New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30
ST1BBED BY A SENATOR.
MIR. HINCHLIFFE. OF NEW-JERSEY,
CHARGED WITH ATTACKING A
RAILWAY CONDUCTOR.
FIGHT on THE TRAIN OVER THE PREsENTA-
TIoN OF a PASS BY THE MILLIONAIRE
BREwER-HELp IN $500 BAH

BREwER-HELp IN $500 BAIL.
State Senator John Hinchline OF New-Jersey.
was arrested at Hackensack Thursday night on the
arrival OF the 1910 train from this city. He was
charged with making an attack on Conductor j. L.
Jones Of the New-York Susquehanna and West
tern Railroad with knife. Before the arrival or
the train a dispatch was sent to Hackensack ask
ing the police 10 be al the station when the train
arrived as the conductor had been stabbed and the
assanant was 10 be arrested. The story spread
through the town. and as a result there was a
crowd at the station when the train entered the
place The story a1oat was that a ruffan had done
the stabbing and when the portly Senator. chained
10 q policeman emerged from the train there was
considerable excitement When the train stopped
Policeman Van Blarcom entered the train 10 make
the arrest The Senator begged to be allowed to
20 along quietly and not be handcuffed, but the
officer declined 70 grant his request.
Van Rlarcom took his prisoner 10 a drugstore
near the sta.io- whe-e a doctor was in waiting
70 attend TO the injured man. There Conductor
Jones told his story lie said that af'cr the train
lef. Jersey City ne started through the cars to
collect the tickets. on reaching Mr.. Hinchlhe the
Senator had said he had pass. Jones repled
that the Senator's pass was datel to expire on
MAY g. and he would have 20 pay his fare. The
Senator insisted that the pass was a Legislative
one and held good until the adjournment OF the
Legislature.
The conductor says ne continued TO cemand the
payment Of the Senator's fare. and told him ne
would give him a drawback" so that in case the
pass still held good he could 60 10 the officers or
the company and have his money refunded. This
Mr. Hinchiine refused to do. Mr. Jones thsnthreat-
ened TO put him off The Senator. the conductor
declares dehed him try this. When the train
reached New Durham tho conductor says he again
10 Mr. Hinchliffes seat and asked for Il
ticket or money. He asked what the Senator in
tended TO do. and was tod nothing" Then ac-
Ing IN he
penknife from his pocket and 7ourished 1t about.
threatening to cut any one who approached him.
Jones reached into tie seat to ta&e hold Of the
Senator he says. and as lie did so, the blade sank
into the feshy part OF the just below the el-
bow. a second stab vas inflicted close 70 the FIRST
one before the conductor could draw 'tck
Jones then pulled the bell cora for t. engineer
TO go ahead. AT the next station he telegraphed a
brief statement Of the arair to Hackensack The
the blood flowed freely here considerable ex-
element on the train ard the passengers crowded
While the officer and his prisoner waiting In
the drugstore hat joness wounds might be dressed
Winton. whose home was not far away on the
arrival Of his feHow-townsman the policeman re-
the understanding that Senator Win;on would be
responsible for the prisoner. Senator Winton hur-
rison. That official had retired, but he was called
out OF bed and in his nigh; clothes hear the
Senator winton and br Sag MeFadden became an i ihc
passaic Senator's security Dr McF2dden says
hfe left Hackensack for Paterson or tho .ast
trait Mr.. Joness train watiel fifteen minutes for
him. and then went ahead in charge Of the bag
gageraster.
Mr Hlnch:ire Is mi..ionairs brewer Of Pater-
son. He Is power in politics. and for years he
and Prosecutor Gour.ey have been fighting so see
who would control the democratic party-of' rassaic
County. At present honors about
Mr. Hinch.ife his way home from Tren-
ton He reached Jersey CEy by the Pennsyvania
Railroad. and took the road from there Pater-
because he did no, have 10 .eave the station.
His friends say they think he had been drinking
but this he denles 1t is aso alleged that he had
the cuts were the result Of an accident This Mir
Jones denies. He declares the Senator drew the
knife deliberately. The conductor says that about
two weeks ago while he was running the Wilkes
barre express. Senator Hnchne boarded the
train and presented the same pass When tod II
Senator Winton says pass good.