The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-06
4 STATEN ISHIND OUrRtGE.

The Barefaced Robbery Of n Multitude OF
Innocent TRAY eIIers-Ir Il edmond County
Inhnb ited by Italian Brigaud- or by New
York PolitioiaBst-1hc Pirates OF the
Harbor.
A gentleman took the 6 O'Clock boat for Staten
Island on Saturday evening aud stepped out at tie
lower landing. lie tran .act, what bushes. he had
and then proceeded 10 the upper landing to take the
return boat for New York. Had he made haste he
might have arrived In time for the O'Clock
boat, but irasmuch as he bad been Informed that
ferry beats lett every hour until nearly milnght he
did not Inconvenience himself He reached the
ferry house little amer o'clock, paid his fsre.
and passed in lie found from forty To a hunire
persons waiting there all of whom expected TO leave
Sta,en Island at o'clock, -
That hour arrive but the boat did not TIE
people In the ferry house grew inpatient. They
presently went 10 tie man Nlo, with marvellous ee.
lority. slipped into his rDuey drawer the fares
ceivcd from the constantly arriving people, and IN.
qurel OF him what the lon-lppcArancc OF the ferry
boat meant. They received IN answer the pleasing
information that no hON "odl'. start lot NV york
until ~ o'clock. WHAT Nere thoS to 40 ihehf they
had % make q best OF an Outrage on the publi',
and pass tlc time until tie aup POL hour rs pa.
uontly rs they could ~ DE dE T and Mrrtched
waiting room through the floor Of which the mos.
tura rose from tNc water lon"At'' I"cre ere sew
efal infants one Of then few. weeks old, in the
room. us well rs a number OF old penrl-. For them
tie streets dllcd with rowdies were more unit than
even tie waiting room,
One enlcman who verturcd to enter h1r-
room ior distance from the ferry quickly quit n
IN distust. negro entered TIE Place mrs, and
after him came two rOUrhs VI 0 attacLCd MIN hni
seemed detcrn med to I'LL lin. IN iuo0e tsive
German, who uppea ed about 10 year, OF axe, rat IN
;ne LarrOom quietly smoking lis Iioc and enjoying
MS Glass of ale Him the iuiaHs called upon TO
sing song, and on his refusing, IRON mere want'n.
ess, thrust toik Il rough LIS hat, snCh \ place
respectable women cc"lA not Cr'tr. they were
therefore compelled 10 remain in the g'oomy waiting
room.
People continued pouring into TIC ferry house,
| Their fares were accepted, ana they we're than 81
lowed 20 wait In the suspeuse rs the Others.
One gentleman paid for fourteen lassv;ors and the
party pass ed In. Ten O'Clock arrived, and still no
| boat Then aid tho fcrry money -taker;
-" Mess .ie .os rises, no boat VIII be here until
| y clock"
So ~ had to v ait another hour. although there
| was so slight lor lat the Jerry house hsh, Two
miles distant, ccu'd BE- plainly scon Eleve,, clock
arrived without the appearance ora boat and finally
twelve O'Clock was ar haid. BY ih,s mo tie pa
uchcC OF many had given out some nRd ycnturci
| OUT Tor sleeping accommodations, md others hal
taken carriage, aud driven away 20 Ito houses OF
| their friends on tho islnd At ~ o'clock
| man who owned a small st. .anbolt at the landing
| made his appearance, ana orerei to t1kc all whC
desIretrit over 20 New York for 81 head a dOzei
or thoresbouts aco' stcd his Offer The rest had e
! Island on the o'clO X beat YESTERDAY morning
| Ihere Were two impressions reg Ing uls unpl :
| dohnhe outrage. kotc thong"t all connected VIII
| the i.rry drunk while others regaEIen lLe MATES
| head boat could pocket n few dollars, lIis ~ no
| the FIST occurrence Of the Kind, however Pt'pi
lave often before complained oI similar reprehensi
bic carelCssncss-or whatever II may bo-On TIN
have often before. 100, wouucred why tuch com
pany Is suffered 10 retain Its charter