Evening star., 1947-07-13
Violence Is Not New
Al Capitol; Weapons
Include Canes, Sticks

Include Canes, Sticks
Assault on members Of Congress
has not been so frequent as to make
1t an occupational hazard, but the
shooting at Senator Bricker has
historical precedents, many Of them
more tragic.
The pistol fired at the Ohio Sem
ator Yesterday at the Capitol has
had its counterpart in sticks, canes
and various kinds OF guns during
the past 100 years.
One of the bloodiest attacks oc-
CURED February %, 1890, after a
former House member from Ken
lucky pulled the ear of Louisville
newspaper correspondent twice the
same day. On the second occasion
the newspaperman, Charles Kincaid,
drew a revolver and fatally shot
former Representative Taulbee In
the head.
Taulbee had first met Kincaid
that day near a door to the House
floor and objected to stories written
about him by the correspondent. He
pulled Kincaid's ear, but the cor
respondent protested that Il am
not prepared to meet you because
I am not armed" The Representa-
tive replied: Then you had better,
be-"
When they met later on the
marble steps from the House cor
ridor to the basement, Taulbee
again grabbed the newspaper cor
respondent by the ear. Kincaid
then shot him. Capitol visitors
still are shown what are said to be
blood stains on the steps.
Shooting of Long Recalled.
The fatal shooting of Huey Long,
Democrat, of Louisiana, happened
at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge
September 10, 1885, while Long was
a Senator. He was shot by DR..
Stephen Weiss who was killed by
members of Senator Longs body
guard.
A Capitol shooting occurred here
March S, 1921, when former Senator
Henderson of Nevada. was shot
through the right forearm while
in his Office in the Senate ONCE
Building. His assailant was 65-
year-old Takoma Park man, Charles
August Crock, who had held 25-
year-old Nevada land deal griev-
ance.
Senator Henderson saved his life
by throwing his arm up after Crock
fired. He then stepped into his
inner office and slammed the door
on Crooks face. Screams of three
women employees in the room
brought a clerk rushing into the
room. He found Crock with the
weapon still in his hand. At the
clerks order, Crock dropped the
pistol.
Senator Henderson served until
recently as chairman of the board
of directors of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation.
In December 1882, former Repre-
sentative Mas, Republican, Of Min
nesota prevented injury to his col
leagues when he persuaded a man
in the House galleries to drop the
revolver he was waving, demanding
20 minutes to speak to the House.
AS others fled through the nearest
exits Mr.. Mas, at whom the pistol
was pointed, persuaded 25-year -old
Marlin Kemmerer to lower the
weapon.
Beating Senator Sumner Of
Massachusetts, with stick was the
way one South Carolinian got even
with the Senator, whom he said had
"libeled the State of Carolina dur
ing a speech to the Senate on May
20, 1856. Two days later, as Sena-
tor Sumner sat at his desk, he was
accosted and severely injured by
the blows from, the stick.
Another encounter, In 1885,
started over a statement that the
contract for Indian rationS had been
given fraudently to Gen. Sam HouS-
ton.
Gen. Houston and Representative
Stanbury, of Ohio, who had made
the statement, met about half mile
from the Capitol on Pennsylvania
avenue on April !, 1886. AS Mr..
Stanbery crossed the Avenue and
stepped on the pavement. Gen.
Houston struck the Congressman
with his cane. After several blows
the Representative turned to run. by
the General tripped him and con-
tinued to beat him as he lay on the
ground.
Mr.. Stanbery drew his pistol and
attempted to fire, but the weapon
would not 60 of. 1t was wrested
from his hand and the beating was
continued.