The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-08
TAe C~naasn and AnAhoy Railroad Couusa,y
-H0w u may Be Msds RespeosaAas.
10 THE EDITOR OF Tu HYRALn

~saOW u may bs MsAs RespousaAaa.
70 THE EDITOR or THE HxRALD.
The public prcss generally appears labor undsr Ask
apprehension ~ 70 the nature extent Of the Aits
OF the authors Of the late rshul sccden, a, Buinr
In New York, well in Philadelphia the i'm ,roa-
prevails that suit can only BE- brought In New ysrsur
against tbs Camden and Amboy Company; and, ON a.
ground the probabilities u svensua justice being -
tanned gravey doubted. The PhiladelphA Lig~ q
September 18th IL evidently under this deuson and
no, long since article appeared in the HxnAID wos
broadly urged that the extensive sad ovsrshAdowins
hnencc Possessed by the company tbe pockets as
eonscsences Of their Jersey brethren would senouy r.
ct the trial OF suits agans, a. and would rsndsr CD
demnAory verdict In New Jersey almost unobtAia abss
under any circumstances whatever. This opinion a
yours PROBABLY correct The decision Of tho Oar
onr jury ~ proof OF assertion The gcntlonsm
Of tina, Jury sho refused sign tho verdict, and whs
we're seems, interested in the company would have
s IA sis action to have wroagh, dsagr-ensat
w. M W" y"'. nnn consequent defeat Of the plAisN6.
Hut u Is my deae to show you to the public q
sse That there y a, leas' mode Of obtaining redfcss
Tor any real Injuries committed BY the company msAs
which WAL perhaps be held preferable by suoh Of ths
sune,er. a. may BE- dsiosed to bring suit And In 40
ment only II assumed that the burlington trareSy
WAS IN truth the result OF Negligence a.
tho part OF the Camden and Anbuy Company by -
egents, brake-men, conductors, engineer. or other A.
wants Il 10 not certain perhaps t,at such i. The cs-~
and Therefore T. oily conceded Ia TO show what
may be done II the corporation Il guilty n II he nns
cent Of all blame there IL nothing for which pupsh
! wnh then To point out hat Tho Camden AMI nboy
Company instead being ony locally sor M
lso accident, and smenable but Ia the Of New
Jersey lie prosecuted In the courts Of Penn yyania
and hold 10 rigid accountability In forum vhics shah
at least possess higher claims 10 imp Stiaiy thAn can
rcasonnbiy be expected from community where cvey
nan, woman aud chiih, every property holder tar
payer pos positive pccuniary intcc, the cor
poraiion. For Getting aside tho connection tina, mus.
bind together The hundreds ~ stockholders bon Iers
employees, station naaters &c, 81, and ohee circns
New Iernc, whore livelihood Of their friends and
relations, u dependent upon the prosperity Of thu
raDy, II IL fact very well known that by
capa alton tax taken fom the purse Of cery passenger
transported their road, The Camden AMI AmSoy
Conn any actually supply great portion of the expcssss
Of the state and tbus render Nov Jersey ono Of hs
cheapest governments IN the world 10 IA people
and the dearest s,rnngcrs II {. idle suppose tos.
Circumstances cannot but have prodisu effect upos
tho minds and Interests ola partif not upon the whole
81 every Jersey jury.
Perhaps was with vics 10 remedy ,ese evils that
tho Legislator Of yivania whos" citizens
large portion 81 the travellers hi, road the
2ist 81 March, lsaa, enacted Law which gave " IN
courts power % render that Justice which .pps,r.S
dcult to nd In those Of iis flser sovereignty iy the
second ton 81 IAN act 20 facilitate the collection II
debts against corporation. II H. inter AHA pro,aA
tina, in NIL suits or actions hereafter 10 DO brought In
corporation or body corporate not holding lie charis
under the laws Of tbs commonwealth,
Of such corporpt,on, either personally or by COPY
or by leaving certified copy thereof NJ tho Office depot
service ssli be good aud valid In Law 10 all ia,ens asa
purposes. "-d ampb Laws, lsis p. 49,
But, II may be answered. that even though this
will bring the Camden and Amboy Company inio the
courts ~ rennsyivania yet insouch the aooi1ca,
happened in New Jersey, suit must BE- brough ~ The
lou IN qno. and that The renn courts would ~
compelled TO d nias the action for lack ~ Jnri,iicti0a
This - biundcr which lawyer could fs into bet
which might readily missad d hyman who con .sanls
criminal With civil proceedings, II the brakeman or ooa
ductor Of The Inflated train Ia question 10 no In
ieied antired for murder % Assault, burlington county,
6cni But IN pcrsonai action at civil law tito d~ses
dan, lie prosecuted 10 Judgment wherever he map
t.,Af fN IL al 49, $3.50
Icnnsyvana act svdcny 10 make such service Law
ui Where bud ne,er been before by opening the deer
rgsin just such corporation the Camden ami A..
