New-York tribune., 1919-11-25
inspectors for
b. K. 7. Held
I'm Fare Riots
District Attorney Calls Col.
lection of Second Nickel
Penal Violation and Pre-.
pares Criminal Action

Free-for-all fighs and numerous ar
rests marked the renewal yesterday of
attempts by the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company to collect lO-cent fare
on its Flatbush Avenue line Toward
the end OF the evening rush hour so
many of the special inspectors had
been arrested that the company began
20 relax its enforcement of the double
fare order, and many OF the passengers
who refused tc pay the extra nickel
at Foster Avenue rode on Just the
same
After series Of fights during the
morning rush hours both the company
any the police took steps to avert
trouble IN the evening. Deepite their
efforts conditions grew so threatening
that reserves had to be called out.
The worst trouble occurred at $50
p. IN. Ambrose Aldercr, of l25 Amers-
ford Place, refused TO pay the extra
1are protesting that the charge ,yas
illegal. Two inspectors jumped on Che
car and began TO arg 4e with him, then
tried TO put Inn OFT But Alderer VS.
too much for them. Three more in
apeceors Joined in and began to carry
the man to the door
The crowd took hand A group Of
young fellows who had been standing
BY all evening taunting the company's
inspectors rushed the car, and a pon-
ernl rough-and- tumble fight rns,;lfaa
/ ne po ice arrived, but before they
could clear the street A derer had been
iolc,Dy elected and the car was speed-
ING away. The crowd howled for tho
arrest OF the five inspectors, but i
charge of assault was preferred against
only one-lnspector No. 96
Others Arrested
Seven other inspectors were arrested
IN connection with o.her cases durinr
the day. Most of these were held on
the complaint OF members of several
OF the Flatbush and Flatlands civ c
organizations. A Ian S. Crumm, presi-
dene of the 32d Ward Taxpayers As
soclatlon, had two of the inspectors ar
rested l. J. Nlcman, IA member o.
the i .atlands Civic Association. pre-
terred char~os against another. When
arthur l.. v annerstrom. revenue agent
!lving at 1926 Brooklyn Avenue, was
elected he made his own arrest Of In
spector (. Sieglc.
for time the company tried run
nlng its cars block or two beyond
Foster Avenue before trying to collect
the extra fare. but the crowds around
these corners soon grew threatening
and the atten pt was discontinued The
officials then threatened to resume the
practice of running the cars to a siding
If the passengers did not pay their
fares. But this was not carried into
effect.
During the morning rush hour Nor.
ton 5. Cornell, superintendent in charge
of the Flatbush division, ordered one
OF the cars run to Tildene Avenue
where the company has a storage yard
AS soon as the car was run on the sid
ing the passengers got out and boardeG
the next car. The superintendent then
had the second car run into the yard
behind the first car. A third car came
along and the process was re-
peated. An inspector is alleged to have
struck one of the passengers gen
eral row followed. In the excitement
man Of the passengers boarded ether
cars and continued on their way down
town.
short time later two more inspec-
tors We're arrested. In the court Magis-
trate Gelsmar said the cases were more
than simple assault charges on ac-
count Of the great public interest. He
then ordered that the men be held in
5000 bail for examination tomorrow.
Illegal, Says Lewis of Fare
District Attorney Lewis of Kings
County said yesterday afternoon that
the collection of the second fare at
Foster Avenue, in the face OF the order