The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-10
George W. Kerr Makes Serious
Allegations Against Patrol
man and Trolley Conductor.
INCENSED BY ROUGH HANDLING
SAYS He Paid Fare and Those
Who Attacked Him Would
Pay No Attention to His Pro
testations of Innocence.

Il was brutaIly assaulted dragged from
n car and grossly lnsulted in the presence
% probably nfiy persons. many OF whom
were ladies. at the corner a. Olive and
Eighteenth streets to-day Tor absolutely
no offense whatever" said George ".
Kerr yesterday The persons who treat
ed me to thase intienities were a police
man and ;he conductor OF the car upon
which l was ridinE-
81 left nv home. No. 80 Mcpherson
avenue. this morning. and role down 20
Broadway. When had finished my
Grand I boarded 4 Broadway car and
asked and received n transfer Cor Olive
street. When the conductor came along
and held ont his hand Tor fare / gave
him my transfer.
Il vas reading \ newspaper and when
the conductor had passed ne I again
turned TO ny paper / was thus engaged
when the conductor returned 20 me. and.
taking me by IN. shoulder roughly. he said:
Fare" I replied that had given him my
transfer some time Leior,. lie apparently
pad r. attention - ny remark but
again cerIIrtlsI my far. ! told him /
had given him a broadway transfer AMI
gave him the number OF 70, and told him
II ne would book 1t his transfers he would
ind such Sly.
The coudu-t0- looked az me scorrfully.
made n reply. and ss+r- away ] thVusht
10 more about tf- matter until The car
hal STOPPED al El-rfs. nth street and
policeman entered the car When the pa
trOlTnan got on I herd the conductor say
20 him. That IS tIr man he oifcer
came Up 20 - here ! was sitting. glazing az
me Ike. he Thought ! WAS a murderer. and.
LAYING ll- hands on me- violently. he said;
Come out OF this what DO You mean b
stealing Tiis Goa The car / afu-" and told
the policeman ! bad Eiv-r the conductor
nv Fare and asked H.m 20 have the con-
GUctor show his III k.t-. telling him that
be would hGi the kin1 % transfer that 1
would describe Iu tie ruadu tor : wallet
The ppliseua . k"Ht commanding me IN
n loud and angry ton. OF voice TO come
out OF that ! WIS excited. but / kept
trying e. explain fs th. policeman that n
mistake had been made. and while vas
doing that the policeman caught me
around the shoulders and s4EtEscd ne from
the CIR. singing me violently against tho
side ~ the CIR and also against the seat,
badly injurIng nv foot and knee. and cali
Ing me names. ! am sure. a. harsh as ever
were applied TO an archcT1minal started
20 the police station 20 report the outrage,
but became too III and weak TO reach the
station. ! rested and caught car and
came home
II ;hen teiephuued 10 nv son-in-law.
Malcolm Macbeth. 20 meet me downtown.
an when Re did so I told him OF the out
rage. ! had the policcuans number. and
the conductors name | an an Old man
ard have been very sick lately. and the
excitement incident 10 this outrage may
greatly Te;ard my complete recovery.
When news OF the assault on Mr.. Kerr
reached his relatives and friends down
town thers was Indignation and Malcolm
Macbeth. former president OF the 81 Louis
Real Estate Exchange. at once took steps
to find the persons who assaulted Nr.
Kerr. offering a reward for their iden-
tiication and arrest