The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-15

course at which the worthy magistrate
had limited was adopted. Mr.. Boldon
bought his action against the railway
company for fla Sc Imprisonment and
malicious prosecution.
As every body knows, Westborough
is an assizc town, and the case of Boil
don vs.. the Great Railway Company ex.
cited a good deal of public interest.
Every body wished to know how the
law stood on the question, for every
body had had occasion some time or
other to travel without a ticket.
Mr.. BASTARD, q. G., was counsel for
the plaintiff, and nobly he performed
his task. He pictured his client, a
member Of an honorable profession, a
gentleman of delicate and sensitive
feelings, dragged by the ruthless hands
of the police through the crowded
streets on a Saturday night, exposed to
the rude gaze Of the jeering mob, and
shut up in a cold lonely cell for the
greater part of two whole days. And
all for whatp Because this gentleman
had the courage, the public spirit, to
resist IN unreasonable and illegal i'm
post 1t was the interest of every rail
way traycler-he might, therefore, say
OF every man, and child in
the three kingdoms-that the rights OF
the traveller and the liberty of the sub.
ject should be indicated in the person
of his client, "My client does not care
for damages, gentlemen said Mr..
Bastard in conclusion. That is not
his object in coming here. His object
is to expose an abuse, an illegal abuse,
gentlemen, which has been too long
Continucd-to clear his own character
of the ignominy which has been east
upon ito vindicate the sacred princi-
pie of the liberty Of a frcc-born English.
man.
As for the question of law, Mr.. Lynx,
who was for the railway company,
h, IDLY vcntured to rely upon it. 1T
has been held over and over again.
said Mr.. Justice Portman, "that this
is bad and illegal. 1t affects to
intIict 4 fine Of arbitrary and varying
amount. where there Is no breach of
n q 4yI N, ma In yp. fAr tn,, "a, "a, ,t.,.
,ucIl cases, there is no pretcncc that
WIS any attempt to dcfraud. You
will find Il verdict for the plaintiff, gen
he added to the jury, with
such damages as you, looking at all
h" circumstances of the case, may
think will fairly compensate the plain.
i'll for the wrong he has suffered"
The jury promptly found their ver-
ii't-damagcs fifty pounds. The re-
suit was received with some cheering,
which became general when Mr.. Bust
nd announced that his client had ncy-
II intended to put the damages in his
'wn pocket, and hat he would send Il
heck for the amount 10 the treasurer
t the county hospital.
This well-timcd generosity settled
he question OF Mr.. Boldon's populari-
y. The ladies committee of the hos
ital nominated him at once AZ one of
lvir male advisers, and his name was
ut on the list Of life governors. The
natcur dramatic and choral societies |
mt him tickets for their entcrtain- .
lrnts, given for the benefit of charity. I
he Nr>tborongh hdepcnaen printed +
a prominent position the letter of
/" hospital treasurer gratefully ac- +
lowlcdging Mr.. Boldon's muniliccnt t
#. and added a few laudatory words Z
its own. @
Finally. after a pleasant little supper
Mr.. Boldon's lodgings, there APP Il
the following paragraph in that Il
organ of public opinion: ii
Nv" have heard it rnmored lately n
at t few Of our more prominent 7
WnSmrn have been talking of &C. il
to Mr.. James Boldon, solicitor, "
substantial mark of their apprecia- n,
Of his public-Spiritcd behavior in a n
tr trial. and of his disintcrcstrd con. of
Irt in handing over the fruits Of his II
to one OF the most deserving of
r local charities. We have heard it 4;
that W. H. B~raccbridge, T.,
IT.. j. T.. who has already publicly 60
pressed his sympathy with Mr.. BoIdon g,
d Al grrnon Tracey, Esq, the treasur- -,
to the Daleshire County Hospital, 70
We expressed som" intention of head !,
: the subscription list. We give this -,
our readers with all possible reserve, =.
t We have no hesitation whatever in 49,
wing that such conduct on the part =.
the gentlemen We have named would =.
honor upon themselves, and a.
'uId not be wanting in appropriate. ~.
as IN" names of both OF these gen.
We have named woulI reflect
nor upon themselves. and would not .
wanting in appropriatcnr->,, rs tn, oh
mes Of both of these gentlemen tayr b.
n associated with the public yiuLi vl
ion of Mr.. B,ldon'S honor. Om u,
der" may depend upon our keep ~.
them acquainted with the progress W,
rvents.' Wv
$500, ne
promise wa so faithfully car ri
out and the proposed testimonial "a,
5 so thoroughly taken for granted GO
t Mr.. B~racebridge and Mr.. Tracey 49,,
nd themselves compelled to take 70,