The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-16
I THE ooNDuoroR's DErnNsn.


Unpleasantness.
To the Editor Of The Appeal
Feeling that have been grossly misrep-
resented, and that the East End Railway
company, Of which am chief conductor,
has been done great injustice in the arti.
Gle appearing in THE APPEAL on the l4th
instant, under the title OF "a Conductor
Inciviity,"l beg leave. in your valuable
paper, for n few words OF explanation.
In the first place, it is charged that do
not treat our patrons courteously and po-
litely, and that have been guilty OF sub
jecting Mr.. J. =. Young to great indignities.
but beg leave to reply that such is not
true. On the night referred to, towit Sun
day night, March IL, Mr.. Young was on
my train. We approached his stopping
station; rang the bell, signaling the
engineer to stop; opened the car door,
called out the station, stopped the train.
helped off a passenger, and then moved,
as is our custom. Ii Mr.. Young did not
get off the train, il was certainly no fault
OF mine, and the assertions that the train
did not stop, and that i did not call out
the station, are incorrect However, We
moved on, and arrived at Tucker station, a
distance OF about 400 yards. Here Mr..
Young became very angry, and demanded
why | carried linn BY his station.
] reminded him that had stopped, but
did not say | had chad enough Of him."
J stopped the train and he left the car.
Just rs we were pulling out, and while
was on the step Of the rear car, Mr.. Young
called me a s--n OF b-h The train was
In motion and we were soon out of sight.
next saw Mr.. Young Monday morning at
Mclean avenue. When the train stopped
10 take on and let off passengers l started
to Mr. Young TO ask him to retraot, where
upon he backed back and covered me with
his revolver. / was unarmed and have
never made any threats against him what
ever. further deny that was ''in close
conversation with other employees of the
road" but state that was alone on the
rear seat OF the front car, ald distance
Of at least thirty feet from any other en-
ploye OF the road.
would further state that on the 18th
inst, about noon, Mr.. Young boarded the
train with a double-barreled shotgun, and
asked Conductor Afford II "his friend was
on the train, and so excited lady on the
train that she went 10 her husband in the
city and said she was afraid to go home on
the dummy OH account OF an expected diff.
lculty.
would further state that had Mr.. Young
approached me in an orderly and gentle
manly manner would have backed the
train 10 his station, AZ have done with
other passengers Mt various times, although
j had called his station and stopped the
train
Il Is also charged that have an aversion
forMr. Young, and this also desire 70 cor
rect, for such is absolutely untrue. | have
never until within the past few DAYS had
any difficulty with Mr.. Young. During
the winter he came 10 the train with a
view of coming 10 Memphis, but the train
was going in the opposite direction. Mr..
Young seemed 10 be very angry, where
Upon cordially invited him TO take the
rain, ride TO the race track, and return
with rs, and thereby not be exposed TO
the cold. This he declined TO do, but
started in walking. We, however, over
took him on our return trip near Bellcview
station, and he was very much out OF hui
NOR. Why, | do not know, for certainly
had given him no grounds for complaint.
j have never had an aversion for him.
However, Mr.. Young has had difficulty
with other conductors on the road, and
has made various complaints and threats
20 have us discharged.
would state further that Il Is a rule OF
the company that "the utmost courtesy
and pOliteness toward patrons Is required
of eonductors," and this rule have faith
fully endcayored 20 carry out in every in
stance. and will do ~ rs long rs am In
the company's employ.
TIm APPEAL correspondent In the article
rcfernd 10 also makes mention OF the fact
that Mr. Walker Kennedy, OF the Tmcs,
reminded Mr.. Young that he had passed
his station, but the readers will observe
that Mr.. Kennedy says in yesterdays
Issue: That knew nothing Of the dill.
Guilty until ! read Il In TINS ArrKAL."
j. A. KisEE, Conductor.