Assaulting a Horse Car Conductor
Item
- Title
- Assaulting a Horse Car Conductor
- Date
- February 2, 1880
- page
- 2
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015483/1880-02-02/ed-1/?sp=2&q=assault&r=0.281,0.528,0.241,0.16,0
- Crime
- Assault
- Subject
- Group; assault
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offenders
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- police
- Stage of the Legal System
- sentencing
- Location
- In state; Fairhaven CT
- Length of story
- 349
- Description
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Assaulting a Horse Car Conductor.
On Wednesday night, as car No. 11 of the Fair Haven and Westville road was in Grand Street, at about Bradley Street, going to Fair Haven, at about half-past ten o'clock, Lester Culver and Henry Dorman, who had both been discharged from the company's employment, entered the car. The conductor, Charles Barns, went to them for their fare, which they refused to pay, using violent language, and rode to about Poplar Street, where they got off. The car proceeded to the east side of Fair Haven River, and returning, had got to about Ferry Street, when Culver and Dorman, with William D. Carroll, who, the conductor testified, had about a week before rode on the car and refused to pay his fare, all got onto the front platform, opened the door, passed in, and commenced an assault on the conductor, with the remark, "You want our fares, d--- you, do you," and striking him two or three times. The conductor left by the rear platform, the three closely following him, headed by Carroll, to the sidewalk, where, finding he could not escape, he stopped and drew a knife and kept them at bay, crying out for help. Officer Albert Bradley, hearing him, immediately came in sight, when Culver and Dorman got out of the way. Carroll ran, but the officer caught him and brought him to the police office. Culver and Dorman were arrested the next day, and in the City Court, they pleaded guilty and paid a fine and costs. Carroll stood trial on Saturday. Judge Pardee found him guilty and sentenced him to pay a fine of $10 and costs, amounting to about $19. The judge first imposed a fine of $20, but, considering it to be his first offense, reduced it to $10 and cautioned him not to repeat the offense, as the penalty in that case will be much more. It is said they will now be prosecuted for refusing to pay their fares, the penalty for which is a fine of not less than $5, nor more than $20.
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