Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-29

ductor. said Brown told him Of the assault
and that, following the negrO's request.
he had Senator Stone arrested.
did you know who the man WASP" ask
ed Justice Grammar. What did he say
to your
Il did not know him. said Martin.
when I asked him why he struck the
negro he told me because the fellow had
acted like an impudent cur. The senator
asked me what I intended doing about it.
and when I made him an answer he
threatened to pummel me. We generally
put obstreperous passengers on the train
but because Brown wanted the senator
arrested did not have him put off,
Senator Stones Testimony.
Senator Stone then started to give his
testimony.
4 had been to Philadelphia with my
daughter. who has not been WELL" he
said, land left Tuesday afternoon to re-
turn to Washington.
Il had nothing to eat since Tuesday
morning. and when 1 got aboard the train
I told the negro. Brown. to bring me a
lamb chop and some boiled eggs Then /
called him back and ordered him to bring
me drink of Scotch whisky. l also told
him to bring me glass of water with
the liquor. He brought the whisky in a
small glass and with it small glass of
water. I called him back and told him
to bring me a large glass of water. |
spoke sharply to him. He came back in
a little while with large glass and a
chunk of ice in it. without any water.
EVery one else in the car had been
served in the meantime and had finished
eating. and the negro had still not
brought me the large glass of water ]
ordered, and it became necessary for me
to get up and get the water from a cooler
myself 1 walked back to the kitchen
and asked the cook why 1 wasn't served.
a
cooked, waiting for the waiter. That
fellow put i'll an appearance and l ut
tered remarks calculated to make him sit
up and take notice.
Il have always been treated agreeably
on the Pennsylvania railroad, and 1 have
always felt that the negro walters and
porters were there for no other purpose
than to accommodate the passengers. /
was angry after waiting for SO long a
time, and when / reprimanded him the
waiter answered in no polite manner. He
was insolent In the extreme and told me
to walt until my turn came and then
would be served. 1 saw that the food
was cooked and was getting cold
You black dog l said, you're trying
to show your resentment Then L reached
over and slapped him in the face.
Tempted to Hit Porter, Too.
a fresh young man, who introduced
himself as the Pullman porter, or some
thing, happened along in a little while
after / had returned to my seat. He said
I was creating trouble and wanted to
know what 1 meant by it. 1 was tempted
to strike him. ! was mad and he made
me worse.
was reading paper when the train
reached Baltimore and two special officers
came aboard the train and arrested me,
after the negro had pointed me out.
They sent In a phone call for the Black
Maria. l started to tell one of the police
men that l couldn't be arrested for as
sault, but he knew as much about conSti-
tutional rights as a hog knows about the
,Decalogue. / had the extreme pleasure of
riding to the police station in a patrol
wagon"
When the. senator had finished Justice
Grammar looked over his glasses and in
slow, deliberate manner said:
Senator Stone. / have Travelled great
deal in my time over nearly all the rail-
roads-in the coaches and in the parlor
and Pullman cars. 1 can fully appreciate
the treatment that you received at the
hands of Brown. who. it has been shown,
has been dis4ourteous in the extreme.
AT times the service on the Pullman
cars by walters and porters is extremely
unsatisfactory. / feel that you had suf-
ficient provocation and that you were alb
solutely justified in reprimanding and
striking Brown. I dismiss the case"
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Then the spectators clapped and cheer
ed, and the magistrate raped with his
gavel for order.
Senator Stone was taken in hand by
Mr. Vandiver, and later shook hands with
Justice Grammar. thanking him for his
decision He then went to Capt. Henry's
room, where he used the telephone and
Informed several of his friends in Wash
ington that he had been dismissed. A
few moments later he jumped into the
taxicab and was hurried to Union sta
ton, where he took train for Washing
ton.
Senator. will you institute proceedings
against the Pennsylvania railroad or the
Pullman company" he was asked.
mo. I intend to let the matter drop
now he said.
He also told Justice Grammar before he
started to give his testimony that the
magistrate was right in his opinion that
the senator was liable to arrest for as
sault.
Il fully concur with you on the point. "
said the senator II did think l was i'm
mune from arrest, but l believe you have
hit the point in your explanation"