Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-13
Manager E. D. Wilt Promises to Put
Colonel Samuel Dawson in the
Western Penitentiary.
BIJOU AND OPERA HOUSE AT WAR.
Three Attaches of the Sixth Street Play
House to Have a Hearing
for Conspiracy.
HOT STATEMENTS FROM BOTR SIDES.
Each Charges the Other With Having Stolen and
Destroyed LithOgrsphs.


House are at war, and it is not the harmless
kind with a background of painted scenes,
butwar to the knife with brilliant Autographs
for the groundwork and primary cause.
Colonel Samuel Dawson, the advertising
agent OF the Bijou, is under arrest for con-
spiracy preferred by E. d. Wilt, manager
of the Grand Opera House. Anthony Kear-
ney and Charles Borrini, two of the BIjou
lithographers, are in the same boat with
Mr.. Dawson, and all will have hearing
to-day before Alderman McMasters. They
are each under 81, 900 bail.
Manager Wilt charges the men with hav-
ing torn up his Autographs.
Last night Mr. Wilt said: "a number of
things underlie the charge of conspiracy.
There may possibly be a suit for damages.
All the trouble has commenced since Colonel
Dawson became advertising agent of the
Biiou. Some time ago l know he took a
wagon load of my standing boards and
foated them down the river. could not,
however, prove positively that he did it be-
cause he had the work done by outside men
at midnight.
ONLY HEARSAY EVIDENCE.
81 did not prosecute because have never
vet lost law suit. and 1 will not bring one
on hearsay evidence. The Bijou men have
stolen my paper continually. Now, do
not believe in circus advertising, and am in
favor of using the newspapers. 1 have
crowded the Autographs down until now
only put out !, 600 Autographs together with
the stands and three-sheets. When the
Great Metropolis came here the agent,
Frank McClov, came instructed to do circus
billing whether 1 wanted to or not. i, of
course, refused, and then, at the company's
own expense, Mr.. McCloy put out 1000
Autographs and 80 stands.
This was too much for the opposition.
On Friday when Henry Green, of the
Bottom of the Sea- company, and Mr.. Daw-
son went out to see how their paper looked,
they could see nothing but Great Me-
tropolis' paper. Green was mad and Daw-
son, who had swelled the heads of the Biiou
people on his advertising ability, was
scared. He was afraid the Bijou manage
ment would see their agent at $50 week
was useless piece of furniture, when Wilt
with fewer men could out-bill him and still
stand up at night and sell tickets.
CHECKED BY RIVAL.
"Then in revenge he had 1000 wait
bills printed. All his men were sent out
They took down the Great Metropolis pa
per, gave out the story that the Great
Metropolis was busted, that the Opera
House would be closed, and that the people
should wait for the 'Superbs.' They said
thev were working for the Opera House, but
as they did not have any passes for the
Opera House Mr. Wilt had made arrange
ments to give ou: BIZ jou passes.
"Not satisfied with stealing our paper
they have used my trade mark. The pen
atty for conspiracy is two years to the peni-
tentiarv and l am confident of winning this
case. Why have 100 witnesses TO bring
up. The same thing was done in Cleveland
and the man who did it was yesterday SEN
tenced a year to the penitentiary.
As for the suit against me for putting
bills on telegraph poles, was warned once
ana took the bills down. What were put
up last week were without nv permission.
Telegraph poles everywhere are covered
with Yellow Dog Social advertisements,
patent medicine and newspaper cards. Then
or all areaways there are Bijou bill boards,
yet they made me take my board down from
In front of nv house. Ii l am fined l will
make the authorities bring down every loose
bill board and every card off the telegraph
poles. 1 will show them what war is. They
cannot make a target out of me without get
ting hurt. .
THE COLONEL STILL HAPPY.
Samuel Dawson was found at his Office in
the Bijou last night in his usual happy
humor. He does not have any fears of
losing either his salary or his liberty.
"The great cause Of the matter was this, I"
said Mr.. Dawson. 1.-THE Great Metropo-
lis came to us, but we did not consider it
strong enough to book. They found place at
the Opera House. About that time l dis
charged three photographers. and two of them
were given employment by either Mr.. Wilt or
Fred McClOy of the Great Metgbpolis.' From
his company Mr.. McCloy received a telegram
TO do the BIiou if it cost 81, ,OoG
After billing the town splendidly, as usual,
for the Bottom of the Sea- started out on
told the Bottom of the Sea- was to be played
in PittsOurg All our paper had been torn
dewn, believe by the men whom had dis
charged. 1t looked as if the Opera House was
doing dirt, and in retaliation some of our boys
may have taken down the Opera House paper,
but 1t was without orders from me-
LAS for the wait bills they evidently have
done good for 'Superba' and they should not
complain. It mortified me to see much good
paper destroyed, for each lithograph cost the
company cents. Ever since have been here
the lithographers have jumped on me because
] was a stranger, knew the advertising business
and was getting good salary. However, as
long as l remain will try to keep the flies of
and the Others have been outwitted and now
like babies they are CRYING dirt "