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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, coming from the Capital to 

 Baltimore. Among the passengers was a negro man, 

 who had no ticket. When the conductor demanded of 

 him his ticket, he was unable to produce it, and the 

 official at once and very properly told him he must 

 pay his fare. The poor fellow was terribly confused, 

 and began a stammering explanation of his position. 

 The conductor lost patience, and pulled the bell cord 

 to stop the train. Then, summoning a brakesman to 

 his aid, he seized the poor negro, who made no resist- 

 ance, and pushed him out upon the platform. There 

 the unfortunate wretch was seized by the two "offi- 

 cials." and, before the train had fairly stopped, was 

 literally thrown from the platform to the ground 

 beyond the track. He fell heavily, and was doubtless 

 injured, but it was impossible to tell, for the train shot 

 forward again, and the unfortunate victim of railroad 

 brutality was left behind. 



Now, suppose this man had been killed by the fall, 

 when thrown from the train, does any one suppose the 

 conductor would have suffered for his crime? The 

 whole power of this very powerful road would have 

 been exerted to shield him. The victim was but a 

 negro, and in those days a poor African had no right 

 not even the right to his life. In case he had been 

 killed, his master might have demanded his value in 

 money from the road ; it would have been refused, and 

 a suit would have been necessary to recover it. Even 

 then the chances would have been in favor of the 

 road. 



Some three years ago perhaps not so long a train 

 on the New Jersey Railroad was crossing the Hack- 

 ensack Meadows, which lie between Newark and 



