New-York tribune., 1909-01-25

1y,,z ,i.icisr1 Of his action by repeating his dis
inclination to act because of the connecuo" oA
House. Grossman Vorhaus with Mr.. TANNER
stein and saying:
TIE, arain I was given TO understand by John
F Mcintyre and Maurice Meyer that they intenoed
to have the charge made feonious assault "nlch
is outside the Jurisdiction of the Night Court we
try onIy misdemeanors in this court and invariaoE
put over all cases that come under the heao "a
feIonies Under no circumstances will l try IT,
Mr.. Hennessy, for Tho Press made this state
ment last night:
defence Of his seuTops stack On saSs ane 5fa ta
the reason for bringing him & to aeGGen5 ta neWspapeT
The answer to this fresh slander Is:
The facts about his opera fake were printeed Ior
peared in The Press: the apology from Hammer
stein demanded by our reporters on Inuisus;y ;
ten Thursday and yet his adyertsing sPpeaIe1
morning. This shows that when Hammerstein tries
TO make it appear that mercenary motives caused &c
protect our self-respect his justincanoh can
not be found in the facts. Of the case
Oscar Hammerstein issued this statement last
night:
Reading through the published accounts of the
booker Hotel last evening, / discover an attempt
by the parties that instigated the outrage to use
the affair to excite unwarranted enmity on the
part Of individual newspaper men toward me. ~,
the press of this city, editors and reporters dur
ing my career of twenty-five years as theatrlca
and and ge1ai Sp9Ia' in faet ana proud OF Saying
with Of the members relations OF sincere
friendship and mutual esteem are IN existence
Most of the great papers Of this city employ gen
tlemen editors and reporters; few, elther oy
reason of economy set standard or depfaNlty'
employ individuals suitable for their low purposes
On Tuesday afternoon, after the deplorable dis
pute between me and one OF my artists rega19lTRg R
circumstances of repertory had been puoilshed ~
the morning papers, / was called upon in my office
by two individuals declaring themselves to be rep
resentatives of 1.-The New York Press In dress
they were uHclean and in language heavy iroIn
liquor One of them, without taking on MS hA'
said: - .r, ro.s,
that Miss Cavalierf has found engagement Win
YOU through the influence Of ana that d
lot of 'plunks' had been passed We want some
particulars -.
The two men were promptly elected by me- Next
morning the paper they claimed to represent print
ed vicious attack upon me, my artists ana my
institution The letter which l wrote 10 me edI-
tors and publishers OF THE Press after that Ger
tainly iustifiabe one. ~ =
the Knickerbocker Hotel not by the TWO inter
viewers Tuesday, but by two men whom don
recollect having ever set my eyes upon before but
who claim be connected with THE New York
Press reporters
] repeat-the object Of these lines Is no other
than to eliminate from the minds OF men connect
ed with the press Of this city the idea that don
value ard appreciate their friendship and thelr
efforts aid In the great cause to whcn nave
devoted myself without monetary consideration IN
the interest of their great and noble professloh
they should aid in eliminating from their ranks the
foul-nouthed sandbaggers Of obscene puoications