The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-02
CONGRESSMAN IN
DESPERATE FIGHT
Mr.. Heflin Shoots Negro to Protect
Woma-.
TWO ARE WOUNDED BY BULLETS.
Statesman From Alabama Resents
Loud Talking and Drinking by
Colored Men in Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Car Containing Several White
Women.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD In
q desperate affray on a PennsylVaL'"
Avenue car negro and a white man
we're shot by Congressman Thomas
7 HeAin. of Alabama. Thomas Lum-
bv. the negro, was shot In the heaa
ana Is I'm a critical condition, ana
Thomas McCreary, a New York morse
trainer. is suffering from q wound IN
tbe leg. The shooting of McCready
was accidental. MIR. Hehin was ar
rested and taken to the Sixth Police
Precinct Station, where the charge OF
assault to kill was placed against
him. Later he was released on So,-
900 bail
The shooting occurred shortly al
ter o'clock as the car reached the
corner of Pennsylvania Avenue ana
Sixth Street, bound for Capitol Hill.
CONGRESSMAN Hefln accompanied by
Congressman Edwin J. Bllerbe, or
South Carolina had boarded the
traction car at Twelfth Street ana
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, Mr. Helm be-
ing on his way to deliver temper
nnce lecture at the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church, Four
and Half Street and John Marshall
Place.
Told Not TO Drink.
Upon boarding the car he observed
two negro passengers, one Of whom
was Thomas Lumby, and who was IN
the act of taking drink from
bottle of whisky. There were num-
ber of other passengers including
several ladies. Mr. Helin says he
demonstrated with Lumby and asked
him to stop drinking, saying:
Don't take that drink; there are
ladies here, and It is not right 1t
is against the law for you to do this
thing in a street car, and hope you
will put that bottle away The 9TH
er negro, who was sober, attempted
TO take the bottle away from his
friend, but failed 1t is said that
Lumby became offended at Mr.. Hef-
Inns remonstrances and applied vile
epithets
Then the colored man, it is said,
attacked the Congressman.
AS the car reached Sixth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Henin and
Lumby were engaged in a desperate
struggle. Mr. He0in, who is a large,
powerful man, succeeded in throwing
Lumby off the car as 1t came to a
stop. Most of the occupants of the
car hastily alighted. including Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas McCreary. The
negro fell to the ground on being
pushed off the car. He rose and,
it is said, began cursing Mr. Hetin
again, and made a motion for his
hip pocket as If to draw weapon,
whereupon Mr.. Heflin fired at him
through the car window, missing him
and hitting Thomas McCreary, who
was about 20 feet from the car.
Mr.. Hefin fired once or twice
again, one of the shots striking
Lumby in the head above the
ear. Lumby ran a short distance
and fell. An ambulance was called
and he was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. The conductor of the car
disappeared, and Officer George n.
Scriven took charge of the car. and
ran it to Third and Pennsylvania
Avenues. There Representative Hef-
lin was escorted by Officer Scriven to
the Capitol Hotel and later was taken
to the police station in a cab. He
was not locked up. Mr.. McCreadys
wound is not serious, and after treat
ment at hospital he returned to his
apartment.