Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — TURKEYS ON STREET CARS. [ARTICLE]

TURKEYS ON STREET CARS.

Transit Employ***’ DiSaraae* .of Opinion Boaulta In * Judgment. Judgments in favor of the plaintiffs were entered yesterday in the damage suits of Henry and Valentine Sauerbrun against the St Louis Transit company in the sum of 1300, in each case, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat The point in dispute was whether or not the St. Louis Transit Company should carry a passenger and a live turkey for one fare. According to the petitions In the cases a difference of opinion exists among the employes of the Transit company on this question. The Messrs. Sauerbrun relate in their petitions that November 29 last they boarded a car of the Broadway line at O’Fallon street, each carrying a live turkey. They say the conductor made no objection to hauling them and their turkeys for single fares, but that he accepted their money and gave them transfers to the Easton avenue line. On this line, however, trouble ensued. The conductor refused to accept their transfers, telling them that they had no right to bring the turkeys on the car at all, and ordered them to get off. They demurred, and the conductor called a policeman and had them arrested. They were arraigned before Judge Sldener, who dismissed the eases against them. They filed suits for SSOO actual and >2,500 punitive damages each. Yesterday the ease of Henry Sauerbrun was called in -division No. 6 of the circuit court. When the venire was called it was found that only sixteen persons who had been summoned on the jury had responded, and the case could not proceed without eighteen. It was also noted that eight of the sixteen jurors who appeared were Hebrews, of the same faith as the plaintiffs. After a short parley a compromise was effected In both cases, as stated. The suit of Valentine Sauerbrun was In division No, 1, and a similar judgment was entered in this case.