Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-04-30
RILEY" Halls Fight
HE USES HIS FIST AND INK-WELL
ON MONEY, OF MISSISSIPPI.
The Senator-Elect's Head Badly Cut
by the Missile and Gore Stains
the Houses Hall-A Lie
Warmly Resented.


man Money, Demoevat, elect
from Mississippi, aid Congressman
Hall, Democrat, of Missouri, had a
personal encounter in the room of the
on naval affairs to-day and
Mr.. Money was hit in the face by Mr..
Hall and was then struck by an ink
well hurled by the Missourian and
badly cut on the head. Mr.. Hall was
not touched, though Mr.. Money hurled
an ink well in turn at him.
Mr.. Money and Mr.. Hall are both
members of the naval committee, but
the committee was not in session at
the time.
Tom Coakley, the messenger of the
was standing at the door,
heard the two members talking rather
loudly and then heard Mr.. Hall say:
'I'll allow no man to call me a liar"
Then Coakley saw the Missourian
reach over and plant his fist in Mr..
Moneys face, staggering him and
raising lump.
MIR. Hall is q man of large stature,
standing 6 feet and weighing $50
pounds. Mr.. Money is also tall, but
rather slender in build, and no match
for his opponent physically.
Before Mr.. Money could recover
himself, Hall seized large glass ink
well from the table and hurled it at his
opponent. The latter, already dazed,
could not dodge the missile, and it
struck him behind the ear, cutting an
ugly cash, and he fell back against the
wall, but soon recovered and in turn
threw an ink-well.
At this juncture Coakley, who had
been making his way toward the irate
Congressman, crowded between them
and prevented further onslaughts, but
Mr.. Hall was with difficulty repressed
from continuing the assault.
Mr.. Money stood against the wall
faint from loss of blood, which was
streaming down his neck from the
wound in his head. He was hurriedly
taken to a committee room on the
floor below, while Mr.. Hall walked
calmly along the corridor to the hal
of the House.
The blood from Mr.. Moneys wouno
dropped on the marble floor as he was
| half carried down the steps, and
great crowd Immediately congregated
and there was much excitement.
The details of the cause of the en-
counter were hard to obtain. Mr.. Hall
when seen Immediately after the fight
said that he did not desire to make
| statement. 'tIt was personal mat
ter,n said he, "and do not desire tt
say anything. l do not suppose Mr.
Money, either, will dare to make
statement. Mr.. Wilson, a member o
the sub was present."
Mr.. Money was taken to the room
of the committee on claims, where hi
wounds were dressed by physical
who happened to be in the building
There were two cuts, one just back
the ear, about an inch long, and tn
other further down the neck, bot
made probably by the points OF tn
ink well. Mr.. Money, like his adver
sary, said he did not desire to make
statement.
From others who were in the room
1t was learned that Hall and None,
were arguing earnestly on the nava
restoration bill, in which Hall is con
siderably interested, as to the prope
ranking in naval circles, and afte
Hall had delivered himself of an opin
ion he was heatedly replied to,where
upon he said that many of those wh
were opposed to the bill did not be
lieve in the views they advocated. Tn
angered Mr.. Money, and taking tn
remark as a personal insult he calle
Mr.. Hall "damned liar" Then th
, fracas followed.
The occupants of the room, know
ing the shooting proclivities of tn
Money family, expected to see hi
draw a revolver, but he was probab
Y too much stunned by the blow to co
K lect his senses before friends had hi
in charge.
: Further trouble between the tv
men is expected, for the reputatie
l of the Money family is that no one
:. it's members ever allowed n blow I
IL insult to go unresented.
el A friend of Mr.. Money who was
1t the room said: "Mr. Money was lool
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