Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-30
Ali About Two Cents.


Ali About Two Cents.
Colonel Burnham, the polite and popular
mayors fharshal-and a more prompt and
impartial meter.out of Justice heser filled
The position-has some queer cases brought
before him. Among those presenting them
selves to-day to perfer complaints, was a
well known commandant of one of our city
military regimehts-a stern and uhbending
disciplinarian, who believes the maintenance
Of ones rights should be under all circum-
staiees, paramount ahd ruling principle.
Accompanying bin were two ladies-his
wife and handsome niece. Following them
were policeman and a rougly clad man of
middle age, carrying whip In his band.
Col. - told his story. He and his
wife and niece took seats In Broadway
omnibus to ride TO South ferry. de hassed
to the driver ten ceht piece and t@o FIVE
pences to pay their fares. The driver
passed back no Change; and Bn his demand
ing two cents the forther declared he had
paid him only eighteen cents. He expos
tulated-threatened. Expostulations and
threats were of no avail. Seeing police.
man, he had the driver arrested.
"There the miserable scamp Isl" wound
up the col0nel pointing at tile arrested
Jehu, who in the ASSUMPTION of the innocent
looks, might have sat for the portrait OF
Aristides.
''And there is rherable thiser, who has
brought ME here for paltry two cents,
responded the uhabashed driver.
"You confess, then, withholains twr
eents,n said Col Burniam.
No, sir; the man only gave me three
fares | would swear to it."
"Iwould swear gave you twenty cents,
rejoined the complaining colonel.
any oath is as good as yours" responded
the driver
i Here is a Bible, We will see,,' said the
marshal
kissiRg the cover of the scred volume
the complainant reiterated his accusation
undet oath. The Bible was presented II
the driver, who kissed it.
Now, do y0u soletinly swear YOU re.
ceived only eighteen cents from this gen
tleman ?" asked Col Burnham. Remem
Der the Penalty of perjury"
g You have got me tight won't swear
false" responded the driver, little huinilia
ted now In his manner I" the man did give
me twenty cents.'
"What is your name 2" asked the Mar
shall.
William Bloodgood."
+" Your license is revoked"
" But let me explain Have to" -
" / will listen to no explanations"
/" Cant say word ] have wife ant
seven children depending y
81 will listen to nothing" said Col. Burn
ham; "a man who would steal two cent
would steal two hundred dollars if he hat
a chance"
Perhaps the man viii be hbnest in f.,
ture," besecchingly uttered the niece.
"And sure i WILL" said the driver, d 70
my wife and chidrens srke will /; her
are two cents"
g IT asas not The s,.,,ey i ,~antod, . sa;,
the Complaining coiohel. Il wished to Civ,
you and all the dishonest drivers lesson
Col. Burnham aud the complainant whis
pered together few seconds: The marsha
told the driver he would not take away hi
license. Tile driver was completely Hih
bled. Down his brawny cheeks rolled bis
tears. 1t was with difficulty he could ex
press his gratitude for the letiency showr
him. As he left he bowed gratefully TO the
young lady TO whose intercession he evi
IDENTIFY attributed his restoration to the place
from which he had been few minutes be
fore deposed.
A few such energetic men as the com
planant in the above case, aided by oui
present prompt city marshal, would bring
offenders to speedy justice and effectually
stop the manifold swindles every day prac
ticed with imponity in our midst.-M Y
World.
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