The evening world., 1894-09-22
SCOTT WAS LET GO.
He Has Black Eye as Souvenir
of the Daily Theatre Row.
Participants in the Row Reached an
Agreement in Court.
Ticket Spectators Angry ut the Loss
of II Test Case.

James Scott, who says he Is a com
mercial traveller from Beaver Falls,
Pa. but who s said to be somebody else
from Philadelphia, was discharged in
Jefferson Market Police Court, where
he was arraiEned this morning on "A
charge of disorderly conduct.
He Is the gentleman who bought
ticket from a sidewalk speculator to see
Gaiety Girl" at Days last night
and was thrown out.
He was represented by an unknown
lawyer who would not tell his name
and obJured his client to keep his mouth
shut. His client obeyed him faithfully,
and looked as though he would be glad
to get away at any price.
Mr. Scott, who is a tall and reputable
looking man of midlle-age, had black
eye. He got this when Dick Dorney hit
him. Arthur Rehan pushed him and Au-
gustln DAILY fell on him.
Mr.. Scott came up here from Beaver
Falls or Philadelphia to see the sights.
lie bought n ticket from j, =. MorrIssey,
Days Theatre. He paid 81 for "A $3.50
| seat, well down in front, near the centre
OF the house and on an aisle.
Now, MIR. DAILY objects to this sort Of
| the house to spot the purchasers of
| these speculative tickets and repeal
them at, the door. Money, however is
refunded ut the window-not the pur-
chase price. but the amount currently
charged at the box-otiice. The victim
Is then bound to be out the amount of
the premium, which is usual so cents.
When Mr.; Scott presented his ticket
he was told 1t was invalid. He never
| theless tore off the coupon and pushed
ahead. The ticket-taker tried to hold
| him and was shaken OFF Then Dorney
and Rehan grabbed him just as he was
| half way up the inner stairs.
They tugged at him, but Mr.; Scott is
large and vigorous man, and resisted
| effectively. Then the Waterman and no
| less a person than Augustin DAILY him
| self, lent n hand.
There was pulling and hauling and
blows and bad words and a slow but
certain movement of the struggling
group towarda the door
| There the Princeton wedge was too
large to pass through the gap in the
railing, and the whole contrivance came
down with a crash, the fighters, in
Guided, and Mr. DAILY along with them
There was CONSERVATION ma }, In the HOUSE ns
s snd excitement IN the oGGy " an cpl
Heading through the ruck at last came
| a policeman. and needing the chorus OF
complaints, he arrested Mr.. Scott and
street station on the charge OF disorder
| ly conduct.
| The only friend in this world that
| Mr. Scott seemed to have at the time
ticket. He called his brethren about
him and told them that here was a
test case and they wanted to rally to
| Mr. Scott's aid
They sent for Lawyer Epstein, the
counsel for their organization, and
bailed out Mr., Scott. He is said &c
have made a distinct agreement with
them to charge all his bouncers with as
sault and sue Mr.. DAILY for damages.
If he did that, he weakened later on
| for thism orning he had n conference
with Arthur Rehan in the courtroom
no prosecution. Mr.. Scott and his
anonymous lawyer then skipped out in
| haste.
There was a crowd of spectators or
| hand to help Mr.. Scott with capital and
| legal advice II he would go ahead with
| loud and profuse In their indignant re-
marks.
I'VE wanted to make case of this, "
| said Morrissey, land this man could as
easily as not get $4,000 out of Daiy.
suppose ne has agreed not to proceed
| the charge of disorder,y conduct.
| II stood the legal distance of $50 feet
| from the theatre door when / sold him
the ticket, and | have a license. That
ticket was as good as gold. DAILY Is
sale of tickets in the hotels
Tyson has twenty hotels In New
| York where he sells tickets. He whacks
with the theatre, paying them % cents
out OF the 80 cents premium he gets.
We don't do that and there is the cause
| OF the trouble"
Arthur Rehan would not say what
sort OF compromise he made with
| Mr.. Scott.