Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-23
He THREATENS SUIT
FOR BEING ARRESTED.

As the result Of an arrest made IN Cam
den on Thursday at the instance Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad conductor the courts will
in all probability be called on to pass upon
the value Of detached section Of round
trip railroad ticket. a fine point is involved
The person arrested is Paul Badewitz, Of
Paulsboro and deputy sheriff in Gloucester
county.
Mr.. Badewitz boarded train at Pauls-
boro Thursday morning and on rendering
his ticket was told it was not good The
ticket given by him was part of round trip
one sold at the Paulsboro Station. Con-
ductor George A. Drumplond asked to see
the other part of ticket-that section which
entities the boder 20 the return trip. MIR,
Badewitz told the conductor that he didn't
have the return coupon; that he had already
used it. The conductor called attention to
the ''void if detached" notice on the part
held by the passenger and informed him
that under the rules Of the company he
could not accept the same and would have
to collect the fare.
Mr.. Badewitz contended that he had paid
for the ticket and that il was an injustice
to him to ask for another fare He refused
to pay the fare and on the arrival of the
train in Camden went with the conductor
to the Office Of the auditor This latter
official told Mr. Badewitz that Conductor
Drummonds Interpretation OF the rules
was absolutely correct; that under the coz
tract he entered into when ne purchased
the ticket at Paulsboro that section OF it
calling for ride from Pauls5oro to Camden
was not good unless attached to the return
trip part. He was futher told that be
could redeem the ticket at the Office Of the
general Passenger agent. but would have
ito paw the fare.
Mr.. Badewitz insisted that he was en-
titled to a ride on the ticket and on refus-
ing to pay the fare, 81 cents, was turned
over to Special OficsF Roberts. wbo sent
him to the City Hall
When arrigued in Police Court Badewitz
told the Recorder that the ticket be offered
was part Of a return one he bought on Feb
lruary 8, at Paulsboro. It is a ten day tick
let On the day Of the purchase be said ne
boarded train for the city and before the
conductor came through he found in the
cuff Of his oYercoat part OF return ticket
he had bought on February i. On the
latter day, after purchasing the ticket, he
changed his mind about coming up on the
train, but rode TO Woodbury. IN a sleigh
and made the rest OF the trip by trolley.
He went home by train ana banded the
conductor the untouched return sicket.
The conductor tore of the part calling for
a ride from Philadelphia to Paulsboro and
returned to him the portion calling for the
up trip. 1t was tnis part he found after
boarding the train at paulsboro on the gth.
and says that although it was identical
with the ticket which Conductor Drum
mond declined TO accept was taken by the
conductor on the 9Th. On returning on
the 9th he used part Of tine ticket bought on
that day and still had the second section
calling for ride from Paulsboro to Camden
1t was this ticket which caused his arrest
Badewitz says that a brakeman accep d
his ticket that morning but later came
back, returned il TO him, said it was no
good and that he would have 10 pay fare,
Paulsboro Press
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