Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-13
A F|ST|C CARNIVAL.
Rough aud Tumble Row
at Danty'S Show.
THE RECEIPTS ATTACHED.
Disgraceful Affair Winds Up in Free
For-All.Fight.

The 6stic carnival and variety enter.
tainment advertised to be held at Tenn
persnce Hall, High street, last night took
place to a certain extent, but in a manner
not down on the programme. Evidently
good show had been arranged, for all
the talent were there, but the crowd was
not orthcoming. The variety entertain
ment was to begin at s:15 o'clock, but the
certain did not go up until an hour later.
Those who had bills against the show
were all there and kept after Prof. Dainty
and Frank Steele for their money, and It
came to climax when Deputy Sheriff
Sweet attempted to attach the receipts of
the box Office for bill of go contracted
by Dainty with William Christian, leader
Of the Pawtucket City Band when he held
his entertainment at Woonsocket.
Steele was in the Office and walked out
with whatever money was taken In,
leaving Dainty and the Sheriff to settle the
matter as best they could. The orchestra
made the first kick by refusing to play
unless paid in advance, although Dainty
says the agreement with them and
all OF those who were to take
part was that IL there was any money
taken they should get an equal share.
The "talent" stiutted around In red,
white and black sweaters and refused to
go on without their money and that is the
way matters stood.
Meanwhile, the two hundred sports In
side, half OF whom, were dead heads,
began to get impatient, having been
fooled several times by the curtain being
raised, but all that met their gaze each
time was piano. which several attaches
were trying to move out of the way.
Thus we're their hopes dashed to earth.
Several newspaper men sat in the front
row and amused themselves admiring the
painted scene on the drop curtain and
awaiting developments.
At about $50 o'clock the curtain went
up and stayed there amid applause.
Charles Il. Sexton appeared and an
nounced that the show would go on and
that the first bout would be between
James Murray and George Tapley. The
crowd waited and then waited more.
Finally Mr.. Sexton appeared again and
announced that the exhibition was about
to begin.
He repeated this at intervals of five
minutes for half an hour and then the
men appeared. Murray said they were
there and might as well have friendly
"go." They squared of" and spared for
about minute when Montreal" who
was in the wings, told Tapley to uppercut
Murray, calling the latter "big no
good"
He continued to make remarks and
| finally Murray got exasperated and turn
ing, walked over to montreal" and told
| him to shut up. Montreal" struck him
and they clinched.
| Murray had gloves on and was arraved
IL tights, while "Monty" had on heavy
overcoat, but his hands were bare. They
went st II hammer and tongs and the
crowd piled up on the stage and all
seemed to be mixed up in the row, the
scene resembling the "Fsll OF Babylon"
Battle OF Gettysburg" or some other big
cycloramic exhibition. Officers Walsh,
Sylvestre and Sheriff Huling got into the
mob and parted Murray and "Montreal."
The crowd was then ordered out of the
| hall and the gas was turned off.
"Monty" was lugged off to the station
house and was jeered by the crowd, which
was anything but friendly to him. 1t
was found that Murray had been badly
bitten on the arm and that some one had
kicked him over the eye He was scratched
and cut i'm some places. The crowd surged
out and three or four impromptu "scraps"
started.
In the meantime Steele had quietly
| stolen away and has not been seen since.
Dainty thought 1t best not to get into the
crowd and came down to the police sta
tion and stayed there for a time.
Some imagine that Steele has a big
"boodle" but II he has s25 out OF 1t he has
done well, for the house would not come
to 800 and he paid some bills.
The crowd was good natured and said
they got their moneys worth in seeing the
wind up between the crowd and officers.
Some OF the more timid ones sought
refuge in the gallery. To sum it all up
the scene was disgraceful and 1t is about
time that such exhibitions were put stop
to by the authorities. 1t can be done by
refusing to grant licenses.
The majority OF those who attend go
there to see what Is to be seen and go
home quietly, but there Is always enough
OF that turbulent element to start row.
| The racket does not reflect much credit
on the Town OF Lincoln or the town
fat hers who granted the license and 1t is
not necessary to state they will not grant
another.