Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-25 | Page 4 | Physical Encounter with Hammerstien

PHYSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH HAMMERSTIEN New York, Jan. 24. Physical encounters en-counters between newspaper reporters and Oscar Hammeretein, manager of the Manhattan Opera House, begun list night in the lobby of the Knickerbocker-hotel, verc continued today on the pavement In front of the Jefferson Jef-ferson market police court and In the court room Itself, whither tbe two reporters re-porters had been summoned for a hearing on Mr. Ilanimerstcln's complaint. com-plaint. The hearing was postponed for a veok and the representatives of both factions were arraigned for the fighting fight-ing in and about the court room. All were discharged on thl3 complaint as the magistrate said no damage. had teen done. Events subsequent to Mr. Hammer-stein's Hammer-stein's 6harp reference to the re-lorters re-lorters In a letter to the manager of tho paper following criticism of the Mary Gnrden episode, attracted a con-riderable con-riderable crowd to the arraignment of irederlck W. Hill and James W. Boyle, tho reporters charged with assault. as-sault. Following spirited remarks back aud forth, general hand-to-hand encounters ensued. Policemen Interfered Inter-fered and the party adjourned to tho court room. There an even more fctienuous scuffle took place and Hammeretein Ham-meretein was bowled over the back of a bench which broke under his weight His sons picked him up apparently ap-parently uninjured.