The Washington times., 1906-08-14
RIOTERS IN CARS
BEATEN BY POLICE.
WHO AID COMPANY
Body of Young Girl Vic
tim Found in a
Greek.
ORDER WINTER SCHEDULE
Thousands of Passengers to
Coney Island Forced to
Spend Night in Cars.

OpeIlQ NlgRJ IN lars.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit at4ii continues its reign
Of violence IN the effort % collect the
additional cent fare 20 C0ney Island,
which Justice Gayuor has declared IL
legal and patrons Of the road who re-
sist the additional payment are sub
Jeeted 10 brutality. The police, instead
OF protecting the passengers from as
sault, are now aiding the hired b0uneers
Of the road TO collect the extra fare.
One girl IS dead and another badly
injured as the result Of assaults and
ejectments from the company's cars.
Coney Island is practically marooned
today because the company has sus-
pended the summer schedules In at
tempting 10 wIiaE -Ha extra fare from
The public. More than one thousand
-eOple were held up all night between
the city and the island on cars which
the company stalled when the additional
cents could not bG collected.
Police Aid Transit Company.
Il was annouESs2 yesterday that the
police would protect the public from the
oompany's agents. but the order lasted
only a short time, and last night IL was
given out by the department that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit might use rea-
sonable force in ejecting a passenger
for refusing 70 pay the extra fare.
Reasonable force" was interpreted by
the company's agents and police as
nothing short Of homicide. Despite the
attitude Of the police the company
could make no headWay in the coIlec-
ton Of the additional fares. and last
evening suspended all surface car Iraf-
fiC 70 COney Island, sending only an Oc-
casional car 20 the island 10 protect Lhe
charter.
In addition 10 suspendfng Cts service
TO the island the company laid the
ground for innumerabIe damage suits
by arbitrarily suspendiug service back
from the island this morning by detach-
ing all ''L" cars ia which there were
passengers who refused 10 pay the ex-
cess fare
1000 in Cars All Night.
Early today over 500 passengers were
mar00ned in Graveseud IN dark cars,
patiently waiting until the company got
ready 10 haul them back TO the city.
Every other siding owned By the com
panV over its various systems was
crowded with Ike cars.
In all probability 1000 persons were
thus kept IN the cars all night
Police Inspector Cross, who has charge
Of the police along the companys lines.
Will probably be called before Comirns-
sioner Bingham 10 answer charges Of
conduct unbecoming a police officer pre-
ferred by Sheriff Michael Flaherry. OF
Kings county.
The charges will be supported by
Borough President Coler, Highway Com
missioner Van Week. and Lawyer
stephen c. Baldwin.
These gentlemen visited the dis
turbanCe center Lhis morning and were
astounded to discover a police inspector
taking the lead in br0w-beatiug the
public into paying the extra rare.
sheriff Flaherty ordered Inspector
Cross out Of the car ant told him that
he was exceeding his authority.
Body of Victim Found.
Fishermen have found under the
Vulver route trestle over Coney Island
creek the first tragedy Of Bloody
Sunday" when they came upon the
body Of Miss Fannie Rodinski. daugh-
ter Of a rabbi Of Brooklyn.
The girl, with twelve-year-old
companion, Edna Siningar, had been
thrown from one Of the crowded cars
In spite of the fact that they had paid
double fares.
They then tried to walk TO the
island. and In crossing the tTestle Fan
ME RodinskI was knocked or by a
passenger train into the creek Her
body when found was covered with
bruises. Indicating that she had been
roughly handled before she was struck
by the train.
Winter Schedule Put On.
Frightened by threats from various
civic bodies that unless there was a
fuH resumption of traffic on their Coney
Island lines, moves would be made 10
have the charter Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit annuIed. the company this
morning resumed its trolley service TO
the island AS on previous occasions
persons who refused the extra fare were
thrown from The cars. The bouncers Of
the road have been changed from 'spe-
cial" policemen 20 inspectors The
change in name nowise affected their
strong arm abilities,
Many of the elected ones today stood
on the ground beside the tracks at the
Kings highway and Neck road, second
fare points for hours before deciding TO
90 home. Many seemed TO take the trip
for the sole purpose OF experiencing the
pleasure Of being f0rclbly removed from
their seats.
May Stop Entire Service.
Vice President and General Manager
John +. Calderwood. who is in charge
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad
Company during the absence of Presi-
dent Winter. said this morning: "We ars
operating cars on eight surface lines as
far as Coney Island, but under a half
hour headway. This is practically the
winter schedule We anticipate no
trouble but we shall insist upon the
double fare, and IL we cannot collect the
double fare, or eject those who refuse
10 pay IL. we Wiu suspend traffic on
those lines altogether.