Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-16
CARSON CITY.
TAuFsday. .-....-. September Is. ISIS

A CRACKED PA1E.-Yesterasy after
noon while the emigrant train was stand
ing at the depot a woman began TO make
considerable noise and abused the con-
ducior and the railroad company Ia very
certain terms. II seems that she had
bought ticket from the East to San
Francisco. hut had had her baggage
checked to Reno. The conductor took
her ticket and hence the row. Several
men, who were emigrating. took her
part and were going to shed blood IN
torrents if that ticket vas not refunded.
One of them was particularly fierce and
made many threating demonstrations.
A policeman who happened near asked
him why he made SO much noise and he
received q very saucy answer from the
emi9ranf. who made 3 motion as il to
draw y pistol. He received a quietus in
the shape of % billy on the side of
the head, which made the claret fly.
This cooled the heated individual and
be gladly went OF on the train. The
ticket was not forthcoming. however,
Re'o Journal. Sept. Is.
This emisrant woman and the man
who took her part began their objection
to being robbed at the wrong end Of the
tether. that is all. Here is a traveller
who purchases ticket which gives her
the privilege of the Central Pacific Rail-
way, its coaches. stopping-places, etc.
She might have stopped over. indefinite
y. at Reno. and her ticket would have
been left unmolested in her hands, and
been good, for all time if she had not
bappened to have trunk 50 checked as
to circUmvent the Railway Company.
The ticket was her own, to do what she
pleased with, because she bough: it and
paid for it. Her trunk il her own and
she has . right to have il checked to
what point she chooses on the line Of
railway the right to travel whose entire
length is her own, AZ sttes.ed by her
ticket. We know the reason which the
Central Pacific Company set UP as An
excuse for thus wrestling from their pss-
sensers the rights and privilege. growing
out OF their purchase OF tickets. and it
is q very fimsy. selfish and inadequate
reason. They have devised a plan OF
discriminating way-ra:es, as against
through rates and if they permitted
through passengers to check off their
baggage where and when they pleased.
they might be troubled to enforce their
Determinations. But what are their
troubles to the public3 Under what
special obligations is this emigrant wo-
man to discommods herself to please
the Central Pacific Company Are not
her technical rights rs valid as the Com
pany's arbitrary ruless We nre unqual-
ifedly Of the opinion that the conductor
VINO kept this woman's ticket was guilty
Of no less forcible robbery than if he |
had seized her purse or her watch. by
what rules Of law or equity does this
through ticket become conf;s- |
Gated to the Railway Company? What
has the checking Of her trunk to do with
her right Of ownership in . ticket she
has bought and paid for? The commu-
nifty is interested in seeing this matter
sifted to the bottom in court of Justice;
md We hope that this woman may &c.
cure good advice and go to law with this
nsolent Company, and have her case
pressed through to final and conc!u-
i've determination.