New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03

MANY LINES BLOCKED.
General Refusal to Pay Double
Fare Makes Trouble.

General Manager ]. F. Calderwood of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. took occasion
again yesterday to declare that the company
would continue to charge teH-cent fare TO
Coney Island, as it had a right to do under the
steam road franchises under which il operates
a part of the lines. The Coney Island and
Brooklyn Railroad Company. he said. was in
different position, its entire line was opeT-
atcd under street railroad franchises. Between
thirty and forty persons were put off cars of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for refusing
10 pay an extra fare on Friday. This course
will be followed in all similar cases.
In spite of the fact that under the recent de-
cison by the Appellate Division that the Coney
Island and Brooklyn Railroad must give con-
tinuous ride TO Coney Island the end of its
line for a five-cent fare, tllat company will con-
tinue TO charge a ten-cent fare President Helms
declared that it would continue TO charge
double fare whenever and wherever it pleased
and did not feel called upon 10 make any expla-
nations. If anybody refused 10 pay the extra
fare he would be elected.
AS result of this stand many little riots oc-
CURED on the lines of both companies yesterday
afternoon and delayed traffic for hours. Car
load after carload of passengers refused TO pay
the required extra five cents and were elected
by the railroad men, Extra details of police
were on the scene In a vain attempt preserve
order. and several arrests were made Some
conductors with the aid of inspectors. threw
passengers out bodily; others gave up and made
the trip 10 the island. paying the difference In
the fares themselves.
The thick of the fight took place at Kings
Highway oud CoDey Island-Gve- Some cars
were detained at this point for more than an
hour. Trouble had been feared there. and Cap
tain Iindeman of the Sheepshead Bay precinct
was on hand with dozen policemen. Trouble
came. one of the first over the line in the
afternoon contained q boisterous crowd. resolved
TO get to the island set of fares. When
the second fare was called for the trouble be
gan 1t was refused and several passengers at
once showed signs of fight. The car was stopped
and several inspectors joined the conductor and
motorman. These officials began at the rear
door, and taking one passenger at time hurled
him protesting and struggling out of the door.
Some contented themselves with a threat 10
have the car men arrested. Others resisted
physically and were promptly arrested them
selves.
The trouble was almost entirely the lines
of the Brooklyn and Coney Island Railway
where President Heins'S statement, that if the
people did not pay the second fare they would
be thrown Off was enforced literally. Many po-
lcemen were hand to maintain order, and
when a man attempted to resist the conductors
or two persons were hurt i'll being elected from
the cars, one man. whose name could not be
learned. having his face cut by his glasses, but
there were no serious injuries. The first man to
be arrested for assaulting a conductor
Frank O'Neill of No. 23T Sands-st. Brooklyn.
Luke O'ReiIly and number of the other law
yers who have been carrying the dght for
transfers and single fare against the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and the Brooklyn and Coney ISL
and reads were on hand at the point where the
extra ares were demanded and encouraged
those Fho refusing to pay. They took
names and addresses and the numbers of the
trolley company's men. declaring that damage
suit would be brought for each election. and
that if the conductors or inspectors were rough
they would prosecute them personally
On the trains and on the surface lines of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit there was far less
trouble, though in e few cases men refused TO
pay the second fare on them and were put out
of the cars.
There was not as much trouble with the late
night crowd as had been expected. About mid
night there were some de--1nstrations and the
inspectors and conductors elected several pas +
sengers forcibly. Fifteen cars were blocked at
Kings Highway for nearly half an hour. AS in
the afternoon, some conductors paid the fares
of refractory passengers rather than have fur
ther trouble. Sergeant Charlton and Rounds /
man Menegay, with hve patrolmen were sta (
toned at Kings Highway all the evening. An
other arrest was made in the evening at this /
point-that OF Paul Brown, of No 62 West
Manhattan, on the charge Of .
assaulting Henry bigger. a conductor.
Early in the evening Superintendent Dennis !
Sullivan went over the line and gave orders TO I
stop no more cars for fares at Kings Highway. (
but to ring the fares at that point and stop
the Pari1ville police station and eject all those ,
who refused TO pay. Twenty persons were put T
off at this point. James Cooney, of Sixth-ave. !
and President-St.. Brooklyn who elected I
with three friends threw a stone through the {
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