New-York tribune., 1906-08-16

singe fare OF cents without prejudice 20 the
right OF either OF us 20 appeal TO the Gouit OK
decides. both OF us to abide by the decision or
the Court OF Appeals
ing by the Attorney General is preferred on the
calendars of all courts. II is the most sats-
no question about the authority OF the Attorney
General to apply for the writ.
It is estimated that damage amounting to at
least $4,000 has been done to the cars OF the
company and that even more has been lost
by decrease in traffic and other increase Of ex-
penses incidental to the disorder
Certain officers Of the company said yesterday
that they would oppose the road taking such
action. One OF them declining TO allow the use
Of his name. said:
For the company to institute a test action
would be like a man asking for commission
to examine into his sanity. do not believe
that our counsel will sanction any such action.
METZ GETS A LITTLE HEATED.
Controller Metz is the latest official to lose
patience over the situation Like most other
officials OF the city government, he was ap-
preached by Mr. Coler with an invitation to
get on the band wagon" or. rather, to get on
Brooklyn Rapid Transit car and be thrown
off, thereby acquiring merit as a hero. Mr.
Metz was as loath to do this others who have
been invited.
Look here, Coler," he said, Il am no -
fool I don't want to be popular hero OF that
brand. 1 get along in this world just as
well without being one. And want to tell you
something else. If was the head Of railroad
company I would pay man $40 day just to
watch after you. I would instruct that man, if
you refused to pay your fare to punch your
nose, and then take you by the slack OF your
breeches and throw you Off"
Mr. Coler retired. Then Mr.. MCGOWAN. who
called him a poseur the day before, paid his
respects to him again. He said that it seemed
to him that it was the duty of every public
official to conserve law and order. instead OF
melting people to riot and ruffanism. He said
that was just what Mr. COler was doing
The Borough President had some things 20
say himself He first said that the police were
really not responsible for the stand they had
taken, as they were taking their orders from the
Acting Mayor. who guided by the Corpora
tion Counsel, who continually worked against
the interests of the city
Concerning the Acting Mayor Mr.. Coler said
further;
The Acting Mayor is a very ladylike old gen
tleman. He has allowed himself to be led by
the Corporation Counsel, who has always been
on the other side.
When / was Controller I never followed the
advice of the Corporation Counsel in the Ram
apo and other cases. because he never looked on
the city'S side Of such questions. If had the
city would be about $1O0O0OOOO behind.
The Corporation Counsels theory is that the
railroad people can push" passengers off the
cars, but that they cannot shove" them off.
M'GowAN's IRE UP
When the Acting Mayor was told Of the Bor-
ough Presidents opinion that he ladylike,
he said Let Coler tell me that to my face,
and I would like to have you gentlemen pres
ent to see what would happen"
The Rev DR.. Lyman Abbott wrote a letter to
Mr.. Coler yesterday in which he said that his
good wishes with the Borough President.
Ex-Justice Hatch visited Acting Commissioners
Waldo in the morning. but the Acting Commits
sioner refused to say what was discussed. He
said that Sheriff Flaherty and his men were
working in accord. He would not say anything
about the part which Inspector Cross had taken
in the trouble, saying That matter is up to
O'Keeffe. have perfect confidence in O'Keeffe.
who has handled the situation magnifcently
and we expect no further disorder"
He said that he would not go over Mr.
O'Keeffe's head on any matter connected with
the fights.
Mr.. Waldos high opinion of Mr.. O'KeefSe is
not shared by 7. De Quincey Tully, secretary Of
the Law Enforcement League of Brooklyn. IN
letter to Mr MCGOWAN Mr.. Tully says that
Mr.. O'Keeffe has sympathized always with law
breakers. He demands that he be removed at
once Part of Us letter follows:
There is effect without a cause The prime
cause OF the disgraceful state of affairs in con-
is Deputy Commissioner of Police Arthur J.
O'Keeffe. He is the boy who is responsible for
IT all / ask You to remove him for the good
OF the service for the following reasons: He
has sympathized with lawbreakers and sided
with them, and aided them in their persistent
defiance of the law as laid down by our highest
courts ever since he has been in office
He assumed personal command of the police
on last Sunday when he had a number Of in
spectors of long training and experience in di-
recting the uniformed force and were perfectly
competent TO properly direct affairs. He ordered
the police not TO interfere with the special Off
GERS of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
ana When the law was fagrantly violated in
their presence, citizens brutally assaulted and
IN some instances nearly killed, and called for
protection. the police refused to act although II
was their plain duty to do So
TROLLEY SERVICE TIED UP.
Trolley service TO and from the island on The
Culver line was suspended practically A few
trolley cars went through. but not many. Scenes
of violence were not as frequent as on previous
days. but the inspectors" when Deputy Com
missioner O'Keeffe was not present, induged in
their usual tactics. At the Kings Highway
where Mr.. O'Keeffe made his Headquarters. sev-
eral "inspectors' were arrested on his own order
T. w. Dusenbury, of the B. r. T. law depart
times what appeared to be the beginning OF n
fight In those cases where il was evident
that the passenger in refusing a second fare
doing strictly for a principle and not
from any desire to make trouble Mr. Dusenburv
tried 10 convert him TO the company's side II
he failed. in many cases he paid the passengers
fare himself. In cases where diplomacy failed
and they were fairly numerous the 'inspectors'
threw the passenger of. If the least bit more
than what seemed TO be absolutely necessar /
force was used. the deputy commissioner .a,,.