Evening journal., 1906-08-06
WAITED In
VAIN FOR AUTOS
Folks After Paying Fare For
Return Trip From Camp
We're Left on Road
SAY THEY WERE CHEATED

Some unpleasant complications are
likely TO result from the automobile
service. or rather lack of service, run
by James r. Richardson yesterday TO
and from the Brandywine summit
Camp and Ninth ana Market streets.
One party OF prominent west side
residents were compelled 20 walk every
step of the way from the camp ground
20 the neighborhood OF Tenth Street
Park as the result Of broken agree
ments and false promises.
Three cars We're supposed to be max
ing constant trips TO and from the
camp grounds. one dollar was the
round trip fare; seventy-five cents the
single There seemed 10 be no trouble
IN getting % the grounds. but when
Il came to returning Richardson had
taken out more people than he could
bring back. Some had purchased
round trip tickets and paid their
money 20 Richardson or the chauffeur.
Each of these We're informed to be
ready outside the campgrounds az a
certain time to return
This party was TO return az s o'clock
or thereabouts. After waiting until
at the place appointed IL was discover
ed that the automobiles were not be-
Ing brought 20 the samp grounds but
were picking up people along the way.
The party moved up the road TO the
spot where the machines were loading,
only to find that some one had given
instructions TO the drivers to go no
nearer the camp grounds than john
sons corner and that the autos were
filling up there and going back.
II was on toward ten o'clock when
this occurred and the party. including
ladies'. walked 10 JOhnson's corner tc
await the next machine
When II came II was taken posses
sion OF by another party and those
who had waited two and half hours
were assured that there would b'
another machine along In a few
minutes.
The party OF five then walked dowl
the road towards Perry's awaiting tn
coming OF the car. After an hour
wait the machine came along refused
TO stop for the waiting people. hu
picked up crowd farther back aloni
the road and without saying wore
I IN explanation OF the action went hacl
20 town,
Thought Auto Would Come.
Relying on Richardson's word
said one Of the gentlemen this morn.
ing. that there would be n car to meet
! us we walked slowly toward town. By
that time all teams had passed us
I We had our auto tickets In our poek-
cts. and we soon discovered when mid
nicht came that we had been deliber-
stely left on the road with no possible
means OF getting TO the city or camT
except to walk. ana with our wives
with us"
1T was about as far one way as
another and we walked on hoping that
an automobile or a livery rig would
be sent TO our rolief"
1--WE reached the city about three
this morning and you can imagine
what that nine mile walk did for Tho
women folks"
when asked what he proposed dolns
he said. Every one OF the party pro.
poses TO take some action against tho
man who cheated us so and whose
servants acted so dospicably mean as
TO ieage a party with women In j
along a public highway al midnight
after having taken our money an'
having agreed to get us back to vii
mington from the camp grounds
II do not know as yet what the ef'
feet Of that walk viii be on my wife,
said one Of the party, "but II there Il
anyway of taking care OF the automo
bile man who got my money undel
false pretenses 1 think viii have
something TO say"
1t was learned to-day that Richard
sons machines broke down from th'
heavy travel ana that the chauffeu
Of the substitute machine, which re-
placed his own at 10 o'clock. acted al
he pleased I'm the matter