New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17

All ,Ba,-r rHr TROUBLE N SAN TRANSACTION
Many PEOPLE AID TOO FEW SEATS.
To tbc Edftor Of me 1ribH
SIR: Ny object in addressing You the tol-
Io-. settlement is moi TO endeavor to JUSTIFY myself
fr,-s the charges contained in this mornings TwRr>H
unce- e heading o. Doouc Nap eso1 ol' OF IeinPel'
- am no lon -r IN t!o Co oners employment aud heS
nsrfs.ty iguorau; OF my addressing you TN commH''-
cation hui | consider If my duty 10 declare puoieH
that .e charges 4Ged ia the San Francisco news
u,acr, s-llst the Colonel and myself we're i't1-y Il
void OF Foundation. The following is truthful stale
nont Of TIE facts referred 10 "a your columns;
When arrived In san Francisco ahead OF the company
w. AZ once convinced That lie prosp-ct"d season "ond
be colossal success and according to Ccoat Maple
sons instructions / began operations ~ opening
ihe sale OF season tickets subscription i1s sale vas 50
largely attended at it left 0nl- - seats TO DE sold
to the general prbAt ior ordinary nightly performances
shortly after tbi, IL WA decided ;at Nine. Patti should
likewise appear there and colonel Mapleson was de-
.r,u- If maintaining faith with he en'-cl'"F7 '"" IT,
tane their good graces, ne determined 20 aio" inc hl'
choice of the Pati seats 70 BE- gv'h 10 lheiA'
allowing chem at the time discount OF 10 les "aA
20 rer cent Ir IS -eUsss 70 add that AL subscribers
-,v awaited th-usovc, Of the Colonel tindIrs5 many
,--g .. .ce....y or obtaining one or two a1dIioha
scots FOR their friozds: therefore never BEGAN my
sales for Iy of the PATTI nights To more thah -"o VI
, 10 seats 10 5e sod to The paic. for winch there were
probably 5000 persons waiting in lie, and ireqieuty
/.
o,irpg nc aid OF some thirty or forty p1le men Inc
sr.la yas 40 great that it almost Impossible 70
l-uov rrH lv who the purchasers OF th' Ilchr,-
,yLjc we're all sold in the space OF 1ew minutes fl u-
tiia crowd OF tUem WuilE i1i t"cIJN-i'i
b1l,r--vIbort any tickets, and all the blame placed
I ulou your humble servant. -.--,...-..i
10 ly certain knowledge IN many cases 'cAt's cnaru
band- ',ur ten or twelve times. each lime oi '"ul -
r.lrLiag hi cher premium. IN some nS.ahrc7 te Po-
rr nave been known ID have them in Their possess a.
md 10 nv knowledge policeman sold three Oi-ht7ta
seats f,r 81 50, making $50 per tcKei.
While ia Sau Francisco ay duties were OF very serl-
ous nature ans Lad tine even . 90 10 Det as llt
work ut1ilei ~ being al night In fact nav roSPoL
.i ee were 90 giadt that could not adsPt Dette we
! c.Uo,s than did Colonel MaplesOn held me ana ny
,sncate Ar H. T. Ia or person ally responsible Io IA
uopevs received and that alone was enough 70 sccu
uy rlUr Colonel MIpleson sent ne TO san ff%i'I SEQ 20
make the beat Dos sib,e Tor lis troupe Tor ~cl
he 1id me ,0gle salary. and wac saiished WIN u
md certainly disOUH having trlsc II IN 2ny way either
/ directly or INDIRECTLY. 10 make any extra money
Tho trouble in Francisco was thdi there Wer'
so 600 lcr,0T5 anxious TO hear Nine. PAU, ana me
fb.ltrc unfortunately only held $500 when IL was lu;
tboe who got in were. OF course happy wu"t fh"se ~
yrege ul3b.e-ncludiug many influential pfta--incn-ad
nothing left them 10 launch their yndictVes agalhs
/ the management and all concerned
must apologize for trespsos1g upon your Fa.u9Dit
.l,cc yui in Justice - Colonel Mapesou EIo WofAft
nos, vigorously put down speculation ieit caeo
upon 10 state the ftcls. ,t4s : - -, q,
TO- lO1 EIst + as-to,uthst, Nec- YORK; April To- 1854