The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-25
Photographs Taken in West
TOwnshend Shown
in Court
MISS D'MONTIGNY
HAD SUED RAILROAD
Was in West Townshend to Recuperate
and Springfield, Mass, Street Rail
road Co. Sent Employe There to Get
Evidence.

When Miss Josephine DeMontigny of
Ludlow went to West Townshend Vt, to-
rest and recuperate, June l., she met,
among others, a charming and dashing
young woman, Miss Marguerite Tyson of
Philadelphia, says the Springfield Repub-
lican of today. They became fast friends
and went on several outings together
They waded in pools, negotiated steep hills
and on one occasion Miss DeMontiguy rode
horseback. Miss Tyson had camera
with which she was always glad to take
snapshots OF Miss DeMontigny, particu-
larry when the Ludlow girl was show
ing special activity.
Yesterday Miss Tyson, as charming and
daShng as ever, occupied the witness
char IN superior court for a long time
during which she reeed off page after
page OF a typewriter history which she
had written OF the parties on which she
and Miss DeAlontigny had gone For it
| appeared that Miss Tyson was working
Tor the Springfield street railway com
pany, against which Miss DeMontigny had
been awarded damages OF 5000 by jury
| for injuries received, March 81 1915 when
she was passenger on a street car which
/ ran OIL the tracks at Brdham Bend
crashed against tree and caused inju
RES to Miss DeMontigny which, il wa,
alleged, had resulted in her showing sign,
/ of epilepsy. Miss Tyson had also kept the
snapshots which she had taken on IN,
outings, and some of these were shown
1 .l,f
hearing, which was on a motion for
new trial, filed by the company, showed
that Miss Tyson is an investigator" il
the employ of the railway audit and in
spcction company Of Philadelphia, whici
furnished the quota OF young men in
vcstgators who got the goods on tw,
conductors accused Of knocking down
fares while in the employ OF the Spring
field street railway company two year
ago. Miss Tyson was accompanied b,
another young woman on her trip to Yves
Iowpshend for the purpose of becom
ing acquainted with Miss DeMontign,
and learning how She was getting on il
health. The company claims that her ties
timony offered to show the good physica
condition of Miss DcMontigny during las
month and this, has a bearing on tn
question ~ whether or not new trii
should he granted Judge Henry A. Kin
reserved decision. 1t viii probably be al
nounccd within 10 days.
Miss Tyson was not to come ont
the imbrogHo unscathed Miss DeMont
igny had her innings later in the hea
ing and she took sharp issue with I'll
] agreeable investigator from QuakertowI
| And at the proper moment she put ov,
4 something well calculated to even up pai
4 Of the score. Miss Tyson had diated o
\ the stcepncss of certain hill which Mi
4 DcMontgny had been alleged to have n
! gotiatcd with scant effort Miss DEMON
| gny testified that the hill was vel
/ slight affair and not at all the formdab
/ cmincnce that had been verbally paint,
by the investigator. She added, howcvc
that Miss Tyson had experienced grci
trouble in climbing the Hill, because 81
: was not much of hil.climber, anywa
and walked as if she had stiff legs Wht
this came out Miss Tyson and the 9th,
investigator exchanged highly shock,
chances.
William G.. Mckechnic is the attornc
Tor the plaintiff, and Charles W. BE
worth is for the company