San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-18
THAT ASSAULT.
Captain Ed. Hauck. of Fire Engine
No. p Makes His Statement

! No. 2, Makes His Statement.
Yesterday afternoon a reporter fol
the LIGHT dropped around To engine
house No. 2 and got o statement In
regard to the captain of that company
hitting Car Conductor Bryan with q
rock Friday night. The following lie
the statement:
II got on the car at the corner OF
Avenue G and Houston street to go
up to the sunset. When I got on
there were two railroad men, Pete
Duffy and young O'Day, inside the
dressed III light suit. Between
9Th and 9TH streets the conduc-
tor went to the two railroaders
and asked for fare. They didn't
have but 10 cents between them and
it being after IL O'Clock q 10 cent fare
was asked of each. They refused to
pay and the conductor ordered them
of the car. One hSd gotten to the
ground and the other was about half
out when the conductor said, hurry
up and get off, They replied: We
are getting off all right but don't like
to be kicked off, just don't be in
such rush. Upon this Bryant drew
his knife and saying, 'I'll see that
yop do get off and d-n quick too
started for them. The men got
off and lett. When the car
arrived at the Tenth street power
house, where it was going to enter for
the night, we stopped. Young O'Day
was talking to the conductor, whom
he told that he thought him q little
too hasty and that the two men he
had put off were good boys and that
there was no need of pulling . knife.
The conductor replied, Il won't talk
to anyone about getting off, and
turning to me he said, Amt L
righl?' I answered, saying that
thought he was in the wrong and that
If he was TO pull o knife on me
might make him feel sorry for
1t. To this he answered, L don't
give d-n what they say about it
and would as soon cut your throat IS
not, Cd d-n you. Get off the car,
or by Cd I'll cut your throat He
drew clasp knife and started for me.
was on the lett step of the rear plat.
form and stepped off and picked up q
rock. He commenced to open the
gate Of the steps and come for nae.
wanted to run, but as my
ankle is not yet we'll from
the recent sprain, 1 couldn't. I told
him twice while he was on the plat
'orm to drop the knife and once when
he was on the step. He answered by
saying, Drop be d-n! I'll cut your
I'd d-n throat from ear to ear AS |
ne didn't stop I let drive the rock and |
nit him. He didn't fall or scarcely |
'tagger. but went through the Car to
;he front end, got of and walked int |
he power house, Young O'Day said
he has gone to get gun go I left.
went up to the sunset aud stayed
Town to see Mr.. Peck and asked him |
to stay or leave. He told
NE to stay and to hide out uutil he
could look into the matter little. l
went back to the house and remain ed |
until the officers came I would have
given up in the morning but rs at
hat time I didn't know any OF the
men who were on the car and had
heard that the company intended to
zee the thing through, I was afraid !
20 give myself up until
| had got my witnesses. At
hat time / did not know
hat Mr.. Peck would interest himself |
u my case. The rock was very small
me and when l threw 1t l had no
dsa of hurting the man. This Is the
irst trouble l was ever i'm and the two
hours in jail yesterday were the first
ever spent in ono. 1t nearly killed
ne. have my people In Kansas and
nope they will never hear of this. I
could easily have gotten out of town,
,s I had plenty OF money, but 1 in
tended to stick 1t out. All I
IAN say now Is that 1 am
sorry and hope the man will
recover. don't know how
It will end, but hope will get out
If 1t. can prove that there was not
! drunken man In the car and that
what l have stated is true. / wish |
you would see some of the witnesses |
and see If they corroborate my state
nent."
Later on in the night the reporter
saw Policeman O'Dsy and asked |
The officer gave him what his son |
mad said and what some of the other |
witnesses had said and what he gave |
hauck's statement. |
Shorty" Lyons, who was motormsn |
st the time, says he don't know any
thing. If he does he keeps it to him |
self. The other witnesses say that |
Hsuck hit Bryant in self defense.
Saturday when taken before JUS
tice Adam, Hauck gave $1,000 bond, |
Peck and Blair being his |