New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-01
INDICT THEATRICAL MEN
CONSPIRACY is 1LLEGED.
Kia5c & Erlongcr, Charles Frohman
and others Concerned.

klaw 4 Erlanger. Nixon & Zimmerman. Charles
EToAman and "Al' Hayman. theatrical managers
generally referred to members OF tho sO-cailed
'Thcptrirl Trust were indicted as members Of
the trust Yesterday. The ofens" charged was
conspiracy. according to District Attorney Jerome
Tho grand jury presented thc indictments in several
Upewrttcu pages. which were handed up to Judge
Foster iu Part of General Sessions about O'Clock
The following statement was given out by the
District Attorneys office late Yesterday afternoon:
The grand jury to-day filed indictment in Part
ct General Sessions. before Judge Foster, ChdrS-
ing Marc Kaw and Abraham D.. E.rlauger. compos-
ms the hrm OF Kaw & Eranser. with the crime
OF conspraey- Tho charge is that they and others
fo9SSp'F'd 10 monop2Hze the taeatrica! business
Production oi iEedircal ATTRACTIONS me con-
tered into in 1885 and lso whereby tho CON
ractSas ana dviIdd he profits Of ba5intas Where
nJ {. ey afreed nor TO allow any theatrical at
~" owner oF tae attraction would agree 20 play
n"t allow ans ~ their attractions To- PLAY In any
theatres "ller than those which they controlled;
ana ant they also eosrcod uctors aud play|rishts and
'."5tg} ln theatres controlled by the conspirst'ts
ana Thy refused % allow any attraction 10 se
"t,tstu"n would enter I'M" contract 10 play such
rord 10 s.n m Zen ,5 oyfes ss qqd '4g r
Win them To- give thcm the eSrius5yc control o.
IN ls5 pe syndicate g,f-sed to allow Nine Bern
she was under The mauasemeu, OF the shuberts.
WI" arr tlelr rivals iu uisu'sS They also re
fused - allow any attraction S"ned by thn Shu-
L'lts 10 De p.al'd i'm the syndicate theatres. and
trcy controIcd n any thSatrs beion.;ing to i'o
Shuber's They have refused 20 book Reiasco u
They have forced owners oS theatres to enter
INTO contracts with them To give the syndicate the
and lave eHtor;ed from owners of such theatres
'hss, the,tre. ranging lr2n, . to 50 ror cent
., ihrT m.yr nT,n e4a6ie4 tG c5qs' any owner ~
OF q theatre that wouldn't COMPLY with their de
by refusing to allow his attraction 10 lie PLAYED IN
] ret '1.'US' IT,, AN, ogd GontIo,,I"E as t6-y 40. hge
traction can prontahly play tho same unless le
have been enabled 70 crash any obs mate Owner
OF a theatre by simply refusing % send him at
der tnced cirrurstances no owner Of an attraction
cate didn't co1troI Tie t6oRinss o. 6ecauso II ho
did, thrt would Ac the only theatre Wher" he
The following statement issued AZ the ofHce
of Al Haymun Of KIaw & E,rIanger
We are not surprised at this indictment. az II
has been street and table talk fer over year. Tie
another ] telling and viii be subject OF wonder
II any one doubts the demoralizatlon OF the pres
'ni i'lsirirt Attorney ottce lie need only notice
We're 9ubiishSd dailg ceraIy tbe l,l Witnesses AMI
grand Jurors themselves would not talk about what
happens in the sraud jury room.
Every business institution whicn develops to
large proportions is in danger Of being dauominated
az t s aiG an - ii,,i'[ m IN imt LOT FIlls nr,mne
competitors.
II viii not be long In this fair land before every
successful business viii be indicted for being
member of trust. The stisma which used to 20
with an indictment has been entirely eliminated
10y proceedings such these
Abraham Erlangsr and Marc KIaw appeared
during the afternoon. having been sent for
D.. their counsel Alfred Lauterbach and were adj
mitted to bail in the Of 81 COO each. BAH was
furnished by Timothy u. Sullivan. Big Tim gave
security tho Dewey Theatre In East 1ith street.
Charles Frohman and al" Hayman in Europe
Samuel +. Nixon and j. Fred zimmerman are said
to be in Philadelphia. and L is expected tdat they
may return 10 the city 10 give bail some time to-
morrow.
The independent managers were al reticeUt
Yesterday. No Of them issued a statement. and
Lee SHuGert the only VINO could bc seen.
lie refused TO express any opinion to tell any ~
the questions he required d, answer before the
grand jury. He didn't look at all unhappy. how