The Washington times., 1906-08-15
Police Captain Floored
by Severe Kick in
the Pit Of the
Stomach.
MOB MAKES RUSH
UPON SUPERINTENDENT
Passengers Forced to Spend
Night on 81" Take Re-
Venge by Wreck
ing Cars.

NEW YORK, Aug 15.-There was a
riot on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
railroad this morning at Kensington.
which developed over the assaults made
on passengers who refused the payment
of an excess fare at Coney Island. Be
/ fore the riot was QuelIed one man was
badly injured, and several others were
placed under arrest. Two hundred ciu-
Zens. fifty policemen. and several en-
ployes of the company took part in the
fighting.
The row started when Siegfried Gug-
genheim. a real estate dealer who was
on his way 10 Brooklyn. refused 10 pay
a second fare at Keusington- He was
on a seyeu-Car train. crowded beyond
/ its capacity. Inspector Lewis entered
the car and told Guggeuheim he would
/ have to pay or De thrown off,
Threatens to Shoot.
'I won't pay and If you attempt TO
throw me or I'll blow your head on.
said Guggenheim.
Passengers were cheering GUEEeuhetm
when Police Captain David Evans. who
heard his threat, ordered Lewis 20 ar
rest him and drag him of the car.
When Lewis sailed into Guggeuhelm
passenEer named Noah I.aZlnsd took
a hand
Arthur Kicker. the m0torman, and an
/ inspector named Garsdeliy rushed To
! Lewis assistance, and devoted them
/ selves 20 LaziusH. who IS a little chap
/ There was a general melee IN the car
and the police finally broke through tn1
crowd and Joined in the rumpus.
Police Captain Kicked in Stomach.
General fighting followed. Police cap
tain Evans received a kick in The
stanaca which stretched him out AMI
LazinskI YVES carried off to the hospital
badly hurt The police used their night
stocks freely and many citizens were
badly beaten. The police finally restored
order. General Superintendent Dow II.
smith. Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
had a narrow escape with his life early
today. Smith had caused five cars on
the Culver line, loaded with passengers
who had refused 10 pay the second fare.
IN be sidetracked at Keusington. The
cars had been there an hour when
smith learned that three women VINO
had maid two fares We're on one OF the
cars.
Mob Rushes at Smiths Auto.
In his auto smith ran down to the line
Of cars and took of the three women
Messengers. He sent a man with them 70
stop a train bound for New York ana
put them aboard.
7 The crowd learned that the man IN the
auto was smith Rocks and all sorts Of
missiles were hurled at the official. and
a rush was made for his auto by the
furious messengers. Forty policemen
went to the rescue Of Superintendent
Smith. and lining up around his auto
/ drove hack the crowd Smith finally got
away in his auto.
The company is still persistent IN its
attempt 10 collect the second fare 10
/ Coney Island, and assaults and brutal
mont continue on one line the pay
ment continues. On one line the COM
many shunted into separate - cars all
who refused 10 pay the second fare, ana
then ran these cars onto sldlngs at
kings highway and - the Gravesend
racetrack. Nineteen cars filled with pas
sengers We're on the Gravesend siding
this morning.
Passengers Wreck Cars.
The passengers enjoyed themselves
wrecking the cars until there was moth
! ing breakable left in them Police were
on guard 10 see that the passengers
were not assaulted, but they diI not in
terfere when the passengers t-ok their
revenge on the car fixtures.
For revenge on the public for pro-
testing against the payment Of the i-
legal fare. the Rapid Transit Company
discontinued the running of all trolley
cars 10 Coney Island during the nlght.
From last night until this morning not
a trolley ear was sent beyond sixty
fifth street Thousands Of persons VINO
would gladly have paid the Decent rare
were thus compelled TO walk long us
tances 70 their homes.
Suspension of Service Indefinite.
The company has given no indication
when IL will resume its surface car ser
vice TO the island over the seven lines
that follow the Culver route
A representative os the company said
today that II the conditions warranted
1t the company would resume surface
car traffic 10 COney Island sOOni al
though il all depended upon the way
events shaped themselves.
II there is any indication that there
viii be any more trouble such as has
been occurring, the service viii remain
annulled, for the company does not
thing IL is wise TO run the risk of having
the cars stalled all along the route as
tna result of the action of those who
refuse 10 pay the second fare
Hundred Policemen Now on Hand.
Police Inspector Adam A Cross and
his hundred bluco0ats hoped To have
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit situation
so well in hand today that there would
be no repetition Of the violent scenes
which marked the first stages OF tho
doubIe-fare fight