The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-26
TICKET PEDDLING.

aAMINs VS.. THE UNION PERRY COMPANY
PASSENGERS TAKING SIDES IN TIE CON-
ldCr-CoMPIAINTs AND ARRESTS.
In the war OF determination which the Union Ferry
Company has declared against the little curbstone
brokers who have boon cleaning scanty living from
the good nature OF the public that public has hitherto
been neutral or rather passive While there have not
boon lacking donunciations Of tho monster monopoly
on part OF passengers who enjoy seeing the
little fellows their scanty half pence. yet
until yesterday cared to take thcir sids actively Yes
terday, however, was Acid day Tho company, is
we'll known. issued the 23d inst. kina OF
ticket. Instead OF a passenger getting In return for
his twenty-five cents neat little package OF sixteen
tickets and passage over no received halt yard,
more or less, oi thick yellow paper folded alter tho
manner OF q Virginia rail fOncc. aud divided at
the folds into sixteen coupons On each
coupon was printed tho statement that 1t was
not good unless detached the presence OF the gate.
keeper 1t will be that this Is effective bar to
tho salo OF single tickets by tho boy spectators.
Some Of them indeed undertook TO circumvcnt the
company by buying the coupon tickets and getting
good naiured passengers hire them Tor cents,
single coupon and return tho ticket through the
gate This plan was 100 cunibrous to succeed. Few
OF their customers would take the trouble " this
aud the police drove tho youngsters away from tho
Jerry the pretext that they impeded travel,
thus rendering the recovery OF their properly difficult
Determined, however, that they would not give up
their chance Tor scanty livng the pucky little fei
lows continued the unequal battle, aud began buying
tho coupon tickets and trying to sell single detached
coupons II not easy Tor them TO find purchasers
tor those who prefer paying the boys TWO
to paying tho ferry company ono and half In tho
purchase OF tickets, Realized that the purchase OF de-
iached coupons shifted The anita gonism Of tho
pany from the Spectator to the holder
PASSENGERS SIDING WITH THE boys.
Some few persons, however, did buy tho detached
coupons and between them and the company there
WAS yesterday lively skrmsh Tue company, as It
traIspired had issuod stringent orders not to allow
any TO pass IN ON u detached coupon, ind f any
one went IN without permission to eject him. num-
Der Of cascs occurred yesterday in which men laid
detached coupons and walked Needless of tho
eatckceper's percmptory order 10 halt In all such
cases the employees OF tho company promptly obcyed
ORDERS anu III case the recacrani passenger refused
pay his farc IN tho manner prescribed by the
pnny he was elected from The ferry house OF dozen
more who were thus elected three obtained
warts for tho arrest vi the Jerry men. Mr. Francis
Van Vechten swore out warrant Tor deckhandN No l3d
whose name he did not Know; Mr.. Charles r. Chapin
caused tho arrest oi William Dooley, aud MIR.
Samuel Clark complained Of John Dixon aua
Augustus X. SneL Mr. Clark claims that he passed
iu ono Of the old tickets. George Hurley, one OF
the young tcke dealers, also procured the arrest
u charge OF assault Vf Special Onicor John Glider
sleeve, ono oil tho compsny's employees, who has
"pocc license" as he calls II, Gidersleevo having
pushed the boy away IRON tho ierry house. Tho uc-
cuscd were all arragncd before Justice Walsh, and
tneir examination was set down by him Tor Wedn0s
day next, al hall-past ten A. NJ
a HERALD reporter called ut the compony's Office
last evening aud Inquired whether tho arrested en-
ptoycs had acted according to their orders littlo
old gentleman IN II seamless brown wig, who was
counting out the company money, replied that they
had.
"And do you propose to hight this thing out In the
courtsY" WAS tue next question.
.Most assurealy," was tho reply. Two IRE bound
TO protect our employees, aud II anybody wants 10
light II out wo'll give them all they want We know
what about, or VIC think we do"
"Without arguing the question: . said tho reporter,
'let why your employ IS instructed 70 put
passengers out alter they have been allowed 10 pass
IN"
''Thcy not allowed TO pass IN, was tho reply,
'nnd II they force themselves In They are put Out
wo haven't had any trouble at the Catnarne ierry
the South Hsmiito ferry. las all at the Fulton
aud Wall street ferries on the Brooklyn SIDE, whore
the gentemon cross. Tho passengers on tho other
ferries VIC call our rougner class OF customera but
we've only had trouble with one gentleman. He per-
sisted and WAS put out several tines but he was The
only gentleman who mado any trouble. The public
generally acquicsco In this arrangements"