The evening times., 1902-04-24
SENATOR MONEY ENGAGED
II! STREET ENCOUNTER

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o'riy-k train to Baltimore The car
he was cn turned around the circle at the
Peace Monument to resume It's trip. up the
avenue When the Senator saw this he
asked The conductor for a transfer so
that ne could catch the yellow car which
had just turned up First Street on the
way to the depot.
Asked for His Transfer.
The conductor was rather slow. and as
The Senator waited to make the train he
jumped cT the car and started for the
yellow car. on which the trouble began.
The conductor Of the latter car saw the
Senator coming and stopped. When the
Senator had taken his seat the conductor
asked fer a transfer. The Senator said he
had ncnc: that he had just gotten off the
car that turned up the Avenue and that
the conductor had Seen him get OF.
Well, said the conductor, you viii have
to pay your fare or get of
The Senator replied that he would not
pay another fare nor would he get off.
Then viii. put you or said the
conductor.
The conductor rang the bell fer the
car to stop at the cofher" OF First and 3
Streets One Of the passengers. a very
stout man. assfs ed the conductor. In a
minute there was a mix-up and the SEN
ator and the conductor rolled out on the
ground. The couductor struck the Senator
a powerful blow in the chest.
Got Out His Knife.
"Iu the meantime the Senator got the
knife out OF his pocket and opened it to
defend himself. he made a luuge at the
conductor. who grabbed his wrist In the
scufHG the conductor caught hold of the
knife blade and cut the palm cf his hand.
When he felt the blood the conductor let
go and slapped the Senator's face with
his cut hand, at the same tine calling
Mr. Money an ugly name.
A Policeman appears.
at this point Capital Policeman Muir
ply appeared on the scene and together
we escorted the Senator to the Capitol
grounds. Policeman Murphy blew a dis
tress call several times. but no policeman
came. in sight. The cars were blocked FOR
fully fifteen minutes
The employees of the railway company
were urging the Conductor to assault the
Senator but he iFeffaincd- went with
the Senator 10 his sroom in the Maltby
Building, where he=washed the blood OF
his lace. put on clean collar, and brush
ed the Girt of MS clothes. OF course. the
Senator missed has train.
Policeman MuTphy's Statement.
Private Murphy. OF the Capitol Police.
who sepa rated-th -combataats- speaking
to Times reporter TO-DAY. said:
Il saw no knife whatever. nor did I
see Senator Money strikc5'the conductor
I did not see the beginning of the trouble
The first saw was the fight in progress
on the ground, near the corner. Both
! men we're standing up. locked in each
others arms
Il recognized Senator Money andz be
cause knew him I went 70 his assistance
got between the two men and stopped
the fghe ewas-eg nx beat, and nor in
the Capitol grounds. and I-was poweFess
to make an affes&s lts
Murphy showed the signs of his contact
with the fight His collar was .spIashed
with blood which he said came from the
wound in the conductors hand He did
not know how the wound was inflicted.
Senator Money came down town on a
yellow car, on bis way to the Maltby
Building He wanted to go around the
north side of the Capitol The car he
was on went only to the Peace Monument
but he did not know this until the car
stopped.
1T happened that another yellow car
a Baltimore and Ohio depot car-foIIowed
the one he was on Senator Money prac-
ticalIy stepped from one car to the
other was told by an eyewitness that
the. conductor Of the Peace Monument car
waved his hand 10 TIE conductor OF the
other car. as much as 10 say This man IS
all right There was not time for Sena-
tor Money 10 De gwen a transfer ne
trouble began when the conductor, ii
spite Of being practically told to pass the
Senator endeavOred to collect his fare"
a Times reporter saw a man who
claimed to have been riding a few seats
distant from Senator Money He would
not give his name, declaring he did not
wish 10 be drawn into the controversy
He said;
Senator Money kept saying to the con-
ductor, when the latter tried to collect
his fare:
You don't knoa who I am; you don't
know who I amt
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