The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
BEAT UP CONDUCTOR
MERCHANT CHARGED ATTEMPTED
 FAMILIARITY WITH WIFE.
Tools Met Street Car Man On street And Administered Terrific Drub- bin@-Conflicting sforles
 Told At station.

Mobile, July 5.-(Special )--As the result of alleged attempted familiarity with his wife by H. M. Farrell, a Cedar street car conductor. John H :. Tools. a merchant living at the corner of Hamilton and New Jersey streets, this morning met Farrell and pro- ceeded to administer . sound drubbing to the employe of the railway com pany.
 The fight occurred at the corner of St. Emanuel and Government streets shortly after 10 o'clock. The alleged offense of Farrell is supposed to have taken place last night on Cedar street car shortly after o'clock as the car was coming towards the city from Monroe Park.
 Tools, who came to the police sta-. tion immediately after the fight and surrendered himself, states that his wife boarded the car on which Farrell was conductor. at Monroe Park last night shortly before g o'clock, request ing Farrell to put her off at New ter sey street. The conductor, according to Tools statement, promised to do so. but carried her several blocks by the place before stopping the car.
 When his wife discovered this,. so Tools states. she remonstrated with the conductor and finally told him that she expected to report his conduct to President Wilson, whereupon. Tools states, that the conductor replied. Go on. old girl. I know your kind. I've seen your sort lots Of times before.
 Mrs. Tools reported the matter to her husband immediately after reach ing home and this morning Tools, in company with a friend, were passing along Government street and saw Far rell standing on the corner of Govern ment and St. Emanuel streets.
 The two men approached the conduc- tor and after few words. Tools struck the conductor several times in the face, inflicting several bruises and causing FarIelrs nose to bleed profuseiy.
 Both men then walked to the police station, Tools surrendering himself and being placed on the docket for disor- derly conduct. Farrell, who appeared as complainant was also placed on the docket on a similar charge.
 Farrell tells somewhat different story from that of Tools. He does not deny having said the "oid girl, but claims that at the time. he was under the impression that0 the party to whom he was making the remark was a negro. He also claims that the person to whom he addressed the re- mark called him old fellow" at the time, and this caused him to think the party one of several negroes on the car. He states that ue utu Hob tutu to look at the party.
 Later, however, he states that Mrs Tools came to him and remonstrated about his not having put her off the car at the proper place. and she then mentioned the remark which he had made, whereupon ,according to his statement. he apologized, explaining how he happened to make the remark
 He further states that he allowed Mrs. Tools to remain on the car until the return trip when she was allowed to get of at the proper place. when | she expressed herself as thoroughly | and stated that she was not offended at the remark made by Far rell.
 rell spread to the other street car men | quickly and within a few minutes after the two men had entered the police | there were more than fifty of the employees of the railway company | at the station. They claimed that Tools and his friend both assaulted | Farrell without provocation, and only | the intervention of the officers at the station prevented further trouble De- tween the car men and Tools. ]
 The case vii be heard in the record l er,s court tomorrow morning.