, 1874-08-21
A, LAWvBlsEAl1ING. JUDGE.

Thc Notorious TYttstcG0, Iauvinr F,cer,
| Prevented Shooting 4 nfnn In tiio
Itncfks Entora a 1.atlien' Car Mt tho
.%1and OF 1. Hand Ox 1sl7urt.t.od armc,I
| .Ncur6rg. -, :,
bf"'0n A'a'' letter tAng ~ to tic MONTGOMERY All,
IN Yesterday, ea tho train on tho Western
Dry, q number OF lo'ogatos to tho Nalicnl Cou.
gtesalonal Npmnatings Convention ontorot tho
ttrnt;class couch, aud took pasxaBo Tor Mont
gon,ery. AEnong them wcro Judge Dusteod A;,d
nogIo (sa'n nnntcea'a aoryant). Sam Bealotl
himself III tho 1alieH' car. Thoro was With this
delegation, l guppouo. twcnty negroes and about
tho Same nnmber Of wliites. No otl,or negro
offered to enter Ills car or claiuod tic privilege
INIT! tho conductor ordered Sam into tho next
aion. lie did it in gontlstnauy, tigniacd, oor-
toouH mannor. Sam rofusod to lenrc, claimed
tue right TO his scat aud Wt:::t:! not movo until
forced, Anl resigtcd tho cont.!!etor when ho at
tompteh to lend him from tho COACH. -
Two gentleman from JIowndcH In tho Bamn
coacl, seeI;tg that difficulty. would likely eli
suo, otlored thoir services to tho conductor
whYn Sam began to abuse ono OF them In au im-
nudent n'an1er. Some words pashcl ,botwcon
them, whom Sam dIsputc,1 cnlphatically tlroe
several ttlncsa statement that tho gentleman
madc. Tho third t,mo this wab dono ho struck
Sain blow ill tho mouth, whiel, sott|el hiH I'M
pudencc, and ,tccido.l THO question Of hs prlyl-
logo to Aoat III tile ladies' coasl,, until 1,rateod
aye. Judgu Duateod, Of the United Htatoa Dis
trict Court,--raa up In tho rear Of the gentleman
who dealt tho blow and Was still facing. tho
negro. dlow and cocked repeater, evidently
mlt1 sne Intention Of brayely shooting man
derons dosign By the friond who ofTored to
asAiBt ,,lilo. conductor III putting tho negro
, Maore ho belonged, eotlarng snd hurling him
oasR to. hls aeat. Tlis conduct on tha pnrt
on tho eraln, Radical or otherwise. lie tocamo
ihtenselY Kexcitod, ment into tho nnxt'car, and
unnamed tue nogro9s against tue two mon who
a1n a1as sasen u the conaetors Rart roentored tho
talking, excitodly to them. and ali (excopt Bus
togd at this t.mo) brandBlIng pistols, bowio-
knives, md other deadly woapot,s, tonaaudiug.
Where arc tho grand rasca!s, TO-" Tho Two
gentlemen rose TO their foot as tho mob cntorod
the eoach; unarmea, oxcopt Min small pocket
knives. Troy. assumed tho defensive, and de-
termined as boBt they could to protect thoM-
selves against tito first Of the mob who should
daro to lay hands 1,pon them. Tho excitement
on tho part OF tho Radical negroes and Dusteel
ut this titne waH far moro Intense than tho cir
cnmstaucos would Justify, threatening With.
deadly; TeApona, boisterosH swoariug. &c. As
related above, tho two gentlemen were entirely
,,,n!armed, 91ceps With their common pockot-
knives, and did not ,ao or attompt TO use. or in
dictate that they would Use thell, until Du.toed,
With cooked pistol, ran up iu tho rear OF tho gem
tlotnan who .Htruck Sam, evidently with the i'll
tontion Of shooting him iii the back. Then did
uH-
toed, and tell Linl il ho attempted to st,oor ho
would cut lis throat. Up to thia timo tho pthor
party Engaged with Sam, who Ind also drawn
pistol, had no idea that Busteed was paying
two c1cept!ous tho whto Radicals denounced
Duateod's actions bitterly, Stating that ho
Waa unpatdopably wrong, aud would not
hea!tate to nuke tho statement in court Of
justice or anywhere else. III fact. but for tho
cfforts OF these gontlemon, a bloody scono would
llnvc followed tho ontsanco Of the nogroos, when
thoy came into Tho ladios' car. Your eorrospoud-
ent can not refrain from taking this occasion to
Gull tho attention OF tho public to tho part which
Judge Bustcel played III this affair I was told
by gont}oman on tho train, WHO was . Radical.
that bc insisted that Judge Bustecd should mol
put his scrvant in this car; that there woro no-
commodations for him outside OF It, and TINT bis
presence Ill coach '!hcro negroes Ind not been
allowed to travel, aud whcro theY had at no pre-
Sious time been tolerated, might create trouble.
Nemonhtrstuo WAS in vain.