New-York tribune., 1906-08-14
ROADS POLICE REDUCED
Waldo Withdrazcs Licenses -GirPs
BOdy Found -COLer Talks.


The opening guns in what promised 20 be the
great popular revolt against a public service
corporation in this country were fired yesterday.
Officials OF three departments OF the city's gOv-
ernment arrayed themselves against the Brook
Iyn Rapid Transit and the COney Island &
BROOKLYN Railway companies From citizens all
over the city came wO-ds of protest against
the practical anarchy which prevailed all
Sunday and yesterday charged by the travelling
public to the officials and employees OF the rail-
road companies.
AS on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner O'KeeTe
took leading part in preserving order and de-
priving the railroad companies of the OppOr-
tunity to exercise arbitrary powers. At his sug-
gestiOn Acting Commissioner Waldo revoked
all the licenses Of the special officers in the en-
plOy of the BrOOklyrs<Rapid Transit Company.
The railroad made every one OF these
men inspectors and the work Of fOTcible e1eC-
ton went on as before.
Conferences were held between city officials.
between counsel for the roads and between off,
cials and counsel all day Borough President
Coler was the most OutspOken. exhortins every
citizen to refuse 20 pay the second fare.
At 4;2j O'Clock IN the afternoon the BrOOklyn
Rapid Transit suspended fits entire trolley car
service over the Culver lines. and will not re-
sumo it until "the fuss has died out" That il
realizes to what extent the citizens have been
aroused is evident from the fact that IL Is plan
ming not to run single car TO Coney Island on
next Sunday if there is any reason 90 expect a
repetition OF the incidents OF Sunday.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Bell was asked
if the refusal OF the company to operate it's
streetcars over the Culver road would not in
validate it's franchise. He said that so many
problems were involved in that question that
he could not make an OfT-hand answer. He said
hat II,
had suspended traffic over one Of its lines for a
time and Mat its franchise had never been
questioned because of that act
GIRLS BODY FOUND IN CREEK.
Last night the body OF victim OF the railroad
was found crushed in the COney Island Creek
The body was identified by members OF her fam
lily as that Of Miss Fannie Sabrinsky OF no 113
Belmont street. Brooklyn CorOner's Physician
Hartung, after the autopsy, said that the girl
had died from fractured Skull and not from
drowning. The same that threw three
women from the bridge over the creek Is sup
posed to have killed Miss Sabrinsky.
On Sunday afternoon Miss Edna Singerin. OF
No 1870 BUshwiclI avenue. went to the COney
Island station and asked aid In finding her
friend. Miss Sabrinsky. with whom she had
started to the island She explained that she
feared her friend had been killed but Sergeant
Martin refused any assistance whatever.
Yesterday afternoon the girls mother and sis
ter called at the station and asked Sergeant
Martin TO help her find her daughter. She said
that the two girls had been elected from the
after paying a second fare. and had walked
along the railroad track TO COney Island. Just
before reaching the trestle Miss Singerin lost
sight of Miss sabrInsky. A moment later she
saw two women and a man hurled into the
creek by a Vanderbilt avenue car. Sergeant
Martin told the mother he was too busy 20 tell
her anything do anything for her: that he
had more important things 10 do
Soon after : O'Clock last night the body os
Miss SabrinslSy was fsund in the creek close 20
the bridge 1t was taken to the COney Island
MOrgue and later identified. The police made
no attempt to find the mOtorman.
Lacking the presence OF Deputy Commissioners
O'Keeffe at Kensington. the private detectives.
now insnectOrs. OF the road. held a merry car
nival in beating and ejecting passengers. This
was led by Colonel Roberts OF the law DEPART
ment of the company. Colonel Roberts on sun
day tried TO arrest young girl who had pulled
the bell cord or car.
Jacob Greenblatt Of No. S45 Chester street.
Brooklyn. refused to pay second fare The
colonel jumped on board the car and grabbed
Greenblatt. The passenger was little man
and the colonel Is decidedly bulky but with as-
sistance he managed to pull Greenblatt out into
melting Greenblatt appealed to Captain har-
kins and Sergeant Callahan Of the COney Island
station. for protection but the captain refusea
to see anything while the sergeant laughed
Finally PatroIman No. 4s3s rescued Greenblatt
by placing him under arrest Greenblast pro-
tested but finally went along when the patrol-
man decided that Roberts must so also
Every one not on the police force who saw the
two 20 OF together supposed that Roberts was
auiry az the station later showed that Greenblatt
only locked up charged with assault. and
could have no communication with any one.
Why Roberts was not held on his charge OF as
saulS. also. Sergeant Martin could not say.
What's the use Of telling you anything" re-
marked Sergeant Martin. 1T viii all ccne out
IN court II doesn't interest you anyhow"
Another incident which may have 20 be ex-
planned az Mulberry street vas ths failure Of