Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-13

They Protest Against the Treatment Of
sishOp Paine In FLORIDA.
On February &c, Right Rev. Daniel A.
Payne. D. D.. LII. D., the senior bishop Of
the African NJ. E. church, was expelled
from a first class car on tho Jacksonville
& Fernandina railroad in Florida, - il al
legged, on account of his color. Tho con-
ductor ordered him to leave the car and 20
into a smoking car, in which there was no
fire. He refused to do so. - he had paid
for frst-class ticket, and desired first
class passage. Tho conductor then elected
him from the train, about five miles from
Jacksonville, and he was compelled to
walk to that place with twenty-seven
pounds of baggage.
In Philadelphia the other evening . large
meeting of colored citizens was held in the
Bethel A. NJ. E. church, Sixth street be-
low Pine, to express their indignation at
the conduct of the railroad c0mpany's q
officials toward Bishop Payne. Bishop ].
p. Campbell, of Philadelphia, evoked
much laughter and applause by his recital
of his own experiences on railroads in the
South. The bishop is short, stout and
very active man, with gray hair and looks
as If he were strong enough to do all that he
said he did. 81 think, I" said he, that Bishop
Payne must have run across the same con.
ductor that once had little experience
with. 1t was on the same railroad anyway.
I bought a first-class ticket and en-
tered a first.class coach. After the train
had proceeded some distance the conduc-
tor came to me and said, See here, old
fellow, you'll have to 90 into the smoking
car l told him I didn't smoke, that
had bought a first-class ticket, and pro-
posed to stay just where I was. He then
tried to drag me from the seat, but I let fly
at him with my fists, and he concluded il
was too warm for him just then. With an
oath he left the car, and shortly returned
with four men, who all pitched into me-
got myself into a corner, and for twenty
miles l fought those four ruf1ians with
hands and feet. won the day, too, but
there wans't much left of the seat where
had been sitting. The only way to do il
to fight for our rights, if we cannot secure
them in any other way" The bishop was
loudly applauded.
A Different Version.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Union give
another version of the alleged ejectment o
Bishop Payne. According to the state
ment of the conductor of the train, who i
vouched for by the Union as . reiiabl
man in all respects, on tho day in question
there was large party Of colored mel
going from Jacksonville to Fcrnandina t,
a church gathering, the party being
granted half faro rates and provided will
car "cqua! in all it's appointments tt
the one occupied by the white passengers
In this car all the colored excur
sionists took seats except Bishop
Payne, who was unknown to the con
ductor, and who seated himself in the ca
occupied by the whites. When asked fol
his ticket he presented one of the half
fare tickets, but was told by the conductc,
that he could not recognize that ticket il
that car, and requested him to 20 into the
forward car, whereupon Bishop Payne be
came indignant and declared thathe would
not move, but that the conductor coult
stop his train and eject him. This tn
conductor would not do, but told his un
known passenger that the train woul,
stop at the next station when he coul,
either get off or take the car called for b,
the ticket. The bishop took the first horl
Of tho dilemma, got off at the station
which was four miles from Jacksonville
and walked back to that city. The Uniol
says this is absolutely all there is in tn
affair.