The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-04
cIPE PErrr's EXPULSION
Discordant Notes Arising from the Crock
Amateur Cornet Hand

Discordant Notes Arising from the Crock
Amateur Cornet Hand.
Police Capt. jeremiah Petty of the Oak
street police station was surveying a milo OF
manuscript music ON Saturday evening. The
many neatly penned pages represented tho
arduous Mbors Of his icw leisure hours
snatched Tor the purpose OF arranging these
pieces for Crooks amateur cornet band.
Is It true. Captain, that you have been ex-
PEELED from Crooks amateur eornet band ?"
was asked
~, sir. II Is true. aud I have no objection
In telling YOU how il came about The fact H. I
resigned the Presidency OF tho organization
about Il year ago but Mr. Crook kent my resie.
nation in his pocket Two months. and finally
persuaded mo not to insist upon IT, asked
him; DO you really want me to remain presi-
dentT He said he did. and | then authorized
him to tear up the letter. have done every
thing in my power to help the band: everything
TO advance its interests without encroachinR
upon the public time. That pile OF music there
shows how much OF my time has been spcpt.
See. here Is one of OfTenbach's pieces. Tho Mar.
riage OF the Lanterns. with all the scores ar
ranged for the full band and copied by my own
hand during my vacation. have boon a men,
Der of the hand between five and six years"
What instruments do you play, CAPTAIN p"
Oh. am general utility man; under
stand nearly all OF them. Sometimes | play
one. ana sometimes another. The last one
played was b llnt basel call II baritone-but of
course. am only an amateur. | never took
n' Sr3ins m, nut picked 9p sll my knowledge OF
:. You did not play mt the Battery concerts?"
~ Last summer. whom Mr.. Crook sug-
not object TO IL. of course and I supposcd h.,
Noulu pay Tue expense. Alter We gave the first
c9hccrt IL was suggested that we should give
one every week on Friday evenings. | did not
OBJECT 70 that But aftorward learned that MIR
Srook had made arrangements with Nick Mul.
ier the candidate Tor Congress, to get up a col
lection Tor the benefit Of the band. TO pay the
expenses oil the Battery concerts Nobody
knew II Except Mr.. Crook and his son and one
other The paper was got M. but not shown To
me-. On That paper. nn assured. Ht least $500
was raised by Mr.. Muller. Meanwhile Mr.
expenses Of giving the concerts were paid by
:. What had that to do with tho expulsionf"
over week ago Mr. Crook was sitting in
MS batroom, surrounded by u number Of his
friends and some ward politicians, and the
suggestion was made that The hand should SER
enade Mr.; Muller. He half asleep said Yes
ana The time liked upon was Friday evening
az ~ not Ike the proposal: Being, President
~ the organization. thought IL would comprO-
mise lne TO certain extent to be concerned in
giving n serenade 10 n prominent politician
toit. But he was more influenced by these out
Siders. begged him to put II of for my sake
had never asked Mr.. Crook for y favor hut
than me, and was very much chagrined."
:. But they did not expel YOU for thEtp"
- NO. reporter happened in here and told
him the circumstances and he printed a little
squth and they took umhrage at it, Young
sam Crook came down TO see me and wanted 10
know u hnd seen that in the newspapers, He
wanted 10 know whether had given the in
formation, and ! ssid had. Well. the band
they say the resolution for my expulsion was
passed unanimously. | can hardly believe that
because ! have, friends ia that band whom /
! can hardly believe that they would expel me
for that mere squh without giving me a chance
10 say word. All my opposition was based I'M
on my duty as an officer To keep aloof from poll
tics.
, Had the band never serenaded a public man
Yes, they serepaded Senator EceIesine: but
l took no part In II. and have played only In
pay the expenses. He did pay about 81 500 for
the instruments. but beside this money col
lccted by Ny. Muller there was $3.50 raised twice
at least by issue Of tickets to veteran members
~ SO each. Then the thirty members were
Table for dues qs 90 each. SO that Mr.. Crook
dll not pay II all.
In conclusion. Capt. Petty said he expected to
sprylv. me shock. although ha feared his family
lh, teel n,,ie nst,isd He was positive that
expenses OF the band by hook or 10y Crook
he,ently me hard was Invited TO havo the
one % iliese groups. the CAPTAIN said con-
sisted of the conductor MIR. Wiegand Mr. 4 H.
IN ana N4f~''ils nut kltr6 nltt'r tl.la they
VIII have "a put some one else in that group"
Mr.. Crook amt his son were found at their
R3lel IN Chatham street Both agreed that Mr..
Mullor had not made any collection for the
band. but had given $3.50 ont OF his own pocket
toward the Battery concerts; that Nr. Crook bad
betrayed most Of the expenses. and no treas
ur' IS account had ever been demanded by any
one that tha band was incensed at the story
Oh a COLLECTION among liquor dealers and others
- pay for the Battery concerts and could get
NJ. Mullers affidavit that he had made no such
collestion; that Cape. Petty was present at A
meeting Of the band ana announced the re-
quest Tor all the members 10 be present for the
purpose OF practice on~Friday last, ~ 20 after
ward 10 serenadc prominent citizen n friend
81 The baud, and Can't. Petty knew this referred
io MIR, Muller; that when hs objected TO tho
possible political construction OF the sersnnde
they disayowed il. and offered to serenade the
other candidate ON the same evening They
did not expect Capt. Petty 10 90 with them but
they Indignantly denied that he had any au-
thority for what they call his aspersions on the
band. Under the circumstances they felt lusti-
fed In expelling the Captain and sending back
his music.