The interior journal., 1915-04-27
COZ .'SREssMAN HELM is
FINED IN POLICE COURT
Following Personal Encounter With
Stewart Carson, Son of w. A. Car
son, Over Telegraph Messages.

An unfortunate and deeply regret
ted personal encounter occurred last
Friday afternoon between Congress
man Harvey Helm, and Stewart Car
son, the young son of w. A. Car
son, in which Mr.. Helm struck Car
SON a blow on the left temple, which
the youth says partially stunned him
for while. The whole affair seems
to have been the outgrowth of mis-
understanding. As result of the af-
fair a warrant was sworn out for
Helm and he was fined $50 and costs
in police court by Judge r. l.. Davi-
son. Mr.. Helm did not appear in
court but was represented by his
counsel, Attorney K. S. Alcorn, who
entered plea of not guilty for him.
Carson was the only witness intro
duced by the prosecution. Carson's
statement is as follows:
''This morning Mr.. Helm came to
the Western Union Office, of which
my father is manager work for
him-and called him out and told him
some of his business or messages had
been leaking out, and that he was
going to protest to the company if it
was not stopped. / was busy at the
time but after Mr.. Helm had gone.
my father called me out and asked
me about it. / told my father l had
no idea how any message could have
leaked out in any way for / am very
careful to protect all messages. /
went down to Mr.. Helms office i'm
mediately. He came out in the little
hall to talk to me and | told him
what my father had said and asked
him who the author was of such a
tale. He replied that he didn't have
to tell me and wouldn't tell me until
he had to-" | said: well you go to
the party who told you that and tell
him that he a d-n liar / was
standing against the wall at the time,
and he Immediately hit me on the
temple near the eye. He hit me with
his fist. / must have been stunned
for | never have let a man hit me,
no matter how big he is without hit
ting back or trying to defend myself.
When | sort of came to myself, /
ing that and why he had hit me. He
said that / had called him liar.
told him that / had not, | had simply
told him to tell the party who told
him the false report about me, that
The one WHO IOlu IL was a lldE. ne
then said he was sorry he had hit me
and begged my pardon several times,
but | told him it was too late, and
went on out"
In assessing the fine upon Con-
gresham Helm, Judge Dawson said
that on account of the defendant fail
ing to appear in court which enhanced
the presumption of guilt and upon the
further fact that Carson is a minor,
being only 20 years of age, he would.
fix the fine that he named.
Asked if he resged to make I
fStaten1ent MIR. Helm said: 'The con-
tents of kilograms, known only to
me, and young Mr.. Carson, the op-
orator, became known to persons not
connected with office. | went to his
| father who has been my friend, and
whom / have endeavored to befriend,
and with a view of correcting the
matter without publicity, stated the
facts to him. In few minutes the
young man clustered into my office
and began passing the 'd-n lie.' l
struck him as soon as he did so. l
remained out of coul- this afternoon
still with the hope of making pub
lie no charges against him or the Of
| flee, with the result that | was heavi-
ly fined. Any further steps that I
may take will be taken with delibera-
tion."