The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-01
TaE ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON THE NEW JER.
SEY RAILROAD.

Twenty Cents OF More Consequence Than n
Mans Life-A Model ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Name and History-Thc Body Not Found.
According to the most reliable and matured ac-
counts OF the affair whereby man lost his life on
Monday evening BY tumbhng overheard from the
Hackensack bridge OF the New Jersey Railroad, the
circumstances leading TO the sad occurrence OF
shocking description and in confederation OF the
stateme which appeared In yesterdays HERALD.
Deceased was q constable Of Harrison township
named Patrick Lane, quiet. sober, honest man and
the head of family Of i've children and wife. He
had been TO Jersey City on business, and had pur
chased return ticket. He nad when leaving home
about $50 IN cash. On the way home, In the
twenty minutes past six O'Clock train from New
York. when nearing West End, the conductor one
Lane could nowhere find his return check, and hav-
ing only some ten cents or SO could not pay again
was refused, ana the conductor passed on.
West End was reached and stoppagc
made but Lane was left in his seat un-
disturbed. IL was not until the train had reached
| the centre OF the Hackensack bridge that 1t was
stopped and poor Lane ordered to get or. lie dlu
quietly and without the slightest disposition to be
qlarrelsome. lie had scarcely touched the wooden
platform covered with zinc, rendering the surface
quite slippery when he tunbled overheard and was
| drowned The BODY had not been recovered up TO
| last evening.
The law, IL Is said, requires that in such cases
| as man not having a ticket he shall be put or
at the first stopping place. II Is against the law
stop train on bridge: so that Ii the statements
madeb be rue the conductor aside from what might
| expected IN common humanity, is douDiy culpaDe.
A strict investigation VIII take place i'll the matter.
The occurrence naturally has caused great deal OF
excitement.
A Man Launched into Eternity for the Want
Of wcnty Cents.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Last evening was passenger TO Newark by the
60 train from New York to Newark, by the New
Jersey Railroad The tram stopped usual at West
End, and had proceeded just on to the Hackensack
bridge when the signal rope was pulled to stop.
Being quite some distance on the bridge, ana know
ing il was pitch dark night with drizzling rain,
opened the window to ascertain the cause OF the
detention, wnen, 70 my horror, l saw that
man had been put of the car be-
hind the one ! was sitting in. and was
fearing he was in danger from an approaching
train the lights from the carriages and conductors
lamp being rejected upon the track. In another
moment the poor fellow, no doubt thinking ne was
on terra tf1td, got over large beam OF TIMBER
say eighteen inches high and broad-and fell head
ascertained this morning from . gentleman
who was IN the same with the
poor fellow that he was neither tipsy
nor In any way abusive 70 the conductor.
Now, Mr.. Editor allow me to ask through your
columns and In the name OF an outraged public that
the President OF the New Jersey Railroad immedi-
ateiy suspend this young sprg OF conductor, and
also that The New Jersey authorities, when the body
Is founa, Will mete out the severest punishment the
law VIII admit Of What are we coming 20 n, under
the unfortunate circumstances of q man losing his
tc@et and not having twenty cents about him, is
to be pitched from railway Car on bridge into
tee river below Yours. truly, A. CUMMUTER.
NEW YORK. Nov 90, 1869.