Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-11-22
THE HAMILTON CASE.

The following authentic history OF
this interesting case is from the Silver
State OF tho 10th:
In November, 1883, an unknown
person bought, at the Union Pacific
Office ut Omaha, a first-class unlimit-
cd ticket for San Diego, California,
via Ogden and San Francisco, aud
rodo rs far as Denver ON the ticket
and there sold it TO a ticket broker.
On the 9th Of January, 1859, Asa
NJ. Hamilton bought the ticket and "A
section in the Pullman sleeper and
started on his way To Portland, Ore
Gon, for the purpose OF settling up
his fathers estate. The car he WAS j in
was a through sleeper. When he got
las lar rs Ogden the train agent Of the
Southern Pacific Company wanted
hIm 10 sign hls ticket, which lIamil-
ton refused Ia TO, when the agent
told him he had better do il or he
would have trouble with tho on
ductors on the road. Hamilton an
swercd him that il was n iirst-class
unlimited ticket, and that he would
not sign it. Luty, tho first conductor
out Of Ogden, tried to get him To sign
1t, but he would not do ST. Conductor
Case followed him but failed to get
him TO put his name on tho ticket
In the meantiine the conductors had
photographed Mr.. Guodman, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent OF the
Southern Pacific Company, for in
structiOns, and he directed them to
make him sign tho ticket, pay his
fare, or put him of the train. These
instructions did not reach Luly or
Case in Time for either To act, but
were turned over to Conductor Der
Dyshirc, who tried 10 INDUCE IIamil-
ton To sign the ticket, which he re-
fus.d TO do on tho grounds that no
had given value for the ticket, aud
that IL WAS an imposition which he
would not submit 10. At Rye Patch
DGTb. snire and his brakeman tried TO
pul! Hamilton from his seat for tie
purpose of ejecting him, but failing
i'll this DerbyshIre told his brakeman
to 90 for tho b~aggaSeman and they
would then put him oil, at which
point i'll tho controversy Hamilton
took his pistol out Of his grip, climbed
up on tho back OF tho Seat and told
then that he had been bored to death
with them, that he was sick and that
he would defend his rights against
all who might come. Derbyshire
telcgraphcd Superintendent Whited
that n passenger hnd drawn u gun ON
him and TO have mn officer at Love
lock to take him OH. Whitcd tele.
gTalhcd tho Agent OF tho Southern
Pacific Co. ut Lovciock to have an
officer on hand ON tho arrival OF tho
train 10 talto a man of who had
drawn a gun on the conductor. Tho
Agent procured tho constable and an
assistant and on the arrival OF tho
train thoy boarded it, had Hamilton
pointed out 10 them by tho servants
OF the Company, put him in irons
and took him TO tho United States
POSSIBILITIES where all the people OF tho
town wore gathered. lIo was after.
wards taken to the Jail but begged
tho officer not to put hun in such u
'blnck hole" but to put u deputy with
him and he would pay him, which
tho officer finally consented TO do,
after which n warrant WAS sworn out
r'iarging him with IN assault with u
deadly weapon. Hamilton communi-
Gated with his friends in San Fran.
cisco and soon procured Jos. Marion
and a Fcliz ns his bondsmen and tho
services Of j. II. Macmillan, ESQ, rs
his attorney. Tho prosecution was
rcrrcsc ltcd by Mcssrs. Baker & Wines,
the attorneys nf tho Southern Pacific
Company. After testimony for tho
prosecution was in Hamilton mndo n
statement before tho Justice OF tho
Peace and was discharged.
Hamilton, by his attorneys J. II.
Macmillan and John Alexander,
brought suit agninst tho Southern
Pacific Company in Winncmucca in
tho State Court. Tho defendant
moved il to tho United Statcs Circuit
Court nj Carson City, whore ON last
Juno il vas tried for ton days whom
the trial cnmo Ia u close, nf,cr nrgu
mcnt by c%Duneul, by tho illness ot two
jurors, aud tho ease was laid over
until tho present form whom IL was
tried and resulted In tho verdict OF
the jury Tor the sum Of eii,1iO.
Since tho case was first brought ono
Of tho attorneys j. j.. Alexander died.
Judge Sabin nnd Judge Sawyer, who
were 10 try tho case, have both died
sincc thou, and tho end il not yet
Mr.. Mcmillan Inns boon in the case
since it's inception, and has had Hon.
VIM. WOOdburn associated with him
siuco tho death Of Alexander. The
case will be appealed by tho defond.
ant To tho intermediate Court OF Ap,
pcals, which sits at San Francisco,
] for ius determination and decision.