Smyrna times., 1876-10-04

RAILROAD SUIT IN CECIL.-At the season
of the Cecil County Court, last week, among
the cases tried was that of John B. Dunbar
against the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company; an action for
putting the plaintiff, off a train near New
port, Del, some time last February.
Dunbar, the plaintiff, testified that he had /
round-trp ticket from ElktOn to Whining
ton and return, used only on certain trains; .
that he had used it on the trip to Whining |
ton in proper train, and, coming home |
on the through express, on which such |
tickets are not reccvedn in full for fare that /
he offered the ticket, and was told by the
conductor that it was not good on that
train; that he offered sixty cents addition
al, the difference between n rOund-trip
and regular tickets to and from Whining
ton; that the conductor refused to take
the sixty cents, and demanded ninety cents,
the full pIice of a ticket from Wilmington
to Elllton, and that upon his refusal to
pay the ninety cents, they stopped the train
and were about putting him off, when he
offered to pay the ninety cents, which the
conductor then refused to take, and he was
elected in deep cut in the darkness.
Conductors Pettijohn and Lyle testified
on the other hand that Dunbar rendered
the round-trip ticket but refused to pay
the sixty cents; that they then stopped the
| train near Newport, and hauled up to the
depot where Dunbar was put off, and that
he at no time offered to pay the required
| fare, but said that he had no money. The
case was argued by Vandiver and Constable
for the plaintiff, and by A. f. Evans and
Jones for defendant, and given to the jury,
who after being out all night, came into
Court declaring that they were unable to
agree, and were discharged.
Boston Corbctt, who shot Wilkes Booth,
lives in little old forlorn- looking house at
Camden, n. j., where he has been visited
by correspondent Of the Philadelphia
iSmadoy World. The writer describes Corbctt
as short i'll stature, with a resolute and
rather stern face. He is about 40 years
old, is very plain in dress, and his princira
boast appears to be his devotion as a Meth
odist He busily phys his trade as halter
lie lives alone in his little house, doing hi
own cooking and housekeeping, and seeih.
nobody but the members Of the little hocl
of Methodists which meet nightly at hi
house, and of which lie is the head
IIeaped together in one corner of hi
kitchen arc half dozen rough benches 70
! he use of his congregation. lie preache
, |
| chair for a pulpit When asked if til
, name " Boston was not nickname, h
, became rather angry, his eyes flashed, an
I holding on high a Testament with tn
7. name " Boston Corbett printed on it i
black ink, he said, pointing his finger a
0 the name: Young man, there is my name
5 the only one shall ever own. In Bosto
a was converted there met my Redeem
1 er, and Boston is the only name wish t
: be called by" As he accompanied h
$ visitor to the gate he said: "On that even
n full morning of my life, as | shot the assassi
/ crouched like savage boast, in the rece
: ses of the barn, felt that | was doing m
e duty to my God and my country. To til
IS day feel justified in my course. We1
II the ghost Of twenty assassins to arise again
y me, they could not disturb a calm Chri
6 tian spirit"