The New York herald., 1870-04-22
TIE HACKENSACK BRIDGE HORROR.
Finding the Body Of Lane-Man's Inhumanity to
Man-Retribution Richly Deserved-Ths
Darlarity of Railroad Mouopoiies.

Mans inhumaniiy to man never had better. or
rather worse, illustrator tnau m The case OF poor
Pat Lane. the unfouunata assenger ny the New
Jersey hailroad, wbo nye months ago was thrown
OIL train at liackensack broge. and tumbl into
eterhlty' pecaas" ne Jared 10 sasiy brutal con-
ductor In the sum OF twenty-nye cents. American
conductors OF railroad trans may pe vain pompous
and perhaps overpeanng, out The charge OF positive
brutality, Uf utter and indeIensble bac4-bearted-
ness has eldom been charged 10 the account AZ
general rule they courteous. accommodating
and humane, prcpa ed. Ike otner men oi average
g. perience ana Intelligence, TO make allowance Ia
certain peculiar cases where railway rules may be
Inlrnged and extend CONSIDERATION without neces-
sarily involving themselves IA trouole.
EN0gMlTF Of TIE CRIME.
The wretch Who for tne pllrry excuse OF twenty
five cents showed on poor ieow on iiacken-
sack bridge because h. was unable 10 produce MS
ticket litte excuse TO na.e ior his onence rs
tue man IN cnarge oi Goat Island would nave ID
throw ns visitor INTO the RAPIDS Tor faiiing 10 pay
tue customary lee. 1he wnole presents ieat
ure OF gross AMI waaton outrage that no EFFORT
on tue part scaly deaohead scibDlers IN the
Interest OF the New Jersey Rairosd seeking 10 justify
the mons deed can do more taan intensity the
public INDIGNATION at the cri4Ae pSrpeirated
| serted, that poor Lane WAS under the innu-
| cncc OF liquor at the ume-da u yusL.iy
| ual1 u
| tine road as ilacKeasacs Dnd4ei II conductor
| believed lie was drun& ana at same me had
! any sense. iceing ano discretion ne wcud have
taken nii along 30 tAe nest SEQ lpng pa, aud
mlIted him 10 me cl' odJ o. tse ponce.
| DISCO. ElsY up rHE 90 y.
His body, however, was fouua morning nelore
| Yesterday by two nsnefinen. Dance .. Nfeeland
ANA oan q. Waters wno went cut 10 vis.t lhair
nets just ne ow lie Newark aUd Ne" YorA Hal.load
bridge Az taey were aoouI 10 ,e1utn snes dseov-
| eied the boLy of man ~ tue ylcnlty Of
| theif nelS and. fastening rope IL,
| "
| SEM notification to Coroner Buns whO was ini-
| med,asely IA attendance, Tue 10 was con ,ldera-
by decolnposed. lAe clothing was complratlvely
ureu, aud through iLS means tue remains were
! Iaken IN without IL IN enpernent The ,oentity OF
tue missing man wa seJued beyond all oou ubt by the
discovery On the lapel VI tae coat OF tAe OIical
snieu bearing the INSCRIPTION, "Ccnstabe, Huason
county.n Cpou MS pcIsVn VAS also ouui Il watch
CHAIN. to wnich was attached part OF the case OF
watch Key, pencil ;lna piece OF pri4ted paper,
evidently palL vi 4 hEnuuh.
DISPosiTlOS OF TUE REMAINS
Tue BODY was brougn! 10 jersey CITY, to the pre-
Misses OF Mr.. Gtady, undertake wnera Coroner
Burns, and jury empauelled lor the occasion took
Il view OF tbe renlalns ana at toe suggest. OF the
Coroner postponed Inc inquest until iuesnay next,
10 2ive time or the various Witnesses 10 De suln-
Gioaed. An undertaken from Newark called yester-
day and took away Tue remains Tor interncnt IN the
fanny burying ground at Newark. The wiie ana
mo.her oi poor Lane received i,oni the Coroner all
the effects found upon the body.
| CHARACTER OF THE CASE.
As far as the circumstances go connected with the
death OF this I'M ortunate ol railroad travellers,
several passen myers testified In regard AFFAIR,
| how one saw lne man fa IN. another heard the
shouts Tor ass. .s ance; but no nep cauie. Inc uD.
fortunate man struggled. tossed splashed and tried
10 snout and before tne Train moved odt VI Signt VI
| the SPOT Lane mad disappeared. lhe puDic ihdQ-
naiIon TINS outrage mad very llltc effect The
| New Jersey Railroad Co pany, aud the matter was
| treated WITH great oeal o. coulness auO lldfer
| ence TIL at length they were snamed INTO giving
I some sort OF compensation 10 tie widow and her
SIX children. lhe railroad company tounu apoiogsts
| III the hungry BoAenldn oeadheads. who actually
| spun out yarn showing that Lane was not dead At
| All.
THE FEELING IN TIE MATTER.
| HERALD reporter, VINO HAD an IN .erylew with
several gentlemen Coroner Burns Office yester-
| day, am ng whom was eX-Coroner warren, dscov-
cred strong state oi ieeng against the conductor.
| who was the immediate aud foremost cause Of
Lanes untiinely eua
| HOW LASE MET HIS DEATH
| Tue whole story Is tuat Le was proceeding on q
New Jersey Railroad trall To MS none III East New
ARK, when the conductor, Ar. ParNer went round 10
cal,ect tares. lane put hts hand IN ms POCKET bui
, missed MS ticket. tie then searched his pOcket1
ana the seat wnereon he stiIng and while
the search was beng mace, tie como uetor passed
, on 10 the 0ther passengers ana returned Lane
slated that he had PURCHASED a ticket, out could
NOT md it, nor had ne money enough pay MS Iare
1ns conductor tnen told h.nl ne must get on the car
! the tram nearing the Nackensack prluge at this
time. There Is rBle IN oice on almost every rain.
road that IN such case Tie person refusing TO pay
shall be put on DIT tue irst station the Tram reaches
alter sncn refusal But no sucn consideration was
vouchsaied 10 poor Lane. even though dark had
m. Gne train was stopped. stepped or
and had not proceeded PAGES wheu he tell
through the bridge into the rlveT that tue last
or Lane IN this world.
The Inquest, when rs to be held on Tuesday next
VIII be most important one. kunior has IL tnat
the conductor iDcuipaieI IN the ted his
bailoJnds and lett for parts Unknown the best
eAertions should be inaue 10 bring hm bacG Ior
none more richly deserves exemplary punishment.