The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19

To THE EDITOR THE HEnALD-
Allow me to make my many complaints against the
81" railroad all in lump. few days ago rode
Third Avenue IL" Railroad. In the ear in which
spread my sovereign dignity as five cent passengeA
the conductor was counting the tickets. demanded
to know how many tickets he took in. None of
your business" was his Departed shades of
murdered car horses How dared he to give me such
answer? 1t is the constitutional right of an
American sovereign citizen to know everybody's
business except his In the name of my offended
dignity demand the immediate discharge OF that
conductor. His number is 99,999,999.
Some three weeks ago nearly two blocks from
Twenty third street station. to get in time for
the approaching train, but did not succeed. The
gatekeeper coming. When asked him why
he did stop the train he treated with silent
contempt. Slave of despotic corporation! Treat
sovereign citizen and a five cent passenger with
silent contempt. Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, command
you to discharge that gatekeeper at You will
always find him at his post except when he is
the Third Avenue IL Railroad, and
asked the conductor to let out at East
Twenty fifth street mo station there" was his an
''Station station a sovereign citizen,
with the glorious constitution of the United States Of
America at my back have a right to step in and
"step OUT whenever and wherever please. There
fore demand from the president of the Il" railroad
to furnish the conductors with 'fre escapes" that
American sovereign citizen can get out or on the
train at any time and at any place 1t is unconstit-
tional to imprson man without cause
About three months ago boarded one of the cars,
and the brakeman failed to show that civility due
from a slave master. True he said nothing; but
he kept his cap on his bead while was boarding the
MIR. Field discharge that brakeman forth with.
His slave number is {, 1888, 1888.
Whenever the train stops the doors at both ends of
the opened to let sovereign citizens in and
out. This is wrong and dangerous to our health.
Keep the doors closed. Each passenger has u window
to himself. Let him get out and in through the VIM
dow. Mr.. Field. adopt this plan resgn Such is
the demand of sovereign citizen and five cent
passenger.
Not long ago l was going to South ferry. The
train boarded went only as far Franklin square.
demanded from the conductor to go till the end
OF my destination He fatty refused to do it, As
mand YOU Cyrus w Field to discharge that con-
ductor! His number is 77,777777.
Three weeks ago was waiting for the train in the
depot Oh Ftty-nnth street The room was very
warm. The cold, shivering gatekeeper came in for
second or two to warm himself. Besides him there
three more persons--viz., lady, messenger
boy from telegraph Office and a stout gentle
man. which myself weighing 17o pounds Tho
room very warm, and the lady felt so cold when
she got out the platform that she made the fact
known through the HERALD In view Of this fact
demand that the streets for block and around
every station be heated and that gatekeeper shall
may be- Let the slave freeze. Such is the will of
American sovereign citizen and five cent passenger.
New YORK, jan 49, 1879. SAMUEL DAVIES.
p. 81 have more complaints, but the above will
do Ii Cyrus W. Field does not do as demand
snail certainly write more against him till have
gathered sufficient material for u book. which in
tend to publish, for l want to be an author"