New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
HAUnERSTEIN CASE Up
Neusboy the Chief H7itHess against
Press" Rep6rters-4dj05TH

Several witnesses. incI1dt1g Oscar Haf1nlerSteia
himself ara Times Square ''newsE to-6 AaSis-
rra,e Ffnn II the Jefferson Market Court TestsE-
day tha story Of the alleged fight between the IN
r-asz-io and = Nordaunt Hall and James )
po-ie reporters of The New York Press, ana
william J Eleney rfck4t Spectator n front q
the FTaIel Knickcrbocker last Saturday night
rF.-n1,ersteia charges tae two reporters With as
zzulr and ticket specIlato- with having encoIr-
aged the assault Eenev = also accused o. having
poured OF the i-7Preszrto futd described II t7e
Complaint as possessing TIE cdor O. rotten eggs
The Press' contingent in ne courtroom cor
sisted of the three defsrGants Michael \ forl'
another reporter. and their counsel Charles N
Beattte. Tne opposing party was made Up OF oscar
Hauners-en, his Two sons, William, manager O.
the Victoria Theatre and Arthur. manager q Ine
PhiIsdelphia Opera House, William GuaFd press
acsrt Of ths Manhattan opera House, John r Nc
Tntyre aad Maurice Meyer lawyers. and se-retary
Brignoh Of the Manhattan Opera House seven
court policemen under Sergeant Walsh Kept closs
watch o. all concerned 20 prevent = recurrence 81
the sc-imrnag.s which tcok place last sunday -
tween the rival "a sctions both the street and IN
tie courtroom
oscar Barau1erztein vas the frs. witness. His
continued references TIE defendants as things
and fellows and his refusal 70 desist WHEN O.
dsred not 70 blackE7lard them caused the Court 70
excleim-
IF ypu don't speak properly Of these defend
ants III thro- this case out right now viii not
allow you 10 speak So
This had its desired effect on the fnpressro. and
he told the story Of the assault without further
unpleasant references
Cnaer cross-exauination Mr. Harlrerstein de-
MED ever having seen either NJ Hall OF Nj
Doyle before the night OF the alleged assault He
said the two men who had visited his ONCE as
represeptafi-es Of The New York Press the
night before re wrote the letter The Press
railing the ren drunken. seedy, filthy and TN
clean sers NOT Messrr- Han and Doyle. and that
he did uot refer either Of the defendants n
the letter
Herman Rnec5ter, { stoop shouldsTsd neV ssor,
hosrse voiced. foad Of gesticulstlns and pulling
his cheeks ard chin. threw himself INTO the Wit
ness chair and testified follows:
Ne IzZy, another newsy- sees Hammer
stein. says: Gee there's Hamrerstein- IZZy
said: Lock AZ the boob Pike the iidr All Of
sudden I sees Hammerstein get swat. Den
Eeney gits bottle and t'ro--s de contents on
Harnuerstein's nut and Doyle grabs de bottle
from Reney and t'rovs It in de street. where
finds Il and gives Willie Hann1erstein'
what did tlle bottle the contents ot TIE bot
tie smell Ike asked Mr. Beattie
Fierce. I don't think dere vas any udder oaa
sraeI about de square. II de toist bsa smell l
ever seen round de square
Other witnesses we're Patroiuan Hassennlilier. ot
the traffic squad, who arrested the defendants.
Charles J. Walsh. renter of automobiles Charles
Ashley eiectrfcisR, and a hack driver named
Harry Paysrd. The then adjourned until
Wednesday when Ma gisrrate Finn Will hear the de-
fence in the Essex Market court. The defendants
were allowed 70 go parole. they had been
Sundsy.