The evening world., 1888-07-30
THE BOBTAIL CAR OCTOPUS.
ITS GRIP ON THE PEOPLES RIGHTS MUST
BE PRED OFF.
There VIII he still More Determined Meas
ures Taken when the Levy Inquest 10
Rosumed-Anothcr Arm OF the Greedy
Monstcr Stretched Impudontly Towards
an Expressman's Pocketbook.

Arm OF tho "ree"S
Monster Stretched Impudontly Towards
an Expressman's Pocketbook.
Realizing the desperate straits in which
they are placed through The EVENING
WORLDS criminal prosecution, the Twenty
third Street Railway officials are reported to
have employed additional counsel, and it is
probable that when the Levy inquest is re-
sumed next Friday Coroner MESSENGER will be
confronted by a small army of lawyers.
They will, with their objections and legal
qulps and bubbles. do all in their power to
shield their clients and obstruct the legiti-
mate inquiry into the real cause of Mrs.
Levy's death. II is not improbable. how
ever, that if their tactics are too obstructive
Coroner MESSENGER will shut them up and
make them sit by ms mere spectators.
The other bobtail car cases in the Coroner's
office have been adjourned TO await the final
DISPOSAL of the Levy case, and II that case ro-
suits i'll the indictment of the railway off,
cials, the inques. in succeeding cases will tend
to the same end.
The iurymen in the Levy inquest. many Of
whom were anxious for a speedy disposal Of
the case, have been aroused to its great i'm
portance by the belligerent action of Secre-
tary Mclean, and have expressed themselves
as willing to sit a month or more, If neces-
~ of.Af ~ tao
| wonian's death.
just about now the Twenty third street bob
tail car company is willing. If not anxious.
that oil accidents on its line should not be
detailed, and 1t is doubtful If it would not
rather pay something in the wav of damages
than have its record of accidents published.
Undertaken Edward L. Cody. of 274 Ninth
avenue, will probably be among the new wit
nesses when the Levy inquest Is resumed.
Mr.. Cody was in the car following the one
which killed Mrs. Levy. He got out and
went to the scene of the accident. There he
heard Driver Duffy say to the officer who
arrested him that he was making change for
ten cents for a lady, and so he was looking
into the car and couldn't tell how the acct
dent happened.
This fact of the drivers occupation is bound
to be established. rhe company cannot cover
it up and must suffer from it..
1t remains for another bobtail company,
however. to not only seek publicity in this
regard, but to attempt to make none for it
self out of its accidents.
This company is the Dry Dock, East Broad
way and Battery Railway Company and the
man sought TO be mulcted in damages by it is
August D.. Krahmer, an expressman, of 176
East One Hundred and Fifth street.
The following communication from Mr..
agent, demanding payment of the sum of So,
explains fully:
MR.. KRAHMER's LETTER.
Tone Editor Of The Ersning World:
Please find inclosed bill for damages to car
No. 20 of the bobtail style, Car-driver busy
chasing boys of his car fails to see express
wagon crossing track in front of him. Runs
the car into the express horse. The horse
SHES and backs up. Car proceeds on it's
journey. scraplng the paint off the shafts of
the wagon. Bobtail wants So for risk he
took Of killing express horse. Respect.
fully, A.. d. KRAMER,
176 East One Hundred and Fifth street.
THIS FROM THE COMPANY.
August d. Krahmsr.
DEAR SIR: Inclosed please find bill for
damages to car No. % of the Cortlandt street
line. caused by the negligence of the
driver of your wagon on July 7 iEBowery.
If the matter is not settled on or befnre =
suit will be brought to recover the same. Re,
spectfully. NJ. WRIGHT.