The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-27
Why Mrs. Carey Sues
Railroad Co. For $4,000.
BOUGHT 1T AT STATION.
Conductor Toll Her That II Dill Not
Belong to Her.
NO REDRESS FOR HER IN BOSTON

The trial today OF the suit OF Mrs. An
toinette ii. Carey of this city. against the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road Com paDy, TO recover s5tOO in an ac-
tion Of trespass, for assault proved
most interesting one Mrs. Carey's &C
tion is founded upon the Cged taking
away from her by the conductor OF a
train from Boston to this city, of "A com
mutation book valued at $40. She was
formerly a dressmaker in this city, but
last March engaged in business in Bos-
ton, returning to her home here every
evening.
Mrs. Carey was the first witness called
nc the trial. She testified that on the 2d
day of March of the present year she went
to the Union passenger station In this
city for the purpose of going to Boston,
and 1t was her intention to Duy three
months ticket, but on arriving at the
station she found her purse did not con-
tain quite enough money to pay for such
ticket, but she met friend who ad-
-anced her the required sum. Then she
purchased the ticket or book, in which
the coupons were, and paid $40 for the
same. On examining the book she found
the name sho had given, of A. IL. Carey
in il, and supposing everything was all
right, went on the next train to Boston,
and continued to go to tnat city and re-
turn every morning and evening until
April %.
On the latter date she was passenger
on the train leaving Boston at s:lS
o'clock and when she saw the conductor
coming around To collect tho tickets she
partially detached one coupon ana held
out the book to him.
BOOK TAKEN FROM HER.
Great was her surprise To have the book
roughly pulled from her fingers and to
hear the conductor say In loud voice,
"that Is not your book and that Is not
your name in it, Mrs Carey, after she
had got over the excitement of the mo-
ment told the conductor the book was
hers and she had ridden for two months
on it, Recognizing Mr.. T. q. Peck of
| this city, whom she had known for i've
years, she asked him TO identify her,
which he promptly did. but the con-
ductor kept the book and wont through
the car.
He came back after while and Mrs.
Carey smarting under the annoyance she
had suffered, told the conductor again
that 10 was her book and tnat she had
purchased tho same and that he should
make her right with the passengers. He
reiterated. his statement, and a third time
she met him in the depot. and after tell
ing him how keeuIy she felt the disgrace,
asked him for the book. His reply was:
"If that Is your book you can get 1t from
the passenger agent in Boston"
James Harris, who, with Willard b.
Tanner, is counsel for Mrs Carey, asked
her If she went TO see tho passenger agent.
Frank S. Arnold. counsel for the rail-
road company, objected and said there
was but one trespess sucu for, and no
question could be asked about what wit
ness did on any other day than the 22d of
April.
Mr.. Tanner said he wished TO prove
confirmation of the insult ard an sggra-
walton of tho assault charged.
OBJECTION OvERRULED.
Judge Wilbur overruled tho OBJECTION
and the question was answered. Mrs.
Carey iid she went TO the general pas
senger gent at Boston and he said: "It
Is not your book or your name Our agent
has taken an oath that he sold the book
To man. y Tie information was for
the first time furnished Mrs. Carey that
agents mad orders when they sold book
To n woman to put the word Mrs. or Miss
before IL.
Mrs. Carey replied to this statement of
the general agent that the error was on
the part OF bis agent Mt Prov idence, and
she was not TO blame for Ii. To this the
general agent replied that the company
stood by it's agents and then Mrs. Carey
asked who stood 10y the passengers
Mrs. Carey @Rs much affected by the
trouble with the conductor, she testified,
and was not able for many nights to
Sleep and finally was so broken up and
humilia ted, that she gave up n very
profitable business engagement in Bos-