, 1873-12-06
HIS OWN STORY.


why Representative I4NONsis EFMs
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1rslaM.
sfIAwaEEroMH, Ill.,, DEC. l, 1878,
10 tie Editor ef t''c ST katt,S Uemo Fht
1naAnl,rn I'd your lshlo Ut tho 23.h OF Novom-
Dor gives s!lc rorortoriat interview of ono l.. d.
Lntl.a,l, conductor on tho Chicago s. Alton
llaiIroad, Of tho Outrage upon mysof. which oc
CURED on tho .2d tilt. a1ll further, for the
reason TINT his statements contained III said ro-
port arc strangely ut vnriancc with the truth OF
to publish tho aufjoiilnl, which declare to bo
lair and equitable hiutory Of tic controversy.
touk tho o:ao p III. train from Springfield for
st Louis, OH the ovonins in question:, Wliou
roand, lookod hastily through an envelope con
tanning HOMO llaff-a-dUzen of railroad passoa,
besitloS buBimesB cards. and other cards consaln-
inH memoranda, o!c. do coniesA that nt.ly
toni. that not rcadily finding tho "logiAlrtyo
ticIut of tho Chicago j. Alton RAILROAD, sug-
goatcl TINT ho call upon mo nSan III fow mo:
tseutu. Tits l.o assontcd to, Gud after Gay
,ntuntos, Ac returned to MY aenL, whom I pro-
scented the "pans III question.
Aflor looking Ut tbs document for few mo.
nlcntH alr. l.. returned thu Banlo 10 my hand,
with tho snuosiug ro,nalk that that thing was
as;cd him il my pars or Legislative tlokot" was
not III date md, fufthor. whether ho bud ro-
ceiycd orders countcrmandlng such passes. Ho
Ea'o mo no ropiy to taoso intorroga:oriess save
tho simple. ?" Whero do sou want to go7". And
whcu | replied, ITO East st. Louis" Mr.
L. enid, III you llavo no other ticket than
tll,s or nothing CLIO to show, YOU must pny
fare or be put of tho train !" and ut this
moment ho called upon two sturdy brakemon to
| do his bidding. ! suggested payment Of fare to
! next station. for disllked to DO put of in tho
woods or on the prairie it waB dark aud rain.
Ing. No hcel was paid to this whatsoever, and,
| ponding our further parloy, the whsto sounded
FOR Chatham Station, wborc, this gentlenanly
| conductor, as no would have tho public believe.
| with tho help Of two btalwart n1la extremely
healthy-lookiug brakemen, dumped mo forcibly
| from tho cur, which think Il remarkable feat
| for three mon, considering my asoirdupols
At Chatham Station bought roturn ticket to
Springfield, armed with which / took the Chica-
| gu-bouul train, kay o,lu hour or 30 later in tho
night. When tho conductor Il wish could TO-
prudential rcasons, withheld tho ticket bought
ut Chatham, and presented the Identical "legis-
lative ticket" upon 1chicA had 1clthiH tco hours
precio"s been JorcibIy cjcc!cd from another t,an
tor on tho up-bound taain, after. Q look at its
contents, returned the same 20 my Iaud with an
Affirmative nod. aud tho ,siuplo question,
,',is mwlere o. you dears ire to 81" re-:
Iound. When e)ec.cd from tho train begged to
be allowed to got my, baggage, but this was
refused me- and to THY day have pevor recoiv-
cd it, nor Layo any knowledge Of its whore-
| your reporter "t!int ho aent 1t to n.e," do not
believe it, and tile baggage il either nov in his
poaaeshion or in the hands Of some Other rogue
not entttteito the property. As to this man'u
toto. Tho distance, bolieyo, from Springfield
| to Chatham Ia ton nliles or theraabouta. Tho
train I Judged to be- running at speed
tTehn.yays tht or thirty a;n os ca az hou1
have been fsr from tvonty minutes out
| from Springfield whom i Wn3 o1ectod. Now, i