A Railway Outrage.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2958, 24 July 1888, Page 2

A Railway Outrage.

The Liverpool Post gives the follow-/ ~ ; :^'; 's ing account of 'a recent railway outrage;— The Scotch mail duo Wigan shortly after 12 o'clock midnight left <- that station as usual, In a third-class' carriage was seated a young lady, a gentleman who had been to Glasgow to pass an engineering examination, along with a rough, uncouth looking man who spoke with a Scotch accent. There ' was luit a slight interchange of words before the lady asked for the assistance, of tbo gentleman who had seated himself in the corner and was dozing. The gentleman then told tho roan to behave himself, upon which ho was ordered to mind his own businoss, or he should - make him, Tho men then closed with each other in a wrestle, during which ■ the lady seemed to lose all consciousness. A sovere struggle took place. The gentleman being much the stronger held on to bis opponent, laying him oiu the seat exhausted, and threatcningpt' what lie would do if ho further resisted, This was the second limo tho man had beena source, of annoyance to tho lady, In a previous carriage he had claimed <% relationship, and thereby engaged himself in conversation, Tho lady lemoved from this carriage, upon which he followed, 1 The gentleman -whoso effectually .assisted her is well known id miirine engineering circles in Liverpool and it may be mentioned complains of the treatment received it tbo hands of tbo railway officials, A guard was told of the unruly passenger, but said he could take nojnotiee then, as the train was in motion. Tho lady evinced no desiro to prosecute, as she feared being delayed on her journey to America, and the fellow was seon to miiko Ms escape before tho train arrived at the platform, > t