The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
SENATOR PUT OFF CAR
Money Struck by Conductor
Pocket Knife Figures
in Struggle.
(By the Associated Press.)

| (By the Associated Press.)
| Washington, D. c., April Ex-senator
H. D. Money, of Mississippi, had an al
tercatiOn with o. H. Shaner, conductor
on a Fourteenth street car today which
resulted in the Senator's receiving two
severe blows from the conductor, and
the conductor being cut in the right
hand with knife.
| Senator Money says that on his way
to the Baltimore and Ohio depot he took
car on the Fourteenth street branch
of the Capital Traction Company line and
| had CHANGED to board car which stops
at the Peace Monument half dozen
blocks short Of his destination. The car
bound for the depot was Immediately be-
hind the one taken. On discovering this
| he called to the conductor and asked
him for a transfer ticket. He does not
recall what the conductor replied. but
failing to receive the ticket and recog-
MIXING that he had no time to lose, he
| Jumped from the car and boarded the
other.
The conductor here asked for his ticket,
and was told that there had not been
| time to secure a transfer and reminded
| that he, the conductor, had been wit
+ ess to the circumstances of the change
| from one car to the other. The conduc-
| tor replied that the Senator would either
have to produce a ticket or pay his fare
whereupon the Senator told him that
having paid one fare and being entitled
| to transfer which he had asked tor
but had not received, he would not pay
another Thereupon the conductor salo
no would put him off the car, and pro-
ceeded to carry his threat into execution.
The Senator resisted by grasping an up
right post and engaged in a struggle
with the conductor, who was not making
much Roadway when passenger Volun-
teered to assist him, and together they
forced him from the car. The senator
saws that when they first undertook 10
eject him the car was in full notion ana
he feels that if they had succeeded at
that time he would inevitably nave peen
badly hurt. -,
| The conductor and his assistant old
not, however. succeed in their Design
until the car stopped at the next crosslns'
He says that both the conductor ana the
passenger were abusive, and that alter
he had reached the street the conductor
hit him a severe blow over the heart
with his clenched fist. The Senator says
that to protect. himself he took small
pocket knife from his pocket and opened
| it. This weapon, the conductor grasped
cutting his hand so that it Dled 1reeiy.
Other people then stepped between the
two. but the conductor, who is very
| tall man, struck him another blow over
| the shoulder of a man standing between
| them. This blow was struck with the
conductors bloody hand and 1T nit the
Senator squarely on thei jaw, covering
! him with blood, from the conductor
wound The Senator adds that there
were three or four policemen present,
| but that none of them took any steps to
prevent the alteration. He says also
| that both the conductor and the pas
senger who assisted in his ejectment, re-
fused to give their names. The Senator
was not badly hurt, but his trip to Bal
timore was prevented. He, however,
proceeded with his customary duties
about the capitol during the day, as II
nothing unusual had occurred.
Shaner, is a vigorous, but boyish look
! ing man. He says that he did not see
| the Senator leave the car precedwing
| his; that he did not strike the Senator
until the latter drew his knife, and that
| he did not make an effort to put him off
the car while it was in motion. His
wound is slight cut across the ball Of
the thumb.
A warrant was issued this afternoon
for the arrest of Conductor Shaner on
the charge of assault 1t was sworn out
by Senator Money.
A warrant was also sworn out by the
Mississippi Senator against James E.
Hooper, foreman of Truck A, of the Dis
trct Fire Department. on the same
charge. Hooper is the passenger on the
car who assisted the conductor Later
Senator Money called on President Nc
Farland, of the Board of Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, and prefer
red verbal charges against Hooper. Mr..
Mcfarland told him Hooper would be
brought before the trial board and the
case thoroughly investigated. Senator
Money also wrote to the President of
the Capitol Traction Company, demand
| ing the immediate dismissal of Conduc-
tor Shaner, and threatened to sue the
company for damages if such action was
not taken