The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-26
Hyland Said He Put Money in an. Envelope
Inside a Number Of Leases.
PACKAGE SENT FROM HEBRONvILLe.
When II Was Received in This City and Opened
No Money Was Found Testimony For
Plaintiff and Defendant

4 case that had some peculiar cir
cumstances was tried before jury I'm
Judge Bosworth's court this morning.
Langan Brothers, who carry on "a gem
eral installmcnt business through this
state and Massachusetts, sued the
Earle & Prev Express company 20 re-
cover $6S.50 they claimed was i'm a
package sent by one of their agents
from Hebronville. Mass. but which was
missing from the package when Il was
received in the firms office I'm this city.
John j. Hyland testified that he
wrapped up a bundle of leases in his
mothers home at Heeronvile on Mon
day morning, June 13, 1898, and I'm the
middle Of the package he placed an en-
velope containing $63.50. He took the
package and left IL with :. a. Curran,
the agent of Earle x Prew's Express
company and the station agent of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company at Hebronvile and
that as he was i'm a hurry he told the
agent to give the receipt TO his father.
Mrs. Julia Hyland, mother Of the
previous witness, testified that she
watched her son do up the package, she
sitting beside the table while he put
the money i'm an envelope. After put
ting the money in the envelope her son
had put the envelope into his pocket
and gone over TO the depot and got
some wrapping paper, and on coming
IL.
the leases and the envelope up. Her
home was right opposite the depot, and
she watched her son from the moment
ne left her door until he reached the
depot
on cross-examination Mrs. Hyland
said her husband died last August,
and while he had a pension,
she denied going TO see cur
ran the station agent, about getting
ing Agent Curran that she found $50
among her husbands papers. While
her husband had not worked for three
or four years before his death, Mrs.
Hyland said he got 81 n week from
Attleboro and 80 pension money. He
had paid her no money for a couple of
years, az her income from her own
work and that OF her three children
amounted To between sl6 and $50 a
week Her son. John j. Hyland, did
not pay much To the support Of her
house. Mrs. Hyland denied telling Mr.,
curran not 10 say anything 10 her son
about II. as he would spend the money.
James f. Nayton. local manager for
Langan Bros. said there was a pack
age sent To the firm from Hebronville
and IL was marked value Sl00" That
the driver for the express company told
him the order from the Office was to
wait and see the package opened and
If il was not all right TO bring the
wrapper back The package was open
ed by witness who found no money
therein. but at the time he thought Mr..
Hyland was coming i'm a day or two
and would bring the money, so witness
told the expressman 1t was all right.
Witness paid 20 cents for the package.
II was explained that i'm the bundle
were 225 leaves and "a value was put
on these I'm addition to the cash and
the value 40 placed was the cost of the
clerical work i'm making out new leases.
Mr.. Nayton had never received a pack
age of leases without money before.
station Agent Curran said he took
the package simply as merchandise
and had put the price 10 on the way
bill. Michael Cavanaugh who Is as
sistant station agent, said the package
was first given him by Hyland and he.
witness, turned ~ over TO Curran. Later
witness gave il TO the express messen-
ger on the train. The package until IL
was put on the train was about one
half a minute out Of Hylands sight.
Henry w Robinson, an employe OF
the local express office of defendant
company, said Messenger Curtis gave
the package To him and he thought IL
peculiar IL got into his department.
which was the money department
without being sealed. Witness saw
the value marked on II was $lO0 and
on that account told the driver TO see
IL opened. II was by mistake the Wit
ness said he charged % cents for IT,.
This was the regular price for money
package. a package on which n value
of 500 was set was changed 10 for
freight and FIVE cents for value. Driver
Edward NJ. Miller testified ne took the
package from Mr.. Robinson. put IL In
a trunk and delivered IL inside of five
minutes. l.. 4. curtis. who For y years
and half has been messenger FOR the
Earle ~ S~'eW company. testified he
took the package from CaVanaugh at
HebronVille and put IL I'm his safe and
kept it there until the safe reached
Providence. lie put the package in the
safe because OF the large value marked
ON a.
George r. Brown was attorney FOR
the plaintiff and Arnold Green attorney
for the defendants.