The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-07
CIRCUS HORSES ATTACHED.
a Maa Employed by this Burke Circus
Supsfor Two Wesits' SALARY. ,a's

SitCoS hORSES arTACHED.
a Maa Employed by this Burke Circus
sus"ror Two. wesks' snlary.
At midnight last night F. M.
Zola swore out In Squire Rosera's
court an attachment, claiming that
Burke's circus owed him two weeks
salary, SlO5 in Nil. Constable Bennett,
assisted by Officers Wilkie and Buch,
levied on two horses, and thoy were
taken to Luke's livery stable. An hour
or more after Col. Arnett arranged the
matter, and hearing will bc had to.
day.
Mr.. Ford, Mr.. Durko's partner, says
Zo!a's act, in which he was aided by his
wife and child, was not up to represen.
iatlon', and the managers agreed 10 pay
their board and let them practice. They
did not improve, and were discharged,
hence the suit ~
A CHILD STOLEN.
Yesterdays Cincinnati Enquire,
printed the following story:
ZANEsvrLLE, O.. May 5.-Peoplc famil.
lar with the circumstances are very in
disnant over an affair which happened
here, by which little Bonnie Francis
has been placed in charge OF Prince
kokln and wife, who are attached to
Burke's ten-cent show, which was here
yesterday. He is OF dark complexion
and will bo palmed Off on IN unsus.
pectins public rs tho son OF tho Japan
csc tumbler, and will be trained for the
ring.
The child was secured at 0 o'clock
last evening at the Children's homo.
In closely covered hack it was rapid
ly driven to the circus grounds. Not
even the hack driver
KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON
until tho child was taken from the
vehicle and hurried into the tent Yes.
terday little, one-horae circus, known
as Burke's circus, made n one days
stand in this city. Among tho list of
performers were a man and woman.
VINO posed as Japanese performers, and
gave their names rs Mr.. and Mrs,
kokin. They had not been in the
city very long until they as
certained the location of the
Children's home, and paid it visit
at th9t place they stated that they
wanted to adopt n child, and after look
ing around decided upon-cBenjamin
Francis, q little fellow five years OF age,
but they were told that permission
from the secretary Of the board was
necessary to secure it. They returned
to the city, and called on Secretary
Mershon, who told them that the child
belonged to tho county, which, having
no children's home OF its own, boarded
the county children Mt the Mcintyre
Home, paying 81 80 a week for each.
The boy is q son OF
Mr. AND MRS. r. FRANCIS,
Both inmates OF the inGrmary. N1r.
Francis is 50 years of ago and can not
work. Mr.. Mcrshon told the couple
that they must get permission OF the in.
Urinary directors and ho directed them
TO Secretary 2. l.. Wiley, one Of the
directors. Mr.. Wiley wal Z not
at home. They called again, later,
on Mr.. Wiley and displayed a
badly-penciled note, apparently from
tho mother OF tho child, giving it
to thcm. They stated that Mr.. Kokin
was merchant at Chester, Pa, and
correctly described that place to Mr.,
Wiley, who has been there. Upon
these grounds lie gave them IN order of
demit on tho Home authorities. Sccur-
lns q hack they then went to Mr.. Mer-
shon's home, and, being given the paper
be could do nothing moro than
ORDER THE MArRoY
to eivct them the child. This was about 8
o'clock in the evening. They wero then
taken rapidly 10 the home, where tho
order was presented. The innocent
little boy was taken from his bed,where
lie had boon fast asleep, bundled into
tho hack and taken to the circus
grounds. The couple gave rs tho reason
for their haste that they wanted
to leave on tho midnight train
for home. The woman did
most OF the talking, and told
that they had tried several places to se-
cure child, but could get none that
suited them. She Is apparently an
American. She was very hashily Dress
cd. Her husband, she said. was n jap
nnese. At tho show grounds she told
that they intended to mako Japanese
actor out OF the boy.
Tho circus went to Wheeling last
night, and theindignation Of the peoplo
is such that it will be ovcrhauled by an
officer before another day passes.
Miucrs' Convention To-Day.