The evening world., 1888-05-11
ANOTHER GHOST WANTED.
OC0NNORs PLAYERS WOULD HAVE ONE
WALK AFTER THE PLAY.
And They Insist Tint the TrnGedian Didn't
Let It-A suit Instituted in Justice CHM
cey'- Court-AIl the Claims punched md
Ready for u Big Back-saIary Grab -
.O'Connor Served In His Night-RUbe.

Tn ghost perambulated regularly during
james Owen O'Connor's - Hamlet " engage
nent at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last
week, but the members of the tragedian's
company declare that it wouldn't walk at all
after the engagement was over.
In q body the actors and actresses thus
declaring walked into Sullivan & Blake's
Office in Centre street yesterday afternoon
and took legal steps TO make Mr.. O'Connor
the victim of n back-salary grab aggregating
$3.50. They claimed salaries were due them
for two weeks services.
Miss Josie Villars, the leading lady. was
there, and in the company seeking legal re-
dress were also Richard Griffin, Edward
Barry. Lyndon Clark, John II. Newman and
others.
BY common consent, an opportunity was
first given Mr.. O'Connor to settle without
further trouble. A letter, most delicately
couched, was sent to him at the Altman
House, intiinating that he could avoid q suit
only by paying up.
The messenger couldn't reach Mr.. O'Con-
nor. The tragedlan was not ut home to him.,
He hadn't been at home to anybody, the
compliments affirmed, for several days.
A was next procured and placed
in the hands of n marshal of the Second Dis
trict Court, who went to the hotel, accom-
still not in, but the Marshal insisted on going
to try upon the door of the O'Connor apart
ments n summons from the knuckles Of his
own right hand.
off at once ms the Marshal climbed the stairs.
Yet he vent on. md at the O'Connor door lie
raped with all the majestic emphasis of a
messenger Of the law.
1t was O'Connors voice which asked:
who's there -
1t was the Marshal who answered.
1t was O'Connor, i'll dishabille, who opened
the door and had the paper served on him.
1t is O'ConnOr who is now under call to
answer the complaint in Justice Clancy's
The suit is brought in Richard Grifin's
name alone, the Others having assigned their
claims to him.
Hamlet was minus his coat and Mrs. Hamlet
was enjoying roe shad mt q late breakfast
when an EVENING WORLD reporter was adj
mitted. to their presence this morning.
Nevertheless, they were both in fighting trim
and the erstwhile melancholy Dane declared
his resolution to make this a test case, even if
he has to carry 1t to the Court of Appeals.
On the back of his he bad noted
several points which he will take up in court.
He claims, as a resident, to have been served
improperly with a long summons. He claims
the suit has been brought IN the wrong dis
dent, belonging ill New Rochelle, and should
be required to give security for costs.
But most of all, he cluIms that Mrs.
O'Connor paid all the salaries for which suit
has been instituted, with $500 additional as
a gratuity.
Mrs. O'Connor agreed that she did this
and showed to the reporter an account book
in which appeared the signatures of Griffin,
Miss Vlllars and the others attached to the
words, Received salary in full up to date"
The date was MAY 5.
"Oh, If you only knew these actors as l
do" said the tragedian mournfully.
He has warned the compliments. by postal
card, to Have q care. Go slowly"