Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — Man With Price of Ticket Is Hurt While Bumming. [ARTICLE]

Man With Price of Ticket Is Hurt While Bumming.

Monticello Journal. A very peculiar accident m the Monon yards at Monon at about 1 o’clock Monday morning resulted in a bad injury to a man giving the name of Arthur Brown, age 30, and residence Indianapolis. Brown, who is an industrial iron worker, employed in Chicago, was beating his way from Chicago to Indianapolis on a freight. When the train stopped at the yards at Monon he went to the door of the car in which he was riding and was standing with his head against one side of the door frame. No one knows how it happened, but it is presumed that the train was set in motion suddenly and the door, which was only partially open, was slammed shut, catching his head between the edge of the door and the side of the frame. When found by the train crew he was unconscious and remained in that state until after Dr. Reagan had dressed his scalp wound, which required twelve stitches to close. After his injury was dressed and he; had regained consciousness he asked the amount of Dr. Reagan’s bill, and when told that there was no charge on account of the man s financial straits, Dr. Reagan taking it for granted that his patient must be broke on account of the manner in which he was traveling, Brown pulled out a twenty dollar bill and assured the doctor that he was not broke, even if he was bumming his way. He said he thought he might as well save the railroad fare, but that he had all the bumming he wanted and in future would stick to the cushions as long as he had the price of a ticket. He was taken to his home in Indianapolis by the noon train today.