The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-12-18
IMroaTAsr TO TRAVELLERS IN RAIL

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tried in our county Court two weeks
since. The factS of the case are these:
y passenger who wished to ride from
Jolinstown to Huntingdon, attempted II
purchase Il ticket 1T the Office, Offering
i've dollar bill therefor, which the agent
could not change The passenger got OF
the train, without ticket, and offered
the same note, Which the Conductor re-
ce,yed, for the purpose Oh examining into
its genuimcness. After time, the Con
ductor returned the note, stating that he
believed il to be Il counterfeit. The pas
scnger insisted that the note which the
Conductor returned TO him was net the
same he had offered i'll payment OF his
fare, and refused to receive it. It was
established on the trial, however, that the
note which the Conductor offered him
back was the same he had received from
him, and, moreover, that the Conductor
was mistaken III surprising it bad note,
it being ii genuine bill of the Delaware
City Bank The Conductor then told the
passenger that unless lie could pay with
ether money he would be obliged to put
him OF the train ut the next station lie
manifested unwiil!n3uesa to -, and there
WIS some difference among the Witnesses
as to whether the Conductor did or did
not use force to cject him. Al al! events,
he vas required 10 leave the cara, and was
left Of at Wiimore station. The hext
daY, the passenger returned to .johnstown
aud instituted suit against the Conductor
for assault and battery.
The Judge held that if Conductors re-
q',ire it, . passenger who has no1 furnish
ed himself with ticket IS bound to make
the change required that the Conductor
Is not bound % take the iart cut Of a note
larger in amount than the fare itself, aud
furnish change to passenger that Hid'
occurred ia this case III reference ~ the
FIVE dollar note WAS not 4 payment II the
fare, and that If the passenger did not
either produce ticGet CT pay his fare,
the Conductor bad q lawful right to put
him off the cars. The only question was,
had the Conductor tgansceudtd his au5hor-
ity in the use Of torce ia cjcctin- hun
The jury, after short absence, return
cd with a verdict ac4u.tting the desen
daus The casts "f prosecution we're d.
y:dei4 equally between the parties.
JouxsrowH IrEus-Nr. james s.
Ramsey, connected with the Army OF The
Potomac as Sutier. was captured recent
y during The advance OF our forces, auj
carried 10 Richmond, where ne has since
becu conGacd iu Libby Prison, His stock
in trade also fe,l into the hands Of tn :
Rebc.s at the -srne time --- Albert iic.s, /
son Of David 4. Hess, Esq, Of Perkins
vile, private IN Go =, Capt, Busland, /
i33d Tepna Vols, died in hospital IN
Philadelphia on the 5,F inst, OF .yphold !
fever. lie was aged u years. Five
bnys, neither # whom was over Il years
of age, wese arrested few days since on
the charge OF abstr@et;n& money TO the /
amount Of fifty to sixty dollars iroin the /
counter drawer Of Stureseeper Weiln.-
Oae of the youthful offenders ackuowl /
edged his participation IN the theft, and /
Implicated some hah' dozeu others, all o.
whom were subsequently arrested and |
held to bail for their appearance at The /
next term of our county Court.--Tilc
above items are condensed from the |
Johnstown Tr.GrHe.
IMroRTANT IcIsIoN.--Coilcctor Roy /
)r. Of tii> district, has received the follow 1
ing opinion from Commissioner Boutwell, /
IN answer to an iuterroeatory c,ucerniu@ |
,ho Liability Of Shook makers uuder the ,
Revenue Law:
TREAsUEY DEPT, OFFICE OF ISTERNAL
HEyENUF, Dec >, s62
S1v: Your letter OF the 18th ul1., relative /
TO the iiDi!ity t. taxation Of shocks, has
been received.
Shocks, being merely stavcs. hoops and j
headings, AL OF which exempt from tax,
are not 10 lie taxed u Ilarui;c5ure nor are
the ilakers Of them required 20 take licenses
as manufacturers.
The makers lhay require licenses as deal
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