Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-14
MORE RIOTS
OVER CARFARES
Brooklyn Road Tries to Collect
Ten Cents for One Ride Many
Are Elected.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The rioting
which began on Sunday over the at
tempt of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company to collect two fares on its
Coney Island lines and which resulted
in over 1000 persons being elected from
the cars, many of them being seriously
hurt, was renewed at Gravesend ave
nue. and Neck road. Colonel Timothy
Roberts, counse for the company, in
furiated at passengers, himself mixed
in a fight. Detective Sergeant Gala
han refused to aid a deputy sheriff
who tried to arrest Chief Inspector
Mnyberry.
Deputy Sheriff Blackman, who re-
fused to pay an extra nickel, was at
tackled by Mayberry and thrown off.
He showed his shield and declared
Mayberry under arrest. Other inspect
ors went to Mayberry's aid and he es-
capped.
Jacob Greenleaf was thrown from an
: elevated train. 1t is said that Colonel
Roberts, angry because he had not been
put off quickly, grabbed him by the
throat.
Dow S. Smith, the general manager
of the company, was arrested by De
| tective Bakman on a charge Of OBJ
structing public traffic, he having held
up trains, which blocked the road.
Smith was taken in his automobile
to the police station, where he was
bailed out by Colonel Roberts.
An inspector was arrested for hav-
ing a blackjack and a loaded club in
his possession.
A blockade that caused a string Of
cars a mile long to pile up was caused
when Percy f. Frieder of $50 Thir-
| teenth street and Edward Trainer of
| 10 Reid avenue refused to pay second
fares. The c%ompany's agent held the
car they were on at Gravesend ayenue
and Neck road. The men persisted in
their refusal for over an hour. when
| finally n force of Brooklyn Rapid Tran
| sit men threw them into the street.
| Trainer was badly hurt and was taken
to the Emergency hospital in a serious
condition.
The licenses of the special policemen
employed by the company were re-
voked by order of Acting Police Com
missioner Waldo.
Bird $. Coler, president of Brooklyn
borough. issued IA statement calling on
| all citizens to refuse TO pay more than
5 cents. the feeling against the com
| pany's determination to collect 10
cents, for a ride to Coney Island hay
ing reached the boiling point.
An official statement issued by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit was to the eff
feet that the management was acting
we'll within its rights in demanding a
ten cent fare. 1t was declared that the
Jaw allowed the company to charge 3
cents a mile and that in permitting
persons to ride for only 10 cents the
company was charging less than the
legal rate.
After his conference with the assist
ant corporation counsel Acting Mayor
MCGOWAN said:
II find that the only remedy for the
people who take the Coney Island trip
is Il suit for damages. There appear to
be now two decisions, one against the
people and one against the company.
The appellate division last summer rem
dcred a decision on Il suit against the
company, unfolding the company and
deciding that the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company had Il right to charge two
fares to Coney Island.
THE decision by Judge Gaynor Is
now that the company has no right to
collect a second fare. This leaves the
matter in the hands of those who con-
slider that they have suffered. and If Il
second fare is charged by the company
the remedy for the person compelled
to pay it or who does pay it is a suit
against the Brooklyn Rapid Transit for
damages"
The mayor supplemented this by say
ing that the company had a right to
use force in ejecting Il person from the
car who refused to comply with its
rules, but that force must not be bru-
tai. He said that the two decisions
made the matter hard on the public,
The only remedy they had was the suit
for damages.
Mr.. McGowan said the police would
be instructed TO see that no injury was
done to any one riding on the cars.
At the close Of the interview it was
remarked that 'the people. then, are in
a bad fix"
Eyes, they are" was Mr.. McGowan's
reply.
Turns Up After Thirty-onc Years.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14.-Aftcr an uneX-
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