Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-15

the FAMOUS mole.
Is it not time that the county took
this matter up and either accepted
the new Pennsylvania road, if the
railroad is willing to present It to
the public, or else pressed the case of
the "Hole-in-the-Wall" and have the
outrageous conditions there rene
died as soon as possible2
ROWDYIsM IN TROLLEY CARS.
New York is not the only place
that suffers from rowdyism in street
cars. The news from South Amboy
yesterday told of a resident of that
city having his teeth knocked out by
a brick that had been hurls& sAsaugh
a trolley car window by a persv~
who had been put off after creating
a disturbance. We frequently read
of similar occurrence in this section
so hat many people will not ride on
the cars at night or on Sundays.
The trouble-makers are usually
drunken foreigners of the lowest
class who are employed in the clay
banks and brickyards. After being
paid off many Of them go to neigh
boring saloons, or to nearby towns
where they proceed to spend most of
what they have earned for stale beer
and bad whiskey. When their money
is gone they are forced out of the
place and they naturally take to the
trolley ears to get home. The mo-
ment they enter, the car becomes an
unfit place for respectable people.
Loud talking Of the foulest kind
starts at once, which often developes
into a quarrel. In some instances
knives are drawn, and more often
revolvers are fourished about IN a
reckless manner. The conductors on
the night cars can tell many an in
teresttng story of the strenuous time
they have preventing these drunken
foreigners from killing one another
and keeping from being killed them
selves.
In New York the rowdyism is of a
different character, somewhat, but 1t
all amounts to the same thing.
"Toughs,' who have been out play
Ing baseball on a Sunday, board a
and at once seem to take pos
session of the ear. Base balls, gloves
and even bats are thrown about re-
CARELESS Of the other passengers. II
demonstrates, that person at
nee becomes the object of attack
nd all kinds Of abuse follows. Of J
en- free fights ensue and there is
general rough house for frsstims :
1eing. =
So serious has the matter become
New York, that special police,
known as the Strong Arm Squad"
have been put on duty for the es-
pecial purpose of ending this row
dyism and protecting the respectable
people who have to ride. This squad
is doing good service and they are
being backed by the city magistrates
who sentence the offenders who are
arrested, to a term in the workhouse.
In the case of the boys a term Of Ave
or ten days is sufficient to bring
them to their enses
Such light sentences would hard
ly suffice in handling the cases com
] planned of in this section. A term
in jail for thirty days or so and a
fine for carrying weapons might do
some good. W. believe Judge DAILY
would be glad to do his part in MAX
ing travel in trolley cars more safe
II any such cases should be brought
before him. If the justices Of the
peace ard city recorders would be a
little more severe it would help
greatly. Perhaps a Strong Arm
Squad" sworn in by the sheriff,
could be organized in Middlesex,
who would ride in the trolley cars
that pass through the clay districts
especially on Saturday and Sunday
nights so as to put an end to the
practice that seems to be growing.
A trolley crew is not capable Of hand