Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-28

resist an unreasonable and iIlegaIim
post. 1t was the interest Ofevery rail-
way traveler-he might, therefore,
say to every man, woman and child
in the three lingdOms-that the
rights of the traveller and the liberty
of the subject should be indicated IN
the person Of his client. My client
does not care for damages, gentle
men, . said Mr.. Bustardi 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
to clear his own character of the ig-
nomy which has been cast upon it
to Vindicate the sacred principle Of
the liberty Of a free-bOrn English
man,
AS for the question of law, Mr..
Lynx, who was for the railway COM
pany, hardly Ventured to rely upon
it. 1T has been held over and over
again, said Mr.. Justice POrtman,
''that this bylaw is bad and Illegal.
1t affects to inflict 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 cOmpensatet the plain
tiff for the wrong he has suffered
The jury promptly found their
Verdict-damage $50. The result
was received with some cheering,
which became general when Mr.. Bus
tard announced that his client had
never intended to put the damages in
his own pocket, and that he would send
q 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
their male 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 Marlborough indie
pendent printed in a prominent pO-
sitiOn the letter Of the hospital treas
urer gratefully acknowledging Mr..
BOldOn's munifcent Gift, and added
q few IaudatOry words Of its own.
Finally, after a pleasant little sup
per in Mr.. BOldOn's lodgings, there
appeared the following paragraph in
that excellent organ Ofpublic opinion:
Eve heard it rumOred lately that
q 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. II.
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 our
keeping them acquainted with the
progress Of events"
This promise was so faithfully car
ried out and the proposed testimonial
was so thoroughly taken for granted
that Mr.. Bracebridge and Mr. Tracy
found themselves compelled to take
the honorable place which had been
assigned to them. The mark of es-
TEEN took the form Of a purse of
sOvereigns, which reached the respect
able figure Of 500.
A dinner was held. as a matter of
course, to celebrate the event. and
the presentation was made in proper
form. Mr.. James BOldOn returned
thanks with a becoming mOdesty,
declaring with some humOr that
more by far than even the generous
gift did he value the happy cOnsci-
BUSINESS that his humble efforts in
the public service had been appreci-
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-citiZens his richest possession.
In this Mr.. BOldOn was perfectly
right. Clients came in apace. He
had got his name up for good
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