The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-29


or. the truck brennan Of the IRE 80
partruent who assisted the nane.o
YESTERDAY. were arraigned in the police
court later and their triai SET iof At
Thursday morning.
ena Money n Fireman Hooper
were released on personal pesnds anu
Conductor Shaner on collateral &C.
posted with the police on his 3
last night
Senate Money arrived early ut court
and was cloSeted for some
with Judge kimball. All h parties
were given . preliminary examination
before assistant district attorney Null
lowney.
enator Money told Mr.. Nr,lcney.
that the man who SSaulte and assist
ed the conductor wore Is = alt and pep
per suit Of clothes.
What clothes did you have on yc<-
terdayg" he asked Hooper.
The same As I.hase on now." Vas
Hooper's reply.
Hooper was wearing 4 dark suit to-
day.
Then returned the senator. '.yeu
are not the man who me.
What part Of tie car were you In?
Il sat in the mex seat to you" re-
piled Hooper. Then you are the
man." returned the senator. Did you
CEEp 10 eject III aSSSd bAG @s4&A0
No." replied Hooper.
Hooper said he caught the senator
by the wrist when he thought he was
about 10 cut the conductor.
A witness named Martin. who saw the
occurrence. said he heard All exchange
Of words between Money and Shanef
regarding a transfer. The senator re-
fused TO pay eithe transfcr or fare.
The then took hold 81 him
and elected hiir Then the conductor
left the senator and was returning to
the car with his back 10 the senator
when the latter approached the former
and struck him with n knife Witness
Martin swore To this statement and
the information then was made out
against the senator.
The court proceedings occupied only
a few minutes. Attorney Dunlop. n
son OF the president OF the road. repre-
sented Shaner and Hooper.
Senator Money pleaded not guilty 10
a charge Of assault and asked for a
trial by the Judge. The other two de-
PENDANTS 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 % o as possible"
Shaner n Hooper asked for trial by
jury and the cases will thus be tried
at 1880 Thursday morning.
Formal charges against Foreman
Hooper were filed with the District OF
Columbia commissioners today by SEN
ator Money. VINO called personally and
denounced Hooper. The latter will be
tried before a public session OF the trial
board and Senator Money VIII appear
as the prosecuting witness. The charge
as filed alleges that the interference, al
Hooper was without ~provocation.
House of Representatives.
The house today passed 145 private
pension bills, which included bills to
pension the widow OF the late General
William Ludlow at $50 per month and
the widow of the late "Parson'' Brown
low, of Tennessee, at $50 per month.
The remainder OF the day was de-
voted to general debate upon the agft-
cultural appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cochran. of Missouri, discussed
the trust question. He declared that
corporation Hobbies were republican in
republican states and democratic In
democratic states and that although
public sentiment demanded remedial
legislation II could not be obtained
The trusts, he said, contributed e
both political parties and tied thei,
{. hands. Cochran took occasion to as
! sail the senate n this connection. II
was a matter of public notoriety, h
J said, that in some states senatorshipe
! were bought ant sold just as producs
was bought ana sold in the public mar
ket. Does any one DOUBT" he asked
2 that one state Is now without sena
l torial representation because a bar
gain cannot be struck on the senator
ship"