New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-25
billiard ASA DEBTOR
THE DAsHNG ACTOR IN COURT.
HE TELLS ABOUT HIS FINANCES AND HAS SOME
LIVELY RAcK-TAIK WITH A LAWYER

HE TELLS ABOUT HIS FINANCES AND HAS SOME
LIVELY RAcK-rALK WITH A LAWYER.
| Robert e. Hilliard actor and man about town, was
In faultless attire yesterday ~ saantcfed into
Of the City Court rooms and, seating himself At
Of the long tables beside an employo Of Howe &
Ifunmci stra ghtcucd himself out for an examination
in supplementary proceedings by Butler spcry, tho
attorneys Of r. r. Smith, his cousin Smith has q
Judgment for s449, money lent against HIlliard and
Is trying to have satisfied. Mr. billiards black d.
agona coat and vest fitted him perfectly, and spray
OF lilies OF the valley sprouted nom his buttonhos
He trousers Of fine checkerboard pattern,
calico shirt, collar and cuffs, white and black ribbed
necktie. His boots were highly polished a. the
rest of his exterior. A heavy gold gosrdchsin and
massive gold sleeve buttons his only metal orna-
ments.
At first the examination was conducted with much
cvility both sides, but after awhile personalities
were INDUCED in freely. Mr. billiard, In ponse to
questions, told about his engagements with steele Mao
kaye for whom he Played receiving SIS week during
tSe winter On March 26, he made . contract with
j. NJ. Hill, the manager, who IS paying him s175 a
week for his services in A Possible Cases He ~
lated in passing that the blizzard had knocked him ou
o. two nights salary. On March he had borrowed
$500 from Mr. Hill, which was advanced as part Of
his salary, to be paid before May 1. He had pressed
tpon Mr.. Hill a memorandum for the amount. @Per.
haps,' he said, with pleasing sarcasm, "my cousin,
Mr. Smith, will pay my debts.'
He has paid some already retorted DIR. Butler.
"NO, he hasn't" cried Mr.. billiard az he paid
me all he owes me he would be here In supplementary
proceedings instead Of me-" Prior 10 his present
gagement he was employed by Mr.. Hid ut S1O0 week
On March %, he borrowed $500 from Mr.. Hill, who
said to him: Il LIKE you, and you can get what you
WANT handing him check for the amount on the
Dank Of the Metropolis
READY TO GO Up TO THE LIMIT.
"what did you do with the money ~ be was asked.
"oh, here's he replied we're not playing poker.
I raise you every pair of deuces you have in
your clothes. I spent 1t in living expenses I paid
some debts 1 will swear to g." Then no told what
of his "living expenses" were. He paid Mrs.
Parker with whom he boarded, at No 221 West Forty
fourth-st So5 week, and to his dresser % week
"Mr. Smith Knows he said paronthetically, that
haven't dollar in the world and he thinks by driving
in tho newspapers and prosecuting that he will
make me 60 around to Tom, Dick and Harry and Dor,
row money III pay him as soon as CAM
"Oh,s said Mr.. Butler, Hhs's had that statement
from you before.'
al deny that In toto5 said Mr.. billiard. IL have
other creditors who entitled to consideration
than he Is"
Mr. HllIard said that every actor of standing en-
ployed dresser" In gard to his expenditures he
said: ride occasionally-in horse cars-and I'm Dor
rowing all the time to make both ends meet. I'm
always out to lunch and take breakfast away from
home because get up late' Being pressed as to
details about his expenses he responded II won't
agantly, II you w1sh.'
Hero there q little passage at arms. II am
proud of the STAGE remarked Mr. billiard.
"Ths stage certainly ought to be proud ofyou,~ 10.
Piled Mr.. Butler sneeringly.
"What do you mean by thatf'
"You take any meaning out Of It you choose
SWELL" said Mr. HiDiard. half rising from bis seat,
"I'n take fall out OF you" Hlliards lawyer quieted
hm."
] His reputation as q bully around town doesn't
Tighten me-" said Mr. Butler
SOME OF THE ACTORS DEBTS.
| The examination went Mr.. Hilliard said that
1lt of his salary and borrowed money he had paid
Maurice Barrymore debt of S35 500 to Charley
Meyer the wig man. for wigs, shoes, silk stockings
imitation laces &C. S51 to the Gedney House for board
nd ESQ for costumes collars cuffs and shoes to be
Possible Case' Since March 26 he had received
s4s week from HILL the balance of his salary being
applied TO the payment of the loan In four weeks IL
would DO all paid, except g. In regard to diamond
spiral sad that he formerly wore he sad d i was
liz Of Two years ago he made $500 5000 in stock
speculation and got the stud for $40 of diamond |
broker, who said to him Life In Wall Street Is always
this" When he wanted money he gave it back and
"My wife gave me as Christmas gift an emerald |
brought me bad luck one day met Johnny Russell. |
manager of A Run Of Luck and gave him the ring.
Two weeks after met Russell He had had |
bad luck. He said, After / got the ring 1 |
jumped on street car and fell of. getting a bad |
that's the history OF the emerald ring billiard said
he had two diamond rings pledsed With h, aunt. ons
with this statement the examination was brought to