. ▁F . ▁M ood ie ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mat ilda , ▁n ée ▁H unt , ▁were ▁at ▁one ▁stage ▁on ▁friendly ▁terms ▁with ▁Whit by . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁M ood ie ▁had ▁become ▁famous ▁for ▁having ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁thr ashed ▁A . ▁T . ▁Clark ▁M LC , ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁William st own ▁Ad vert iser , ▁for ▁a ▁lib el ▁on ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁published ▁in ▁his ▁paper . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁Whit by ▁had ▁given ▁advice ▁to ▁Mrs . ▁M ood ie ▁regarding ▁separation ▁from ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁violent ▁towards ▁her . ▁M ood ie ▁prompt ly ▁sought ▁out ▁the ▁lawyer ▁at ▁Ald ridge ' s ▁Prince ▁Alfred ▁Hotel ▁and ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁witness es ▁knock ed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁floor . ▁For ▁this ▁assault ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁ <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA4> 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁without ▁fan fare : ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁ill ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Miss ▁Tib bits ' s ▁Hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁all ▁attention ▁possible , ▁attended ▁by ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁Charles ▁Ald ridge , ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁Saturday ▁morning ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 4 . ▁His ▁remains ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁North - road ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁E . ▁B . ▁Whit by ▁Young est ▁brother ▁Edward ▁Ball ▁Whit by ▁( c