The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
Great Excitement in a Fifth
Street Car Yesterday
Afternoon.
A SUIT MAY BE THE RESULT.
H. WulfTs Gallant Though Inef.
fectual Battle in Defense of
His Rights.

A couple of Mr.. Winnings men had an
opportunirv yesterday to exercise their
muscular development on farmer who
did not know the ways OF the Market
street system and had failed to exchange
his check for a transfer at the corner OF
Fifth and Market streets. The carmen
took such energetic advantage of their
opportunity that the passengers coat was
nearly torn from his back. and be was IN
state bordering on collapse when finally
elected from the car.
Henry Wulff of Bouldin Island is bluff
old farmer, apparently about sixty years
OF age, and manifestly unused to the ways
of the city. He knew nothing OF the
transfer check system established by Mr..
Vining, nor was any information vouch-
safed him except that the bit OF paper he
rendered as fare and which he supposed
was a transfer was not good and that he
could either pay another fare or get of the
car.
He was still very much excited when
seen last evening, and he declared his in
tention OF ascertaining in court whether
he could be assaulted with impunity by
rsilroad employees.
II never was so insulted and maltreated
in my life" he said.
q friend, and paid two fares on an east
bound Market-street car that arrived at
Fifth and Market streets about 4:10 this
afternoon. / knew nothing about transfer
checks, and took the slip the conductor
gave me supposing it was a transfer.
MY friend went up Powell street, and
got off on the Fifth-street side and went
to the car that was standing there. 1t was
No. II. saw no transfer agent and
would not have known anything about it
had there been dozen bout
The driver demanded fares when the
car had gone short distance, and l
handed him my slip.
That's no good, he said, go back and
get transfer.
given it to me but moment before and
that it must be good.
Either get a transfer, pay another
nickel or get off tie car he said, seiZlng
me by the collar.
II naturally resisted, thinking that
was being robbed, and he dragged me
violently toward the rear platform, tear
ing my coat at the collar and at the sleeves
and bruising me against the seats.
1.-THE other passengers left the car, ap-
parently in disgust, while he was dragging
me around. By this time the car had
reached Mission street, and then another
man Jumped aboard. He announced that
be was an ohcer, though ne wore no uni
form, and ordered me to get off the car.
II was bewildered at what seemed TO me
to be deliberate attempt to deprive me of
my rights and refused, and then both men
took hold of me and put me off. had to
go to a tailor-shop to have my coat re-
paired before could walk the streets.
II would be very glad to get the adj
dresses of some of the people that were in
the car when the conductor began his as
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Wulff, Bouldin Island, will reach me-"
Mr.. Wulff's coat bore ample evidences
of his struggle with the carman, one lap
pei being nearly torn off and the other
rents showing the energy with which Mr..
Winnings man had striven to: carry out the
instructions to GUST all who failed to ex-
change their checks for transfers.