James L. Howard robbed on his way home on the trolley

It is unclear at what point Howard discovered he’d been robbed.

A few weeks earlier, a watch valued at $125 was stolen from a man on the Ashley Street trolley.

Howard believed that “one of the four men was the thief.”

“The car was crowded, a usual thing at that hour.”

“The police were notified of the theft but there is small hope of catching the thief, as Mr. Howard is not sure which of the four men robbed him, if it was one of that party.”

1. $25 would be valued at $940.59 in 2025.
2. The watch would be valued at $4,702.93 in 2025.

Unattributed.  “Robbed on trolley car,” Hartford Courant, April 29, 1901, page 9.