New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-04
ALL DAY RIOTING OVER FARES.
ITO - UITH THE DECISIONi" SHOUTS ONE OF THE
INSPECTORS, WHO THROW 1000 FROM CARS.
Women Tortured By Bmy EmpoyesAounted Police Ride Docn
Crocds to lid Raroads-Cries of Pain and finger.

in the opinion written 10y Justice Woodward in
the recent decision in the O'Reilly case.
HE READ THE LAW TO THEM
Every such oorpcratio2 entering into such
contract shall carry or permit any other party
thereto to carry between any TWO points the
railroad, or portions thereof" ne read in a loud.
clear voice. any passenger desiring 10 make
one continuous trip between such points for one
single fare"
The 'bouncers'' had hold Of him hy this time
but he managed to read a little further.
For every refusal to comply with the require
ments of THIS section ~" corporatjo7 ref'1siug
shall forfeit $50 TO the aggrieved party"
There IS the law for YOU" he shouted. ''Now
throw me off if you dare"
To -- with the court decision" muttered
one OF the railroad gang. "On YOU go" Ana
of h went with push that sent him stagser-
ing to the curD.
The biggest fight Of the day. and one which
resulted in the rout OF the streetcar men, and
the passing OF TWENTY-FIVE or thirty ears TO
Corey without attempting 10 take second
fare. began at $3.50 in the afternoon al Graves-
end-avc. and Neck Road. in front of the old
Graveseud town hall. When car No. 1920 o.
the Fifteenth-st line came along, the conductor
pointed ont seven Italians who had refuse-- to
pay a second fare. The entire railroad gang of
four INSPECTORS. four employees in uniform and
four others I'm plain clothes. attempted 10 put
them out. The Italians hung together
man. and the "bouncers' could not move them.
Then one OF the employees said 10 be Conductor
No J43, struck one Of the Italians blow In the
face The fight began at once.
The other passengers. including fifteen women.
fled from the car and the fighters had free
swing. The ''bouncers' finally got the Italians
into the street. but still they fought. Some %
the crowd which had gathered came to the help
OF the Italians and equalized the forces. They
raised such dust that the onookcrs could not
observe the details Of the fight. II nothing
but confused tumble Of swiftly moving arms
and legs unit! the Italians finally got back on
the car.
In this case the police refused to make any
arrests, as they said the streetcar men had
started the fight They ordered the inspectors
TO start the car. II against orders To
blockade the highway. Reluctantly the iuspec-
tors gave the signal and the car. went on to
Coney bearing the victorious Italians
For twenty minutes after that the streetca-
men capituiated. The fight had lasted twenty
minutes, and there was long blockade. The
passengers IN the stalled cars had accumulated
much determination and courage. and they were
ready for fight. Many cars were rushed by the
one-fare passengers shouting over their victory
There IS a different story to tell about moss
O
car, for instance. with seventy passengers on
board only eight of whom would pay the sec
ond fare. The passengers who had paid were in
vi;ed 20 take the behind. and the car was
run down the road TO a switch where the
''bouncers' proceeded TO throw off the sxty-two.
one ut n time The crowd lacked leader. and
the car was finally cleared.
There were six stubborn No. 266
Of the Reid-ave. line Their leader shouted
The papers say we don't have 20 pay q second
fare, and won't.
The newspapers are not running the n. r.
T" cried the chief inspector aud he lead the
ASA ut which resulted in their being thrown OF.
MANY WALKED TO THE ISLAND
The second fare II e then moved 20 the
edge OF the meadows because so large a crowd
had gathered at the original collecting point.
This proved disastrous for the railroad The
nassensers could see that the slaaf only
a quarter of a mile across the bridge. and they
piled off the cars and walked to save the other
nickel Later tho "bounoers'' went back To the
old station.
The "bouncers" for the Smith-st. line. of whom
there were nine or ten, wore the company uni
form. but showed numbers Two OF them
were said to be PinkertOn detectives. They
seemed 10 delight particularly in handling
women passengers roughly
Shortly before noon according to John Kelley,
OF No. 500 East Sixteenth-st.. Manhattan. they
elected a woman with five small children She
did not have money enough 10 pay second
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