New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-14
TICKET.BROKERS DENOUNCED.
GEORGE W. BOYD MAKES ANOTHER ARGr-
MENT FOR THE ANTT-sCALPING BILL.

MENT FOR THE ANTT-SCALPlNG BILL
Washington, Jan. l3.-The Interstate Commerce
Committee OF the Senate continued its hearings on
the Ant-scalping bill to-day with George ".
Boyd Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. as the pr!nci-
pal witness. Mr. Boyd denounced the ticke,-bro-
kers as n pest 70 society and as thieves who were
breaking up homes. leading young men into ways
OF vice and doing more mischief than could be
well conceived. Mr.. Boyd displayed several tickets
20 show the methods OF the brokers' He said that
only the mileage tickets OF the Pennsylvania road
could be secured BY the brokers. and that these
could b. used only by resortng 70 forgery. II the
scapers were out OF the way lower rates would
prevail. especially for occasions like Presidential
inaugurations.
Senator Tlllnan sought 70 show that the agents
OF tho Pennsylvania road knew when they were
selling mileage or other tickets 10 the representa-
tives OF ticket-brokers. but Mr.. Boyd denied that
this was the case Possibly. he added. there might
be an exception where some particular agent had
been corrupted.
Mr. Tman also sought 10 show that in selling
excursion tickets the railroad companies showed
discrimination, but Mr.. Boyd asserted that such
was not the case all the tickets were open 70
all purchasers He said. In reply 10 a question
from Mr. Wolcott that all unused portion OF tick
cts were redeemed ard that II never neces-
sary for a passenger 10 go 20 broker 10 dispose
OF his ticket Mr. Boyd went at length into an
explanation OF the methods Of redemption.
DO you no, issue passes" asked Senator TILL
man. TO members OF the Legislature, City coun-
cilmen. ETC.
NO sir: I do not"
Does the general passenger agen;T
He does not"
The PRESIDENT"
"Not TO my knowledge Transactions OF that
character would not come within the province OF
my department. I not authorized 20 speak Tor
any department except the passenger department.
He knew nothing about legislative passes.
When Mr.. Boyd concluded. George II. Mckenzie
was called IN behalf OF the tcket-brokers' ana
sworn. Before proceeding Mr.. Mckenzie sought 70
make personal statement in reply 70 attacks on
his character which was, he said dearer 10 MIN
even than the cause he represented. He referred
20 an Indictment found against him In ST. Louis
in 1852 The Indictment. he said, was quashed. ana
the railroad men who examined his books COM
pletely exonerated him. Not satisfied with this, he
brought Il suit for damages for malicious prose-
cutlon and recovered $500. He made a counter
attack on the detectives Of the railroads who had
purchased tickets from his firm under promise TO
return portions Of them but instead Of doing 50 had
turned them to the railroad companies 70 De
used IN this Investigation MI Cul!ota ca am M
McKenzies attention 10 statement ne n.u ma
to me effect that he had personal relations with
MI! WcKenze then presented affdavits from
Simon Steiner ticket-broker or -. LOUIS ana ana
that they had purchased ihousand-iRie N pa1
from the regularly authorized agents OF me -, ,b
sviyaniA company. the tickets Delhs DouSHt ~ 'A'c
brokers' commission He also Rressen,ss az of
Cbieago stating that he had paid with GheTk
f6r $40 for mileage books purchased from H. X X;
Deering assistant general passenger agent OK
he Pennsylvania Railroad at Chicago. THESE
hooks were IN blank. and Mr. Gels sWore that ne
lived IN commissions from the pennsylvania
agent Si9G - In six months, the commissions being
r9d on coupon tickets sold by him -, ",
KNEE Mr. Boyd said ne had no authority 70
speak for the Pennsylvania lines west OF flttsoqLs
IL rararkad however. that the PennsylNdilla me
bsd traffic arrangement with the Nand.uii !1iie
from which the mileage books were procured ! ne
rI-o,n,'',,lia line was a separate company ana
onartted as such and at present was In the hahds
R@fore the close OF Mr. McKenzie's statement me
committee adjourned until Saturday morning a'
1920 o'clock