New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15

EVERYBODY VIOLENTLY ANGRY-'Do YOU BITE
YOUR THUMB AT rs. SIR

EVERYBODY VIOLENTLY ANGRy-"Do YOU BITE
YOUR THUMB AT rs. SIR
Mile Di D,o the Viennese songstress. who was
Indirectly the cause OF the row between baio"
oscar Uaomerstein and George Kesser. the wine
agent at Roster & Balls music nall IN west
Thirty -fourth-st. Thursday night d'd NOT ap-
near In Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning
when the manager and .he agent appeared peioie
Justice Voorhis to tell stories ABOUT eat" o'".'
Mr. Kessler was the first on the scene anu was
accompanied by Messrs. Roster ana bia' '"i''
Kline their manager. and two lawyers. Ihey s'oou
in the of the courtroom waiting pa'e"ey ~
be heard by the Justice. when MT ham"ie'S'e"'
arrived He was all alone, and paid no atteh.'on
to his adversary of the previous Night ou' s''"eu
down the aisle and took front seat
After all the regular business Of the Court mao
been disposed Of Policeman Joe" Petrozino hurI'eu
his prisoners up before the Justice ne 'o'' '"'
ticc Voorhis that he had arrested the men OH
counter charges preferred by each against Inc o'i.
Mr. Hammersten was the hrst 10 De "e"'' "
told the Justice that he had caused the arrest Vi
KessIer on a charge of dlsorleriy conduct. was
sitting in my box in the music hall last night A'
Mr. Hammerstein. "and showed my diSappro'a' VI
one of the performers Mr.. Kesser, VINO had the
box next TO me. entered my box and addresse" 'e's
abusive and threatening language to me- ''p"e"
in kind and then went and got this officer to arrest
him. Mr. Kessler followed me downstairs 'H'o lily
private office and refused to leave.
WAS there any ASSAULT asked the Justice.
yes but won't say anything about that said
Mr. Hammersien that was mutual .
Mr.. Kessler then told his side OF the s.orS. nc
denied emphatically that he had entered MI nan"
nerstein's box lie said he heard some one HISS
Mile. hi Do and on learning that MT, ii'n'''''
stein had done the Kissing he went into the pasSase
way back of the box and told Mr. Hammersten that
he ought 10 be ashamed OF himself MT Hammer >
stein. he said, swore at him ana theh ruS"eu ou
for a policeman. Hammcrstein, he sa'u' s'r"oN
at him. and he warded the blow on lie postNeay
denied that he had followed Hammers'eih INTO I'S
office. and said that he had gone into what was
known the pressroom, where ha"'"o'''''' ~
Mile. III Dio holding converse
Justice Noorhis said ne did not care TO take II
complaint against either man. You are o''
friends" he said. land this Is matter You can
better settle between yourselves out OF court
only wish 10 add that the right to applaud also
carries with II the right TO hiss. and no man should
take umbrage at another because he shows his dis-
approval OF what may please another. Inc case IN
dismissed"
The disposition OF the apparently was &C
ceptable TO every one concerned, but II IS ny DO
means the end OF the affair. Messrs Roster anu
n,al are still very angry with Mr.. Hammerstein
and so is he with them. The wrath on each fide
was 80 hot yesterday that neither WAS apie 10 ue
eide what 10 do. After he left the court ME- liam
merstein got truck. went TO the music-haiI ana
completely cleaned out his private Office ana car
rled everything away. Furniture pictures. papers
the score OF his new opera. everything went. ne
told the stage manager that he should not come
I'm the evening, and then he disappeared ana ms
Office desolatc.
Messrs Koste- and Bal seem utterly averse 10
having anything more 20 do with Mr. Hammer
stein and he seems anxious TO keep as far from
them as possible. They are partners however. anu
| members OF the same corporation. ana rather eN-
,ensiye business relations between them are IN
evitable. The corporation is capitalized AT |lfV""
There are l40 shares. OF which Mr.. hammefs,e'h
owns CO. and Mr.. Roster and Mr.. Bihl' Vi. ihey
have therefore the controlling interest They are
| Incorporated for nfty years. OF which about one
Is past. The respective relations Of the partners
10 the actual running Of the business Is thus de
fined in their contract:
1T q agreed between the parties hereto mat me
SAID corporaion shall empi%y !'hn AMI hat
/ said John kc.tcr ana Albert flal shhn nav =
! business OF SAID corporation. and employ and dts
charge OF all help. talent the purchafc ana Sale
e. Necessary in and about the business OF said
corporation. and shall also have charge OF the
! 'And II ls hereby agreed that IN" said party o,
the nryt part meaning Oscar liammerTiclnl Shal,
have chaTee Of ballet productions. which shall be
produc@d under thr nc,ion Win the .aA parties
| OF the second part
Messrs Roster and bal are thus TO have every
thing IN their hands except baleis. ana AZ
present there are ballcs. and th"y declare that
/ there are not 70 be any NOR" ballets IL looks.
/ therefore, "a II they would have good deal IN"
advantag, In any complications that may arise In
/ the future.
1 Mr. Uammcrste.n said Yesterday that hc intended
! 70 hiring a sui, FOR the annulmen, OF the charter
/ and a dissolution OF the partnership. He holds n
mortgage on the music hail which & due on Au-
gust o. 1876. Mr.. Hanmcrsiein also ntimnted that
| Mr. Kcsslcr had invited him TO meeting for the
/ rrrt,ose Of arranging n duel. Mr. Kcssler laughed
| a, this when he was told Of Il last night lie
| never mad n notion Of any such thing. he said