The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-03
CAPT. HOOKER TO BE TRIED.
HllflEERsTETN SATS THE POLICE
DREW 100 TICKETS a WEEK.

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The Complaint On which Capt Hooker
| Arrested Hin and Closed the Harieu
Opera Bouse Dismisssd In Court.
Manager Hammerstein OF the Harlem
Opera House and Police Captain Hooker up.
peared in the Harlem Court before Justice Muir
ray yesterday morning. Joseph Humphreys,
the actor who was arrested for attempting to
20 on with the play after the house had been
closed By the police. was also on hand. Capt.
Hooker told the Justice that he had warned
! Mr.. Hammerstein that no ought to get his
] license renewed at once. and that although
| this was not done tho theatre was opened as
usual on Thursday evening. The CAPTAIN
therefore arrested the manager and closed the
house.
Mr.. Hsmmersteln In his turn declared with
some excitement that the Captains proceeding
| was In the nature Of blackmail, and that the
| West 126th street police station drew on him
for 100 tickets week. Justice Murray advised
him to DO moro moderate. whereupon the
manager related the story published In yester-
day mornings Sun, to the effect that he had
gone TO the Mayors ONCE with $500 In cash.
made out his application. and rendered the
money, which was refused. because Clerk
George Best had no place convenient for keep
ing such q sum. Mr.. Hammerstein repeated
his assertion that the clerk had told him that
It would be all right to play on that night, and
send down his check the next day.
Justice Murray said no did not feel that It
was incumbent upon him to interpret the law
to the effect that the license did not include
May 1, and then he dismissed the case. As
they left the court room Mr.. Hammerstein and
Capt. Hooker had an angry dispute, which was
ended whom Mr.. Hammerstein's friends took
him away.
Capt Hooker declared that Mr. Hammer
steins statements were absolutely false.
Il never demanded q ticket Of him in
my life." he said; whether any Of the
men connected with my station have done SO
don't know, but I don't believe they have.
Leonard. about whose discharge from the
opera house he says ! was angry, l scarcely
6 6TSthsr 20 SSptSin YIN thg rSauss. thadI inter-
Ing bills on sunday. and HammeEsteln dis:
oh9Eged him. AZ Leonard pleaded that he had
nEh not Saof ssd ho waS bs
stein sent M, me tickets and was made 70 IN
ofr night was disappointed and returned the
window. The tickets for the Emmet psrfSre
was never withdrawn from the theatre"
IN summons from inspector Oonlin capt. |
Hooker and Mr. Hammerstein appeared Of |
statements were made by each. and they were |
ordered to reduce their versions Of tho affair |
to writing and report again at Headquarters |
to-day, Neither Superintendent Murray, who |
ordered the investigation, nor Inspector Con- |
lin. who conducted II. would speak OF 1t yes |
terday. on the ground that the Investigation |
not been Ss s well
tried before the Commissioners on the charges |
made by Hammerstein, that the police detail |
was withdrawn from the theatre for five |
readily be had. |
Mr.. Hammer tein told the, reporter yesterday
tickets in at the window Of the box office, but |
tore them to scraps before 30 doing He de- |
clared that Thursday nights raid had caused |
him loss Of .000 and that he should bring |
OWL suit against the CAPTAIN to recover.
Clerk George Best Of the Mayors office de-
MED that he had told Mr. Ham merstein that he
could go ahead Thursday night without q IL
cense.
give that kind Of advice. Mr.. Ham merstein
appeared hero about noon on Thursday and
signed his application told him would pre-
pare the license for signature by the Mayor,
and that preferred to receive Q check instead
be prepared that day, and at 8 O'Clock they
we're taken to the Mayor and he signed them,
among the first. ] supposed he |
you'd call for 1t and remained here until 6H
he came to-day. again with his $500 In bills, !
md after consultation with Mayor Grant ac-
opted the money and turned 1t over to the
Mr.. Hammerstein says he has sent letter
skiing the Fassett Committee to Investigate
,apt. Hookers precinct.