New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-18
SIGNS THAT MEAN NOTHING.
WHEN YOU TAKE A CAR MARKED GO
1JrMB,ys-AyFs" YOU MAY BE DROPPED
AT FIFTIETH-ST. OR LuGGhp
BACK TO HOUSTON,


Tho Ave Republican politicians who were arres''u
late ON Thursday night because they refused to
nay two fares on the Broadway cable Inc were
arrsigned In tho Vorkville Court yesterday oy.'''
Magistrate Mott. The mon were moses M 40
of No <Os 81. Nichoas-av the Ref ub!ican eedeF
In tho XXuIi Assembly District huOlph D'
Mahon. Of No. 20 West One-hundred-and-thirty-
a<,h 60. Iohn @ McGrath Of No 39l ST. Nicholas
ave . Richard H. jackson. OF No. 4p west Ono
hundred-and- twenty-fourth-st and william H.
Le.schrnan OF No. 2.4s Eighth -avc Inc! h"u Nv
tended a meeting OF the Republican count! No'"
mittee in Lyric Hall in S4xih-ave. near fo'''
.scond..t. on their way home they boarded II car
which they declared. had Il Columbus ave h's' o'i
II. When the reached tho stables at
bowever they were told 10 change to announcer CAT
This they refused 20 do but insisted that INC ga
they were In should be run TO Harlem IheS ''u7
I'm The ear 10 Fifty-ninth-st ana then U"O" ~
Houston-st They made this trip twice. O'' ~
third trip UP the car switched or az
and started for Harlem. 1t was late. but inc HNe
.,,,z.r. congratulated Themselves on having by
their persi.tence gained q moral victory over 'he
company. But. alas and aeck! their victory ""'
Of short duration, and when the car uIu 4i'-''
start for Harlem new and pugnacious coiiuuo'0.
took charge OF It, and insisted that the beiseo anu
puch-jostled passengers should pay another Iaie
into the Golfers OF tho company. This thcy c'i-
pbatically refused to do. The conductor 'hsIS'eu'
and the argument waxed hot. The Gripinah' ]" 10
alleged also took part in the argument anu 81 Ia
forgot the rules Of parliamentary DEBATE do " "'
s.cuss" words. 49,.
Thu conductor fused ani tumed. but the Ha'e
messengers still KEEP, a tight hand on their p0c"e'
hooks Finally tho conductor called Policeman
THOMPSON and the passengers, tor the SAKE o. pm
c,nIe nermitted themselves 10 be marched 10 inc
West Forty-seventh-s;. station. There 'hey "s!e
detained about half hour until DAN was 'u'
nished for them 49,,
In the YorkvilIe Court yesterday the frs, con
ductor testified that he had taken np mo '"'e'' an
said that II II had not been for The five men 'he
car would no, have been run down bro@u"ay "sA'.'
hut would have gone TO the stable The starter saia
that the company frequently transferred
Mr. Mckee testified that he and his fiiends beard
ed the car at Forty-second-st ana th' IL w. w. =
iecoh Keck Of No sos East SXJieth-s;.. tod tnen
Shat thew would have to change cars. Nj Mchce
in strong terms expressed MS lhu's"a''O'4 a. ' '
ths coH Wps r. bs expected however. Magistrate
Nott who generally holds opinions different rom
the rest Of the w9rla LOOK an 5at vhen man
hna15ed a car he mus obey the companys ru.es
and that no man had right 10 get on uaI dItU
insist that ne should he taken 20 cefam poit ~
He declared thar II made no difference whether the
car bore a Columbus-ave sign, as the comp1i'! uo.'
not specify that it. will catEy declared R.
ne thougbt that the men had acted rdcuiousE
that they had obstructed public conveyance ana
that the company had a right 10 e)ec' passengers
"Was.tra;e Mott said that II Mr. Baker. the pas;
~enrer's counse. wished TO file a brief he Woui1
leave the case open. Mr.. Baker said that ne WouId
10 Tr,bune REPORTER asked Superintendent Rounds
OF the Metropolitan Traction COMPANY Yesterday II
lis cars according 10 the signs they bore but nc re-
fused to answer.