The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
HE FERRY TICKET WAR.

EMPLOYEES OF THE UNION FERRY COMPANY
HELP TO AWAIT THE ACTION OF THE GRAND
JURY.
The cases Of assault and battery brought against
several employees of tho Union Forty Company came
up before Judge Walsh, OF Brooklyn, yesterday Ex-
Judge Morris appeared for the Jerry company, whio
Assistant District Attorney John Oakley represented
tho people The latter stated that no did dispute
the right OF the ferry company regulate the sale OF
their tckes but the question was, had the company
used any unne cessary violence IN ejectng the com.
pa'nants from the ferry houses?
Ex-Judse Morris stated that the regulations Of the
company were printed on the tickets, and the com
pauy perfect right TO eject the patrons who dic
not comply with them.
The hrst case called was that Of Charles Chaplin
q salesman OF b. J. Arnold L. Co. coGeo dealers OF
this city, against William Dooley. The complainant,
whom placed The stand testified that he attempted
TO the Wall street Terry on tho 18Th OF January
last he laid do iacied coupon ticket down the ferry
allowed him to pass III, but when lac did he
was Iorcbiy elected oy the defendant; no one said
anything 10 him before he was elected; the balance
vi the coupon slip was III tho pocket oil tue witness;
no detached the ticket AZ nome but not Tor the pur
pose OF testing the question wih The Jerry company.
Abraham Sanger, "a merchant, residing at No. l43
Elliott place, Brooklyn. testified to seeing defendant
use unnecessary violence. as he thought in putting
Mr. Chapin out, David Is. Palmer, Of No 295 Henry
street, Brooklyn, corroborated The testimony OF tnt
previous wtness
rnE OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE.
William Doo y the defendant, was next called,
ana testified that ne was an employee Of tho Union
Ferry Company, aud on the day ia question, when the
complainant passed through tho icrIy gate the Jerry
master knocked ON the window Tor MIN come back,
bat he refused 10 do SO tue Jerry master then shouted
There ne goes, b'l; put him ou' = witness tnen
made up his mind 10 put nim out, anu stated that he
handled him as gently as lie would his own Guild.
THIS closed the testimony, aud the accused was
held " awais tho action Of tho Grand Jury.
ANOTHER CASE.
The next case called mat OF Alexander 4.
BrinkcrLon, residing AT No. l,o,2 Fulton street,
Brooklyn against Thomas Farreh, specisl officer of
the Union Ferry Company. The piaintn, VINO VAS
represented by counsel Testified taat on inc 2ol OF
January last, When crossing the Futon Jerry, he threw
Old ticket down III front OF tue Jerry master,
with the remark tpat II was doiached; tho
ticket eIl INTO The box; the ierryma lace was
turned ia another direction at time; witness was
called back o Tue deck hands hola OF
arm aud when reached The uox OF tue ferry.
master pushed out DO acned coupon TICKET anu sad
tina, could no. Crosse mat; witness replied
that he dc not gave that TICKET, that lie gave old
one the ierrymas,sr ordered MN 20 Ue put out, aud
LUIS was done NY the Jeiendant
Judge Walsh dismissed the complaint against tho
defendant, deciding that the c0uIp iauant had not
acted r,gntiy.
xEwsBoY's GRIEVANCE.
The case Ut Jonn MackcJ, newsb,y, residing al
kutn " 81, wss then Called. lhe plaintiff testified TO
being eJec,cd rom I'll. Fulton Terry house the2oth
Or January, when lie detached a ticket IRON slip
obtained from anpthcr boy ~ front the Terry
Witness caimcd that tho defendant not onIy put
him out violently. but also Kicked hun.
Horalio Rothwcii the defendant, denied having
elected the pisintG iorcibiy aud plantn
had attempted to cross - detached coupon when
he had not detached ia the presence VI the ferry
MASTER.
Benjamin Weckes. tho ferry master; Olcer Grahain,
OF the second police prccinct and Jackson Eidtcd.
emplOyd Of tho company all testified la favor OF tho
defendant, but Judge Walsh, believing the complaint
we'll grounded held the await the action
OF Tue Grand Jury.
HELD GRAND JURY
The complaint OF assault ANA battery preferred
against Special officer Thomas Farrell by james
A,artlu new sDoy. residing AT No 23o orH street,
Called fhe plaintiff testified 10 allowing
companion TO tako his coupon sip INTO the Jerry.
house Tor the purpose OF uetachin ticket in the
presence OF the Terry and then throwing OUT
he that when he stopped TO pick II up the dc.
fendant pushed HIM one side, picked up hts tickets
aud Kept them. The testimony oil plalntin was cor
Federated by his brother George. Judge Walsh held
that technically assault AMI battery had been COM
mrted and no would, therefore, hold defendent Tor
the Grand Jury.
The next case was that OF George Hurley, a ferry
ticket pcdler, against Oniccr John Gdersleevc. rho
piaLti testified that no sold passenger ticket and
allowed him lake the slip 80 that no might dotach
II before the ferrymaster; that when witness at
tempted take back the balance OF the slip through
the gate he was pushed away by the defendant, VINO
TOOK POSSESSION OF the tickets anu kept them here
was defence offered, aud officer GIlders,eevc was
also held await the action OF the Grand Jury
tho following cases were tben tried, nut the evil
dcnce III each being sufficient To hold tue accus cd
they were ssed:-ffank q. Richardson against
james Brush and Aonzo smith; samuel Clark against
John Dickson and Gustave smell; FRANK H.. Van
vcchion against Alouzo Smith; MarceIus Sunderland
AGAINST J0nn Raynor.