The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-26
MR.. MONEY IN COURT
THE SENATOR MUST STAND TRIAL
FOR ASSAULT.
ALL THE PARTIES ARRESTED.
CONDUCTORS WITNESS PUTS Of
TENSE ON MONEY.

He swcars That After Mr.. Money
Had Been Elected From the Car
and the Conductors Back Was
Turned the Senator Approached
and struck Him With a Knife.
Trials by Jury viii Come Up
Thursday Mornins-FOrmaI Com
uIaint Made by Mr.. Money Against
Foreman Hooper anil Public In
vcstigutiOn viii Be Held.
Washington, April Ex-senator Her
nando D. Money of Mississippi was to-
day 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 pro-
duced a witness, who corroborated his
version of the story. Senator Money,
Conductor Shaner and James E. Hoop
or. the truck foreman of the fire de-
partment who assisted the conductor
Yesterday, were arraigned in the Po-
lice Court later and their trial set for
next Thursday morning. Senator
Money and Fireman Hooper were re-
leased on personal bonds and Conduc-
tor Shaner on collateral deposited with
the police on his arrest last night.
Senator Money arrived early at court
and was closeted for some minutes
with Judge Kimball. All the parties
were given a preliminary examination
before Assistant District Attorney Null
lowney. Senator Money told Mr.. Null
lownev that the man who assaulted him
and assisted the conductor wore a
salt and pepper clothes. What clothes
did you have on yesterday" he asked
Hooper.
"The same as have on now" was
Hooper's reply. Hooper was wearing
a dark suit to-day.
Then" returned the senator, you
are not the man who assaulted me.
What part of the car were you in?"
81 sat in the next seat to you," re-
piled Hooper.
"Then you are the man." returned
the senator. did you help to eject
me?" asked the senator.
NO" replied Hooper. Hooper said
he caught the senator by the wrist
when he thought he was about to cut
the conductor.
A witness named Martin, who saw
the occurrence, said he heard an ex-
change of words between Senator
Money and Shaner regarding a trans
fer. The senator refused to pay either
the fare or produce transfer, said
Martin. The conductor then took hold
of him and elected him. Then the con-
ductor left the senator and was re-
turning to the car, said Martin, with
his back to the senator, when the
latter approached the former and
struck him with a knife. Witness
Martin swore to this statement, and
the information was then made out
against the senator, The court pro-
ceedings occupied only a few minutes.
Attorney Dunlop, a son of the pres
ident oftthe road, represented Shaner
and Hooper Senator Money pleaded
not guilty to n charge Of assault and
asked for a trial by the judge. The
other two defendants also pleaded not
guilty.
Senator Money objected to setting
the trial on Wednesday on account of
an important committee meeting and
he said he wanted the whole thing over
with as soon as possible.
Shaner and Hooper asked for trial
by jury and the cases will thus be
tried at 10:90 Thursday morning.
Formal charges against Foreman
Hooper were filed with the District of
Columbia Commissioners to-day by
Senator Money, who called personally
and denounced Hooper. The latter
will be tried before q public session of
the trial board and Senator Money
will appear as the prosecuting wit
ness. The charges as filed allege that
the interference of Hooper was with
out provocation.