Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-07
Who Hissed9

The Different Op1ntOAn About the
 Trouble Between the Grays and the
 Sarssebdg>
 The unfortunate trouble which arose at the Rrmory, Mondoy night does not seem to have been settled as yet Both sides have expressed their minds freely and are con- fident that they arc right A prominent member of the Grays says the Grays did net force themselves on the EtaRe Gs has been intimated. but were noting under the orders of the manager. He says further that the mEnuet dancers waited over an hour and then did not go upon the stage until ordered to do so by the manager. The member of the Grays continues: They, as yoa can see, Reee not to blame for going on tAe stage, they were simply obeyfng orders, as would a company under the command of their captain. Why do the Grays take it ss personal insult? Simply because the ladies who took part in dancing the minuet did 50 at the request of the members of the con- pany, and wished it distinctly understood that they appeared under our auspices. Pro- lessor Loomis was paid $25 merely for his services in drilling them. Now, as to the insults. They were OQGr2R0Ou6ly D1SSeQ ana COnG6mpt1blV iD9ult- ed. AS men we had no other alternative than to resent it. We demanded an apology A letter to this effect was written and given to Colonel Graham, with the understandinp
 that it be delivered to Captain O'Keefe. of
 the Sarsfeld Guard, who are blamed for do. ing the hissing because their programme snat l night was cut short to make Fay for the
 mlnuet: NO apology WIS received and we declined to appear, Ar was not until after
 wards that H%..s asCertained that the letter had
 not oeea delivered. Why Colonel Graham Cd not deliver 1t do not know" On the ether hand, ex x-Lieutenant James I.
 Hayes snys that in bis opinion the Sarsfelds | acted in perfectly gentlemanIy manner. | They had nothing to do with the hissing Sergeant J. J. Kennedy thinks the Grays
 acted unfairly both in crowding their miuuet
 on the stage Monday night before the SarR- fields had finished their programme and second | in trying to kill the carnival by refusing to l appear Tuesday night, when they had no ground for so doing.
 Captain J. H. Keefe expresses the opinion
 that none of the Sarsfelds hissed. Those who I did were outsiders and members of some of | the city companies. He has no intention of
 making an apology.
 It is certainly very unfortunate for all con-
 cerned that any such trouble arose. | Professor Sherlock was seen by reporter l last evening and his views asked. He said: | Is it right that any company should leave l me, the only one who hasinvested any money | in the carnival in the lurch in this way2 Is
 it right for the Grays to break their contract? | The contract was drawn up in regular form, | signed by the captain of each company as a
 representative of the company, stating that | each company was to do all in it's power | to further the interests of the carni val by | selling tickets, presenting tableaux etc, etc | consider the withdrawal of the Grays from
 their stage on Tuesday night 8 violation of | the contract and also an injury to the finan-
 cial interests of the carnival. They should
 have kept faith with me as did all I could | to assist them. I have not willingly done
 anything to offend anyone connected with
 the carnival. I have kept my part of the l contract"
 | Prof. A. M. Loomis, who instructed the
 minuet lancers. says that the Grays were not
 at all censurable for the minuets being put
 on at that tine.
 Bridgsport's Murder. Yesterday morning Coroner Holt nearly fEished his preliminary examination of the
 parties implicated in the murder at North
 Bridgeport Monday night. Bishoff, Butler and Blake, the three young men, did not tell stories that agreed at all and the coroner
 tangled them up badly. They are now un-
 der arrest by order of the coroner The
 autopsy was concluded yesterday
 also. The wound was made by fine shot, !