Hendryx v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad

Opinion by

StraNC?, C.:

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for injuries received by the plain*378tiff’s intestate, through the alleged negligence of the defendant, in operating its train of cars, from the effects of which he died. The defendant was, on the 27th day of August, 1886, running its train of freight cars south, over its line, from Pleasanton to Fort Scott. At Pleasanton, the deceased, Willie Hendryx, went into a box-car of said train, to steal a ride to Fort Scott. There was one other person in the car with him, called in the evidence in this case a “tramp.” At…