The sun., 1900-11-23
PLAINTIFF, MARK TWAIN.
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JHlNsS UsPINDED
A,nu,lns Co,loau,e. pctvesH the's owner srd
IN. uurnor'a. Who Save h' the Public
That. to blame for iswirs.lv Is'l can
lane. a. q Debate u vas One sided


cahruap out - hu-iucss In .Nrt order yes'"r-
day. but 10 incidentally gave tho New >otk
publ, castlsatiun fpf permitting soNtofI"nAio
,alu.au ~ ,rnaicr Incidentally. TOO. lac Ind
ruthot A 1sharp.NChauRe of words with the cab
man. cuploycr Michael ! BJrne, who cam"
a4 near - gratifying the humpfi"s recently
cNptc,. .rd desire that somebody would abuse
him Instead II praise him ~ WAS consistent
with the Al gnity ol Mayors Marshal iochc-
temple Of justice.
k.u, Iearv, "A mald-servant in The employ
~ Mark Twain, was driven from the Grand
Central station 10 Nj Clomenss house. u
West Tenth street. on Monday evening, ana
the cal man. william Beck. demanded VI %
for hi, soryIccs which Is 90 cents IN excess oi
the legal fare. MIR Clemens himself tried 20
convince the cgbby that Ae was asking too much
but failed TO do so, whereuron he demanded
his number. Beck gave false number. but
a colorod man employed by Mr. Clemens got
the right one. So Beck and Bvrne both were
summoned to appear before the Mayor : Mar
shal yesterday at noon.
Tho private Office OF the Marshal Is ntls
= by 10 den down In the basement Of the City
Hall and into this cramped space we're crowded
two camera batteries and seven or eight re-
porters while more reporters and more photo-
sfsEGi1 Taf Twafn a Was x. 'de0 dr., o ali the inter-
ested persons 10 appear. He had begun get
s d Of As entsrsd hs SnGSs r Il
half pulled OF when he squeezed bis way into
the room. with the collar HANGING down some
empty ends Of Lhe sleeves preventing him from
shaking ,nds. lie fell into chair and the
phot graz hers opened IRE On nun az poiidat
servant Katie Ieary, in chair close beside
him and ths colJred man-sorvant lowered in
Beck, the cabman. sat facing bis accuser not
more than twoieet away He was smooth
shaven, clean-cut young fellow who didn't look
IL, and lis flushed face indicated anything but
a composed miAd. Byrnc. his employer large
well-dressed man with ford face black
mustaChe and general suggestion OF prosper r
iry and politics IN his apIeaianCe. stood at the
back Of Bcck's chair Apparently he had eomo
vague impression that he was called upon 20
act "a, Bcck's attorney. A. all events he did
II, and q fine mess he made oft
The salient points in THIS mstter are these.
said Mr.. Clemens In response g. Marshal Roche :
came into my study on the evening OF the 20th
and said that this cahman wanted - charge
for dyns hdse from 'Ss 5aaa eSh ct9tf%i t1sc
went down to see the cabman. He insisted
| on his charge
| For, v.saHond @ street to West Tenth street
| What part OF West Tenth street Il your house.
Five doors west Of Fifth avenue some
We'll. that was an ovcrcharse, Beck. what
have YOU got TO say for your-elif
| We'll. | went by Vllt OIulTHNf, WHICH says
How many fares did you have" demanded
Byrne. the employer and counsel.
ANY baggage
some boxes and things'
well, you charged too much me rare
er-er' what IA the sentleman's name? Well
l wanted TO say that you are a man OF intsslli.
Mr, Clemens. in mild and almost pleading
May / say something more. have moi
My dear man." said Marshal Roche in hi.
most Chesterfel!an. society tone. you may
s'ssWSl- / asked thi. man his number con
tinued Mr. Clemens. "and he gave me false
,,sn2y did you find that out'' asked th'
aBy my witnes. here, a colored man in m,
sm sent hin Sn yr,t to Ess the ,bs sss ssbmaI
1T IS eyidept that, you, tried e1tortion
! Beck. said the Marshal \ shall suspend YOU
Xaw max ask the sen,lem%n on 9n' .99, 99ns,
that we must get what We cam"
Il Inferred ~ much from the charge th
man made" replied Mr.. Clemens In a SLOW
Vel. i think we might have GOT along with
out 50 much publicity in this matter conun
"Pubiicityi" reto-ted MIR. Clemens with AMI
nation. Why. in Church and State and every
| where else, tie only defence of a weak cause Il
| secrecv II am dubbed and robbed in th'
| street and / say that maybe the man needec
Ing the rart Of a good citizen? Here, this mar
| comes without q club and tries 10 rob me.
woiild be- as bad citizen il did not complaiI
ne would If / kept quiet about being cluhbe'
and robbed. Now have no, feelings aGains
makes him possible. Tho New York public ar.
10 III. ev,ortlons and encourage them by theil
submission. Every good citizen is mi
yo" 1t Is H. fs io aahn. an.
! the law and in bringing vioiators OF the law tc
! Justice; ! am here in no Other caracity thaI
Tn am here ai as S good 6titen trying to do my dut;
We'll, why don't you l2ok into the % othel
: are two sides to every story. Now competition
Is such that We can not 60 block withou
tGnntngn,9 some sort 81 a%@1nS,9n oy ,at bany
/ in a place and not ser inrc, and when w
do SCI one etry to make h!m pay Tor the los
Now YOU ought not to come into n .plac'
like this with such confession as that, sale
| MIR Clemens mildly: that's the whole case
! And that competition you speak OF, II Is yo'
! who are responsible for IT, remember year
, and years ago came 70 the Terry rom 1ve
the Delaware and lackawauna road. Their
! crarged me- 81 for diving me 10 the elise,
| 1else. | spoke 20 the landlord about II.
| had not much faith that the landlord woul'
| take my side l..ndlo"Cs never do They TAX
the side Of the cabman. The oabmen brin
| them business. Well, the landlord OF Tia
| Gllsey House took the cabmanS side in thi
| case. ! WAS inclined TO 90 To court with II
But he told me would not have ghost OF
chaTG" T% so 'ei iapaItd ~ arGp Mr. clemens who ar
rcspon able for tho competition YOU complain
! ~ NOV charge eTtor'iouatc prices and tr
! u.opla try an eyerv way to r"i out OF yoI
| ,lltch"s They build elevated roads al,
J tu'lnoS and trolloys, md then there IL M
| pouns vlvauil cab company and tho Ney
' York Central Cab Company, md there won
/ be arvth.nC left II vou after q while
we have 10 do the hest We C1n." said Mr.
: Rvrna with some heat, "" A." not going 4
, stand 10y and 500 othors take all there is"
| Why. pirate might ray that" interrupted
! NJ Clemens. gently
we'll, you Iaye been piratlctl In yorr tnk.
rotortoi NJ nyrne You tlanIe US as black
| iors and swlrdlers--"
| "No" said Nr Clemens. Il blame the puh
! for encouTaTing vour praCti'eS and for 'ientin!
| iust the condition which make, cxtortion,
| po-slN Nle
You said tho proprietor of the Gilsey Hous
sided with a CGbman that Ovcrcharcad yo,'
| Now know tho proprietor and now he di
| not do u
! Mark Twain raised his head and looked a
NJ Rvrro, who vaS flushed md cNl !cf. II,
| much heated an1 then SAID slowly
| ~ pU,sat N nv Wo-Ss'