The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-04
TAXING PITT ON MAPLESOM
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Before noon yesterday q haggard mes
senger boy was careoring between the New
York Hotel and Ola Fifth avenue. carrying
notes between Col. Mapleson and Augustus L.
Brown. President Of the Board Of Directors of
tho Academy Of Music. AZ 2 in tho afternoon
Mr.. Brown and tho Colonel held consultation
In the Academy. When II was over both wore o
smiling air. and four Irishmen and two horses
that had been busy cartlng away scenery
from the Academy. doubling and breaking
1t to mako It fit the wagon. were stopped In
their work OF dissertation and sent homo. Mr..
Brown and the Colonel shook hnnds and parted.
and from that hour every one who called at the
Now York Hotel to inquire was told that tho
Colonel had left early in tho morning for the
country via tho Pennsylvnnla Railroad. and
would not BIZ back till Monday morning.
who wa.se. The 'f mnrbs "Srs az SnG '!
street was startled BY seeing four middo-ayed
and and prosper1as;JlookinG gentlemen wsnding
the third floor. at nm hour when prosperous gen.
t 4, arc usually vending; their way up town.
browH Sbors L. G SSfi oSji r tsrenes
Seward, and Herman II. Le Roy. At o'clock
they came out. said that, merely routine BUSH
Ono Of the gentlemen said Afterward to re-
-, In ,he iirst place, you newsrnper mon and
aar 81 The directors no Of The
Academy could not meet to do anything about
Ssesa ~ 'as ssnf e.
nothing to do with the, thing at all eX-
sSe n as some some Of Its directors or stock
Mapeso hoss Who dd aa 80 q.
waite indiyidnals. The Academy T. in no
saG Ssd luck Mr.
not even 3 stoakholder OF the Academy.
UP this money!. OF course he didn't and We
one who backed him ever lost BY It, We
would endorse n, note for a friend. not with any
s srr n Of sF Hs ssa
to become guarantors for him..
l have been getting letters from Mr.. Maple.
would get somebody to put up the money to
Keep MS prn,norties from being sold. ! told
e MoS wrte out No hs
the matter before tho Executive Committee ofthe
Board q Directors. who are among tho gunran-
commonplace" business. and then presented to
them Mr.. Mapleson's letter, in Which he said no
couldn't pay tho twenty odd thousand dollars
oSernraft. and asked IFS as favor to help him
out We all deprecated and regretted the selling
q the properties. MIR. Maplosons counsellor. Mr..
snSd SrS % a sondHn Fhay
was agreed that the scenery should not so. and
th s Gh that man would
which he had become u Ruarantor. Mr.
Charles H. Contoit has already done
1t is true that Mr., William II. Trayers. who is
gmarantor OF the largest amount. Mr.. Phelps.
MIR. Douglas. and Mr. Lorillard are also willing
to make good their guarantee. So the over
draft will be paid and nothing will be sacrificed
~, The fact is. though don't want. to injure
MIR. Maplesons character. that tho whole
trouble has come from his talking too much.
He must talk. and thus creates antagonism. II
ha had come quietly and explained his
condition.. we would have paid the
money without a word and great harm to the
Academy and to him would have been spared
as we'll as disagreeable notoriety to u.s."
Some Of his musicians are alleged to be look.
Ing for Mapleson with hostile intentions.