New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
ne FOOLED "DE COLLCD LADIES'
A MAJ GETS 81 APIECE From 100 WOMEN TO
WAIT ON PEOPLE At \ MYTHICAL BALL
At THE GARDEN

A MAN GETS 81 APIECE FROM 100 WOMEN TO
WAIT oN PEOPLE At \ MYTHICAL BALL
At THE GARDEN.
There came near being riot 1t the Madison
Square Garden Saturday night. January 20
and its echo heard IN the Jefferson Marker
Court yesterday morning. when Aired Susa"
OF 40 sss West Forty second St, taken before
Justice Tainior on a charge OF swlndling. shorty
after o'clock on that night. one OF the attendaats
OF the Garden rushed up 10 the Office OF FRANK '"
sanger. TIE manager. and told him that nearly
one hundred coored women were do"nSiars' anu
that they said they had been hired for n ball. AS
there vas TO be no ban the Garden that nighi
Mr. Sanger went TO what the trouble was.
lie was at once surrounded by a crowd OF coiored
women OF all shades and conditions
Am de Cyardcn ready fob us?' asked one
dusky creature who weighed at least sO9 pounds.
40" said Mr.. Sanger. III is not. lherc II
not going 10 be q cake walk here tonight.
cake walk muffin Use done been hired TO tend 10
dc ladies' al de bail here tonight returned inc
woman.
Ball? What ba.ir' asked Mr. Sanger. now thor
oughly puzzled.
why. dc ball" shouted the women IN chorus.
NO ball here tonight" said Mr.. sanger
VIVA foh 20 done gage us foh den! asNed
another woman.
Il didn't engage you" said Mr.. Sanger
We'll" said young thing With chocolate
colorcd complexion. lest glib us back de ~ an
Nell go home"
Then there we're more explanations, in when
IL came out that every one OF the young women
had given a young coored man who had tod them
ne came from Mr.. Sanger. s. as security Tor their
appearance at the Madison Square Garden. 1t TOOK
Mr. Sanger about two hours to get rid OF all the
women
one OF the young women. Miss Frances Hutch-
ings OF No. SIC West Tnrty-nihth-st. made up her
mind that she was not COINS 10 los her money III
tina; way SO she around TO the West thirty
seyenth-st police station and told Captain McCul-
Rough all about H. The captain put Policeman Tay-
Tor on the case. and Friday night Taylor ar
rested Alfred StivalI. Of No 555 West Forty sec
ond-st. ,
In the jefferson Market Court yesterday morning
Frances told a tale OF woe. She was accompanied
hy seven colored women as Witnesses Dut Frances
talked 40 fast and 80 loud mat Justice la"t ~.
ciiei TO adjourn the case. He let FRANCES tei n"r
story. however and this is what the young woman
said -. c..,,.
and toe mo dat he done going 10 gage Iot oil
colud ladies fob 10 wait dc folks az lie pail ~
de Ciyaricn dat night. lie done gage me ana toe
mo dat as didn't hab no referee da ne pc pieessu
ter ask me to deposit S. 10 be sure dat come
all right. | glib him de money. ana zen ne say
Come long: go TO de Gyarcen 80 pun on
ma best clcsc yo know dc red suit Wild blue RID
does yo%' she exclaimed with some embArrass
nent. Then without stopping Tor prrath sne Went
on and told how he had taken her DOWN Sixtn-IIye
In a car and how ne had jumped OFT ana ieit her
the stand all eager f. tell their stories II was al
this point that Justice Taintor quaiied ana SET me
case down for examination next week ne toiu
Taylor not 10 fall to have Mr. Sanger there to-
In tho mean time Alfred Stivall languishes IN a
cell not having the $500 ball demanded