The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
ITS GOOD FOR
TROLLEY CREWS
TO BE POLITE
Judge Foster Scathes Trolley
men Who Appear as Com
plainants in Court

Conductor Solomon Kruger and
Motorman Amos Coons. the Brook
lawn car crew that figured in an en-
counter with a crowd OF young men
on Monday night, were flayed from
the city court bench by Judge Carl
Foster today when that official was
passing upon the cases of the slx
youths rounded up by the police for
the disturbance on the car.
To the surprise of the court room
Judge Foster delayed imposing sent
ence upon the six young men who
stood up in the city court pen, and
addressing himself to Prosecutor
Redden in a voice audible in all parts
of the court room, told something
about the car crew.
Judge Fosters home. is not far
from the scene of the disturbance on
Monday night. He lives along the
car line in North avenue, and knows
not only the crew of the car, but also
most of the six young offenders
broyeht before him this morning.
Judge Foster termed the conductor
and motorman the most unaccommo-
dating and uncivil employees OF the
Connecticut Company and SAID tney
provoked trouble by their own attl.
tude of indifference to the wants of
sI have had many complaints of
these two men," announced Judge
Foster. ct have received complaints,
personally. against this motorman, no
less than five Of them during the past
month 1 feel that while all these
accused are guilty, in imposing a
penalty upon them I must take into
consideration such facts as know OF
the character of these troDeymen.
The chief witnesses against the SIX
boys were the trolleymen. They said
the gang boarded the Brooklawn car
as ii was nearing the terminal, jump
ing on at Howard avenue a block
from the end of the line. They start
ed a roughhouse and the conductor
ordered them of. Then came the
motorman with his switch iron. The
gang fled, but returned to the end
of the line and demanded an ex-
planation for the motorman's brand
ishing of the switch iron. Then they
planned to divide into two gangs one
to handle each OF the trolleymen.
When the conductor fled to near
by house and phoned for the police,
they made getaway.
When the youngsters told their
version, 1t was gradually disclosed
that they were not wholly at fault
leymen to allow them to jump on
near the end of the line and ride free
for turning over the seats for the
conductors. Judge Foster himself
said it was a matter OF his own,
.
ed. AS a matter of fact two of the
gang Intended to remain on the car,
ride down town and pay fare, but
the conductor and motorman with
their trolley irons chased them from
the car without even demanding fare.
Superintendent Chapman Of the Con-
necticut Company who had also re-
ceived complaints of the car crew,
was an interested auditor while the
case was triedl
Judge Foster told the boys that he
had often heard them singing, and
shouting as they passed his home. He
warned them not to come to the city
court again. Then remarking that
he believed the disorder was the re-
suit of q boyish prank, he imposed
penalties to conform to the wages the
lads said they earned, as follows: Joe
Bailey. So Frank Bailey. $4; Louis
Valley, 81; Paul Polaski, $5; Bernard
10th SIS, all living in Fairfield; and
Steve Zorke, "a Garden street, So.