The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14
tny, Asso,.c:.in II. . Press, !

Y HEM Dix, 81 I August 4 today y
compl,cations & growing out OF opposing
& orders and opinions by public and by
lS .or bora n, ton officials and dsorer, ~.
f 1. y time 8 III threatened o n become acute N
owing 10 the determination OF the peo-
& ia. ma rked the situation in Brook yn aris-
Ing from the deciston by supreme Court l
Justice Gaynor on$& Saturday that the
IL 81 ooklyn RAPID Transit compa ny has nc nor
q ct right to cliarge a. dc uble fare q ten ten
II cents 10 coney 1sland :5 condi Ions 4 are !.
Il not ,uch clearer to-nig ht than they we're
though IA aE more Qnie ow--
Il ing to the o. the ponce ana ieSNs
travel. TX
his afterro oon5 howe ver. there was yda n
y ger for u time Ii at ~ Y there would Y be " Q
II repetition of < yesterdayss scenes. When
StilousaTds OF persons were 3 involved I'm
angry controversies and ssru ggles with
the conpany's employe - b at Neck |; Road
Y on the \ way to the resort " cars of tn g
d company " 4 were stalled Ell for blo ks and
y soma or Its = officials were arrested on
\ ScDarg Of obstructing traffic and DISC
II beytng The police. ss
THAT the officials of Kings Ssounty and
the borough Of EBrookly lyn we re- prepared to
apparent s. during the \ ~ district At
&.orney Gla rke on kinEs coun nty.S II q tailed
%or,e 81 Ills assistaa u l,aa olrlplalnts
goi, rough treatment BY the lcoiilp fyti 4
employees beca uaAs s they had 4 fused 4! !to
Spay s i, extra fare Z. q arka also an-
Snonnced that or1s ssfolllost,
Il avery proven case 81: mall treMa M tsment.i IA
Borough Presld dent Bi I'd ss:S coler issued
public statament nd vising essons a toS pay Pc,
bit single fare for q #r ide i rom points
M Brooklyn Borough to Con " Island,
and & the police In the affected district
\ y ere ordered to n be ready to quell any
fresh disturbance cas. ss3a
Il ! Meantime Acting Police Commissioner st
Waldo revoked \ per1nl lts emp erin 8 tho
company to employ special police men ~ ,,, g
assist the regular men OF the company!
70 put ~ Its cars persons re- R y no resisted
any demands for the extra fare. Com
a n lssIoner Waldo declared that the ruling
4 Of q Justice GaynorSi would be Il enforced, 8
and & anY roughness toward passengers
by company rep esentatiye would meet meet
d with arrest. III ~, 3 sS 81 sssis4
a This NJ q offset and compli icated to some.
#Axtcnt by% an Official # optnio by Act
ing Mayor a McGowan. later IN the
q day ~ fter a conference between 5@ MIN
and Corporation Couns Delaney that a.
\ the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Y mad the right to refuse to ctrry persons;
who refused To- payssa second fare, and
4 The company's employees Nigh t use force,
II need be, in case Of Resistance. \
8 Meantime. the company. through coun-5
4 lei n issued statement defending the
rights OF the company to charge tens
cent fare to Coney Island. He held that
the question OF fare was not involved in
the case which came up before Justice &c
\ 3Gaynor. 3i N 81.
Several trays.
4 IN the afternoon the company's em-3
ployes again began hating cars, when.
/ eyer second fares were not fort coming
4 from pa assengers. and demanding their
y payment. Several ARRAYS occurred and
3ihere were some arrests. Numerous
threats were made against the company
ana IN some instances stones were
thrown at cars and company employees.
\ But by this evening serious trouble was
{ regarded as improba BILE. II was thought
I the whole question would 5resol We Itself
Into litigation to force the company to-
charge only 3 single fare.