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Show man with a brick, but was prevented by the Interference of Henderson's friends. The assault was provoked through a slight altercation regarding a place at the dinner table at the boarding place 01 the two men It Is stated by Henderson that when he came to his dinner table his accustomed place was filled by Gumer. He politely re-lMested re-lMested the man to not occupy his chair at the table. Gunler toolc exceptions ex-ceptions to what Henderson said, claiming that he had as much right to the seat at the table as Henderson. Hender-son. Mr. H?nderson told Gunter that he might take a trip down to Hades, but Gunter declined, at the time gathering gath-ering the handy ketchup bottle and burling it at Henderson's head. It truck Henderson a terrific blow, knocking him to the ground Gunter taeii gathered a brick and was about to deal a more vicious assault when fi lends of Henderson stepped In. Guitter Is large, pow?rlul man. while Henderson1 Is small, and In no v iset strong enough to grapple with Gunter in an athletic contest. SEQUEL TO A QUARREL AT A TABLE In the case of the State against R. 1 L. Gunter, charged with assault, the le'endant failed to appear in court this morning when his name was called. The court ordered that the bhoriif's olfice be advised, and that It be ordered that the defendant be rrrcsted and presented to the court for arraignment. GGunttr is charged with si l iking a oung man In the back of the head . Ith a ketchup bottle Thursday night, inflicting certain, serious wounds. Yne matter was called by the clerk Saturday, at which lime the defendnnt defend-nnt was excused. He promised that he would be in court when wanted. When GuGnter was arrested Thursday Thurs-day night, the mavor stated that he would be responsible for Gunter's ay-pearance ay-pearance Saturday morning. Gunter j.ppeared at the police station Saturday Satur-day morning, but, being advised that It was a city case, and that he should mc the city attorney regarding the ar raignment, he left to look tor Mr. De Vine, the case In the meantime blng called by the clerk of the ran-rlcipal ran-rlcipal court. The judge at that time stated that Gunter should be advlsei to appear In court this morning for arraignment. Gumer has left t'je city. It 13 said that he and bis wife took a train Sat-I Sat-I urday night for San Francisco, aud it is more than likely that he will not return. He came here from Provo, where for the past few months he had been connected with a newspaper, newspa-per, working In the advertising derailment. de-railment. Since arrlung in Ogdeu lie has been under ihe employment of the Morning Examiner, soliciting advertisements, ad-vertisements, an. I had made a contract con-tract to go to work for the Standard this morning. The complaint against Gunter charged him with a fciouy, upon con-Action con-Action of which he nilcht. be sentenced sen-tenced to serve a term la the state penitentiary. The allegations were tiiat on Thursday evening. August 11, the defendant attacked Aubry lien-lerson lien-lerson with a ketchup bottle, striking him in the back of the head. Ho a'.so undertook to assault the young |