, 1875-10-16

nome Tebigl4HC9 to D9lqK lofcIB!Y elected from
Tho car. In his croas-cxam1naston The wituoss
staLoi tint ha had ptesiou,lY communicated witn
some Of tue otliclals Of tho Company.
By str, Ssoira-Were you ovcflu The 1sldawell
ss d prisoner
Witpesb-l decline to answer.
.Q.-Ecro you there ulore than ono term2
A.-Wns not thsrs twice.
Hendricks ,hcn retired.
prrr OF THE SPECIALS.
Timothy u. King, the Special policeman VINO
ejecseu BIT. Hone. stated that ho was authorized
to collect fares and act as officer. ROT on tho
car At Washington street; Mr.. Howo sat on at
Madison strect; I COLLECTED fare from him oncs
before 4o told ms ho would pay his faro II I
conducted the car to Thtrty.il street he rode
to Taylor and State streets, when ordered him
out told him II lla did not 80 out peAcoably 1
would hRyo to uBo forco the driver assls ted INC,
sud Wo throw Alm out at this tino Bpecthl
Daily caGae to our osd and tho three Of us put
lIn Oh tho car.
In his Characterization witness stated thatLe
was appointed special VEGA ago laBt Saturday.
at the Instance Of the Deputy supenntonaout of
the Company; have been conductor On Two
norro car siuce last May; hava not boeu coa-
ductor on u "bobtail "; know what q conduct
stopping aud starting. ETC. !; havo not performed
reG llar o0nductor'B duties slnce / VIA a.pol4tal
special pol,cernsn; 5lr. Iioss did not gel on the
chr again; do iass know that alr. AowH paid ht8
ta1e; told slr. Howe would havo tt arsost nim;
Ao may have paid bis faro; Il gaut4eman
handed 1uo cents: but did hot know
that Mr. Howe paid it; ho was tskou to tue
station afterwards: we ~eaT Two badges. ono
as conductor a:ld tho Other ~ special policeman.
1ir. Howe was On tho Sidewalk When tho faro
was passed to mo; tho oa1 then started; TO-
ce4ed authority from Mr. Dsles to uollec. fares
when chilled on /; had no conversation with Sir.
Cobb.
MUTUAL srNuooLr.
James Griffin. tue diver. corroborase1 King.
Tic testified that tlefe struggle, bn. 1t wa.
mutual oue-two railway meu With oae cltl
zen +; t4o conductor notion aa DOW carried On
an the "boLt1lls is comparatively new hn
new plan brings tic uaonoy, but people will
4.owa about it.
Ja.ncs H. Daily. anotl,cr Of the Compang's
specials, now took the etaoJ, aud, iu mild
ma unesod way, told how tho Company onicla!s
pni instructed lum 10 ojcst pasacnge1a who
would not pay. We finally dragged Nr. Howe
or tho car, aud hn thon tried to got on again,
aud orced to pay L,s fare, when we took him
foratiy in Custody aud banded hln1 to IN officer.
aud told him to prefer q charge Ut diBorderly
conduct. Thofo waH moro force naod thsu should
hay.s besn necessary. Mr. How resisted moro
forcstly than he ought to have dono; We con-
elder his conduct d1eordcriy. was appointed
epeciR4 for six mouths.
JalnIs Shasdly. tho policeman into ~hoso
haIua lIr. HoT0 vhs given, then detailed tue
arrtsL,
THE nCrEnINTExpEHT.
Mr. OlaarleH d. Holmes WAs naIt called. uo
detailed tine beausios Of the "bobtaiieo cars.
The pubLG sad Ie, wero delighted With the
change. Tho novelty MAS grind, aud TOOK Vt
ouca.
to by Sir. d'tu,rs, but huatIy he niowed the Nit.
ness to 70 on. He said the Cars wero put Oh for
ths benefit OF tho public entl1ely; profit WAS
only nina" confederation.
Mr. Stor1n-Whan waA tho Cumpauy ecizod
with 30 palrotlo purposes
Wituess-l}efore came. IN 1869.
