Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-11-19
THE HAMILTON CASE.

I In November, 1883, an unknown
person bought, at the Union Pacific
office at Omaha, tirst-class unlimit-
ed ticket for San Diego, California,
via Ogden and San Francisco, and ;
rode as far as Denver on the ticket
and there sold it to a ticket broker.
On the Oath of January, 1889, Asa
Nd. Hamilton bought tie ticket and
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 in
was through sleeper. When he got
as far as Ogden the train agent of the
southern Pacific Company wanted
him to sign his ticket, which Hamil-
ton refused 10 do, when the agent
told him he had better do it or he
would have trouble with the con-
ductors on the road. Hamilton an
sweredhim that 1T was q tirst-class
unlimited ticket, and that he would
not sign it. Luty, the first conductor
out Of Ogden tried to get him to sign
it, but he would not do so. Conductor
Case followed him but failed to get
him to put his name on the ticket
In the meantime the conductors had
telegraphed MIR. Goodman, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Of the
Southern Pacific CompaHy, for in
structions, and he directed. them to
make him sign the ticket, pay his
fare, or put him of the train. These
instructions did not reach Luty or
Case in time for either"> to act, but
we're turned over to Conductor Der
byshife, who tried to induics Hamil.
ton to sign the ticket, which he ro-
fused TO do on the grounds that he
! had given value tor the" ticket, and
thatsit was an imposition which he
would not submit to. AT Rye Patch
| Derbyshfr6 and his braken1an:tried to
pull Hamilton from his seat for the
] purpose Of e!sctinig him; butt failing
in this Derbyshire told his brakeman
>. to go for the baggageemaa and they
/ would then put him of, at which
point in the, controversy Hamilton
took his pistol out of his grip, climbed
UP on the back Gf the seat and told
them 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
telegraphed Superintendent Whited
that passenger had drawn gun on
him snd'to have an officer at Love-
look to take him of: Whited tele-
graphed the Agent Of the Southern
Pacific Co. at Lovelock to have an
! officer on hand on the arrival Of the
train to take a. man off who had
drawn gun on the conductor. The
Agent procured the constable and an
assistant and on the arrival of the
train they boarded it, had Hamilton
pointed out to them by the servants
Of the Company, put him in irons
and took him to the United States
postofflce where all the people Of the
town were gathered. He was after
wards taken to the Jail but begged
the officer not to put him in such a
"black bole" but to put a deputy with
him and he would pay him, which
the officer finally consented to do,
after which warrant was sworn out
charging him with an assault with a
deadly weapon. Hamilton communi-
Gated with his friends in San Fran
cisdo and soon procured JOS Matzen
and A Feliz az his bondsmen and the
services Of j. III. Macmillan, Esq, as
his attorney. The prosecution was
represe 1ted by Messrs. Baker & Wines,
the attorneys OF Che Southern Pacific
Company. After testimony for the
prosecution was in Hamilton made q
statement before the Justice of the
Peace and was discharged. h''''