New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-30
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TnE QUEsTIoS OF SMALL CHANCE oS TIE Brook
Lrs CRY RAILROAD C.Rs-PKsALTT Fog EJEcrrSo Pas
sKSGEHA Of considerable interest when taken In con-
nccion with scarcity OF small change decided in the
Brooklyn Police Court before Justice Perry yesterday The
complainant /. an intelligent coloed man. named Rchlrd
liz att and the defendant conductor in tho employ Of the
City Railroad COMPANY nsmed Edwad Lyrch; The com
panant got car Ia Court street The ION inst, 1ud
living no -ual change offered ~ bill. The conductor
fused take and seced him rom tie car using more vie-
81 Hyatt the c6npa ira testified thst the evening o.
he l6h inst he got iro ca, on the Dscen@od route m
him be Rad chluee ray lie ae the conductor
said D., wanted five ~ be mus leave he witness
produced ban and cf.red A. lie cond cior stated ihi
h oror, 20 a.e no bills and no, vi ne. must either
rsv 30 f,re get ~ t1' be tii 81 - tn car or
~il lrnck You a - defendant 'ock h1f o. witness ard
shook HIM witness hung the Platform whea ne
fedsu. k,l him the ei side aid struck him tie side
On the eros ersinsfon witness stated that aer defend
pa, him on the he rn 20 the from, 90 se on asq
Il be- got there: Tried again 20 ge, the
re- rlafo-rn but die not sncceel Tie then desiicl.
slowly 1t TIE tine The oub. between be conductor and
the complainant TIE after threatened to lit him II he
Mr. Henry Pier. d. the Prosler, ii The Brooklyn City
Railroad Company, appeared - coun,c or defendant HE
hd teen offered Wa cAu'a py IN. c9Ha1ct 81 he CONF an
aut who refused of the hen shef snd ser fe
10 r,t sgsn. Tho RAILROAD Company would .ussin their
poyess Ia carrying COT ter orders i re in te cominis
thought had been committed IN eeine ihis om the
car with regard the question whether the siroad Com
many had a sh il.e 10 change bills ,ud eet prf.ous
rom tie cars though il question viii ltd much
interest present tine he did rot deem Necessary 70
discuss did not tear upon TIE merits = the Tie
said however that the company believed they hsd n lit to
pnt persons from the car wAo could oi pay heir fare IN
coin Tioy he'd directed conductors e. change bills when
practicable They ola meter Of convenience long
could do but could no; DO at the time.
The COM this: he knew what he offered would
no, and that IL he received change Tor his bill lie
woud have received more than he gfy".
COUNSEL the persecution con,eEdei that the Railroad
Company had rht to EJECT persons from when they
funds aud held that comp anADt did rght %
resist the he received the hands of the conductor.
Though coored man. hadas much cain the protection
Of Jaw the Railroad Compery TIE Justice stated that he
deem h question of the Tght Of th- Railroad Com
pony direct ucr employees to refuse 20 change bills and
uefsons from the who had change involved IN
the The question had unnsccssry violence been
used owafd deft ndan lie reviewed testimony, by
which II shown that Iauant hid been put of tho
err while notion and that he had been kicked by the
conductor lie should therefore convict Lynch Of assault
and battery md impose tine Of TO- and in default OF pay
meat 70 stand committed :or ten csys Tie hne paid
ana the parties I'm count.