Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-04-22
PATR0LMAN is
PUT OFF CAR
Gutowski Arrests Trolley In
spector--Another fest Case.

| Inspector J. n. Van Dursen. thir-
ty-three years old, of 363 Market
street, Of the Public Service Railway
! Company, was placed under arrest by
! Patrolman Gutowski yesterday af-
ternoon charged with violating the
terms of the franchise under which
the trolleys are operating in this
city. Recorder Kehoe discharged
the trolley official on account of the
technical nature of the case, for, to
be held properly under this charge,
1 1t is understood that the arrests must
be made under a specially drawn
complaint, made by City Attorney C.
| c. Hommann.
Patrolman Refused To Pay.
Patrolman Gutowski boarded a
| trolley car at Smith and Mcclellan
streets yesterday afternoon. He was
1 in plain clothes and was bound for
/ police headquarters to see Chief
Burke on business. Gutowski re-
fused to pay his fare and was order
( ed off the car. 1t is understood that
Inspector Van Dursen, who was on
the car at the time, to emphasize the
order, placed his hand on the Off
GERS shoulder. The officer Is then
said to have told the inspector that
he would get off but the inspector
would have to come along to police
headquarters with him. The two
walked to police headquarters
where the inspector was arraigned
and held to wait the arrival of Re
corder Kehoe, who discharged him.
City Attorney Must Draw Complaint.
| Complaints for violations of the
rTuTey FRANCHISE, IN Recorder Ke
hoes opinion, should be drawn "
/ by City Attorney Hommann before
an arrest is made, as the trolley peo-
| pie are certain to appeal the case to
/ the higher courts and there would be
, little use in starting the case on COM
plant of patrolmen as it would prob
ably be defeated in the higher
courts unless all the technical points
of the affair were in proper order
from the very beginning.
Second Test Case.
This is the second case which has
been brought up by the police in an
endeavor to settle the proposition as
to whether or not they can ride on
the trolleys, as the franchise is said
to provide for. The case of Fred
Miles, a trolley conductor, who was
arrested by Patrolman Dunham on a
charge of assault and battery, for
putting him off trolley for not pay
ing his fare, was to have come up for
trial some time ago but was post
poned
The new trolley riding bill which
passed the Legislature this year Is
supposed to allow patrolmen. fire.
men and others to ride on these cars
whether or not in uniform, but it is
understood to contain Joker to the
effect that the consent must first be
secured from the Public Utilities
Commission.
Chief Gives Orders
Chief Burke stated today that he
would instruct the members of his
force TO ride On trolleys whether or not
they were in uniform and to pay no
fares. This, of course, would not ap-
ply to pleasureN trips, the chief stated,
but in all other cases they are to pay
no fare. If interfered with the officers
are to arrest the trolley men for al
legged violation of the trolley fran
chise, taking them from their ears TO
police headquarters Immediately for
arraignment.
The chief hopes by this means to
bring things to head and have the
rights of the patrolmen under the troll
ley franchise thrashed out in the court