The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-01
CONSCIENCE EN-.
Money Refunded by = Man who Had
Y stolen = Hide,

Money Refunded by = Man who HAD
II Stolen = Nids.
Every one who Ii nj all acquainted with
railroad traflo 10 aware OF the fact that Ger
tain individuals are constantly trying u
beat, the railroad companies. Their,
seems TO be a notion among q certain class
Of people that it il perfectly legitimate Il
get rid Of paying fares II possible, or K
take any little articles of property that MAY
be found lying around loose. IL ~ not &c
generally known, however, that these peo.
Pile frequently become conscience stricken
and make honest, efforts to make repara-
tion. Recently the general manager OF one
OF the prominent railroad lines, with head
quarters in st. Paul, received the following
letter from one of these, conscience stricken
individuals, says the Pioneer Press. The
name Of the writer, his address, and the
James of the towns mentioned are omitted
for the sake of concsaling his identity,
although they were all given IN the letter.
Otherwise tho epistle rsads as follows:
81 was coming from - a year 3 on a
freight train, without paying my fare. And
the same way once from --- to Minneapo-
lis, about two yeats ago. The conductor
carried me through from to Minneapo-
lis fer y dollar. / have now got my soul
sayed, II do not want to be dishonest, for
which l taSak God for all. | hereby en-
e,ese \ few dollars and van to make it all
s1Shs."
The letter contained $la in crisp new
currency, ~ make good tho amoun the
writer SsSas p&v whom he took the rides.
AZ s&es ssasa ossScs four or five letters of q
sasaSsss character are received each year.
Nes kass since a letter same from a man
wa@ sssa sAs, he had lived for some time
where II WAS Necessary for him to cross the
yards 81 she COMPANY. in = certain city, In
sasns 10 ana from his vork. During these
ana e.ass sssieles he could use for fuel.
Now he wss about to die. and desired to
peace with his maker by making res
for tho stolen property, and wanted
to know how much the amount would be.
The manager wrote in reply to the sick
man that he would have to guess at the
amount. and, If he felt it necessary to Sc
sure peace for his soul by paying over the
amount, to give it to some charitable
,ause.
Another individual wrote to the company.
aaming certain towns between which he
1ad stolen rides, and asking how much he
would lave TIC pay to satisfy the railroad
company, and secure freedom from the
of conscience. The general manager
eplied that the amount, at second-class
ates, for the distances named, woul be
s22. In answer to this the man wrote that
le did not have hardly as good as second
lass accommodations, but he would pay
ne sum named as 6Oon AS Nc CculQ earn IL.
The letters nave every evidence of honest
on the part of the writer, and
he railroad manager replied by saying that
o recognized the fact that the accommoda-
ions were not up to second-class standard
nd he would therefore not insist on the
aynent of the sun named. But if he felt
hat he ought to pay something he could fix
n such an amount as no considered right
nd pay it to a certain hospital, in which
lany of the injured employees of The road
ere cared for. Whether the man ever {,
ave anything to the hospital has never
cen learned. /,