The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-20

embarrassment about your position
will make you a proposition. Here II
my address, and these gentlemen know
that | am responsible. You take the
ticket and turn il in, and If you are
even reprimanded for it by your directors
write TO me and | will send you the
money for the ticket, upon your prom
Use as a gentleman that you will senG
the ticket to me again, for | shall wan,
the ticket. The passengers said, "Tha,
is fair and would avoid all trouble
The conductor said, ut is very fair, bul
l shsn't do it, that's all; want another
ticket out of you, SIR" said, ~ shall
not give you one." lie said, "Then ]
shall request you to get off this train a,
Stamford / replied, 81 shall just as
politely decline to de So" He said,
''Then will put you OFF," replied in
general terms and with some natural
heat that did not believe he was aole
to do it. He said, 81 guess ! can put
you of if | get help enough" l told
him that was undoubtedly true, but
warned him that | would pursue the
matter further if he brought his roughs
into the car and laid hands upon me.
At this moment the elderly gentleman
who sat in front Of me rose and said,
"Mr. Conductor, | am a railroad man,
n in my judgment this gentleman's
position Is correct. If he brings il to
an issue l think he will beat you; but
if you think lie is not correct, but try-
ing to evade his fare, the proper way is
to telegraph to New Haven and have
a policeman come aboard and quietly
arrest him; that is business.like; but
don't take the law into your own hands
and throw him off the train, for that is
not done nowadays upon any respecta-
BILE railroad" l said, Certainly, I will
submit to a policeman, but | will not
be thrown off by him." The conductor
snseringly, replied eve don't do bust.
ness in that.style on this road" said,
III have been aware of that for ten
years past; and ] propose to see il you
cannet be compelled to do business in
that style upon this road" He said We
were all against him, and he would
leave it to the Superintendent. | paid
no further attention to the conductor,
but commenced reading. Very soon
some n shouted, ''They are coming
for YOU" The conductor came in at the
head of five or six rough brakemen
and baggage.men, and said, pointing to
me, "rhis is the man; pull him out
and put him on the platform. They
seized my coat and tried to roll me out
of the seat. My coat tore, and they did
not move me. This seemed to enrage
them, and they sprang upon me like so
many tigers. Two of them seized me
by the legs, and, as many as could, got
back of my seat and seized me by the
shoulders and commenced violently
wrenching me from the seat. l in.
stinctively grasped the arms of the seat,
and they took the cushion and frame
up with me. When they got me into
the aisle, and had me completely at
heir mercy, three heavy blows with the
,lenched fist were struck upon the back
my head. Every individual in the
,ar jumped to his fe't the instant the
were struck. The ladies screamed,
M of the gentlemen rushed to
top the conductor and his roughs from
me. Fearing for my life, |
truck one of the rufians under the
hin, and painted a blow square in the
ace Of ar other. We had a hard strug-
lie until they overpowered me. They
arried me horizontally until they
cached the car door, when they drop
ed my feet a little to pass through
struck another away from me,
nd he went over between the cars.
hey f~iercely grasped me again and
brew me broadsiae from the platform
f the car down upon the platform of
ne depot. l struck heavily on my
de, my whole length. In this strug.
lie they tore the flesh from my arms
nd legs, and they ruptured me for life.
he passengers swarmed out of the cars,
nd gave me their addresses. The
uperiDtendent came up, and l told
i'm l would give him a dose Of com.
ION law, and see if l could not teach
i'm something. He said he would give
le all the law | wanted, if | wished to I
ut the case. then ran and jumped
4 the train when it was in motion.
he superintendent, his son, and an. i,
her man, ran after and seiz.d me J
'ound the body. stripped me off the
II, and held me by main strength until '
e train was clear of the depot. As I
on as. they released me, l drew my I
trough ticket from my pocket, and '
ked them why they held me. The !
lperintendent started as though l had {
ruck him, and said, "Why did you
1t show that ticket before, sirr' q
id, because it is not customary to I
Iow tickets in getting on at way sta. I
pms, and you did not give me a
He said, "If you had been q d
'ntleman, you would have shown that Q
l replied, II do not ask your \
Union as TO who is a gentleman, for b
" are no judge" He said. "You tried '
steal your ride to New Haven and a
your ticket; and now we will give I
u all the law you want; and we'll c