New-York tribune., 1906-08-15
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CHAOS I'm B. r. T. FIGHT.
PUBLIC OFFICIALS At SCI.
Service OR CUlUer Line Started. Theu
Stopped -WOb Chascs Smith.


single fare to COney Island have conditions been
more chaotic than they were yesterday. The ds,-
was marked by Sheriff FIahertS, az the instiga-
tion OF District Attorney Clarke. trying to rise
to the emergency and only succeeding in Houu-
derins about. The police force was disorsanfzsI
The B- r. T. resumed the running of its cars
Tor short time, then stopped all on it's Culver
me again Assistance given openly 70
the 3. r. T. "bOuncers" by the city's uniformed
police. and riot and disorder reigned all along
the line
Ihe management OF the road last night con
rnued IN Its policy OF maroOning passengers who
refused to pay the double fare. The crowd was
In an ugly mood and started in 20 do all On.
damage 1t could The police did not interfere
Shortly after 1O o'clock train with about
two hundred persons on board reached Neck
Road without a single second fare having been
collected The train sidetrackcd and about
ten or fifteen minutes later two more were laid
| up behind It on the sidetTack- Some one dis
covered that light bulb thrown with slight
force on the floor would make a nols. better
thar cannon cracker. In few minutes every
bulb had been smashed. the reports sounding
like a fuslade Os rifle shots.
The police were helpless and tho Brooklyn
Rapid Transit ''inspectOrs'' ola not dare 70 at
tack a crOwdN all prirned SOr mischief. rafr
! it's own devices. the crowd divided its tiIns BE-
| tween singing. lovenlsbing. lighting. and IN.
slow but steady demolition Of the
At KensingtOn there anoth,T block. Elk
trolley cars and two elevated trains having bean
| sidetTacked there From a distance ths block
sounded like the return Of a mixed ale party.
The police encampsd about It az sas,
distance, and the whole lOt we're Undisturnst.
DOW 3 SMITH FT4EES FRoM MOB.
| crowd cf $50 men and boys rlosbed Dow g.
Smith, the general manager. when he halted hss
automobile about midnight near the trains side
\ tracked at KensIngtcn Learning his identity.
the mob poured out from the cars through door.
and windows and started toward the aUsomohile.
a couple Of hundred yards away. picking up
sticks and stones they ran. Smith saw them
coming and told his chauffeur 20 open w 60 the
/ top speed. He got away, but the police spent
| busy hour dispensing the mob
| From then until o'clock the riots sst.-r.t>d
with raids upon the rioters by the police. The
police gathered IN friend and foe alike until. by
o'clock, forty Brooklyn Rapid Transit employees
| Of various grades had been arrested. a greater
number of passengers Joined them IN the STA
/ ton house.
/ Among the prisoners was Siegfrisa Gugzeu-
heirner. the Coney Island real estate operator
/ He objected to the second fare at KeusingtCn
and fought II out with inspector Lewis
/ Much disneveJled. both were locked up in the
| temporary police station. into which the Brook
-lyn Rapid Transit station az that point has bee
| converted. At a late hour each was accusir
the other OF assault.
I At that time In the early morning. the poll
were exhausted. Most Of them had suffered in
body and clothes in some one OF the scrimnases
/ Several helmets missing. all were mud be-
| spattered and many wore bruises showing
where stones had landed In the scramble by
some Inspectors to pull a passenger out OF q
train Police Captain David Evans was kicked IL,
the stomach by two of them The captain was
knocked out, but recovered In time to lock up
both owners of the feet
BULL PEN SYSTEM ENDED.
The bull pen'' system at the Sea Beach and
West End terminals was ended at Deputy Com
missioner O'Keeffes order but the second fare
was collected. the trains being held up at Ave
nue. P to discharge the beIIigerents The centre
Of disturbance on the Culver line was moved
from Neck Road 70 Kings Highway A tenn
porary police station had been built at Neck
Road and telephones installed The railroad
at once moved the centre OF operations back to
Kings Highway.
The suspension OF the B. r. T. Culver service
started the report that In so doing the road had
become liable 70 the forfeiture OF It's charter
The road replied that the people could not hslp
themselves. for the elevated trains which vv.rs
still run were the regular service and the trolley
furnished to COney Island visitors by che ooroo-
ration
District Attorney Clarke Gid the practical anA
Borough President COler the oral part OF m,
work Of the city against the railroad yesterday.
The example and advice OF the Dfstrfos At,orn.V
and the exhOrtatiOns OF the Borough Pr,sls,nt
came arOusing Sheriff Flsherty. Ths thr.s
had long conference in which ths District Ar
tOrney told the Sheriff that Justlcs Gsynor'.
opinion was good enough law to act on. III.
converted the Sheriff. who announced thas ~
necessary he would swear IN a thousand special
deputy sherirTs 70 protect the threatened lrbes-
ties OF the people. The last phrase Is tho Sor-
Ough Presidents
FIAHERTY BACKS OFF AGAIN.
The srdor OF the District Attorneys prosss,-s.
was dampened before he had an opportunity Z.
set down to tina island begin swearing I'm m.
deputies He sstv his personal counsel Henry
T. COChrane. and ex-RepTesent0tivs Baker rbsv
told him that IL the District Attorneys Interp-s
tatfon wrong he would be liable 20 an sorts
OF civil suits. Then the 3. r. t. learning og
the Sherifr's contemplated action. SAINT ovar
word that If their version OF the law vas
stamped 20. X" civil actions against him and
his bOndsmen would be instituted for everv ar
rest of b r. T. employe
The Sheriff announced that he would Qo to
the island just the same. Then he changed hlv
mind. He finally went down to Kings High
way. however. but without his army OF special
deputies.
Uniformed policemen. after having been fed BY
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. were seen assisting
the 'bouncers" OF the railroad. ON nearly every
car where fares were refused were to be seen the