The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Justice of the Peace,
J. G.. KRINN.
WAS 1T A CONSPIRACY?
The Conductor of q Night
Car Has an Exciting
Experience.

Last night four young mel
boarded Broadway car at Cit,
Hall Park. The car was goin,
northward and the hour was pas
midnight. The car was empt,
when the young men got aboard
They appeared TO be strangers tt
each other, but probably were not
Each man selected q corner of The
car and sat down. Number one
appeared to be dreadfully sleepy
and, acting like n man who had 8
long ride ahead of him, leaned
back against the end of the car
swung his feet up on the seat and
apparently fell asleep.
He had been in this comfortable
position but a few minutes when
the conductor stepped in from the
platform, tapped him on the
shoulder and said:
"Please take your feet off the
seat.p
The man swung his feet to the
floor and sat up in the seat, appar-
emily more asleep than awake.
AS the conductor passed out of
the car again he did not notice
Passenger Number Two, in the
corner opposite, lean drowsily in
his corner, swing his feet along the
seat and settled himself comfort
ably for n nap. In minute or two
he caught sight of this passenger
and, stepping briskly into the car,
shook him by the shoulder and
said, with some iron in his voice:
"See here, it's against the rules
to put your feet on the seat"
The man growled at the rules
like one in his sleep, but took down
his feet.
BY the time the conductor had
reached the platform Passenger
Number Three fell over into his
corner, stretched couple of very
long legs along the seat and closed
his eyes like one passing to pleas
ant dreams.
The conductor caught sight of
him pretty soon, and in a moment
was lowering oyer the offending
passenger.
"Here this won't do" he said, as
he shook the sleeper with u good
deal of vigor; didn't you hear
what L told those other men? It's
against the rules to put your feet
on the seat. Take 'em down and
be lively about itw
"Oh, blow the rulesw growled
the man as he Strengthened up in
the seat.
As the conductor passed out he
glanced suspiciously at the fourth
man, but he was sitting up straight
as a judge and appeared to be
sound asleep. No sooner was the
conductor out on the platform than
this man swung his legs around on
the seat and settled back into his
corner to all appearances sounder
asleep than ever.
When the conductor saw this
fourth infraction of the rules he
was mad clear through.
Selling the man roughly by the
shoulders he gave him Il twist in |
the direction of an upright position
and exclaimed:
"ConfOund it, haven't been tell
ing every one in this car that it is
against the rules to put your feet
on the seat? Suppose the spotter
would get on the and see you
along the car like that,
where would be? Now put your
hoofs on the floor and keep them
there"
As he was passing he heard
scufile mt the other end Of the car,
and looking around detected Pas
senger Number One in the act of
coaxing his feet back on the seat.
suffering cats" yelled the con
Iluctor as he jumped towards this
offender. sect them mud hooks
,ffeD that seat! Didn't / tell you
it was against the ruIes"'
A noise in another corner at {
-racted his attention, and whirling
around Passenger Number Two I
vas again feeling for the seat with {
lis boots, but at the same time ap- ]
)eared 10 be sound asleep.
"Weeping Rachel" shouted the )
'ow exasperated conductor "There 9
a a as II.