Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-26
RONDIES WERE ON RAMPAGE
NJ. A. C. FOOT BALL TEAM GETS
INTO REGULAR RIOT
Refused To Permit Conductor To
Put Ring-Leader OFF
The Train.
OFFICER OF THE LAW FAILS
TO DO HIS DUTY.

Although the railroad provides Jim
Crow cars for negroes and TO keep the
whites separated from them, many
passengers on the train leaving the
West street station at 5 70 yesterday
afternoon wished that special "jaiI''
car had been provided for crowd of
young rowdieS. said TO be the football
squad from Maryland Agricultural
College, who played the Navy.
This bunch of sports, from all ar
counts, practically took possession of
the train, insulted ladies and practi-
eally assaulted Conductor W. H. Nc
Ginnis and Brakeman j. f. Basil,
when these two attempted to quell
the riot. Shortly before the train
left the station the conductor placed
the college team and coaches in the
smoker, telling them that they could
be undisturbed there. There being
some time TO spare before the depar-
ture Of the train the young farmers
adjourned to a saloon and eating
house nearby and procured a lunch,
consisting of sandwiches and sardines
These they were eating after the
train had left Annapolis, but had not
reached Camp Parole. One of the
crowd is said to have grabbed another
one 5 crackers aud sardines and dash
ed into the ladys compartment of the
car. He was pursued by the owner Of
the sandwich, who is said to have
used the yilest language possible in his
abuse of the perpetrator of the joke
While this was going on others of the
crowd wandered up and down the
aisles humping into ladies and knock
ing their arms from the side rests of
the seats with their grips and satchels.
Conductor McGinnis and Brakeman
j. Il. Basil demonstrated with the
leaders of the riot and were met with
string of oaths which would have
done justice TO barroom fight Find
ing that he coud not make the young
rowdies behave themselves, the con-
ductor upon reaching Camp Parole,
attempted to put the leaders off the
train. This he was prevented from
doing by others of the NJ. A. 9. az
gregation and during the scuffle the
bell rope was pulled and the engineer
sigualed to start This, it is said, was
done by one of the collegians, but who
ever did it is now liable to a fine
of 5000 under the laws Of the state.
The scuffiing and sorappiDg was
quieted TO certain extent by some-
one suggesting that deputy sheriff
wasa board the train and that he be
called upon TO make an arrest of the
leaders of the affray. This man is
said by the railrord officials to have
been deputy sheriff named Boutler.
He was called upon by Conductor Nc
Ginnis to arrest the men, and after
taking charge of his prisoner in an
alleged half-hearted way, afterwards
left him. Conductor McGinnis claims
further that upon reaching Annapolis
Junction, where the collegians changed
cars for College Park, the b. & o.
train was held while he took the
officer of the law into the car and
Poirted out the man he wanted arrest
ed. According to the conductor, the
conductor of the b. q o. train told
the officer to take the disturber off the
train, but this he did not do.
Traffic Manager w. 4. Slaughter
was seen this morning and stated
that he intended to take the matter
up and if possible bring the guilty
parties to justice. He stated that a
number of ladies who. after attending
the days session of the Teachers In
stitute in this city we're returning on
the train, had stopped in his office
this morning and announced their
Willingness to appear as witnesses in
the case provided he needed their
testimony.