, 1880-01-04
There was row at Hamliu's last night.

There was row at Hamlin's last night.
This much is certain, but us to how 1t hap
pened, Or who was at fault the accounts differ
widely. When the historian Of the future comes
to wits up tAR story Of this tragical event for
future generations It will puzzle him beyond
measure to know whether he shall brand the
conduct ii Ha;nlin's ushers with dlsapproyal or
shall set the seal Of his condemnation upon the
young men who were chucked out.
According to one account, that Of certain per-
sons who sat not far from the sufferers, they
Wera sitting In the theatre, peacefully and
pleasantly, laughing, as was proper, at the witty
things which were said by the actors and act.
fesses when an usher came up to one Of them
and told him to go out because he was disturb
ing the people In the vicinity. He declined to
go, On the ground that he was disturbing no one,
had paid his money, and was entitled to his
sat ssat during the show. -Thereupon the
b. stl refused to co. NV Whereupon Gu tb the usher. a:
sl.,t aao the & 5iiSt policeman, and several other
an and drasged them out and cast them into outer
darkness,-meaning, in this case, Clark street,
neiMcen sH Randolph and Washington. The
aanolence was exceedingly interested in the per-
la Saat WAS gning on on the stage, so the curtain
Mas NJ rung down. and the spectators could devote
tsaa themselves to the show Of the minute. Two or
hac3t hntSe p persons who were sitting three seats
eaa s1nx OF tne elected ones, stAted thnt they
,e, ne,e unable 70 hear any noise that they were
tak:ang, and thought tnat the eviction was un
snsanahle though interesting, one Of them OBJ
part of his show,
.According to the account given by the man-
l aeer N the house. the young men, who we're
sealip sReasniaps little set-up from Saturday evening
..natu1lgences were talking and applauding alto
sesaer too loudly, were making comments upon
ne ne pay, and milking remarks to Miss Palmer,
,aI' 1 lssaalng lady, such as hi, h bully for
n.y. and 50 On, which produced painful i'm
T.see!on upon her, since she WAS i'll at the
III III ana was not accustomed to the off hand
e5te M OF applause current in Chicago. Several
ps1sons 1ra1 who were seated near these two young
sansned nn;e and the usher asked them to stop their
tnSolse, which they refused to do. Whereupon
re tae special policeman was called In, who asked
snd ssem 70 &C. 70 which they replied with oaths
~ Sa,s o. Il them lay down upon the floor and took
nolo .ss q The legs Of the seats. They we're re-
operef51 9ea nnaily, though, of course, 1t was IN
sung down, and Miss Palmer left the stage in
a&aer 70 recover from her wounded feelings.
W. haIeco.qlng TO another account from some OF
ore,e epoyes aI OF the house, the entire trouble
men, men, or one Of them ut least, WIS chewing pro-
ana splitting with great rhpIlIty. He was
saplttlng upon tho floor, upon the clothes and
clrot,. ss o. o. men and women near him, and also,
9a to test the accuracy OF his aim. was spit
,,ags g at the big drum. This was exceedingly un-
h4b1easant, 4be as any one mny understand, to
drum pe1son xne u... WHO snPeryises the big
,hg I,g 1lotches Of spittie come running down upon
~ tae ciaaa parchment head of his instrument; so
1s . eeat note to the usher requesting him to
Enoxe Tqa M the splitter, and he was removed in the
tinna tm and unrelenting way which has been men
r,dIe ne reader may take whichever account he
nGases nnies. Probably the young men were too
sss .em, rubbed the fur the wrong way. for ushers
~ hot as meek as Noses, and are generally in
fne y a4aot Of putting On more style than is good