The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-24
Martini Rossi
ITALIAN
Yarmouth
Has educated the popular
taste to the full apprecia-
ton Of the benefits Of
Yermouth Drinking.
IT'S THE BRAND YOU KNOW.
A MARTYR FOE or TOBACCO.
HAD TO LET SMOKERS SAVE HIS
LIFE ON THE ELEVATED.
Fled From Open Car to Open Car Seeking
smskeless Air and Finding None-t'ot
or to Lecture, Got Left Boarded
Moving Train. Fined Three Dollars.
IT'S THE BRAND YOC KNOW


smskeless Air and Finding None-tiot
or to Lecture, Got Left Boarded
Moving Train. Fined Three Dollars.
Il am here as q martyr to the cause OF
justice and progress" said Hagop Ma
raschian, an Armenian, in the Yorkville
police court yesterday.
Come up here and tell mo about the
martyrdom,' said Magistrate Breen.
Maraschian went up on the bridge. where
stood j. J. Coyle. an elevated road guard
who made the complaint
Il am q total abstainer from alcoholic
liquors and tobacco smoking said Ma
raschian. -The smoking habit Is worse
curse to the human race than drinking
and no gentleman will deile his own person
and the surrounding air BY putting clouds
OF noxious smoke like locomotive.
"Phe-e-ewl That's pretty strong Ian
guage," commented the Magistrate.
Marasohian went on to say that the odor
of tobacco smoke was extremely offensive
to him and that he had been trying for some
time to stop smoking in the elevated cars.
He wrote to the management Of the road
and he received letters In reply telling him
to submit In writing any complaints OF any
violation Of the rulee Of the company he
observed on the trains.
On Saturday night he got into an open
car Of Third avenue train bound down
town from the 10th street station. He
avoided the eight seats In the rear assigned
to smokers. A man in the seat just ahead
was putting a cigar and the smoke blew
In HIS face.
He couldn't be a gentleman or he
wouldn't smoke there" went on tho CRU
sader. Il called his attention TO the fact
that smoking was prohibited in that seat
and he told me to 60 to hcll and mind my
own business. His language convinced
me that he was no gentleman and 1 got
out at the next station and took another
scat
He found more smoking In his new seat
and got out at the next station and waited
for another train with an open car. When
ho got into the NEXT train there were still
smokers in front Of him, smokers to left
Of him, smokers to right Of him and smok-
srs in the rear; He -, watched then With With
the pufing. At Forty-seventh street he
decided to remind the guard Of his duty
and got out on the station platform and
began to lecture the railroad man, Tbs
Qu0fO &8v0 tkH0 RO-0u680 E02l anu OlOb0u
The sliding doors Of tho open car and tho
train started. The crusader jumped on
the moving train and tried to climb over
one Of the aiding doors. Some Of the
srnokers grabbed him to pull him into
the car and save his lie IN spite Of his prin-
ciples, and the guard signalled for the train
TO stop.
guard said to the Ma8istrate. He was
foolish enough TO try TO got into the moving
train. thought he was . lunatic and
was afraid to have him on the train so
had him arrested at Forty-seoond street.
This man saved you from possible In
fury or perhaps death. The rules Of the
company permit smoking in the open cars,
tho Magistrate said to the Armenian.
Il came out that tho sbetainer from
smoking had had more trouble when he
started for the court In the patrol wagon
froru the police station yesterday morning.
Several OF the prisoners smoked pipes
and few had cigarettes. He tried to pre-
vail on them to give up the habit but they
wouldn't promise. When he reached court
he proh sted against going into the box
with the offenders but there was no other
place for him.
The Magistrate fined him o..
Il pay, but pay under protest. he re-
Dbad