Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-25
SENATOR CUTS A CONDUCTOR
Money Of Mississippi Involved in Dispute
on a Street Oar.
TROUBLE is OVER PAYMENT OF A FARE
Conductors Injury IL Not Serious and
Occurs while He f. Trying
TO Take Knife from
the Senator.

a. Nne SennNoTs
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator H. D.
Money Of Mississippi had an alteration
with q conductor on a street car this morn
ing which resulted IN the senator receiving
two severe blows from the conductor and
the conductor being cut quite severely in
the right hand with a knife.
AS Senator Money relates the clrcum-
stances, he was proceeding from his home
10 the Baltimore q Ohio depot 10 take the
Q o'clock train on that road for Baltimone,
where he goes frequently for medical treat
ment Of his eyes. He had taken a car on
the Fourteenth street branch of the Capital
Traction company line and had CHANGED to
board a car which stops at the Peace monu-
ment, a dozen blocks short Of his d~estlna-
ticn. He had failed to notice this circum-
stance until the car began to turn around
the monument.
Boards the Wrong Car.
The car bound for the depot was immedi-
Rtely behind the car on which he was
seated. The senator says that he had only
three or four minutes time in which to
make his train. but that after he discov-
cred that he was on the wrong car he
called to the conductor and asked him for
q transfer ticket to the car bound for the
depot. He does not recall what the con-
ductor replied. but falling to receive the
ticket and recognizing that he had no time
to lose, he jumped from the car he was on
and boarded the other. He had no sooner
taken his seat, he says, than the conductor
OF that car approached him and asked for
his ticket. He then told the conductor
that he had not had time to secure a trans-
fer and reminded him that he, the conduc-
tor, had been a witness to the
OF his change from one car to the other.
The conductor replied that the senator
would either have to produce a ticket or
pay his fare. whereupon the senator told
him that having paid one fare and being
entitled to a transfer, which he had asked
for but had not received, he would not pay
another.
L. Elected by Conductor.
Thereupon the conductor told him that II
he would not pay his fare he would put
him on the car. and Immediately proceeded
to carry his threat into execution. This
the senator resisted by grasping an up
right post and engaged in a struggle with
the conductor, who was not making much
Roadway, when q passenger who had been
sitting next to Senator Money volunteered
to assist the conductor, BY their COM
bined strength they contrived to break the
senator's hold upon the post and to force
him from the car. The senator says that
when they nrst undertook to eject him the
car was in full motion and he feels that
Il they had succeeded at that time he
would inevitably have been badly hurt. The
conductor and his assistant did not, however,
succeed in their design until the car
stopped. at the next crossing. to let Of
other passengers. He says that both the
conductor and the passenger were very
grun and abusive in. their Language and
that after he had reached the street the
conductor hit him o severe blow over the
heart with his clinched nst.
Usss snail Pocket Knife.
The blow, the senator says, was very
painful, and, In order to protect himself, hs
took a small pocketknife from his pocket
and opened II. This weapon the conductor
grasped and In doing 30 cut his hand %
that Il bled very freely. After this pro-
oeeding other persons stepped between the
two, but Notwithstanding their presence,
the conductor. who is q very tall man,
struck him another blow over the shoulder
OF q man standing between them. This
blow was struck with the conductors
bloody hand and It hit the senator
squsrely on the jaw. He was a. q conse.
QuouCo OF lnlb DiON covered MlLn DlOOC
from the conductors wound. and this cir.
cumstanoe WAS responsible fer q rur1ol
that the senator himself had been severely
injured.
The senator adds that there were three
or four policemen present. but that none
% them took any steps to prevent the alter
cation. He says also that both the con
ductor and the passenger who assisted II
his ejectment refused to give their names
: The senator was not badly hurt, but hi
trip to Baltimore was prevented. He
however. proceeded with his customar!
duties about the capitol during the day q
II nothing unusual had occurred.
story of the Conductor.
The name Of the street car conductot
with whom Senator Money had trouble to
day is o. II. shsner, q vigorous but boyish
looking man. He says that he did not Sc
the senator leave the car preceding his
that he did not strike the senator till tn
latter drew his knife. His wound ts
Alight cut across the bail OF the thumb. !
warrant was issued this afternoon for tn
Srrest Of Conductor shaner on the charg
Of assault 1t waa sworn out by Senate
Money.
A warrant also was sworn out By tn
Mississippi senator against James Z
Hooper. foreman OF Truck A Of the distric
IRE department. on the same charge
Hooper was the passenger on the car VIII
assisted the conductor. Later Senate
Money called on President Mcfarland o
the Board Of Commissioner Of the Distric
bf Columbia and preferred verbal charge
against Hooper.
Mr.. MAeFArland told him Hooper wOul
Be brought before the trial board and tn
case thoroughly investigated. Senate
Monsy also wrote to the president Of tn
Capitol Traction company. demanding tn
immediate dismissal Of Conductor Shane
and threatened TO sue the company for dam
ages II such action was not taken.
This company several years ago dismisse
. conductor st the request OF a MassAehu
sets senator. who resented the conductor
polite offer OF assistance while leaving III
car on an 10y day. The company's aetio
resulted In vigorous protests at the time.