Louisville & Interurban Railroad v. Roberts

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

On May 2,1921, about 11:00 p. m., William Jones, the ticket agent of appellant, was found in the ticket office in Louisville on Jefferson street, between Third and Fourth, gagged and securely tied with a rope. The office had been robbed of something over $800.00, and Jones when released claimed that he had been gagged and bound by two men who held him up and rifled the drawer, but did not disclose the names of the men. The police were notified and in the latter part of the month the company employed detectives, who finally procured from…