The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-16
RAILROAD
 WINS CASE. No Damages for Mrs.
 CrYsel. : SHE HAD SUED FOR $5,OOo Case Had Been in Local Court for
 Three Years. IAe Plaintiff Alleged That She Was Forced To waIk Two Miles
 aa Dead of Night By

After several hours deliberation the jury in the case of Mrs. Louvinia Crysel vs. the Western of Alabama Railroad In suit for damages, amounting to s5,oo0. returned ver- dict for the defendant By this ver- dict case that has been on the docket of the civil division of the court for three years past has been settled.
 At the first trial. the jury in the case remained in the box for twenty four hours, reporting at the end of that time. that they were unable to reach Q verdict. A mistrial was ordered. and the verdict yesterday afternoon proved the truth of the saying of the court that after one mistrial. a verdict one way or the other. Is reached within four hours on the second hearing of the case.
 The case occupied the entire atten- ton of the court at it's morning ses- sion. There was no afternoon session. as the docket of the court Is about clear. the last case being set for this morning g q,
 Evidence of the plaintiff yesterday showed that she was the wife of sec- tion foreman of the railroad. and was riding on an employees ticket. She testified that she wished to go to Tysonviile, her home, and that she had boarded the 6 o'clock night train of the Western. She stated that the con- ductor of the train refused to stop at Tysonville, making her pay ten cents to so two miles further up the road to Shorters.
 Her testimony showed that she~ was forced to walk back to Tysonviiie in the dark. The only road by which she could reach Tysonville in the shortest time. led her across three bridges. one of which was the railroad bridge over 500 feet long.
 She testified that she had taken her little child along. and that she was put to great disadvantage in making the trip back to Tysonville, besides suffer ing much mental distress on account of the darkness.
 The railroad attorneys showed that the conductor of the train had told Mrs. Crysel that the train did not stop at Tysonville, and that she must go on to Shorters. It was shown that the conductor had so advised Mrs Crysel in the yards Of the Montgomery Eer- minus of the road, and an offer made to stop the train and let Mrs. Crysel spend the night in the city with her friends. It was testified that Mrs. Crysel agreed to go on to Shorters and walk the two miles home.
 The jury was charged about 9 o'clock, and returned their verdict about 2 o'clock. and returned their verdict about 5:20 o'clock yesterday about 5:2o o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 One Case on Docket.
 There Is but one case left for trial on the civil docket of the court for this term. and 1t Is probable that the court will remain idle until the next regular term, as there are but few orders to be taken
 No court will be in session for the next week. Monday week. April 25, Judge W. W. Pearson will calf the docket of the circuit court for the fifteenth Judicial circuit. There will be one case of importance to come to the attention of the court, that against the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company instituted by H. K Watts. On the filing of the petition In the matter. Judge Pearson issued a mandamus for the Light and Power Company to appear in his court on May to show cause why they should not put gas in the residence of Mir Watts without a charge for the meter meas urement which was requested. The filing of the petition by Mir. Watts was the outcome of a much ex- pressed dissatisfaction against the Light Company by many citizens of Montgomery, and the arguments on the mandamus will be closely followed.