Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-25
SENATOR MONEY
Mixed Up in a Street Car
Rumpus at Washington.
Elected From Car for Not Having
Secured Transfer Check.
Conductor Cut With Pen Knife and is
Later Arrested.

Washington. April Ex-senator IA. ID. !
Money Of Mississippi. had an alterca-
tIon with a conductor on Il street car
today, which resulted in the senator
receiving two severe blows from the
conductor and the conductor being cut
quite severely in the right hand with
knife.
AS Senator Money relates the cir
cumstances. he was proceeding from
his home to the Baltimore & ohio de-
not to take the o'clock train on that
roaa for Baltimore. where he goes fire.
oucntly for medical treatment of his
eyes. He had taken car on the lith
street branch of the Capital Traction
Go. Line and had CHANGED - board
ear which stops at the Peace monument,
half Il dozen blocks short of his destlla-
ton. Hc had failed 10 notice this cir
cumstancc until the ear began to turn
around the monument. The car bound
for the depot was immediately behind
the car in which he was seated.
The senator says that he had only
or minutes time in which to make his
train. but that after he discovered h
was on the wrong car he called 10 the
conductor and asked him for a transfer
ticket To the ear bound for the depot.
He does not recall what the conductor
replied. but failing to receive the ticket
ana recognizing that he mad no ttIae to
lose. he jumped from the car ne was on
ana boarded the other.
EIc had no sooner taken his seat. he
say. than the conductor of that car
approached him and asked him for his
ticket. He then told the conductor that
he had not had time to secure transfer
and reminded him that he. the conduc-
tor. Rad been Il witness to the circum-
stances of his change from one car to
the other.
The conductor replied that the sena-
tor would either have to produce
ticket or pay his fare. whereupon tht
senator told him that having paid one
fare ana being entitled to Il transfer,
which he had asked for but had not re-
Cciyed. he would not pay another.
Thcrcupon the conductor told him
that il he would not pay his fare he
would put him off the car. ana immeGi-
ateIy proceeded to carry his threat into
cXrcut ion.
This the senator resisted by graSninG
IN upright post ana engaged III strus-
gle with the conductor who was not
making mach Roadway, when = paSsea-
ser who had been sitting next to SEN
ator Money volunteered TO assist the
conductor. Ry their combined strength
they coutrived 20 break the senator's
hold upon the post and to force him
from the car.
The senator says that when they first
undertook to eject him the ear was in
fun motion and he feels that if they
had succeeded at that time ne would
inevitably have been badly hurt. The
conductor ana his assistant did NOS.
however. succeed in their design until
the car stopped at the next crossing TO
let off other passengers.
lie says that both the conductor and
the passenger We're very gruff and abU-
sive in their language. and that after
had reached the street the conductor hit
him 4 severe blow over the heart with his
clcnched fist. This blow. the senator
says, was very painful, and in order t.
protect himself he took penknife from,
his pocket and opened it. This weapon
the conductor grasped and in doing 50
cut his hand so that 1t bled very freely.
After this proceeding other persons
between the two. but. notwithstanding
very tall man. struck him another blow
over the shoulder of man standing b.
tween them.
This blow was struck with the con-
ductor's bloody hand and ii hit the sen
ator squarely on the jaw. He was, as q
consequence OF this blow. covered will
blood from the conductors wound am
this circumstance was responsible for
rumor that the senator himself had beer
severely injured.
.Er-. a,i1 - hat rfara
OF four policemen present. but that non,
OF them took any steps To prevent tn,
alteration. He says also that both tn,
conductor and the passenger who assiste,
in his election refused to give thei
names
The senator was not badly hurt but hi
trip to Baltimore was prevented H
however. proceeded with his custornar r,
duties about the capital during the dal
as IL nothing unusual had occurred.
The name of the street car condicto
with whom Senator Money had troubl
is .. III. Shauer. vigorous but bOyisn
looking man. He says that he did not Sc
the senator leave the car preceding his
that he did not strike the senator unit
the latter drew his knife and that he dit
not make an effort 10 put him off the ca
while IL was in motion. His wound-is
SlSht cut across the ball of the thumb.
y warrant was issued. this afternoon
for the arrest OF Conductor Shane- or
the charge Of assault 1t was sworn OH
bN senator Money.
a warrant also was sworn out by thC
mississippi senator against James L.
Hooper, foreman of Truck A of the Dis
Irict fre department, on the same charge
trooper Is the passenger on the car vine
assisted the conductor.
Later. Senator Money called on Presi-
uent MacFarland of the Board of Com
mlssioners of the District of Columbia
anu preferred verbal charges against
Hooper Mr. MacFarland told him Hoop-
er would be brought before the trial
ed. Say ''es''ss''
senator Money also wrote to the r-ssi-
gent or the Capital Traction Co. demand
US lhe immediate dismissal of Conduct or
Shaner. and threatened TO sue the cor--
t<tlS ior damages if such action was not