Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-30
THE LAW or srHEEr RAILWAYS.
No Right 10 the u. sf Platform for SIer
chandlse.

NO 10 NuN U.s. ENAhIoFhm Ter NlGr
chandl.e.
Tho constantly. recurring relation which the
general public occupied TO the corporations
which carry passengers on our street railroads
and dulles oP he eorpcra,loa And is .rsn 1
and Of the passengers who use the street ears
The Judicial decision Of such questions, when
presented a. an issue in court, Is always a mat.
ter Of much public interest
such case came before Mr.. Justice MacAr-
thur, holding the ylrcult Court yesterday.
simon Uarr sues the waAhington and George
5000, the injury charged being that the plain.
ia was elected from the cars OF the company
after having paid his fare.
Francis miller appeared for the plaintiff, and
Joseph II. Bradley, IT,, for the defendants.
The plaintihs attorney read the following, 10
which the defendants had plead the general
lssae, and Issue had thereup0n been loined
"rke plAlntin says the defendant, a body cor
p0rate created by act Of Congress before and at
the time Of the committing VI the grievances
hereinafter mentioned, as the proprietor Of a
certain street railway passenger car, No. Is,
used By u In carrying passengers to aud rum
various points on aud along the line Of Its said
road, 10 said ciues Of Geo.getown and washing
ant and the said defendant hereto.
fore, 70 wit, on or about tho % day Of October,
| ISL At Washington Aforesaid, received the
pantif on lts car aforesaid as passenger, 70 DO
carried and conveyed a. such from the corner Of
| Pennsylvanla avenue and Twelfth street west
along the line OF said road TO the Capitol, for re-
snd BY isss me ,S S BssaSs aSd sas IN
duty OF the defendant TO convey the plAintin
said distsnce; yet the defendant, not regarding
70 40 convey the pisinilh, and vioisniiy and By
, fOrce and arms elected said plaintiff from rs
said ear, throwing him Into the street. 10 his
S.pso P. and M dS Sas s e Ss
and causing him great suffering o. mind and
BODY, 70 the plaintiff damage 5000, ant there
for he brings this salt"
No IN NJ
The conductor Of street. car 10 testified that the
defendant was on the car and paid him the fare
that when he the eonductor) discovered thai
there was upon the platform pile VI cigar boxes
he told Mr.. Gard hS could not stsud on the plat
form, and IN the course Of the conversatio which
followed, Caro- asserted his right 10 occupy what
part OF the car he pleased. The conductor theu
stopped the car, and took OF nrst MT. Csro'I
boxes, for which he paid Ave cents, and then Mt
arohlmselL This was the substance Of all tho
Mt Miller asked certain instruetIousj which
the court refused, saying;
THE COURTS OPINION.
have decided that this man b vi no right 10
use the platform for the purpose Of carrying hls
He then instructed the Jury to render verdict
for the plaintiff and a verdict was rendered 40
oordlnEly. MT. Miller gave notice Of exception
and an appeal.
mr.. Guard'a Lecture,
We again cali attention to the lecture, an.
nounced for Tuesday night "a April, at Lincoln
hall. In this city OF chu ches aud Christian
people 80 rich an intellectual treat as IL prom.
Iced by the friends or Mr.. Guard, ought 10 at
tract . crowded house. The fullest and most
reliable assurance OF an original aud elegant
| grafton IL given, II IL a singular incident Ia
| literary history that Q gentleman, who II a sot
| OF Wesleyan preacher Of Ireland, and hal
| spent the past seven years as Q missionary II
South Africa, appears as pastor Of one OF TIT
| largest and Weaithlest congregations Of Meth
| odiam In this country, and that he has won thl
/ high position by his modest worth, eyanEelii
spirit aud richly cultivated intellect. No Ice
turor or preacher has sprung up 90 suddenly u
the attention OF the community. There appears
| 10 be great anxiety to hear him, aud We hope
| fOr the good repute Of Washington, 20 lavish o.
| ts patronage upon the opera and humble
places Of amusement, he will bo received with a
kindness and appreciation that may encourage
his return. Our Information respecting Mr..