The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-28
DRUNK AGAIN.
5or ratM.Err I;IlsTHr couNTYJlNI5I.
.,rr,.., ara,n Goes BACK on rs wEseltss
Admirsrs- Gets 50 Ruli Tha. ms
Manager Has 70 Have Him Locked
up In order 10 Get INN sober.

Once more has ]. K. Emmett - Fit" -
disappointed Wheeling theatre;goes. He
was TO have appeared at the Opera House
last night and tonight in, his new play,
'eThe Strange Marriage Of Fritz, (which
he has been giving with great success thus
far during the season but he had been
here but few hours, when 1t became
necessary for his friends 70 summon aid
and have him locked up in. the county
fall for safe keeping. This OF course rleces-
stated closing the Opera House and re-
turning the people their money.
AN Of last week Emmett played in
Washington and did q good business.
Elated over his success there as well as at
other places that he had visited during
tho season, he began tipping once more.
From that point down to the bottom with
him, Is but a short distance. He twas "off
his balance at Cumberland Thursday
night, but managed to get through his
performance. Soon after arriving here
Yesterday morning. however, his mama
ger, Mr.. Welton, who has been with him
for the past seven years, and who knows
his habits, saw that 1t was useless 10 fool
with him any longer and that stern meas
ures would have 70 be taken TO straighten
him out again. Accordingly, in COM
pany with member Of the company he
called on Lieutenant johnson ut the City
Building, for assistance. The Lieutenant
teleph6ned for Sheriff Handlan aud he nj.
ranged with Mr.. Welton to provide 0 place
for Fritz at the county Jail and keep him
under lock and key until he had sobered
up. 3
Lieut.. johnson then called on Emmett
at his room at the Mcclure. He was com.
fortably full and partially undrcssed. He
said he had shortly before, thrown bis
manager out OF his room and had sup.
posed that he would be arrested for that.
He was willing TO accompany the officer,
but he wanted the manager arrested too!
johnson introduced Sheriff SHandlan as q
Squire, and the latter agreed TO issue a
warrant for the manager II Emmett would
accompany him TO his Office. This he was
only too willing to do, and In short time
he was locked up, everything having been
done in a quiet and orderly manner. He
said that he loved his manager as a brother
and did not want him locked up-he
merely wanted to scare him a little. He
also cursed the Sheriff and johnson
rpundly, when he found that they. had de
EeeiYed him. u
DR.. Stifeliwas engaged 10 look after. his
physical condition and II is expected that
In d day! oritwo he will. be. in good shape
again. II is said that he was never better
than he has been isseason lie appeared
Ito have lost all his appetite for liquor, and
hisiyoice, much improve without the use
of sstimulants. had grown as sweet and
pure as It used 10. be In his palmiest days.
Joe Emmetts case issa sad one. Had II
not been for his passion for liquor that Is
every now and then aroused and compels
his retirement from the stage for period,
he would To, day be one OF the richest PEG.
lplein the profession. As It Is, he is well
fixed financially, for he Is q prime faYorite
all overthe country. Hewouid have played
totwo packed houses here had he been
sober. This Is the fourth or fifth time
that he has treated his many Wheeling
admirers in this manner and tits becoming
fnonetonous. Encouraged by the reports
about his good behavior, nearly every seat
had been sold for last night. 0fcourse
the'money paid for the tickets had to be
refunded. when demanded. Manager Foose
was disguised, SO was the company, SO
was everybody, but still, nearly every one
had an expression oil sympathy for the tall
ented, but weak and unfortunate fayorite.