The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-21

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JOSEF HoyMANN.
H. father would on no account permit the boy
70 play In any moro concerts at present.
Mr.. Abbey's surprise was unbounded. Since
tho famous medical examination of Josef at
tho instance Of Commodore Gerry and Mayor
Hewitt no complaint Is to the lads condition
had reached the manager. Arrangements had
bsen made. therefore. for an extended tour
westward as far as San Francisco. and. accord.
Ing to Mr.. Abbey. q neat little bill of expense
had bsen incurred on the supposition that
Josef would fulfl the terms of the contract
which called for twenty-eight more concerts,
before the end Of April Mr.. Abbey could not
believe that tho contract would be broken in
this summary fashion. and that he hoped to ar
nngs for continuing the oourseh he had mapped
out Is shown by the fact that the sale Of seats
for the concert announced to take place next
Saturday night began on Monday morning
with the usual boom. Most OF the seats were
disposed Of before dark.
Mr.. Abbey called n Mr.. Holman at the
Windsor on Sunday morning. The interview
was Ruthless. Mr.. Holman was not to be
moved from the attitude he had taken with re-
spect to his sons performances. He insisted
that Josef did not want to play. and that he
was In physical danger from the strain already
induced by the concerts. Mr.. Abbey went
away. therefore, sld thought it over. Lawyer
De Lsncey Nicoll helped him in his thinking,
with q result that was resched early yesterday
morning when q suit was begun against Father
Hoffman, for . breach Of contract.
In bis letter to Mr.. Abbey. Mr.. Holman said
that DR.. Bsruch had seen his son and noted
certain unfortunate synptoms OF trouble. A
fairly literal translation Of the rest Of the letter
follows:
lie tDr. Baruehl has taken him under his cara and
ordsn him not to perform bscsuss his illness u the re-.
suit Of the sxcitsmsnt sttsndsnt upon public perform.
ancss ! interrupt the concert tour. but l will pay the
,n.ire commission to NJ. WOLF and Nj. Vert lMr. Hof.
mann's agents; WOLF In America Vert In Londonl Mr..
Wolf has received a,ooo markA turned over to him
he proceeds of my last four concerts, and then I paid
hin Loo marks viii myself pay Mr.. Vert e5Ooin Lon.
don lno longer need the services Of Nj. wohI because
Interrupt The concert tour. and for this reason cut OF
all expenses. Ihave now only to thank you for all your
trouble, and ! hope to see yeu again in q few yesra- Re.
fpectfuiiy CAsIHR HoEnANs.
oAishDAN c, - ioch
Monday morning I shall move.
After the Sunday morning interview with Mr..
Abbey IL seemed advisable to Mr.. Holman to
move without delay. mi accordingly upon that
very afternoon he left the Windsor Hotel. Prof.
Lambert offered him the use Of his apartments
II l25 East Twenty-seventh street, and there
Mr.. Hofmsnn took himself and family.
Lawyer De Lancey Nlcoll went before Judge
Patterson yesterday morning and asked for an
attachment against the goods and chattels Of
MI. Holman on the ground that he Is o nom
resident, and that suit had been brought
against him for damages IN account OF q
breach OF contract. The Judge promptly
granted the request. and before noon Deputy
shoriH Kaufman went to the Windsor pre-
pared to lay lega. hands upon the Holman
trunks. These valuable chattels had. however.
disappeared, and the hotel people could not put
the deputy on their track. Mr.. Abbey's suit Is
for s.. 800. the amount Of losses claimed by the
breach In the contract.
The original contract wal made In London
on Aug. 2 last between Mr.. Abbey personally
n Naroisss Vert In behalf of Mr.. Holman.
II called for eighty-one concerts. for the first oil
which no charge was to b made by Holman
Mr.. Abbey was to pay $4,000. In sums of S25C
each week. during the interval from December
to April. both inclusive. In his complaint Mr.
Abbey admits that tfty-two OF these concerts
besides the first. have been performed. Twen
ty-elght are nowdqe, and extensive and cost,
preparations have been made for them. Amoni
s sss Ss!'i it shas no 6 6as '4 L 1880 Srf fo sey q Pul fnss1
palace car for the use q Josef and his parents
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The amount Of profit that Would have secruee
y 4 result Of the twenty; eight s9nSsrts, H..
sl IA sip a = ssEI ana hsR s I of,a sfinni ri t5s
IRas SSy s 1Eil IssV VIII kl% ns e b sRS s5siss|'ly = WIN n
eject that Josef is 2 happy child and enjoy
Playing. DE. LsXis A, Ssyre is also brought e
W. Which shuP Is .sl z, " Mr; ,h Ao sssm II II asi %sde Il !,
him, at lie request o of'Msyor Hewitt. he iount
the boy p unusually good condition.
Eaai s aissarS Ssf .. I'd 10 s suSe ssslr 81 have @st , !
S ssDrsssntstiy: O. 'hs hoiman1 concerts.
sonsplrscy. Ever sisce Hoi@snn arrived Il
AsI ssrs. f.! \; ~ ssS Sssa all :%qrf III Ss&q p VIII, SsG ns sa
Elm dls ssS snRs 'S II Z soasd R sSosdstdptt 70 tern q %i i
mann Discovers that the boy is SICK. Does i,
!!Su Mr. Abbey aud seek q release or mitiga
EHon o. the terms OF the contract No. Doe
Si,hbn him9 Ne Ne NJ mshsger " tss kSs S9S wltS
cut warning that he will break the contract
asns nS6ss's trertment has been uaifornl!
Than MI. Hoimann has shown, II should hav,
Sn% plain that II the hoy - u1well no ma
SSiEuia pe iess aispossd than Mr.. Abbey TO fore,
n wan t In primo condition. and for my par
Kim pehsys 'pht there is nothing, the matter witt
as TO this. On the Very night that he wrote th;
mat Josef was perfectly we'll.
.,.aat GAME ABOUT in this way: Two San Fran
Eseo friends OF pins, .Messrs. Hearst and Nc
%Son, owner and editor ra6uAotfVolY of ia,