"Barring accidents a good hobo with youth and agility can hold a train down despite all the efforts of the train-crew to "ditch" him given of course night-time as an essential condition. When such a hobo under such conditions makes up his mind that he is going to hold her down either he does hold her down or chance trips him up. There is no legitimate way short of murder whereby the train-crew can ditch him. That train-crews have not stopped short of murder is a current belief in the tramp world. Not having had that particular experience in my tramp days I cannot vouch for it personally."