New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Four Men, One i'm Sailors
Uniform, Are Seriously
Injured in Demonstra-
tion; Shots Are Fired
Mayor Hylan's Edict
Nullifed by Court
Man Who Throws Mis-
J siles at Barytone Gets
Three Day Sentence

Egg-throwing inside the theatre and
head-beatng by the police outside at
tended the resumption of German
opera at the Lexington Theater last
night.
Herman We'll, baritone. in the first
act was forced temporarily to stop
singing because of shower of eggs
anng at him and his fellow performers
from box.
At the same time the police we're
kept busy holding back a mob which
tried vanly to storm the theater and
stop the production altogether. The
opera was Gar und Zimmerman"
Four Sriously Injured
Four men-a sailor, a soldier, po-
ously hurt during the charges of the
mounted men. The sailor, William
Reir, twenty-three years old. of the
United States steamship Granite State,
is expected to die. He is at Bellevue
| Hospital
Chester Bttner, Camp Merritt mill
itary policeman. received blow from
nirhtstick that fractured his right hip.
Police Sergeant George Wischebrink,
who was unable to get out of the way
Of platoon of mounted policemen in
time was knocked down and trampled
he was removed to Bellevue.
The name of civilian who was
Knocked unconscious by a nightstick
wes not learned At least score of
sthers sustained sore heads in the
melee.
The opera, which was forbid dden by
Mayor Hylan on objections made by the
American Legion, was presented under
the protection of an injunction.
Despite great crowds which filled the
streets near the thcater, everything
went we'll with the performance until
We'll began to sing in the first act
AS he took his place in the
shipyard in Saardn an egg was seen to
fit from box in an upper tier. 1t
was followed by three others in rapid
succession.
Eggs Miss Their Mark
Although there were twelve per-
''rmers on the stage with We'll the
eggs, rlew wide of their mark, for the
smells were observed by the audience
~ouASs oii lNe stage moor.
Heads were turned toward the box.
som some one in the orchestra yelled
toward" Half dozen men and
women stood UP and demanded the Of
lender be elected.
Put him out. Put him out!" they
ehorused
Mhether the egg-thrower got down
aiire escape or walked down the stairs
was not definitely established. A man
n was arrested on the ground floor by
sp.etective James Donovan, of the East
nghty-eighth Street station. At the
sM.ion ne gave his name as John Doe,
anu SAID ne worked OF the Hotel Nc
Apin. On being searched it was
found that he still had one egg in his
pocket.
Leniency for Egg Thrower
mhen Doe" appeared before Magis-
usse Corrigan in the mems night
svof' ne was asked why he had thrown
the eggs.
VI guess l got excited" he said. 81
anew | was violating the law but I
~asnt actually responsible at the mo-
,sa ssn'' | lost brother in France and
m.,g sasse things 90 particularly hard with
., me magistrate imposed sentence of
ns;s s;ee days in the workhouse and the
:avher was taken away to be fiinge~-
GGuted. When he returned, however,
.asistrate Corrigan told him he would
ssJipeho ssips.o sentence until tonight. when
.aa;luonai Information that was re-
sslyed during the court session will
-sss ~ been investigated.
s,,.nne theatre was less than half
ra s.so with persons who fought their
~ through protesting crowds outside
is~ gained their seats only by exercis-
Sas.a xiVe-us- German opera or give us
sss'n persistency.
Police Hold Back Crowds
T,see sntee hundred patrolmen. who on
.bsasay night were stationed about the
Is,. e 70 sec that no opera was given,
"a ngnt occupied the same positions
fs,ssc mat the opera was not inter
aal;as WIN. Inspector Underhili had
s,.c hhes stretched block away
rom rom each side Of the theater. Crowds
.vsi.no,,a in Fifty-second Street, For
f.aihtr Street, Third Avenue and an
~, away az Park Avenue, where the
sg1.ss lines held them back.
.ysapse'or Cnderhill received word at
d;wslock mat crowd was creating
I~~e.Noef at FOrty-ninth Street and
n"s.on nsn Avenue. Mounted police
.s..o wno we're cent there found an
ES'iy Of service men at this point.
80 sn tne Dolice scattered the crowd
bs;mulan comDla ned of the danger Of
nsn fnden down, TO which e. police
yom ssepiIed' Keep moving or m ride
di,sa. crowd then started of in the
sW,ns,"h '' Broadway With shouts Of
| ts.," come back" About 500 OF
ssns.,. ssn., on reaching building under
p;sk@;s.ae.lon near Fifth Avenue, began
A. ing ing oD bricks. stoneg and rubbish
army Truck Commandeered
~ 1890 o'clock mob oy zoo man
ufia,.n<y ~. - r.