boy might cite tho care q pfonirnory noie made
New York. which every hnows DO un.s
IN Boston Or Ia Bal1inerr wherever the MAKER b.
found nnd feised with process hut would be useae~s
20 90 Illustrate and prove position slcar yhsss
cannot iealn from citing directly relevant Il "
the msoa In hand The of the New jersey iarcsA
Company vp keanaEa ~ Harris, 2oa Is referred 70 ris
ccmrany Is IN tcpuia non esteemed 10 be virs
ally IDENTICAL With the Camden Ambey It's stock u
said 70 be manly hed BY the l'ier corporation aud 10
evidently worked Ia connection With ard under the oon
troll 81, tbc other line And the hcts ~ the case GS
"a germsn 10 the point scofe briefly esApit~
lated here IN order the most AAs
the company may Lc IA teans) wanna fos sss
done by II n New Jersey.
Mr.. Manning Kennard ~ the arm ~ Paraan 4 Co.
and one OF the distinguished merchants in PhuA
e.lphs,) the plaintiff below, was, on the 2',h Aagas1
100 In the d the New Jersey RAirs.1
over the lfidge Of mo delaware Rsrtsn oaaal ss
Trenton In The State Of New Jersey ono bijS. al
not belong 10 the def ndants u not built By thsss
and not their rsilroaa Mr. Ks elbo~ bel AZ p~e
Jfced from The car -indo~, came In contact vita ~
voodsOrk ~ the bridge, and his broken vhssp-
IN lie brought suit ~ Philadelphia This scion vss
ba.'d upon the remedies pointed out BY tho 81 1870
wss tried at Am frus before the late Mr. Chief Justse
ellison Then one ~ The supreme Court and resuiisd u
verdict Tor Mr.. kennard Tho company tool II ~ =
Ne 81 r,ue eour, y ,aHe vhieh AHMED The luax"as4
a their brother Gibson shone excellent aad sss.sS
charge u the jury f. well worthy the close p~russl q
every railway passenger and d. hector in America EAAb
might learn there ssrosthing d HIS relative rights ~
duties a. which he ~ss probably ignorant bsfofs "a
remains only 20 remark, that nowhere ii obse<l
hat the accident happened In Smother state nor ossil
such polLt have possibly e,eap~i The eon,as,aos =
Ne present thle Justice Back -ho delivered thu Iudx
ineni in Affirmation Lsd i rossesea the ssyhts, siAAn
Thus II may he zen that there /, no dmeul,, 10 /.
sufferer by the Burlington disaster finding tttusas
ton be really sn3 nay IL tsali b., Tia, 4. :.
problem which each victim solve for himself MI
/ BE- Innocent and tree from all inpat.,ioD Of nayN
Rcnet-ifthe accident M, the Inevitable fe,u
sysfice that, ri,h enorpaas d,idends snd ns ssaoA
Any cent above par rcufsi 10 lseur the expena~
adoDb's sex or y an nialuhicd pfide thAi badly pre-
claimed ibe oninipoience On sarth q monopoly ~
siib plenary and petrsAal right 10 main soaDd and A.
firoy md uDrr Shnse whtss th0.e
JosCnnau', q 4 bl.phsmy faf m,ngisi, dying ssl
~onsn g. even nufnur f~proseh-sf shs ~ The caSS
Then e. the plain and b,sndsn duty o all 10 submit 10
slcn, enaufsDes @ that they have anssrgob. bat ~
on ihe ernfafy there any sufferer -as truly hotds
opposite isiis-vlo believes that the .so,. a hama.
sgu .ped In oorni 10 theif e'efnsi reckoning might
hut Tor the ntggsnes eafssssna.s of tho company
81 ia ,utorcinsiss have 81 tblr day s b.ea r-nsnaS
upon esstht cannot - bu, TIA, such ono me os-,
- saesi duty 90 God and 10 10 ali ,hst h,ss
les "a bring fhs oenarf % justice e " the ehAps~
eho,en BY sts 10 Arebss the rr0bgs ~ those thrust fos
The s.ots a life Hanhevsslgs snAppanied ananpe.isA
with all their Import o.ons ,haT bssd. ~ giai he
b"edy thirst rs gd Ga company rbSss Bnl sna hrsrt
can only b. fgpBd In III pocs,t To such oas ths
sete~ a hls bt0shsfs blood esls from the sfonas ~
IassiDs o'sr silently esirns the victim In as>xsrs
cnnues At a. AMI " nett yeas tea OF i~es,y y~~ss
hence he sgAn called 20 weep bs nsassd fsrs
II daughter, lover ot -us crippled % sl.ls ;,
.hfecsi etginser uafsr oompsuy careful esiy ~ gaia.
lie stli tsve 20 reflect that "a vas hs oss tmidlsg
lsssitade ~ splfli that mad encouraged p~r.s,ssey
line = CoGduei pfVducisHs "a zach ressrs, w.
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