The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-16
Cur Doy icstown Correspondence.

| Dostrsrows, "a, Sept. 10, 1872
Court Uit in Ii,erepiins aud Lnpcrtsat
| TiR-7he Commonwealth Is. he P.iiiisipsis Rap
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The TreFcnt week has been one Of uau.usl hustle
and excitement In borsush caused principally BY
the fitting a the September term Of the Quarter
! Sessions. At no pTevh Us term for many yca-s has
thors been more esir!nal business for the s0st 10
act opon, moro interest manifestsd by the pubsc
generally. II really does seem though the good
people Of old Bucks had ali got each other by the cara
and wore trying their best 60 make mush business
NJ possible for both court and lawyers.
There 10 trial just closed the result Of which
Will Interest the readers generally Of Jour widely sx-
tended Journal It was suit wherein the Goa, mon
wealth OF rsnp'ylvania is the psiotin aad Edrard
| Muschenp, the defendant The charge IL on. 81 as
ianlt and battery upon the person John n Boiin.
/ 81 New Jersey. 1ts dsfrsiant H. one u the con-
! duciors Of the Philadelphia and rrcuton Railroad
Company and the assault aud battery with witch he
was charged originated la the refusal Of the prosecutor
tBodine) to The fair demsndei OF aim AZ the fact
ia this case and the Lac arising from thoe facts
CT graf Importance To the community generally, .
vii state them a. corcis.y o. pos,i5ls. Some three
or ioor weeks ago John D. Boins. the prosscstor.
took Lis seat In Tie at Jersey city a-d passed
10 Trenton TO which place hs had purchased TEXT
for 50 %. When The cars stopped he stopped ont
about long enough 10 get glass % water ani took
hs seat e'siD for Phil.dslp ha Whso toe coudlotc
81 tho trsn, the ds.,niast In tails Gaze. along
isnasd bis fare. be aseed him whether hs bad NOT
taken his seat At Jersey ty to ~hic he sersd In
~. Affirmative The d.ietdant then toli him tina.
h must pay the confirmation fsrs (Si 50l fnst-si
81 toyeniy-tye cents. which " the amount obsr<-t
ior way passcnsers from Trenton TO rnisjelphia
avo cents, which b. s.ii wai all hs vas sattlsi 70
demand The dsfrnd~nt then tid blm that he ~oud
give BIN a ride Bristol but ~ be dii not thso pay
The 81 90 he would b. nnd.r the necessity ~ putting
lin cut 81 the car. WHEN the care reached Bristol,
Fodipe still refused o. ray than the 10 cents
rbsrcupon the defendant, assisted By two ~r three
ohors, elected him froU the cars la gentle
a. vas pos,iblo under the cirsums,ansss An aetios
W 2 n Al az he
conauetor, fer e.ssuli aud battery.
was eon,eGdcd on the part % the prseou,icu that
rasrueh AZ The Joinp1py offered Ia their publisbed
rates q fare to carry psssengsrs from Nss YORK. 90
Trenton zoe q 30, AID from Trenton to rh,islPbis
he fare 10 this by pirccs,ai although his io
tsnton vhsn he started to go TO fniislphis aud
the regular fare ON through passengers was -
IN. defendant proved that. previous 70 Dodins's
takirg HE seat In tho AZ Jersey Gay, he had his
,sssss rss,a in tho ss s's .ssSs
he Gid ne, ask fr III eud that he esuli not have Oh
tslned IL IL be had The oiysAgsis never
Presumption from which was that he started feou,
New /, OAK with the sesa re insenslcn Of soins 70
cut cents by paying his fare fret to Trenton and
hon that piece on Quotations were msis by defsu-
oalts counsel fr,m the charter OF the Conpsay. by
,tue OF which they contcnded tha, they had right
u make whatever reasonable regulations they pleased
With rsfaId TO the FIRE to be chsrged 1, di1'rsnt
rae,s they proved 10 be tie avafia5ls rskis'ion
81 the e0mIrDy to ebsrss all passengcra Nho pay
10 tbisd,iphs In the same trs'n. the fum ~ 81 90,
Which masts up tie s4 tbs regular chaTgs TOR tsroosh
passengers
The Court In charging the jury, sustsinsd The posi-
tic Of defer dant connect aud held that the som any
had suthorty TO Ike the regulation alluded 70 Thar
tho regulation In Itself ressoosos one 70 which
the prhlic bound 60 corfOrm nth'y could not M
their own standard 81 fare, every man ~bo TOOK hs
seat In III GERS might regulate hs fare 20 sut hneh
ar involve the company IN enfess sea OF tsouolss
The court siso administered . Wholesome robuss on
tis ,sort 10 throw the err Of monopoly Va the jury
tex IL sas their duty TO try the upon the Law
Ar the evidence without any regard to tbs pTiudces
and ASSIGNS Of the community
The Jury nfter celebrating about eight hours
into court eith verdict u net guilty This deeisioa
will put the question 10 rest
The rbilspsp hia Easton end wilkssb,rre Telegraph
Company have completed their line far this ace