The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-01-18
No QUARTER IS SHOWN
The tight Hetsesa the Roads and the
seaipsr. Henry easparF Arrested
on Charges Preferred by tho
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on charges Preferred by tho
.oint Validating once.
Henry easpary, a ticket broker. was
arrested at the Atlantic Coast Line
depot yesterday afternoon On charge
e disorderly conduct. The charges
were preferred BY representatives Of
the joint validating Offices. The
agency had prepared for another big
killing OF aealpers tickets and it
was while the work was being planned
that easpary Vas arrested
During the day It became known te
the agency that a number OF long dis
tanee tickets would be used on the
Coast Line train. and. as there was an
abundance Of evidence aud ldenthca
ton. the representatives. Of the once
we're prepared to see that none but
original purchasers went through. In
order to inspect all transportation be
| fore tho train started north all ayenuei
leading ont from the station were
locked and passengers were required
TO pass through the regular gate
Many cut-rata dealers were in the sta
ton. One dealer went 10 the gate and
he was told that he could not 20 iu
| without showing his ticket. lie has
none and he quietly stepped aside
CaApary appeared at the gate just as
the other dealer moved away and the
agency people allege that he beoam,
obatreperous when refused admlttance
lie was talking loudly. when a police
man was called and he was placed un
der arrest lie WAS released on th'
deposit of a $40 bond.
The fact that proper Identification
had been secured by tho validating OF
fee prevented the sealpers from send
ing their customers 10 the gate anS
they resorted to other means OF hood
winking the railroad. They made al
utter failure however, for telegrami
from Florence last night stated thai
several passengers had been elected
from the train for attempting to use
soalpers' tickets.
In order to get by the agents IL
Charleston the purchasers Of the "out
law goods bought tickets to Florence
Al the station, and after passing Flor
enee handed In the cutrate trans
portation. II happened that the con
| ductor who left Charleston went on tS
Rocky Mount and he was given In
Htructions about the tickets. Tho
scheme was too thin aud the elected
passengers had to waik back TO Flor
enee through the cold night air.
Ordinarily the sealpers might be abl,
20 get their goods through by follow
ing this plan. but the situation "a bs
ing handled SO well here by the vail
dating agency that most tickets tina
drift into the office of the brokers ar,
put on the blacklist
man who had bought a eut.Tst;
ticket out OF Charleston had an un
pleasant experience the other day tha'
he Is not apt to forget. He was trav
cling with his wife and was Ia tn,
dining car on the Atlantic Coast Line
train when the conductor went in fol
his transportation. The train hat
stopped for moment and conse
quently the conversation Was heard b.,
every person In the car The conduct
or was looking at the signature.
Why. | don't understand this" sale
the conductor FOR you are riding on
negro's ticket" The passenger pricket
up his ears. then eolored quickly ane
his eyes dropped BY this time tn,
other people were listening "Thii
ticket he continued, was originally
purchased by a negro known person
ally to me. II Is not yours. neither Il
this your name, so I think IN take it,
The passenger looked sheeplsh and
then paid his fare. The incident wal
not pleasant for his wife but II was
amusing to others in the dining car
News and Courier. Charleston, s. c.
December 1s, 1901.