New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-30
ouTRAcEs ON TEE MORRIS AND ESSEX ROAD.

20 fhe Bdffor Of rae Tribune.
SIR The annoyanees OF passe s upon the
many letters press The Obect OF THESE injured
writers shame the management Of tne roaa INTO
very little good having hitherto Oeen accomplished by
this course fear that these nes on hng m AZ wen
make fresh complaint. Perhaps the wrath that rail-
road autoeracy provoked IN kewJerssy as Wisr may
ther wrongs travellers within the oSdte new Legs
aure may up TO Trenton pledged 70 carry on the
r mi tbe humblest may have his civil rights
respected on every railroad IN inc commonwealth IL
shall certainly be my demand OF the legislative seeker
NV case IS think outrageous than any recently
reported On MAY pad 10 1aS geS @ as fn
a nontnly Communication ticket between Hew-tOrk ana
Rosevie N j. This pass entitled me 70 Que trlp eaeh
of May % entered train at the Hoboken depot whch
was only train in The endlHg leaving Win me ar
printed upon timetable gwen me AZ the time pur-
chased my ticket as stopping az my station kos Jose
ticket and after punching H. SAID; " Your tram s st
behind; we do not stop at Roseyl.e;. thougnt tais
leaving HobOken were Bloomfield cars, line that
branches OF at Rosevle soon diseoyetea mat sns
continuous train had been cut in two at inc west END
OF Bergen Tunnel, ana that the Boomneld cars were
then attached 10 another engine ana "Ould arrVe az
ma Newark station very after the train was on
had rted out so got out at Newark and took TINS
tram. Soon after starting the conductor, Nj Moore.
my ticket. I handed II 70 him. He shook MS
head and said tnat MAS ,, IA, arys "a, N mV sta
tion had been forfeited" then told him how had, IN
ignorance of the cutting up Of the train az Bergen CUT
rot ono car ahead Of the division. MI. Moore sull
shaking mis- head. repeated that ne had not punched
my ticket" adding your fare or you must get out.
Having paid for a right return TO my home station,
ana having violated OF the rules gwen 70 me on
having for tnis privilege, 1 declared Indignantly put
respeotful Nv that wound not pay iarthlng more MI
Moore at gths pulled tho belrOpe, ana the Tram was
stOpped The door opened for me, ana TWO grlnhlhg
brkemen began 10 spit their hands as sort OF pre-
ude rolling their shrtseeVes 10 give ul play 20
their muscles in case should resist As the evening
was ouite warm and the excitement OF standing up
for nv American nights against two substantial greasy
fight rsty brakemen would not add much 70 my per
sonal comfort, ( gave the two pugnaci0usY-ihohhed
men no opportunity 10 bring their nsIS ana DUCTS u pay
upon my person - 49,. -.
With this simple, unvarnshed tale OF railroad AFRO
gonee before YOU reflections you WOuld natuf-
9lly make very complimentary TO the managers OF the
Morris and Essex Railroad who give laws " their ser
wants the carrying OF wuioh bring about so much
payable injustice Does not my case and the wrongs
Of hundreds others point plainly 20 an eF lhat
IL dis ace free America, and mat should at once
become problem OF civilization worthy 70 enter INTO
Our very politics. and winch humanity deInanus cur
legislatures 20 grappe oncei No one can feel prouder
than do OF the railroads OF my native state ana wish
udspeed TO more OF them. But my pride Is very luch
cbassned when painful experiences reveal now uDer4
are many OF the men. They are only poor weak men
whe preside and give laws 70 these railways As
take note of their names discover men noted TOT shn-
inc epsy0enee In church and society yet for the men
VINO give them their railroad charters and VINO pay INTO
their treasury every their railroad earnings they
nave very lttle OF Christian charity. A. u HA1skh'
RoseDAle N. D., May 49, 1873.