The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-03

Special Correspondence OF The n. o. Cresesnt1
:. NEw Yonx. August ~. 1868.
Far play b jewell but Just now Foul Playr
is rather much q muchnsss up tins way, and
isir play has been shufiied out To witness
sheksper1sn Tragedy performed By accomplished
artists u the delight Of theater goers bat 70 wit
ness tragedy n real NE performed BY pack Of
however has been the experience of many Ia this
city, who filed the Broadway Thester for two
nights paseed. desiring TO pass an hour in the
csult's and Rsads's drama Foul Play" not anti.
cipating anything but the dramatizstion OF the
ticed. s...... .......,
Mr.. Palmer, the proprietor Of the play. the right
70 perform the piece for remuneration Of ffty
dollars per night and twenty-five dollars for each
matinee. He then took into partnership With him
John I. Lloyd. the publisher Of the United States
snd other maps, who leased the New York TheAter
for the purpose Of performing the piece.
Everything went on swimmiDgy until Mr.. Pal
mer len town, and he leaving an agent 10 collect
for him hon Lloyd = Harkins the ifty dollars
declined TO pay him. Thereupon Hawkins takes
funds from the Office Of the theater and pave the
amount due Palmer o per agreement, packs up
his trspfand With his company goes to the Broad
opposition 10 Mr.. Lloyd. The 6rst night every
thing psesed on well. but the second night while
the piece was progressing. six deputy shsrfs
forced an entrance At the stagedoor Of the thester
for the purpose Of srresiing Harkins and stopping
the performance. Meeting with opposition on the
part Of the theater attaches, these, not Law but
Lvless officers, Knocked down the doorkesper
and Drew pistols on the performers, shooting aud
seriously wounding man and boy. At this juno
ture policemen we're called In, who arrested the
deputy sherifs and locked them up for the night.
Justice sbandley, before whom they were brought
the following day, declined TO take bsi until the re-
sut OF he injuries should be known. bat yesterday
he tookn bail In two cases and held tae rest.
wbereupoD they had the matter transferred 70 the
Supreme Court before Judge Barnard, who
granted injunciioDe against Hsrkins and Mr. W.
A. Moore. the business manager of the theater,
restraining them from performing the piece.
Failing to ind Harkins during the day, young
employs Of Lloyds took charge Of the paper, and
last evening when the piece had reached the third
act, this fellow jumped upon the stage and made
q rush for Hsrkins, commanding him to take the
paper. Seeing this the audience arose and COM
menced crying out not to take IT, etc.. bat he took
II, and the fellow jumped into the auditorium and
rushed for the street. Then went up such bowls
for HsrkiDs that both he and Mr.. Moore appeared
and Quoted the excitement by 9 few words, Mr..
Moore stating that Mr.. Barney Williams wss tn
lessee Of the thsster and SpEl r. !. d.,ra a1 com
sS@Ss uPfSme Court today, The thester viii be-
open this evening, and ssFoul Playn viii be DER.
formed in spite Of everything. so says the mana
ger, IS ne Knows that no injustice whatever. has
There is no safety for life here any longer: for
the counsel Of these deputy sherifs had the
efrontery to state In court that an officer Of the
law could do as he pleased. This IL q splendid
state OF af1sirs-for six men, armed TO the teeth,
to rush into crowd Of men, women and children
and fire pistols Unfortunately. A slight glance
either way would have sent the deadly messenger
into the audience, when no one knows what num-
per Of lives might have been sacrificed, to satisfy
the peculiar desire Of these six inefficient And
ignorant lawless officers for shooting somebody.
they did not care who.
The difficulty win not end here, for IL must be-
come question between the police and sheriff as
TO whether the former had the right 70 arrest the
deputies Of the latter, as he says, ." who were in
the performance Of their duty"
The hospital surgeon reports that the boy Is In
q critical condition but as there were six shoot
ers, no one can know who shot the boy.
Thus the matter stands; and II these scenes are
enacted IN public places Of amusement, endsnger.
ing thereby thousands Of lives, 1t viii not take
long to esfablish vigilance committee and special
police. for the protection Of the people from such
rowdyism as now reiens throughout this city.
EYES Ann Ia