The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-05-17

tor Money and a conductor on til
: lines Of the Capitol Traction Co
in this city over the payment of
fare, created q sentiment extreme
ly unjust and unxind to the sena
% tor.
AT a recent largely ATTENDED
meeting of Mississlppians resident
in Washington, it was the earnest,
0 ly expressed desire that people Of
: : our state, through their own pa
: pers, he given the facts in the
! case, confident that thorough
understanding thereof will result
in complete vindication of the
senator 3 action.
| have obtained from the sena-
tor a full statement of the affair, las
follows: !,
81 boarded the yellow car cor
18th and Q streets to take the 8
O'Clock b. & o. train to Balti-
more, morning of April Oath
Thursday. When near Peace
Monument, looked at my watch
and found had only five minutes
to make connection with B. & o.
heard the conductor call out,
Transfer for the Navy Yard, Just
|before the car stopped, but paid no
attention as / expected the car to
go to the depot; | heard him say
nothing about depot or b. & o.
When the car stopped / saw it was
going around the monument; |
told the conductor that Il wanted
to 60 to the B. & 0. depot, and to
give me a transfer. He said: Get
on the car just behind; this car
goes around Peace Monument.
which was Immediately following,
within a few feet of my car.
| then got off one car, later it had
started, and boarded the other
car for depot, hurriedly. got off
an open car and got on an open
car. The conductor ON the first
car waved his hand toward the car
| boarded (then a few feet away,
and said something / could not
distinctly. Shaner was
standing on the front of the trail
Or, and was in position to see the
other conductor waving his hand
md must have seen me get off the
,ther car and on to his, because he
promptly came toward me and said
Fare; the car had not yet gotten I
o the curve. replied; 'Yon saw
ne get off the other car too hur- I
ledly to get a tranfser, which / Q
.sked for; the conductor told me 9
o get off and on to this car He I
aid; Get off and run after that t
ar and get transfer | replied; a
They are going around the Peace q
Monument, and 1 can't get the P
ransfer and get back to your car, Q
! d if | miss your car | will miss
~ 8 o'clock train to Baltimore. 81
He SAID; Then you'll have to II
ay fare. l said; 'I'll not do it. 81
n entitled to the tranfer. He said; q
t yon don't do it, I'll pnt you
f.. | said; You won't do that
Their (The car was then running 81
4pidly on its way) The conduc-
RS manner was peremptory and
solent. l was on the front seat
the trailer; he sprang toward
e, and / arose. He seized me w
'out the body and attempted to ne
rec me off the Car while running ab
full speed. l caught the back of at,
g bench with right hand and post tw
tn left hand, and he trying to in,
rec me off. Mr.. Hooper. OF the do
strict Fire Department, who suit 4 I
the other end of the same seat be
itching the struggle jumped up mi
4 said; I'll help you put him an,
= Hooper wrenched my right fiy
nd loose from the bench, and l wo
lght the conductor in the collar ms
h that hand. Hooper then vio- moi
my left hand from Pc,
post, cutting the second finger Fir
b his nails, SO that it bled free IL
The car had then reached B wa
Get aud was stopped by motor car
a to let of. census clerks. Con rem
tor did not stop car. wit
1 was then thrown off the car, one
gging the conductor with me. BIS
Their falling. There was some | So
Il
rcation, In which Mr.. Hooper of /
ged a considerable part. l was arm
ldiDg near the cnrbstone, sur Of /
nded by people. The conduc- / CO
approached me from toward a n
car, and struck me a violent TO /