The morning call., 1893-10-21
HOFFMAN'S BILLS.
Vienna Prater Company
to Be Sued.
Rosner's Band, Backed by the
Union, Refuses to Compromise
With Hoffman's SucCe SsOrs.

Among the unliquidated bills left by
Bernhard H offman, who originally secured
the concession for the Vienna Prater from
! the executive committee OF the MIdwintel
Fair was an account OF S120 due to Rosnel''
band. By reason of the non-payment Of
this amount suit is about to be commenced
by the musical organization against Hoff
mans successors in the management Of
! the prater. The action is at the instigatiOI
of the Musicians Union.
When Hoffman secured the site for his
Austrian Gardens he had a joyous cele.
| bration out at Golden Gate Park in con.
| nection with the ceremony of breaking the
ground of his plat. He invited all the Ger
man and Austrian residents of the city
and made elaborate preparations for their
entertainment. He engaged Dr. Emil
Stoessel as master of ceremonies to
boom the affair. ordered photographs OF
the occasion made BY Lainer and secured
the services Of Rosner's band to furnish
the music
After the exposure of the wreck of his
finances Hoffman relinQuished his 0onces-
sion, which was then awarded to COM
pany Of which the leading members were
b. A. Stepbany. A. Heynemann aud c. B.
Stone. E. Rosner, the leader of the time,
says Cudt Wu6U u6 presented tIl6 Dill 1OE ulS
services and those of the other nineteen
members of his band to Hoffman that gen.
tleman marked it 20. f." and referred
him to Stephany. saying that he would
pay it.
''Stephany asked, What's that? | am
interested in this matter" said Rosner
yesterday in speaking of his bill. 81 ex-
planned the circumstances and called
Stephany's attention TO the %. K, Hoff-
man. Stephany said: That will be all
right, my friend. Come around next
Wednesday ana Mr.. Heynemann will give
you your money
81 went to Heynemann's office on the
l found DR.. Stoessel with bill for $50
for his services, Charles Lainer with an
account for S66 and the Golden West Hotel
with bill for board of one of Hoffman's
assistants. Heynemann said that he was
not com pelled to give a cent to any of
HoffTan's creditors, but be offered us so
per cent, of our claims. / told him that |
would have to ask the other nineteen who
were. interested 10 my bill, and that even
then would have to get permission from
the Musicians Union to accept the COM
promise offered.
"'Well, you can take half or nothing
said HeynemanD. l asked him how it
was that be had paid the Palace Hotel in
full for Hoffman's bill of S165, and he
directors of the Musicians Union refused
to allow me TO take half the bill, as it
would be violation of one of the rules.
L have placed the matter in the hands of
Ash & Matthews, who will sue Heyne-
mann and Stephany on the account
Heynemann admitted that he had given
Hoffman money and purchased his ticket
to London, so there must have been some
arrangement between them"
Attorney Heynemann admitted that be
had offered all Hoffman's local creditors
so per cent of their claims, but added that
he was under no obligation to DO SO.
II am one of the Vienna Prater Com
pany," he said. "My associates? Mr.
Stephany, C. B. Stone and don't recall
the names of the others just now. / didn't
want to see these people lose their money,
so l volunteered to give them half. Ros-
ner's band sent back reply, dem andng
the whole amount of S120 due the band
Now not one of those players will get a
cent. Let them sue if they want to. They
can never get judgment. No respectable
attorney in this city would take the case. /"
If Rosner's band RECEIVERS Judgment
suits against Heynemann. Stephany and
all will be commenced by other creditors
of the departed Hoffman.