Passenger Arrested Over Disputed Fare at St. Albans
A quarrel over an outdated railroad ticket ended with a passenger under arrest at the St. Albans depot, before he thought better of it and paid up.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 13, 1885 · Page 1
1 min readA passenger on a Central Vermont train the other day, having an old ticket which was just old enough to have passed its usefulness, and the conductor refused to take it, and demanded fare. The passenger refused to pay it, and, owing to a telegram from the conductor, was met at St. Albans depot by Deputy Sheriff Halbert and arrested.
By the time the officer had reached the east door of the depot, on the way to the jail, his prisoner said he would like to see the conductor, and forthwith paid his fare in full, wisely choosing to settle up and avoid close confinement.
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