Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-05-03
SENATORS MONEY IN a FIGHT.
Struck Two Ssverc Blows BY a Street
car concSSsor. the Senator Uses
Ais Knife.

vashir~tcs,. April Ex-senator II. ID.
Money. Of afiss.s yippi. had an alterca-
ton with o. II. Shaner. conductor on
!, Fourteenth street car. to-day which
-esultre in the senator's receiving two
sever. ,ws from the conductor and
he cont l.trr being cut in the right
hand with a losfe. AS Senator Money
relates the cirCu, lance. ne was pro-
ceeding from his hore 70 the Raiu-
more and Ohio depot 10 take the
o'clock train on that road FOR Balti-
more. where he goes frequently FOR
medical treatment OF his eyes. He had
taken a car on the Fourteenth street
branch oil the Capital Traction Com
psny tine and had Glanced 60 board
car WIS stops ot The Peace nonu- |
mcnt half "a dozen blocks short OF MS i
destinatil1 fIe had failed 90 notice this /
Circumstance Urtl the ear BEGAN &c /
turn around the monument The car |
bound for thc depot was immediately |
behind thc car on which he Was seated. |
The Senator says that he had only |
three or four minutes time IN Which |
20 make his train. but that after he |
discovered that DE was on the wrone
car ne called GO the conductor and ask
ed him for transfer ticket 60 the car
bound Cor thc pot He does not re-
call what tho conductor replied, but
failing TO receive the ticket and recog-
nizinr that Dee had mo- time 20 lose. ne
Jumped from the ear he was on and
boarded the other Ec hld no sooner
taken his seat. DE says than the COM
ductor cf chat car approached him ana
asked ror his ICi-tt. Pie thcn told the
corGulto- chat % had not hao time 20
secure "a transfer ano reminded him
shat be- the conductor. had been
witness 90 the circumstance OF ms
Cd. ID
conductor replied that tho Senator
would either have to produce ticket
Or PAY his fare. whcrcuDCn the Senator
told Dim that having paid one fare
and being entitled Co "a transfer which
he had asked fcr but had not received
hC would not pay another
a STRUGGLE WITH THE con
DUCrOR
! Thorruror the conductor told him
] that il 3d. would not pay his fare he
/ would pat him OF the CAR and immc-
/ iiately proceeded 20 carry his threat
! into execution. This the Senator resist
/ &C by -rasping an upright post and
| engaged iu a struggle with the con-
| luctor who was not making much
/ Roadway. when passenger who hat
| been sitting near to Senator Money
/ volunteered fo assist che conductor. bl
/ their combined strength they con
trivrd 90 break the Senator'S hold upoI
| Che post and to fOrce him from the car
1 The Senator says that when they mrs
/ undertook 90 eject aim the car was u
/ full motion and De- feels that * the,
/ had succeeded Dt that time be wOul'
/ inevitably have been badly hurt. IN
conductor and hts assistant ala not
! however. succeed in their design unit
/ .le car stopped ~ the next crossing &
iet on ether passengers. tte says tina
both the conductor and the passenge
| were very gruH and abuaiNe in Nhei
/ LANGUAGE. and that after he had reach
ga the street the conductor hit him
/ severe blow over the heart with hi
/ clenchcd fist. This blow, the Senate
Says. was very painful. and in order
| protect himself De took "a sTuau pei
knife from bis pocket and opened Il.
. THE CONDUCTOR CUT.
This weapon the conductor grssps
AM in doing so cut his hand SO that
, | bled freely. After this proceeding OF
sr persons stepped between the tw
bat Notwithstanding their presence O
P / conductor. who Us yerg tall ma
o / struck another blow over the should
r. 20 man standing between them. TIL
, blow was struck with the conductor
/ bloody hand. and Do hlt the Scnat
-ouarcly on she jaw. lie was, as q CO
sequence Of this blow, covered WI
d blood from the conductor wound al
\ rumor that the Senator himself Do
been severely injured. The Senator ad
y thst There were thr,e or tour policem
i- | present. but that none OF them 90
.s amy steps 90 prevent the nifcrcau'
.d He says also that both the conduc,
q ! and che passenger who assisted IN
eiectment refused 20 give their nam
90 The Senator was not badly hurt.
ais trim 10 Baltimore was prevent
~ / He however. proceeded with his cl
-e tonary duties about the capitol d
.+ INK The day as IL nothing unusual =
occurred
ih Shaner is vigorous but boyish-lo'
o- ing man. Tie says that he did not
1u the Senator leave The car preceding
fG that he did not STRIKE the senator
ill the latter drew his knife and Z
ne did not make an effort 20 put
ID OH the car while IL was BIZ motion
be wound is q slight cut across the
IRIS OF the thumb.
ng WARRANTS SWORN OUT.
he 4 warrant was issued this aftern
OF ! Tor the arrest OF Conductor Shaner
M the charge of assault. IL was sworn
By Senator Money
A warrant was also sworn out by
NE Mississippi Senator against James
riy Hooper. foreman Of Truck 4, OF
he District Fire Department. on the 81
er charge. Hooper is the passenger on
.~r car who assisted the conductor l.
Senator Money called on President
i'- Fariand. Of the board OF COmmiss
on. srs % The District OF Columbia and
, ir ferrcd verbal charges against Hoo
soC Mr.. Mcfarland told him Hooper w
49,. b. brought before the trial board
the case thoroughly investigated. =
sac - ,re Cspitol Traction company
and handing the immediate dismissa
Zen Conductor Shaner and threatened