The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
Warrant Out Against W. A. Stanley for Assault of
 H. J. King, Sr.
TUSCALOOSA MAN IN
 CRITICAL CONDITION
demonstrated for Being Taken Past His Corner and Was Set Upon by the Conductor and
 His Father

With his face beaten almost to pulp his right arm dislocated and a cut ona his left shoulder, H. J. King, Sr., aged 5o years, a prominent citizen of Tuscaloosa was taken to St. vincents infirmary last night in the auto ambulance of the Johns Undertaking company, and a warrant charging assault with intent to murder is out against W. A Stanley a street car conductor.
 MT. King charges that the conductor as- saulted him on Terminal station car last night at First avenue and Twentieth street about 7:So o'clock. Pedestrians about the corner were attracted to the car by the breaking of one of the car windows and woman's voice calling Help, help, they're killing my husband" and piteous- ly appealing to someone to save her hus- bands life.
 Several men jumped aboard the car and saw two or three men vigorously applying their fists to the old man. Frank B. simon states that Stanley, the conductor was using brass knucks on MT. Kings face, and MT. King substantiated this charge later to Captain of Police Martin Eagan.
 Mrs. King Talks
 Relative to the affair, Mrs. King stated last night to a reporter for The Age-Her- aid that she and her husband were on the Terminal station car and asked to be let off at First avenue and Nineteenth street. She says that the car did not stop there ,and that when the conductor passed through the car moment later MT. King asked him why he did not let them off at their corner. Mrs. King says that Stanley replied
 "Why, people don't notice such peo- pie as you MT. King then took out a pencil and a piece of paper and asked Stanley for his name. Mrs King states that the conductor then motioned to his father, who was on the car, drew his pistol and a pair of brass knucks, and hit MT King a blow in the face while Stanley's father grabbed MT King by his feet and pulled him to the floor. They were beating him, she says, when the window was broken and she screamed for someone to save her husband from being killed by the two seemingly infuriated men. Mir. Simon's Story Frank B. simon states: T was att I tracted by the sound of the breaking glass and the call of the woman's voice. I jumped aboard the car and with John McCarty and two or three others, began to separate the com batants The old gentleman was taken to Parker's drug store for treatment At this time policeman got on the car and I demanded that the conductor be arrested. The policeman refused 10 make the arrest, saying that the con- ductor was friend of his and he was not going to arrest him. remon- strated with him and he placed me un- der bond for interfering with an of ficer"
 MT. simon reported the matter to Chief Bodeker at police headquarters within a few minutes after 1t hap pened and Chief Bodeker instructed Captain llagan to investigate the mat ter, declaring that if matters were found as Mir simon claimed that he would suspend the officer. MT. simon accompan Captain Eagan to the cor ner of First avenue and Twentieth street and pointed out Policeman | Meyers.
 T piietiiiu bltA CTS uclleu ndNlnE refused l to make the arrest, and stated that Mir l King had said at the time he was taken l to the drugstore that he did not want a case made against the conductor. It is | held by superior officers of police how | ever, that the arrest should have been made anyway. It is quite likely that | Policeman Meyers will be suspended if not discharged. It is said that John Mc- Carty will sustain the statement made by MT. simon, but he could not be located last night to get a statement from him | If he sustains the statement there is said to be no doubt but that the police de- lartment will dispense with the services of Officer Meyers.
 Will Prosecute Stanley IT. King, Jr., son of the man who was so badly injured, is clerk of Judge I. H.
 Benners court of common pleas, ana states that he intends to prosecute the conductor and his father to the fullest extent of the law. It was with difficulty
 that he was prevented last night from going out aud hunting the conductor.
 Young MT. King lives at Is Pearl street Superintendent George H. Harris of the | railway department of the Birmingham
 Railway. Light and Power company last | night stated that he did not wish to make
 any statement whatever in regard to tire
 affair
 l Ut lS Sdlu t1dt tue tOHdliiol ol tue tictI l King is quite critical. When he was re- moved to the infrmary last night he was
 partly irrational and almost crazed with pain.
 Officer Meyers was called in off his
 beat shortly afterwards by Chief Bodeker | who took him severely to task for his seeming neglect in duty After lecturing | him roundly for not making the arrest | the chief ordered Meyers to go out and
 get Stanley and said that if he was not