Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-01-25
WHOLE NO 1919

have been Tor many years, but am not
now, ticket seller for the Boston and Provl-
dencc Railroad
The through tickets were stamped good
for this day only never had authority to
sell tickets that were good beyond the day
Of their date.
never told Mr.. Hazard or any one else.
that ticket could be used on any other
day than that of its date. On The contrary
! have especially told him tha could mob
be so used. He has sometimes told Ne
when he bough, q tick that he was nos
going through on that day ; and when !
replied that the ticket would NOT tax him
over the Stonington railroad on any othcr
day, he would answer that he was stock
holder on that road and could do as no
pleased. replied in substance, 81 know
nothing about that |; my orders are to seD
tickets good for this day only. You can
buy through ticket or not at your option,
and il they allow you to use il in violation
to their rules, il is none OF my business.
Such conversation as this took place be-
tween us on several occasions. tie would
sometimes tell me that he was not going
through that night and did not care for
berth, aud then was not particular to make
one for him, and although judged from
what he told me, that he might have
privilege over the Stoningon railroad tbaa
other people did not, aever gave, nor had
authority to give, such privilege.
Some time ago Mr. Hazard asked me to
meet him at the Pearl street House. / waa
suffering from the effects OF a severe blow
on my head : hch had injured my health
and did not 20. Mr.. Hazard came to see
m. was lying on the sofa. lie brought
pen, Ink and paper. Another man Was
with him. lie took out a through tichss
and asked me il II was genuine told him
it was. He asked me if | sold il to him
| told him did lie asked il il did not en-,
title him to 20 all the way to New York
told him il did, il il was used on the day
of its date, but that il was not good on any
other Jay. lie then said hat he would write
u certificate To lhe. feet vi What ! had told
him and wished me to sign it, but gayo
me no inflammation Of ,he sae that he Intend
ed to make il. lie wiote certificate and
read it to me | did not read it; but dis
hat IA nnl IL
the genuincncss of the ticket, and 10 tho
facts as | have stated them. l never
would have k .owingly signed the certificate
which he has published above with my
name because it is not true. All the oiiic-
ers Of the road know that il cannot be true,
unless | exceed d my aut ority, which
never did, and Mr.. Hazard knows that it is
not true, for he knows that have steadily
refused 10 do what this certificate makes
me say have done. consider that have
been very much imposed upon in this pub
lication, and hope that this contradiction
will reach oil those who have lie n decciv-
ed by the certificate so improperly obtained
from me. should not have been so care
less in the matter, but supposed that tho
certificate was only wanted to show TO TIN
officers Of the S,onington railroad that tho
ticket was gemline and had no idea that i
would DC published, much less that it would
appear 30 differently from what was n.ado
to believe that it was when signed il.
JoHS McGowAS.
Subscribed and sworn TO bet re me, Oh
this 18th day of January, A. D., 1855.
Josr PH A. ID. JosLIs,
Justice Of the Peace,