10 -FAHs TO he PAID DRIyKRs,
No had card la our cars directing passengers
takeu ont tesr days ago. The plan OK putting
on special police anen Ia not original but IL new
hero, Gho with esa psoleesed Ignorance tn To-
gard to public tooliag being aEsnss "bob.
tailed" CARS.
At this stage Atr Hitchcock ulade brief sEgu-
meut in favor OF 'bobtall" cars, and held tnat
this rumpus WAS crcAlcd BY ! few men getting
tho car OF tbs p1nss, aud 30 influencing public
foelinE.
tlnnod ii pra,Ae OF " bobtailed " cars.
INITIATION.
Ms. Blorrs-This IL lii Allan ssyls,-it IA lnaA-
! tiou.
After some fusthar debate, tho witaasa stated
that platforms could l,e put on "bobtalt cass
for $50 Zach 1t would require no extra horse,
and th0y could carry fully ~ many passengers,
and it would make oat verv litt.o difference III
tho expense OF running. Thsy had lroznAed to
put ou new cars, The sa,ndsomest IN chicago.
DErExMs OPENED.
Mr. William F, Gushing, Of tho arm Of Bar1y
l. Cushing, wAa aret cilch. lie was " sao oas
ojected As offered to ls.y his fare nfter he had
been put on It tnat tim ne WA oa me eseps
3lr. Howe rendered tho hTa to man who Hofo
badge, aud Vas .iserHal % arrested heeFa .i 90
ing am not sure that 1he man who wore the
baass took tho fare, but SAW him roach for It !:
he showed 3lr. IIowe'a hand from the door and
! stayed on tho car himself
named Hiss Lizzie Wllks w&a next placed up.
| on the stapd. Hhe livea ca,rnor Of Thirty-tirat
| and Buttesteld st.eAts hexrd all the coasatea-
| ton Mr., Howe offered to pay hih fare il The
| was uuiet Ia 4{s manner. tule corroborated the
presiuu8 witness in every particular. "a did Mrs.
| Mccautey. another lady who was on the Gu. who
statnd that tho Company'h oiAcors wazs tho only
parsons Mho seemed 10 act dhA,rdofIy.
MR u. T. uoHs.
| the defendant then testified in hts own boha!f,
aud related the facta III hns,stA nee ~ previously
given III tho lulBusE. lilo wax sttosted After 10
| lad paid hi& eaFe. .--
Mr. Hitchcock theu stigmat ned tho Cisizens
Club u IN illegal and couspltiag concetn, tend.
| ing to create disorder.
M1. Btor4. In return, charsesnri1sd tho chica.
Tapt organization. 1he defens hsrs closed, .nd
| tho prosecution called thois officers IN rabustal
~ regards having received faro from III. Howe
| before bis arTeSs.
TIE ARGUMENT
| Mas then opened bv Nr. fli.ct cock. uho held
that tho Cumpxny had right 10 do Just ~ sbey
had. ~ Judge Dickey. had held that The otd''
| nance OF the Council NAs not biudinS. Tho
very act OF refusing to pay tase WAS disorder.
| Iy conduct, tending to i breach OF tue FeAco
Tho sioekholders Of the Company aaated then
dividends Oh capital invested. lie thought thlt
was tho wrong way Of testing the rsal 4ueatou
| 1t Issue.
lii. Storrs replied, and held that Il! lswyers
who represented corporations AlwAys tried te
deptecats pubic opinion, and slways assumed
that iufiea ahould take nothing into copA4sra.
t,qu but the point 1t 1ssue and that j1u7es ahoud
| lave all feeling aud heart behind. kut ~ thta
| was = railroad case there Was no necessity ol
having I heart lle then reviewed the tostlno'
| ny offered by the prosoc6a Mon, concluding with :
witty perora4lon, III which hs plctusad tho hall'
road Company and ita odlcla!s NJ beng
shoys bslbi1s ! Council whose
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