Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-18
AFrER THE TICKET sCALPERs.
The Manitoba Road Arrests Ticket Bro
ker at Fergus Falls-A Large Sum Made
by Little Deal.

k0f at Fergus FallS-A Large sum Made
by Little Deal.
The complaints in two important and at the
same time rather curious suits, commenced
on the 18th, came to light in the district court
for this county yesterday. The title of the
suits are: "The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba Railway company VS.. L. Brinn ct all"
and "Same company VS.. L. Brinn and - Bur-
ton (whose first name is unknown
The complaint in the first case, as above,
after reciting the character and business of the
plaintiff, railroad company, goes on to say,
"That for the purpose of facilitating its
passenger business, it issues and offers for
sale certain tickets at different values, &C
cording to the distances between the respective
stations on said line of road; and that the de-
PENDANTS for more than one year last past are
and have been in connection with other per-
SONS, (who are to this plaintiff unknown) en-
gagged In conspiracy, and have conspired
and colluded with said other persons. to
wrOngfully take, steal and carry away, and
convert to their own use large quantity and
number of said railroad tickets SO issued by
this plaintiff to its several agents, and all Of
which tickets were always, and still are the
tickets and property of this plaintiff, and
which amount in the aggregate in value to
large sum of money!
Continuing, the complaint further recites
that these felOnious acts were committed at
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county, and at other
points in the state of Minnesota, and that the
value of the tickets SO feloniously distracted
and applied by defendants to their own use
were OF the sum of at least SIC, 600.
AS further cause of action the complaint
sets forth that in pursuance of the conspiracy
as above set forth the defendants have cor
rupted the servants and agents OF the plain
tiff company, causing them to betray the
trusts reposed in them and to become the
active agents and assistants of defendants in
the aforesaid conspiracy, by and through
which plaintiff has suffered further loss OF
5000, "wherefore plaintiff demands judgment
against said defendants, and each of them, for
the sum of Sis, 900 and the costs and disburse-
ments of this action
COMPLAINT NO. 2.
The complaint against Brinn and Burton
recites that the plaintiff is a corporation,
ETC., and is entitled to possession of certain per-
sonal property described as follows: GA
large number of passenger railroad tickets
from stations upon the line of its road to
other stations upon the line of its said road,
and all of which saia tickets have heretofore
been issued by the plaintiff to its several local
agents for sale to passengers at the prices
charged by the plaintiff therefor were paid
thereon, and that all said tickets were wrong
luliy OUtdiuCu iIOm pihIubln NY odiO uC-
PENDANTS J" that demand has been made upon
defendants for the return of snch property.
but that defendants have refused and still re-
! fuse to deliver the same, and that the same
are worth and of the actual value of 81 600.
WHAT IT MEANS.
While the points in the case, as above set
forth, are undoubtedly perfectly clear and
lucid to the legal gentlemen engaged in the
case, a little explanation will help the general
| reader to grasp the situation. 1t appears that
Brinn d Burton have been conducting general
| store at Fergus Falls, Otter Tail county, where
| also Brinn has for year or more past been
only in st. Paul & Manitoba railroad tickets,
but tickets of other roads as well.
The inference to be drawn from the
| complaints above, and subsequent proceedings,
| is that the defendants operating with and
| through certain agents and servants Of the
cOmpany-meaning conductors it is pre-
| sumed--have defrruded the railroad company
| of large number on passage tickets.
| AS an additional clincher the railroad com
pany have commenced q suit in replevin
against Brinn, ct al. for all the tickets, to
whatever adiaccredited in their possession.
| AS above stated, the case was commenced
on the 18th, but did not see light until yester.
| day. In the meantime the Messrs. r. B.
Galusha and G. D. O'Brlen, accompanied by
Detective Bresette lad visited Fergus Falls,
and attached all the property of defendants,
Brinn and Burton, closing both
their general stores and the scalp.
ing office, upon both of whom
personal service was also had, the preliminary
hearing being postponed to some day this
| week. Messrs. r. B. Galusha and O'Brien &
Wilson appear as attorneys for the railroad
company, and it is understood the defendants
named have secured the services of Messrs
| Rea, Weoley & Kitchel. OF Minneapolis
The case will undoubtedly attract great at
| Swallowed by it, to crush out the railroad
ticket scalping, but for the further fact tina,
| the character Of the complaint leaves it to bt
inferred that other parties than the defend
| ants named are eventually to be brought in
| as co-defeudants and co conspirators in the
alleged fraudulent transactions.