Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-15
TROLLEY WAR In BROOKLYN
Transit Company Con tinues to Defy Order
ofsuprsms Justics GaynOr.
aANY REfUsI 70 PM SECOND FAat
OTIS Are Narrowly Averted I'm Many
Csses-Pernit Givea Company 20
Employ Special Police IL
Revoked. ia

NEW YORK, Aug. M-AH today compli-
cations growing out OF opposing orders and
opinions by public and by corporation Of
heials and Disorder which at times threat
ened to become acute, owing TO the deter
rnination Of the people. marked the stu
alton In Brooklyn arising from the de-
eision by Supreme Court Justice Gaynor
on Saturday that the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company has no right TO charge a double
fare Of 10 cents TO Coney Island. Condi-
tions are not much clearer tonight than
they were yesterday. though far more
quiet. owing TO the activity OF the police
and less travel
This afternoon. however. there was dan
.r for time that there would be a repe-
ion of yesterdays scenes. when thou
n nds of persons were. involved In angry
= pntroversies and struggles with the ccra.
.'y's employees at Neck road. on the way
be resort. Cars OF tho company were
failed for blocks, and some Of its officials
sSsere arrested on charges Of obstructing
traffic and disobeying the police.
win Enforce Courfs order.
That the officials Of Kings county and
the borough OF Brooklyn were prepared to
enforce Justice Gaynor's decision became
apparent during, the day. District Attorney
Clarke OF Kings county detailed one of his
assistants 20 hear details Of rough treat
ment by the company's employees because
persona. had refused to pay an extra fare.
Mr.. Clarke also announced that prosecu-
tons would follow every proved case Of
maltreatment. Borough President Bird 8.
Coier issued q public statement advising
persons 10 pay but q single fare for ride
from points IN Brooklyn borough to Coney
Island. and police IN the affected district
1.~la - To- 80 AL
fresh disturbances. Meantime. Acting
PoIice Commissioners Waldo revoked per-
uaits empowering the company to employ
-pecial policemen 10 assist the regular
en- Of the company TO put OF Its cars
persons who resisted any demands for the
Extra fare. Commissioner Waldo declared
mat the ruling OF Justice Gaynor would be
enforced ana any roughness toward pas
aengers by company representatives would
meet with arrest. This was offset and COM
pilcated to some extent by an official opin-
ion by, Acting Mayor MCGOWAN later in
the day, after conference between him
ana Corporation Counsel Delaney, that the
brooklyn Rapid Transit company had the
right to refuse to carry persons who re-
fused TO pay second fare. and the COM
peny's employees might use force, IL need
be. in case Of resistance.
Company states Position.
Meantime the company through its coun-
sol, ex-Justice Edward w. Hatch. issued
a. statement defending the right OF the
T! Company to charge a 1o-cent fare to coney
Island. J. +. Calderwood. vice president
and general manager OF the company,
:. acked up this opinion by a statement that
asiness will be done 'In the same old
II way"
This afternoon the cornpany's employees
again began hating cars. whenever second
fares were not Forthcoming from passen-
gers and demanding their pay. Several
ARRAYS occurred and there were some ar
rests. Numerous threats were made
against the company and in some In.
stances stones were thrown at cars and
company employees. but by this evening
serious trouble was regarded as improba-
.bls. II was thought the whole question
would resolve itself into litigation to force
the company to charge only a single fare
The company tonight forestalled to . large