The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-30
LCOMMuNICArION.

EDITORS EVENING TBLEGRAPH.-A gross out
rage upon quiet nofensiye cOlOred soldier,
brave as he was peaceable, as his wounds attestod
took place yesterday afleruooI on Fifth street
passenger car, near Green, which ought not TO
pass unnoticed and unrehuked. Two members of
the 9Th Colored Regiment had been sent into the
city in the morning, from Camp William Penn,
in pursuit of deserter. The soldiers in question
were in citizens dress, The better to accomplish
the object of their mission, as their pass showed.
The car was CrowCed, aud number Of l0hite
citizens were consequently obliged 70 ride on the
front platform, where only the TWO contrabands
OF war could ride.
One VI the t5ttter class, because whittier in skin,
If not in liver, stimulated by more whisky than
the state of the utmo phere OF July day inpera-
lively called for, took umorage az the proximity
of a darkey, and addressed TO him much pr fame
and extremely insulting language because he
would not get off the car ut his bidding, which
ended in his dealing Sambo blow in the ia e,
which, however, was instantly returned with
compound interest from the frame OF the power
full and athletic "Othel o."
From the excited language of the friends of
the out oged whiie man, the poor negro iuvo un-
tarily clasped his revolver, in order u take
of himself in crowd of men evidently no friends
OF his. The quarrel breeder, at thi, juncture,
thought II time to leave, particularly his head, ,
f ON the effects of the blow which Mr.. Contra
band gave him, began to assume proportions not
| al all Oflumtntdl.
This drunken man was an acquaintance, if not
friend of he conductor, as the later addressed
him by nnme, aud joined win him in re IusstIHg
| tie cOlored men, who had paid their fare, t.
leave the platform before the quarrel eliminated
/ in blows.
Upon the arrival ofthe car at the depot the con
| ducior handed the soldi.r over 10 police OIL er
| for carrying concealed weapons. But upon
| reaching the magistrates Ofiic" and finding that
| two gen lenen, who had pu1iC spirit enough 10
| let the O'Clock tr in from Kensing on ID pot go
| without them, in order ~ see jastice done TO a
soldier of the Republic Who had been wounded
three times in battling for the county, were ON
hand, dete' mined to see the mater tnrOu yh, he
aba sDdOned the prosecution. The conductor in
quest Oh when asked his rame refused 10 give it.
His badge was No. SO and his car No. 20.
If the Directors of the Fifth and Sixth Streets
Passenger road viii take the poor negrO5 six
cents, d. let them exercise little care in the
selection of conductors, and not employ men
who will permit their drunken friends to get
upon the cars and outrage decency by their pro-
family, and beat and abuse better and braver men
who are fighting cur baf es, simply becaIse their
clOuded senses viii insist on having eNeTyth ing
white around them. Or if tue greed of these
gentlemen directors for "the cent" stimula es
them secretly to issue carte blanche b their en-
ploy ees ~ cram and stuff their cars with the
drunken as well as the SOBER We entreat them 70
take down their 'rues and regulations" and no
longer attempt 10 deceive the public with Il vain
pretense OF dccency and proprety G.