Show street railroad comedy tho the uncertainty of travel on the cable cars in edinburgh was responsible for a little comedy the other night in which the principal actor was an indignant and disappointed passenger the passenger had just paid his penny fare when the vehicle came to a stop it was an unofficial stop and when it was seen that there ther ewas was no immediate prospect ot of a resumption of the journey the passenger concerned demanded his money back the conductor on the ground that he had punched the ticket refused to comply with the demand eventually the passenger in his indignation lifted the spars spare driving wheel which was lying at the rear end of the car and threatened to retain it as a tangible substance for his lost journey the man was told that he would be alv given n in charge to the police he threatened to charge the conductor with the theft of the penny the carman called in the Police policeman nian and the parties proceeded to the police station where tho th passenger was charged with the appropriation of the tramway com banys property the police are preparing a report upon it tor for the crown prosecutor the complaining passenger was not detained the stoppage on on the route concerned in this tramway episode lasted tor for about an hour |