The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
.OUARAN TINE MAN !. FOUGHT CONDUCTOR Walter BrasWeI Resented In suit on L. and N. Train VARIOUS STATEMENTS Pullman Conductor Tried to Put Sec retary to pr. Sanders Out of
 of a car--May Make
 Arrests.

1 ders. state health officer, and Pullman Conductor J. T. McNess, had a personal difficulty yesterday on the northbound Louisville and Nashville train, which arr rived at 11;45 o'clock. It is possible that one or both of them may be arrested as result of the trouble, as the Pullman 1 conductor has preferred chargest against Mir Braswell, and the latter will prob- ably take some action against the con | ductor.
 | The trouble occurred shortly after the train left Montgomery MT. Braswell got off the train at Calera and went to An niston, but came to Birmingham last night.
 l This is the first serious clash between the quarantine officers and the Pullman people in the state. The story of the trouble is best told by the, participants. Mr. Braswell said last night:
 BrasweII's Statement.
 '1 was sitting in the sleeper by my self, as no one else was in it. except the Pullman conductor, porter and news butcher The conductor told me in a rough manner that I would have to go into the rear sleeper. I thought that was the sleeper from New Orleans and told him that I did not care to go back there with the refugees.
 Threatened BrasweII.
 He threatened to put me off the train if I did not get out of the car or pay my fare. showed him my authority as quarantine officer. and he informed me that he did care a cent about that, and that he was going to put me off.
 q told him to go away and let ma alone that I did not care to get in any trouble with him. He went to the rear of the car and returned with his hand in his pocket, as if he had a weapon When he returned he said: The other inspec- tors I have had acted like gentlemen 1 asked him if he meant that I was not a gentleman, and he replied that l was not acting like one. l jumped up from my seat and struck him in the mouth several times Then the porter and the news butcher grabbed me and pulled me off.
 All this time the conductor had kept his hand in his side pocket in threaten ing manner as if he had a pistol, knife or some other weapon. In the conversa- ton before l struck him I told him that l would go to birmingham on the train and have him arrested for interfering with quarantine officer. He threatened me, and said that would never get to Birmingham alive to have him arrested.
 When the negro and the news butcher grabbed me the conductor seemed to ac- quire more nerve, and with his hand still in his pocket advanced on me in a threatening manner and threatened to put me off the car. I stepped back in seat and drew my knife and told them not to lay their hands on me I was acting in self defense, as 1t was three to one against me. They charge that l had a pistol in my grip and tried to get to it. That is not true, for I never carry one and showed my grip to passengers on the train to assure them that l did not have a weapon.
 Tried to Explain.
 After we had the disturbance l again offered to show my authority and the con ductor told me he did not give d. for me or the authority either. I tried to explain the matter to the train con ductor but he refused to listen. l shah probably take the matter up again when the Pullman conductor returns to Mont gomery. There were no passengers on this car at all, so I have no apologies to make for what took place. I would do the same again when I am insulted. If the conductor had taken the plains to explain that the Jacksonville sleeper and not the New Orleans sleeper was on the rear I would have gladly moved. They have been running the quarantine sleep CTS on the end of the train Neither of us used any profane language
 The Pullman conductors account of the affair, which is practically corroborated by statements from K. E. Hill, the din- ing car conductor. who saw part of the trouble; Cass Inman. the porter. and the news butcher, is as follows:
 VI asked the gentleman to get off that car and go into the rear car for if I was checked up l would be short He told me that he would not go anywhere ,oia nm that the other quarantine of- hcers had acted as gentlemen and that ne was treating me as dog. He jumped up ana struck me. The porter and news ou,cher grabbed him and he pulled his kniIe rom his pocket and attempted to cut me. He used some profane language.
 ihe quarantine officer reached in his grip for pistol. I saw the pistol. I was not armed at all and offered no resistance when ne struck me further than to throw my Aahos up to ward of the blow. We