New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Huff and Lee
Arraigned for
lO-Cent Fare
Receivers of n. Y. < Queens
Railway Company Plead
Not Guilty 10 Violating
Law in Long island Court
parolcd Until Tomorrow
...er, The, Are Acting tnder
supreme Court Rule and
Dcny Transit Board Order

UPHN di'9''
e,..vs.er " Huff and Robert G.
-. nswlv appointed receivers fer the
,...-rax lines ct the New York &
or..,s Railvsy COMPANY whose in
..,.,or Of a double fare ST Woodside
n.sse,rers usiur th" two systems
~ r.o,a 70 he in violation Of Section
- - ne trausi, law, we're arraigned
~. MAGISTRATE Conway IN Long Isl
- civ Yesterday afternoon on 8
shs,es o. violating the lsw. They
1lssS.d no: guilty and were paroIed for
be.ring to-morrow morning they
r.-. representei by Alfred 7. D2visoH.
The srraignme-t of the receivers We
=, he i'sticstiou of pistr + Attorney
n.rs Ve]lace of Queens County, tHe
Complainant being Edward y. Hutcblo-
xoa the supcr'i rg l1 7cctof O. the
Transit Commission
Acted on Counsers Advice
Ac:ion by the Di-tric. Attorney 20.
owed the ,rnos ioH e.. al extra ,Ne
cent fare. sc stated. i- lance % the
opirio7 or She Transit Conln .--iouers.
gho uoti. cd DISTRICT Attorney WalIaco
;aat tae action Of the receivers in -ii,as
rev tar schedules IMPOSING an extra
ARE without waiting thirty days, as
provided IN Section 20 cf the transit
.ct, was 4 violation o. law. TIE rc-
ieiYers we're duly Informed e the
gp.non Of the Trans. Commission. but
IS they hsd been appointed receivers
4 a bankrupt company by >opreme
toGr. Justice Ca.agaan. they took ai-
-cc o. their counsel aud ordered iheit
npioyccs on the Steiuway line to col
.ecg the extra fares foy transfers from
he New \ 0rk and Queens lines at
Woods6e.
THIS wss interpreted as su omen do
s1ee ot the Transit Commissions
ZACH requested the receivers 10 deter
a,.io1 Until the merits OF the question
q. ssue could be duly investigated. The
.etip'sancy OF the receivers has re-
sal.ed in srraying against them the
epposition Of tha Transit Commission.
"s District Attorney Of Queens, Bor-
ea.f President Connolly OF Queens aud
Corporation Counsel O'Buen. acting
or aayor Hylan, who ia trying 10 have
-as receivers removed
No Blame Attached to Company.
No hlame is at present attached to
las New York and Queens .compsnv.
tEnsd By the Interborougn, as that
Foupsny had Joined with others in on
losing the alo'ntmcnt Of receivers.
A warning from District Attornev
Naltane rasui+ed l.,
.ag him at bis Office When thew an
lsted thar interview they said they
sould not resctnd the extra fare or
hsr "
Borough prssidsnt Connolly, in hi.
stter 10 The Corporation Counsel.
Isied Nj OBrien's attention TO the
eot' owing to the city by the New
ork ard Queens company for paving
flthin tde railroad area n Queens. and
tsld that for this reason the city had
standing IN any proceeding affecting
me company.
The action Of the receivers in put
ing IN operation an additional fare"
ero's NJ. Connolly, "is illegal. snd |
20 not believe that the court which ap-
po'ntsd these receivers will be willing
70 I'os Upon their conduct with sp-
prevail
BuFs Explanation
Following TIRE a-raignment Mr.. Huff
nsos sI, the following statement:
ne receivers sre acting under an
order Of the Supreme Court in an &C
to1 to which the Transit Commission
i' party after due notice and after
parties we're heard. The transit
[ .r or, ro-