The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-06
THE STORY
Conductor Windrum of the Mobile and
Ohio says He Has Been Wrong
fully Accused OF Assault.

road with a brutal assault upon pas
seuaeE GEMS tG be entirely untrue
Mr.. Windrum Offers the followiu
statement relating 10 The affair
Feb. ., 1906
To the Travelling Public am
Friends II make tais statement il
order to correct a lengthy arricl
printed IN the Commercial Appeal g
/ January 20 about Conductor Windrum
Of the Mobile ana Ohio railroad kick
| inc a passenger off his train AZ Rlnzi
This young man and friend got 81
the train at Jackson Tenn the young
man that got off a Cor,nth was sitting
two eats ahead Of ASA Lane did not
! have ticket; when | asked him for his
ticket be aid he g0t on al Humboldt
and gave me ticket to Corinth | told
him did nor & any ticket at Hum
baldt ner did he get on at Humboldt
While talking with this man about his
fare this boy, Lane came from back
of coach and said Don't you pay this
conductor a cent | know you got on
q
ticket TO Corinth | told this boy,
Lane. he had nothing to do with the
affair and to keep his mouth shut and
take his seat, that | had cen many a
man make his living By attending to
his own business.
After some words the man went into
hi pockef and got 0ut u cents and
asked this boy. Lane TO lend him 81
which he did New Asa Lane sad
You make the conductor give you a
damn receipt for this money and 3
cents. as the fare was SIP to
Corinth I gave him a receipt and
cents. After ! left Pin.on this Corinth
man stopped me and said 4 wan, to
apologize to y0u for what did; lCok
at this pin In the lapel of this coat
cannot Tie and wear ths pin. ! was
short Of money and thought | could
work You 10 Corinth This CONVERSE
ton can be verified by ". L. Bennett.
Fulton, Ky who sal in the seat beainl
this man, After leaving Coginth
found the young man, Asa Lane. in
coach talking to two young ladies that
got on at Corinth going to Boonvilla
| asked the ladies' for tickets they
gave me the smile and sad they did
not have any ticket. asked the second
line and said Ticket please One
If the young ladies reached me 81 I
said this was not enough 81 GEMS a
piece, She gave me % cents more ana
gave her the change and receipt for
fare. All the time Lane was telling the
aides that was charging them too
much aud not to pay but ST., that wa
De fare | told him was tired of him
butung into my business and for him |
10 give ME his ticket he said he gave
ME his ticket at Jackson 10 Boonyille. |
Itold him he did not and if he did no
give his ticket or pay his fare l GER
'ainly would put him off at Rinzi; he |
said he would not pay any more
told him i'd not want TO argue or
have any troubla In the ladies' coach. |
passed on collecting tickets got |
through as the train came 10 Rnzi. |
Lane was standing in the isle talking /
10 the ladies' | told him this was |
Riuzi. for him 10 get off and he fol |
lowed me close. turned around quick |
and he ran his hand in bis coat |
pocket ! told him % take his hand |
lut of his pocket which he did and |
showed me he had no knife. stepped |
IA 9 t titf "a
passed on down the steps 90 the depot |
platform and turned around and said |
Now damn you am OF, and I said |
Yes and keep off He then started !
IN a run for the engine or EXPIRE. car. |
walked down 10 the baggage car and |
baggage all on and Porter John Oar /
'ah said express all on. ] gave 1he /
igual 10 the engineer and pulled out,
He was auding down by the head OK
ores. car stepped on step Of the first |
'oach and went mp on coach platform
he porter following me mp the coach |
steps. did not se- Lane as the train |
pulled past him. G. Mitchell. mail |
'lerk dgad-heading ro Boouvi.le. came
running through the cOloreI end of |
.he coach and said that boy fen under
he train. stopped ;he tain and
backed up and found him lying head
clp-e nap % The rail and feet through
fhe iron frame OF The mail crane. Sent
for Dr. aud carried him into depot
waited uutiI doctor came and carried
MIN and Dr. .o BoonyilIc when { s5
fp Baldwin the great 40 -panser Df Jaw
arrested me- and carried mr to dcpo'
and searched me tor deadly weapons
] took of my coat sU that ! could not
conceal anything and told him TO go
and eet my vaIi~c. : told him be- could
not hold fhe mail train but Dc had rha
door locked and aiI He bad enough
men fo bold mo. it was a Jesse Jane
J could not have been better guarded
! asked my guards tp go tu Obaiona
and r-iea-e fhn train and would
come back with them iu the morning
hIi be- aid that was ont uf hi- jurIs
IcIion and refused -o DO b. After
.0me forty minutes rba sheriff at
Eo'nyi.ie told my guard to -u 10 Okla
ana and bring me bacE fa B11nviuc
DOB the morning The boy was burt in
AicorH county and the -hrrif iu lee