Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-10-04

after transacting, which he had agreed
to meet his wife and friend at West
minister Hall, to view that noted build
ing. Standing near the entrance, anC
awaiting her coming, he was astonisheC
to observe her to be accompanied by
two gentlemen instead of one. The
second was introduced as person who
had called at the hotel to see the Ameri
can on private business. He was g re.
spectacle looking individual about fifty
years of age, dressed in pepper and salt
| and stepping aside, presented to the
| tourist his card, which bore the inscrip-
ton ''Mr. John Lund, Chief of Police
Leamingten." tfs
He was very polite; was very sorry
he had a very disagreeable duty to per
form and he drew out a formidable
! looking document, with a prodigious
/ formula of English expressions, and
several staring seals, which cited the
offense our traveller had committed upon
one of her majesty's servants, and sum-
moned the offender to appear on the fol-
| lowing Wednesday, lit was then Satur-
| day), at "the aforesaid bennington.
a was coming up to London myself" "
said the official, apologetically, and
thought would serve this, to make It
as comfortable as possible"
It was useless for the American TO
state that the matter had all been settled
by the railway manager Of this the
polite chief Of police knew nothing.
The first arrest was probably at the in
stance OF the railway company in Lon
don; but this was by the police author
tiles at bennington, of which he was
chief. The official would not be salts
fed except by visit of the American
and responsible friend again to the
managers Office at the London station,
where it was arranged that the traveller
would appear and answer on the follow
ing week, If the affair was not settled
before; and the polite chief of the
bennington police took his departure.
The visit to Westminster hall was
given up for that day, and the American
began to wish he had never jumped on
that railroad train. Supposing all right
now, however, he forgot all about it
again, until it was unpleasantly brought
to mind on the following Sunday BY a
note sent him by private hand, from his
friend, to aplace where he was spending
the day.
This note informed him that the affair
had quite serious look; that the gen.
eral managers at bennington had been
mulcted for damages for an accident that
occurred at that point a few months
since, and that his jumping on the train
had been witnessed by two of the brin-
cipal directors, as well as by one of the
local police, and it was determined to
punish any such criminal recHessness,
hence the summons, etc. This the Lon
don railway officer had, by his personal
influence succeeded in postponing for a
few days, but an expense of &3 los.
had been incurred, and perhaps it
would be best to arrange that before
Mr.. John Lund or another official came
up to London again.
Our American was now getting ner-
vous and scared. He at once saw his
English friend in London, and proceeded
to arrange the matter as suggested.
Then, returning to his hotel, he ordered
a cab to take him to a railway station,
and having discharged the cabman, he
took another cab and drove to a new
hotel in the hope that by this means
Mr.. John Lund might be lodged until
he departed for Paris, which seems to
have been successfully done; but the
reason therefor was explained in the
following letter, sent to him by his
friend, who had arranged matters, and
Whoreceived it from railway authorities:
"I think have arranged matters for
the Withdrawal of the summons The
expenses incurred amount to three
pounds, ten shillings. If your American
friend pays this, and at the same time
wishes to benefit the widow and orphans
fund association of the railway line,
check for five pounds in full viii be
received"
It is almost unnecessary to state that
the Americans English friend did the
needful thing instanter, and the Amer
lean himself breathed freer accordingly,
although it had cost him twenty-five
dollars for jumping upon an English
train in motion.