New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-12


post Tt was the interest ofeverv rail-
way travelerhe might, therefore,
say to every man, woman and child
in the three kingdoms that the
rights of the traveller and the liberty
of the subject should be indicated in
the person of his client Ny client
does not care for damages, gentle
men, Z 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 to long continued
! tosclear his own character of the ig-
nomy which has been cast upon it
to yindicate the sacred principle of
the liberty ola nee-born English
man.
AS for the question of law, Mr..
| Lynx, who was for the railway COM
pany, hardly yentured to rely upon
| it. Tt has been held over and over
again" said Mr.. Justice Portman,
chat this bylaw is bad and illegal.
| 1t affects to infict a fine of arbitrary
and varying amount, where there is
no breach Of the criminal law; for
here, as in most cases, there is no
pretense that there was any
attempt to defraud. You will find
a verdict for the plaintiff, gentle
men, he added to the jury, with
such damages as you, looking at all
the circumstances of the case, may
| think will fairly compensated the plain
| tiff for the wrong he has suffered. .
The jury promptly found their
verdict-damages $50. The result
was received with some cheering
| which became general when Mr.. Bus
tard announced that his client had
never intended to put TIN damages in
his own pocket, and that he would send
a check for the amount to the treas
urer OF the county hospital.
This well-timed generosity settled
the question of Boldon's popularity.
The ladies committee of the hospital
nominated him at once as one OF
theirmale advisers, and his name
was put on the list Of life governors.
The amateur dramatic and choral
societies sent him tickets for their
entertainments, given for the benefit
OF charity. The Westborough indie
pendent printed in a prominente po-
sition the letter of the hospital treas
urer gratefully acknowledging Mr..
Boldon's munifeent gift, and added
a few laudatory words of it's own.
Finally, after a pleasant little sup
per in Mr.. Boldon's lodgings, there
appeared the following paragraph in
that excellent organ ofpub1ic opinion:
1--WE heard it rumored lately that
a few OF our more prominent towns
| men have been talking of according
to Mr.. James Boldon, solicitor, a
substantial mark of their apprecia-
ton of his public spirited behavior in
a late trial, and of his disinterested
conduct in handling over the fruits
of his victory to one of the most de-
serving of our local charities. We
have heard it whispered that w. 81
Bracebridge, ESQ.,, j. p, who has al.
ready publicly expressed his sympa-
thy with Mr.. Boldon, and Algernon
Tracey, Esq, the treasurer to the
Daleshire county hospital, have ex.
pressed some intention of heading
the subscription list. We give this
to our readers with all possible re
serve, but we have no hesitation
whatever on the part OF the gentle
men we have named would reflect
honor upon themselves, and would
not be wanting in appropriateness, as
the names of both these gentlemen
have been associated with the public
vindication of Mr. Boldon's honor
Our readers may depend upon oul
keeping them acquainted with the
progress of events"
| This promise was SO faithfully car
ried outand the proposed testimonia
was SO thoroughly taken for granted
that Mr.. Braeebridge and Mr.. Tracy
found themselves compelled to take
the honorable place which had beer
assigned to them. The mark of es
TEEN took the form of a purse O
sovereigns, which reached the respect
able figure of e1O0.
| A dinner was held. ,as a matter O
course, to celebrate the event, ano
the presentation was made in proper
form. Mr. James Boldon returned
thanks with a becoming modesty
declaring with some humor thai
more by far than even the generous
gift did he value the happy consci
BUSINESS that his humble efforts il
| the public service had haen annrnoi-
ated, that he had gained the good
will of his neighbors and that he was
now no longer a stranger in their
| midst but one of themselves, a West
borovian to the backbone, account
ing the esteem and respect of his
felloW-c citizens his richest possession
In this Mr. fBoldon was perfectly
right Clients came in apace. He
had got his name up for good
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