The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-24

The Charleston News and Courier OF
Yesterday contains the following item
that will be of Importance to those who
contemplate a trip to the Interstate
and West Indian exposition:
Henry Caspary. a ticket broker. was
arrested at the Atlantic Coast Linz
depot Yesterday afternoon on a charge
of disorderly conduct. The charges
were preferred by representatives Of the
Joint validating offices. The agency had
prepared for another big killing" of
saaiuers' tickets and II was while the
work was being planned that Caspary
was arrested.
During the day it became known to
the agency that q number OF long dis
tence tickets would be used on the
Coast Line train, and as there was an
abundance of evidence and identifica-
ton, the representatives of the office
were prepared to see that none but
original purchasers went through. In
ORDER 10 inspect all transportation be-
fore the train started north all avenues
loading out from the station were
locked and passengers were required to
pass through the regular gate. Many
cut-rate dealers were in the station.
O1e dealer went to the gate and he was
tot that he could not go in without
iO''i1 hSo - hdo iiOiAC oAi4
he quietly stepped aside. Caspary ap-
Deared at the gate just as the other
dfaler moved away and the agency
people allege that he became o~bstreper-
Gus when refused abundance. He was
taking loudly. when a policeman was
called and he was placed under arrest.
He was released on the deposit of a $40
tond.
"The fact thai proper Identification
ho6 haan cnnr,rnd h tho yo1i1nt in0 Of
flee prevented the scaipers from send
ing their customers to the gate n
the" resorted to other means of hood
winking the railroad. The" made an
utter failure. however, for kilograms
Irom Florence last night stated that
several passengers had been elected
flom the train for attempting to use
ccalDerS' tickets.
"1n order to get by the agents in
Charleston the purchasers of the out
law" goods bought tickets to Florence
at the station and, after passing Flor
ence handed in the cut-rate transpOr-
tation. 1t happened that the
who left Charleston went on to Rocky
Mount and he was given Instructions
about the tickets. The scheme was too
thin and the elected passengers had to
walk back to Florence through the cold
l:ight air.
"Ordinarily the ScalperS might be able
10 get their goods through by following
this plan, but the situation is being
handled 81 we'll here by the validating
agency that most tickets that drift into
the office of the brokers' are put on the
black list.
"A man who had bought a cut-rate
ticket out of Charleston had an I'M
1easant experience. the other day that
lie is not apt to forget. He was travel
ing with his wife and was in the dining
car of the Atlantic Coast Line train
when the conductor went IN for his
Transportation. The train a stopped
fer a moment n consequently the con-
v~ersation was heard by every person in
the car. The conductor was looking at
| the signature.
why, l don't understand this said
the conductor, for o are riding on a
negro's ticket The passenger pricket
up his ears then colCred quickly and
his eyes dropped. By this time. the
other people were listening. This
ticket he continued, was originally
purchased by a negro known personally
10 me. 1t is not yours, neither is this
your name. so 1 think I'll TAX It," The
passenger looked sheepish n then paid
his fare. The incident was not pleas.
ant for his wife. but it was amusing
10 others in the dining car"