The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
MONEY IS ARRAIGNED
UNITED STATES SENATOR
 TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
Conductor Shaner Charges the Mis- sissippi Man With Assault The Trials Will Occur Next
 Thursday Morning

Washington, April 25.-Senator Her nando D. Money of Mississippi. today was placed in custody on information sworn out by orpha D. shaner. the street car conductor who elected the Senator from his car yesterday. The informa- ton charges the Senator with assaultins the conductor during the disturbance and the conductor produced witness who corroborated his version of the story.
 Senator Money. Conductor Shaner ana James E. Hooper. the truck foreman of the fire department, who assisted the con ductor yesterday, were arraigned Tn the Police Court later and their trial set TOT next Monday morning. Senator Money and, Fireman Hooper were released on nersonal bonds and Conductor Shaner on collateral deposited with the police on his arrest last night. Senator Mohey ar rived early at court and was cloSeted
 for some minutes with Judge klmpali' All the parties were given preliminary examination before Assistant District MulIonay. Senator Money told Mullonay that the man who assaulted him ana as
 sisted the cOnuuCloT "oiC d sat anu pepper suit of clothes.
 What clothes did you have on yester- day?" he asked Hooper.
 The same as 1 have now was Hoop
 CTS reply Hooper was wearing dark suit today.
 Then" returned the Senator, you are
 not the man who assaulted me. What
 part of the car were you in?' ''I sat in the next seat to you" re- piled Hooper.
 "Then you are the man." returned the Senator.
 Did you help eject me-" asked the
 Senator.
 No" replied Hooper. Hooper said he caught the Senator by the wrist when he thought he was about to cut the con duCtor
 A witness named Martin, who saw the , occurrence. said he heard no exchange of words between Money and Shancr re- garding transfer. The Senator refused to pay either transfer or fare. The con- l ductor then took hold of him and elected 1 him. Then the conductor left the Sena- tor and was returning to the car with | his back to the Senator, when the latter approached the former and struck him with d knife. Witness Martin swore to | this statement and the information was | then made out against the Senator. The court proceedings only occupied a | few minutes
 Attorney Dunlop. a son of the presi- | dent of the road. represented Shaner and 1 Hooper Senator Money pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and asked | for trial by jury. The other two defen- dants also pleaded not guilty. Senator Money objected to setting the trial for Wednesday on account of an important committee meeting and he said he want ed the whole thing over with as soon as | possihe Shaner and Hooper asked for | trial by jury and the cases will thus be | tried at lO:30 Thursday morning. 1 Formal charges against Fireman Hooper were filed with the District of Columbia Commissioners today by Senator Money,
 who called personally and denounced | Hooper. The latter will be tried before
 4 public session of the trial board and l Senator Money will appear as the prose cutting witness. The charges sS hled alleges that the interference ot Hooper
 was without provocation.