The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-26
Taken Into Custody, but Released on
Personal Bond After Pre-
Iiminary Examination.
OF EYEWITNESS
WHO SAW MR.. MONEY STRIKE THE
CONDUCTOR WITH A KNIFE.
Shaner and Hooper to BE Tried
Next Thursday on Charges Pre-
ferred by the Irate Senator.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Her
nando De Soto Money, of Mississippi. to-
day 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 information charges
the senator with assaulting the conductor
during the disturbance, and the conductor
produced witness who corroborated his
story. Senator Money, Conductor Shaner
and James E Hooper the truck foreman
of the fire department, who assisted the con-
dUctor yesterday, were arraigned in the
Police Court later and their trial set for
next Thursday morning. Senator Money
and Fireman Hooper were released on per-
sonal bonds and Conductor Shaner on col
lateral deposited with the police on his
arrest last night.
Senator Money arrived early at court and
was closeted for some minutes with Judge
Kimbal. All the parties were given pre-
liminary examination before Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mulowny. Senator Money
told Mr. Mullowny that the man. who as
saulted him and assisted the conductor
wore sait-and-pepper suit of clothes.
What clothes did you have on yester-
day?" he asked Hooper.
The same as / have now" was Hooper's
reply. Hooper was wearing a dark suit.
Then" returned the senator, You are
OF the car were you in?
Il sat in the next seat to YOU" replied
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 10 cut the conduc-
tor.
occurrence said he heard an exchange of
words between Money and Shaner regard
ing a transfer The senator refused to pay
either transfer or fare. The conductor then
took hold OF him and elected him. Then
the conductor left the senator and was re-
turning TO the car with his back TO the
senator when the latter approached the
former and struck him with knife. Wit
ness Martin swore TO this statement, and
the information was then made out against
the senator.
The court proceedings occupied only
few minutes. Attorney Dunlop, son of
the president OF the road. represented
Shaner and Hooper. Senator Money pleaded
not guilty 10 a charge or assault and asked
for a trial by Judge. The other two de-
PENDANTS also pleaded not guilty. Senator
Money objected 10 setting the trial for
Wednesday on account OF an important
committee meeting and said he wanted the
whole thing over with as soon as possible
Shaner and Hooper asked for a trial by
Jury and the cases Will thus be tried at
1890 Thursday morning.
Formal charges against Fireman Hooper
were hled with the District OF Columbia
Commi ssioners to-day by Senator Money,
who called personally and denounced Hoop
er The latter will be tried before a public
session of the Trial Board and Senator
Money will apepar as the prosecuting wit
ness. The charges as filed alege that the
interference OF Hooper was without provo
cation.