The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-28
Jacksonville Street Car Com
pany S445 Better Off by
Mans Conversion.
FORMER EMPLOYE ATTENDS RE
VIVAL, WAS CONVERTED AND
SENDS AMOUNT COVERING 5000
FARES THAT HE HAD KNOCK
ED-DoWN" TO THE CONSCIENCE
FUND.

a Conversion to Christianity and the
l castigatiOns of conscience have led a
[ former conductor on the cars of the
Jacksonville Electric Company TO send
/ to Manager Hardy Groom checks for
. a total Of $445, a partial restitution
for the amount stolen by him while
serving as a conductor for the COM
pany, says the Times Union.
This is not all that | took" he
says in his letter, . but it is all the
money that I have now
1t is the largest donation to what is
commonly called the conscience
fl nd in the experience of Mr.. Groom
or other officials here who have been
engaged fer years in street railway
work There have been sums sent in,
but usually for emily small amounts,
and this sets a mark that will hardly
be equaled in many long day.
The former conductor. after leaving
the employ of the company, went in
| TO other sections, and had been prac-
tlcaly forgotten by the officials of the
company, save for the fact that his
record was on file with them, in case
1t was needed for any future refer
ence.
Converted BY Evangelist.
Ihen, yesterday morning. came the
letter, and when Manager Groom
! opened it there fell cut TWO checks.
! one was cashiers check for $500.
and the other was the personal check
OF the writer of the letter for $145. |
ilnlS made the total amount refunded
$40, and yet the writer added that
this was not all he took.
He told Manager Groom, in his let !
ter, that he was sincerely sorry for !
his thefts and that he was doing what
he could to fully reimburse the com
pany for what it lost through his dis
honesty.
After leaving the employ of the To-
cal company he went to another sec
ton Of the country to live. There he
Et@l!Ssd' one eyen51g ss.. to dr0P in on
81: 44 evangelist of recognized power.
me sermon reached the mans heart 4
and he was converted, and then &C
ne started upon his new life. came ,
the desire to atone, so far as was nos
s1ole, for his sins.
Is Really Converted.
Evidently he had kent some sc- {
EouhC or how much he had taken thar
belonged to the company. for his lei
Ter says mat he has not vet made fuII1
restitution. But he did what he could
ana sent all the money he had TO- ,
odI OF S4f9, 10 Mr.. Groom: told of his :
- - III anu VI MS desire to clear
up, so far as he could, his past record
Then, as the last proof that his con.
version Is sincere. and that reIioion
IieanS something to him now. he ash T.
II dpouI the spiritual welfare of Man =
ager Groom. In his letter ne maid M.
room a high compliment STARING >
'uaJ ne knew him to be honest fair z
'nu just put asking that, if he was 4
~ "a a tftistIah' mat he become one p
II -I Ihe FULLEST sense of the word. h
inc money was turned in nrnn7nt1,- n
o the credit of the c0mnan..- III - -
ne entry showing whence it cams =
M q SoodIy portion OF the SHINING =
the former conductor has beon % -
ar as Is humanity possible. stoned "
ar Groom and other officials of tho to
oIlpany state that the amount l. nm re
uesIonably the largest reimhnrse- W
emu sent to any company in their ex- 90
Meaning to COMPANY DC
me incident shows clearly ~ tho III
5iiaI pucllc. the loss every street al
tiiWay suffers from what * r,o,,II.,r w
KNOWN as knocking down y In
ne practice is the theme of the de
IllIorIsis, and some joke based on II ho
tpeaTS constantly in the comic ~
10 ana IN the columns OF the daiIiey
,,,,'I ~ VII and hUmOT. To the
rlpahy' however. it is far from ne
= -" JoNe, ana a loss from this 10
u.s. Is always, figured in. 1t is stat be
LhdI no company places the los Nj
airy at less than per cant v-bfJo To
~ me IIace It as high as 10 nov con- l.p
II is 70 stop this loss that nnw do. -
,eS are constantly being tried ~, ud
est CT which is the ..pav-aE-,,Ci,- 1t
liah That IS now being tricI no
t in New York 'iI~-I sin
-, Money In NickeIs. bin
mere Is no data at hand on ,,.7,:,.z, an,
compute how long the fOrmo,. cor =.
ctor was engaged in "5nocL,ira, 10
Wn the S4f5 he refunded La a
Al money that comes n oon5,,
., however, comes 10 him in IHi'
hIes. II the patron offers LARGE scit
Of money chance i -
en- MN, so that the MONEY -, ing
kles. - received IN
ne total Of S445 represents ooo utC,
hleS, or TO be exact. Total NJ 9 On" W %
PIE rode on cars OF the .Iac..,o,,
e Electric Company OF Which IN tryi
d NdS conductor without the CON nor:
y receiving any pay rberafo7 81
ugh those $500 people nas5 ar az
Iares for their rides. 7,
SHOWS as strongly as could anv- +ba
=, me loss suffered by the com -
through the knocking dow, nav
'ttct: "hlch Is only a softer name pra'
theft foot
ne reimbursement occasloDe5 M the
OF comment among those who but
1er. 49,, DAY and that the pass
- ie' III, Don1ucl9r mas seen the error door