bell once or twice, not over twice he !
thought in the face, He declared
there had been no previous enmity
between himself and HVbbelgs ppi
that their meeting in the Aivarado /
was wholly d casual loneA I
Attorney Wood. for the deiense, |
Immediately took the witness,
ana by series Of questions brought
ont still more prominently3 thei fact
that the relations betweeh the two
men had always been friendly, that1
they had drank. together. held match
games, etc, togetherf beaTe ,4nd had
never. had any serioust tfpubre;, that
he (Spader) always considered Hub
bell his friend and their first angry
word was during the row in question.
did you ever have any trouble
when he lost money to you over such
asked the attorney
II never knew him to lose with me
before" said the witness, amid gem
cral laugh
Questions by Mr.. Wood brought out
the admission by Spader that when
he struck Hubbell he knocked him
from the middle of the room over
against the end of the west bar. a
distance OF eight or ten feet,
Counsel. trying to show that Mr..
Spader was suffering from consider
able loss of temper when he threw
the money down before Huhbell. the
latter denied being excited, admitting
that he was pretty sore, but thought
hat HUI bell was simply mistaken. He
denied using any abusive
language or intmating that Mr.. Hub
bell was either thief or liar" II
never considered Hubbell liar on |
have matched coins with
him. ,'.~said Spader 81 called him no
names during the entire alteration
At which he could take offense."
What kind of words do you think
he would take offense at? asked |
counsel.
Like those he called me- prompt
y said the witness.
THAT would be about the limit,
YOU think ?"
Just about the limit" said Mr..
Spader with conviction. IL was per-
'ectly sober. We had had about five
n six drinks altogether. | suppose. !
lon't remember my exact words; |
old him | was getting $40 the worst
If 1t or something like that. but | I
lidn't say that he was a thief or had ,
'obbed me"
what started him to calling ,
lames?" asked Wood.
His own violent temper, | sup
)ose,' said Spader, "and his habit OF
'alling every one names"
The witness said the knife had A
bout three inch blade, that the
landle was concealed by Hubbell's
and and he would not recognize the
.nife If he saw It, He was given a
nife and asked to show how Hubbell
lad held it, and held it straight be-
ore him, his palm upward and the 2
'lade upward. In answer to vol q
ey of questions the witness said he /,
made no motion to hit Hubbell until !,
he latter went after him with the
nife that he followed Hubbell four =
r five feet as the latter backed away Il
laving the knife in his face; that he z
nocked him over against the bar c
nd was waiting for Hubbel to re-