The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
Suits Against the Railroad.


To the Editor Of The Post
Houston Texas July 3,On June the writer thinking
and believing that the sympathy and influence Of your paper
properly in behalf Of the poverty
stricken crippes and numbeess widows and orphans of
whose circumstances and conditions results
acts OF negligence the OF railroad companies rather
than the exercise of that sympathy and influence behalf
f the railroad companies God the railroad com
panes able take Of themselves addressed com
muncation signed by firm, nciosng excerpt
that had been taken from the American Lawyer reliable
Ia" journal containing address delivered by Justice
Woodward able New York lawyer the ethics Of the
law OF negligence with request you publish this ar
ice tending show the other side OF the that
had often discussed editorialy This under.
took show that The principles OF the law negligence had
for their basic foundation the and teachings
Christ and Jonfucius This address you did publish
but for other published the remaining por-
lion of the letter which intended be Of per-
onal and friendly criticism rather than for publication and
which called your attention writer considered not
altogether sanity condition existing only An
tonic but other points in Texas with reference the trial
Of Jury cases wherein railroad companies were interested
Mcssrs Newton Ward and Houston Brothers the repre-
sentative attorneys OF the Southern Pacific company San
With and knew nothing concerning packed jury list which
vas prepared az San Antonio and attempted to be foisted
the jury commissioners In this connection gives me
pleasure TO state that misunderstood my informant
commissioner and mistaken stating that the attorneys
OF he railroad company had prepared il Ny information
ompsooer and that the list Of made up handed
20 the made the interest OF the railroads
and q intended that they should be distributed over
HE jury in that they might sit on negligence
In the interest Of railroads The regrets the
error OF stating tat this packed list prepared BY the
orns OF me railroad at San Antonio and the uuiuenona
Injustice that was done 70 them by the publication Of the
statement.
It also appears from card Of Judge Camp that the u,er
chant who prepared the list not Imprisoned but that he
hued.
In printing these two letters from San Antonio you head
packed jury because one Of the Jury commissioners very
properly reported the matter TO Judge Camp hut that the
and further there doubt upon the proposition
that the packed jury list not prepared in the interest
antiraroad gsnts because i II had been there
doubt Of the extended publicity would have been
given to the act In fact there is denial that the list was
In this the writer incloses you an article that
appear ~ the July number Of the American Lawyer show
in0 that dsbarmen proceedings have been instituted the
seems IS the general counsel Of the Metropolitan Rail
way company charges Of suboang false witnesses
and other unproeSsiona conduct and discussion
question az issue.
The point that the writer sought place before you was
mat upon th whole there less Tor complaint and
adverse criticism az the conduct OF the plaintiffs in railroad
litigation generally than there ground criticism
Of the railroad side and the opinion that the
publication Of the articles in question would be OF in
erest 70 the reading public and would in some respect
indicate The public mind that there was really more Ia
and their representatives cause 10 fear the veal
effort o. cTppies widows and orphans justice II
accident the railroad is ~ possession al the moment az
he accident Of thoroughly organized and equipped bureau
hospital where the injured one IS taken Tor
rounded by the and representatives OF the railroad
company that every possible Of information in
essSted 10y the representatives Of the railroad company
and when consider the helpless condition
@ the injured person readily appreciate that the
ehanees TOR foul play on the part Of the plaintiff is the
proportion OF thousand against chances for
oppression and injustice the part Of railroad COM
p@lS' 4euIa very HwS H. l. MAlKWssxY.