Show suin r for damages today I 1 to in the third district court a suit lor for damages cla maRes was tried before a jury toe the plaintiff is F ephraim Ephr dim of san francisco and the defendant is the union pacific railway company in june am mr ephraim was a commercial traveler and disposed of wines for his bis own account and cigars for a sani francisco firm on th the ad of june jane in the year named he pur chased a ticket pacific office in amaba paying 00 therefore it was from to portland ore oreon oregon on and limited to 30 days he had bad explained to ticket a gent agent stopover privileges en route and permission to ride on all trains in order to meet his bis business appointments and canvass at the various towns along the line this ws given and be started out at carbon wyoming on the jtb of june be left the passenger train and after spead lEg some hours ia bustness business in the place boarded the next train riding in the caboose he had bad asked the ticket agent whether it was necessary to get a special permit and was answered in the negative on oa the train however the conductor told him he be could not honor the ticket mr ephraim insisted that he must the conductor telegraphed to the U P officials for instructions in the premises and the result was that mr ephraim was put off at edson station about noon on the ath here he was compelled to remain until 2 a in next day and as there was no hotel or accommodation mo dation of any kind at the station the wait was rather monotonous he subsequently laid the matter before the railway officials who promised to settle it but did no more for thus being ejected from the train and the consequent inconvenience and delay he commenced a suit for 2000 damages the defense claim that the abe tram train from which indich he was ejected was not carrying passengers and that therefore toe the railway was authorized to put and keep him off |