The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-24
.HENNE2SEY SMITES
HANNERSTEIN JAW
editor and Opera Impre-
sario Fight Today in New
York Court.
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sey alleges HamTacrstein cried out.
What's that yelled Hennessey and
he landed about MY Hammerstelu.
Then the police seized and tried TO
subjugata the struggling editor. while
Reporters Ford and Doyle fought des-
perately TO come to their chiefs aid or
swing blows on the junior Hammer
stems. Frederick NJ. Hall and James ].
Doyle, the two men who attacked Ham
mersteIn last night were with Hennes-
sey hut did not participate in the rum
pus.
Finally Separated
I'm rear room the two leaders Of the
strife and their respective factions were
separated. Oscar Hammcrstein, who
had been bodily carried along by three
policemen, smoothed over his rufhed ar
ray and was allowed TO go back to the
court room. Then one by one the fight
ers were permitted TO go back and wait
for the call OF the case. Oscar Ham
marste'n was bubblinC over with anger
b4ioF HeuneSSey,' he said, lis the
cause OF all this fighting. He called nv
ono" idsJ night on the telephone, and,
dfirl abusing me, said. II will thrash
Mr.. iIaumerstciu on sight. IL he does
NOT want 10 fight himself let him send
ms son Arthur William !. Gard, of my
slaH H.td Inc stenogTapher take down
the conversation.
Some time ago two reporters from
the press came to my office and asked
me II it were true that a certain opera
SINGER had been put into grand opera
by an outsider
Then they made me an fnsolent
query 1 ordered them from the office"
Writes to Editor
Later / sent a note 10 the editor OF
aHtA.r E.# H#sr...
porters that came to me from that
paper. I had previously ordered Max
Smith. the dramatic editor Of the Press,
from the Victoria Theater
Last night I had just finished nv
dinner and was leaving the hotel when
Frederick NJ. Hall and James J. DOYLE.
reporters on the Press, picked sudden
~ upon me, striking me in the face,
and knocking me down. William j.
Heney stood aside and encouraged
them, saying Give 1T TO him
arthur Hammcrstein admitted that
the lighting in front of the court was
In the nature OF a pTeaTraugcd duel He
sale
81 stood in front Of the building with
my brother William, ana Mr. Gard.
when Editor HeuncsscV and his friends
came along. SO YOU are going 10 lick
me, We'll here l am. Take off YOUR coat
and hat and L will have am equal fight
with you and not the kind OF Il fight
that was put up against my father
Il started forward. but some one gave
me q blow on the side of the head
livery one was striking at random when
lle ,oihgers appeared as II by magic snd
Editor Heunessey and Reporters Ford
aud Barber were first arTaiEued ON 81
charge made By police officers for fight /
1nl IN the court. Magistrate Finn /
waived them aside with a good humor !
and then listened to a charge of the
same nature against oscar Hammer
stein by the officers. This was also /
lightly waived aside by the court Of /
fetal.
First Case Called.
Then the men who were charged with |
assauling Mr.. HammerEtein outside /
the knickerbOckcr Hotel were called. /
They gave their pCdigreos as follows.
Frederick H. Hall, forty years old, re- I
porter on the Press, residence 2l# West /
Fifty-Grst street; James y. Doyle. thir-
ty-eight years old, reporter on the Press,
residence 1921 Fort Hamilton avenue,
Brooklyn. William d. Henev. forty
eight years old, cashier, residence auS
Court street. Brooklyn.
Tho charge sworn TO BE Mr.. Hammer
stein set forth that each of Tie de
cndants did strike dCp0ucut lu the /
mouth Hltn "fueHed hand, thereby cut I
ting and decorating same that he
IS as lEuockcd down and bruised and that
Heuey did council and advise the two
1SsaiianJs with such words ass Give IL
Magistrate Finn, after reading the
complaint asked Lawyer john Mcintyre
and Norris Meyer, representing the
Ial1WcrEJelus. and LAWYER Charles NJ {
Beatlie. for the defendants. why the
ease had been brought before him.
Case for Night Court.