The sun., 1913-11-22
OPERA TICKET MIXUP
STRENGTHENED OUT
Subscribers Will Get Their Seats
This Morning at 10
O'clock.
CRIMINAL ACTION STANDS
Tyson 4 Co. Announce That
Those who Have Paid Twice
Will Get Money Back.

The tangle over the opera tickets with
which Tyson & Co. secured a loan from
the Metropolitan Trust Company has been
straightened out as far as the subscribers
are concerned Tyson & Co. announced
last night that they are now in possession
OF the tickets and will deliver them aft r
10 o'clock this morning at their office.
Il22 Broadway. near Twenty-hfth stree.
Tyson 4 Co. also announced that all
subscribers who have paid for their tickets
twice--once to Tyson Co. and once -
the trust company---will receive checks
for the overpayment "in due course.
Assistant District Attorney Train was
asked last night IL this would cause IN"
criminal proceedings against Tyson Il Co.
to be dropped.
"It will have no influence upon our
action in the matter. said Mr.. Train.
I'VE regard II simply as "A restitution or
stolen property. and such restitution
has no bearing on criminal charges. as
has often been determined by the courts
The District Attorney POsitiOn.
When the hearing before Magistrate
Deuel. was called Attorney william Mar
shall for the ticket agency asked to have
the case adjourned until Monday. At this
point Mr.. Train made statement 10 the
court outlining the position OF the District
Attorney in the matter. he said In part
From tlS' sworn testimony already
taken 1t appears that the public has sub
scribed for opera tickets to the value OF
over $4,000 Each one Of the subscribers
has paid for definite and particular
seat in the opera house for definite and
particular nights The tickets thus paid
for. when issued by the Metropolitan
Opera Company and delivered to Tyson
& Co. became the absolute property OF
the purchaser. Any disposition OF those
tickets other than their immediate de-
livery to the purchasers was illegal ana
criminal
1T is matter Of dispute whether the
officials of the truet company did or ala
not know that they had accepted as
collateral security for a loan tickets which
had not been paid for to the extent or
over $4,000. MIR. Chew testified under
oath that he had not been so told. Mr..
Hartman has stated to the contrary
Could Get Search Warrant.
Mr. Train then said that a search war
rant for the tickets could properly he
issued. which would put the tickets in
the hands Of the court. but that II
this was done they could not he re-
leased to the subscribers until the criminal
proceedings are ended. which would be
Mr.. Train then consented tn the sd-
journment. which is until Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Tyson 4 Cot statement Ia as follows
Tyson Go. are glad to announce
that they have succeeded in erecting
the necessary financial arrangements
whereby they are now ir possession Of the
opera tickets for which their patrons
have subscribed and are ready to make
delivery Of the same after 10 O'Clock
A. NJ on the 22d inst to all SUBJ
scribers at their office at ll22 Broad.
way. upon surrender OF receipts. They
further announce that the arrangements
made provide for the repayment to their
subscribers who have paid in duplicate.
and they will receive checks for rhe
same in due course. They regret the
embarrassment which has unfortunately
arisen respecting the delivery of the
tickets. and now that II is satisfactorily
relieved they bespeak the continued favor
OF their customers and patrons.