The Washington herald., 1908-03-28

him over the head with the revolver. and
then kicked him out of the door Of the car
TO the street
The negro called cut a name. The
white man leaned out Of the car window
and shot twice
Il ran into the hotel lobby and some
body ran up and said: Toms shot I
found my husband lying on the floor He
had been shot IN the leg while standing
on the pavement and had walked into the
hotel. falling TO the floor"
McCreery. who said nothing In re-
gard 10 the shooting. then inquired what
paper the reporter was working for. On
being informed that il was The Wash
lngton Herald. he expressed great regret
that his wife had said anything He
said
''The Washington Herald has practical
~ ruined the future for Benning. For
this reason am more than sorry that
or any other racing man should be in
strumental in furnishing information for
The Herald"
McCreery is e resident OF Belmont
Park, Queens, Long Island. He has been
in Washington about six weeks. manag-
ing training stable at Benning
Ohn
At the Sixth precinct. last night. Mr..
Hehin told of the affair. He said:
Il boarded the car in front OF the
Raleigh Hotel. with my friend Ellerce.
We had ridden 10 Seventh street when
two negroes entered the car. One OF
them pulled flask from his pocket and
started to drink
t,sv,, % L,
asked him to deSist- He replied with an
oath. and said he would drink it anyhow.
His companion tried to take the bottle
away from him He jumped Up and
started to drink.
Il got UP to demonstrate with him. He
grabbed me by the lapels OF my coat and
made a gesture toward his hip pocket
4 thought he had a gun. and pulled
my own. reached out and grabbed him
about the neck. and shot He wrenChed
away and l heard a scream.
I showed him 10 the platform ard
kicked him OF do not know whether
I hit him over the head with my gun
or not. I may have.
when the negro reached the street
he began to curse me. Angered beyond
dow and shot az him. I don't know
whether I hit him or not"
Hefiin said he had been authorized 10
carry revolver after threats had been
made against his life. following his
/ putting an amendment before the
House to provide "jim-crow" cars in
| the District. He gave this as a rea-
son for carrying the weapon.
Enerbe Tells OF ARRAY.
Representative Ellerbe said he left
the ear in front OF the Metropolitan
Hotel. He advised his friend. he said,
before getting off, to look out for the
! negro, as he believed he carried gun.
'I had hardly reached the door OF the
hotel" he said, when l heard shots.
Almost instantly I believed that the negro
| had shot Hefiin. | ran to the car and
Jumped on. I saw Hefin shoot through
! the window and saw the negro fall
! Ellerbe told the same story of the be-
ginning Of the trouble as Hefin.
Judge CIayton's Official Story.
Judge Clayton. OF Alabama, made the
| following statement Of the occurrence on
behalf of his colleague, Representative
Hefiin:
\ THE facts as gather them are sub
stantially as follows: Representatives Ell.
lerbe and Heflin were on an Avenue car,
about o'clock. Mr. Ellerbe observed. be-
\ fore he left the car, two big, burly negroes
drinking whisky and cursing in the pres
ence of a lady. who sat on the same side
OF the car where the two negroes were
The two Congressman were the only
other passengers with those three in the
car 1t was a closed car
Mr.. Heflin demonstrated with the
negroes for their conduct Of cursing and
drinking. and told them to cease their
swearing and not TO drink any more in
the presence of a lady. After this oc-
west side of Sixth street to 90 TO the
leaving nobody on the car except Hefin,
the lady, and the two negroes
'Mr. Ellerbe did not anticipate any
| further trouble. AS he alighted from the
car he was attracted by he noise OF a
scuffie between Heflin and the two negroes
! He saw one of the negroes reach for his
| hip pocket. as II seeking a weapon He
ran to catch the car, and heard one of
the negroes call Hefiin C d. -
| Heflin Draws Revolver.
"Hefin was being assaulted in the car,
which just crossed the street and stopped
in front of the st. James Hotel. a run
Of not more than 100 feet Mr. Hefin, TO
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