The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
WARRANT ISSUED AGAINST Hin
Street Car Conductor Retail
ateS by Securing His
Arrest.
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED
shaner and Hooper Ask for Trial by
Jury-AH Cases Postponed Until Next
Thursday-Further Steps Taken
Against the Fireman.

When the cases Of Conductor Arthur
shaner and Fireman James E. Hooper.
foreman Of Truck A. charged with as
saultfng Senator fernando D. Money of
Mississippi. came up Tor trial in Judge
KimbaiIs Court this morning the defend
ants were. on application Of their at
tor1ey, granted trial by jury, which viii
/ be held next Thursday, May I, at 10 a. M
/ Or the sane date Senator Money viii be
I tried BY Judge Kimball. unassisted By
I jury Of the legislators peers. on q charge
of assapltIng Shaner.
Shaner swoTe out a warrant against the
Senator this morning shortly before his
own case was called. Senator Money was
permitted &c return to Capitol BilI and
HIS Committee meetings 5y virtue of his
personal bond Of 800 Shaner and Hooper
were released, the former CT SIG
/ collateral, which ne deposited last night,
AMI the latter on the personal resDon-
sib.iity Of Chief Dutton. of the Fire De-
ment.
Shaner and Hooper were represented
! By George T. Dunlop, 5r., the attorney for
the Capital Traction Company. and sen
OF the president Of the line.
Senator Money appeared at the Police
Court some time before the case came up
for trial Three or four cases OF the
ordinary Police Court kind were disposed.
and by the time the Money -Shaner affair
crowded with spectators.
shaner and Hooper were present at an
early hour also. They were accompanied
By a number OF witnesses. shaner. who
is tall man OF twenty-one, applied at
| the clerks ONCE for a warrant for the
| arrest OF the Senator soon after entering
the building
The District Attorney stated that
I shaner would have to produce some Wit
nesses before warrant could be issued.
Shaner brought IL number OF witnesses.
and the District Attorney still refused "a
issue warrant. The conductor, however
signed an information or complaint
; charging Money with assault
Senator Arrives Early.
The Senator was arreigned in court un-
der the charge presented in that form. He
pleaded not guilty, and elected 10 be
tried before Police Judge KimbaH, in
stead OF q jury The case was then set
! for next THURSDAY
! Shaner did not seem in the least i'm
/ pressed by the fact that his opponent was
United States Senator. He expressed
himself as confident that his encounter
with Mr. Money yesterday would no. re-
suit in the loss of his job
Company Wants Investigation.
The Capital Traction Company says it
intends to see the matter through Mr.
Dunlop, the attorney for the company,
who is defending the men, said this morn
ias;
''The company intends to see a thorough
/ investigation Of this case We want &c
get at the rights OF the case"
The continuance OF the case sEiI allow
Mr.. MuIlowny, the District Attorney. and
the lawyers Of the defendants tine to get
together their testimony. Owing to the
important bearing OF this case on other
similar cases OF e5ectment from street
ears the company does not care TO risk
defeat by going into the matter uDpre-
pared.
mT- Money Still Angry
4 Senator Money, who appears to harbor
more resentment against Fireman Hoop
/ ct than against the conductor, Med writ
ten charges against him with Commits
! sioner Macfarland last evening. The
I charges were turned over this morning
TO Chief Dutton, Of the Fire Department,
/ for investigation. If the charges appear
/ 10 warrant such action, Hooper viii have
| to go before the trial board.
! Senator Money expressed 8 determine
ton TO have Hooper dismissed from the
service OF the District OF make trouble IN
f.: the attempt He signifed his willingness
/ to appear against Hooper at the trial
( board
! After leaving the Police Court Senator
Money called on Chief DuttoH, OF the
/ Fire Department, asId demanded the dis
I charge OF Foreman Hooper de alleges
. that Hooper brutalIy assaulted him with
out cause Hooper says that all ne did
/ was TO try to preYenj the Senator from
/ stabbing the conductor. Chief Dutton told
{ the Senator that HoOper's case would be
( fully investigated, and that il he was
! found TO be in the wrong he would Be
i uroperJv DvinisffeJi