The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

Ny impression is 1t was for a board bill or some
ulnR. Some woman sued MIN.
Reporter-Why should he write to you. Were
you personal friend of his. or under obliga-
Mr.. Wcber-,No. wasn't a personal friend OK
@tly but always felt under obligations to hi
when no kept his mouth shut.
R"portcr-Dd he ever try TO- blackmall you2
Mr.. Weber don think I'm good subject.
Exporter, Did he put your advert iseineni.
without authority. in his paper when it WIS re-
viyrd
Mr.. wcbcr-Ycs. and paid him for It. that
cheaper oprcvcnt an annoyance than to- stop IL.
As Tor nlacklnniling. Us you call II, there isn't
one OF these tile trade papers that could live
without il. Tho daily press covers the musical
Held So thoroughly that there il no demand for
these sheets. and they don't depend on the pub
piano trade and the artists that kcepthem alive.
because artists don't like abuse from any quar-
ter, and business men don't want to be annoyed.
Rcportcr-Do you know anything about Mr..
Engel's dealings with the operate artists.
Mr.. Wcbcr-No. believe he was mixed up
IN the Iurea Kellogg operate war some. years
ago. and wrote letters to the Heroh II you
want TO know all about that you'd better 60 to
on. OF the mus cal editors on the daily press. or
t. Mr.. Strakosch. He can Civ you Interesting
data about Kellogg, Lucca. Titcns. and Strauss.
Mp2ylSrMW5 Epsfl H1ew them al. +,
they all knew him.
MR.. $. B. MILrs's STATEMENT.
Mr.. s. h. Mills. the distinguished pianist was
found at St'inwuy Hall rcnoarSing with Thro-
dorr Thomass orchestra for Il Philharmonic
cog,cri. Hr was invited To state what he knew
OF Mr.. Lou Ingcl and he said rs guurdedly MS
Hos,lp.r, That hG kgicw him IN Lond"n q a
Mr., Eugrl came to this country" said Mr.. Mills.
hr was the agent " some kind Of harmonitm
or parlor organ and he endenyorcd TO got mo
60 rudurs" If and play il in public. After | cN-
amucd II | told him that niuah better instru-
mcnts were made IN thus country. and refused
TO play II or 10 enter into his scheme. Tn" con-
sylurh'" WIS series OIL, upusiliihlilr
articles from ,,s pen N which as an artist
WIS abused. While this WAS going un was ap-
lroHh"t ON several occasions 10y friends uf Mr..
Iusri. who intlmated that the thing could be
easily fixed and that it ought not to. 40 on,
k"pott'r-Iv liking did YOU understand that
they INFANT paving money a. Mr.. EngolY
Mr.. lis C.ua.uly did. But It WAS never
1Npd. and finally the nuiuus the nun hrrunle
So apparent that the proprietor of the journal
for which he wis writing ordered the articles
stoppcd. and | helicye Mr. Engc. lot his paper
and took hold of the ArcddidH.
MR. NErDHAMs STATEMENT.
Ep Necdhnm Of Nccdham 4 Son. the organ
manufacturers on Twcnty-third street told of
his experience with Enscl. Three or four wears
a.:o, ne sali ENG fnn1 ~ n IN ana 9rd rei an
great expression and power: Engel proved TO
b" AN expert performer ON this organ, and pro.
posed to bring II into the market with the aid "
his skill. A concert was got up Mt the Union
I"agu" Theatre 10 advertise tho instrument. for
which tickets were issued at "A nominal price II
81 each. In reality they We're given away, hut
SO MIR. Nrcdham was informed. Engel did sell
some of the tickets and kept the money. At
any lh' wv f'u'''fN ibllfu tl HH PURPOSE unfls
either owing to this alleged discrim nation, or
some other cause. made enemies instead Of
friends. and in this and other ways Engel was
the means Of Mr.. Necdham losing some 81 .OOu
An organ which the manufacturers lent Engel
could only hc recovered with the aid Of n deputy
sheriff. and Mr. Necdham finally Resolved To-
have nothing NOR. 10 do with the man who was
81 have sold his " Expression" organ for him.
Engel clustered a good deal when the loaned
instrument WAS taken away from him. hut alter
ward tried 70 make friends again with Mr..
Nccdham. The latter. however. proved impla-
cable, and their intercourse was broken of from
that day to this.