The morning call., 1893-05-20
CESAR MUST PAY
The Constable Serves the Papers
Upon His Imperial
Majesty.
THOSE BAD, BAD BoHEMIANs.
They Drank Wine at the Schroeder
Feast and Then Refused to
Pay Their Little Dollar
a Head.

AS Cesar of the Circus Maximus Jack
Schroeder was success. but In dodging
the constable of Redwood City with bill
from tho Gaul, NJ. Pierre, he who gave the
imperial banquet at the Maison Tortoni, he
failed yesterday.
Pierre's Franco-Roman collector ven-
tured into Cesar's palace at Redwood City,
but the Emperor was not In his rustic re-
treat. whereat the vassal Withdrew to
watch the main way to San Francisco, re-
solved TO wait and serve papers from the
tribunal of justice, telling Caesar Schroeder
that he would have to pay for the royal
banquet given TO his court and senators
after the Circus Maximus. He was mean
while regalipg himself in other scenes
until the n DON b our yesterday, when it was
announced in rus in urbe that Caesar was
returning forthwith to the pretty suburb.
On arriving there he was met by the
constable and given notice of salt against
him and Mrs. J. .. Schroeder, the Llvfa Of
tha festive circus.
A bill for S375 for entertaining senators.
court ladies and "Bohemians" is the
legacy the Schroeders have of a grand
fiasco, though there Is also a little silver
card-tray as souvenir. About each the
Olympic and Bohemian clubs have had
considerable merriment, and. in connec-
tion with the souvenir, some angry dis
cusSiOns.
After the close of the Circus Maximus.
Caesar and LiYia entertained their friends
of the imperial court and some OF the
senators.
The supper at So plate was SS4, cigars
S12 and champagne Ss2s. The table was
set for forty-fiye persons, though only
n fpaCf
just half of this number were ladies
of the court And yet NJ. Pierre swears
there were forty-h Qparts of champagne
drunk by the patrcan Romans.
They owe ME $50 also." said NJ. Pierre.
who furned at the thoughts of his royal
banquet with its classic attendants, and
himself in toga and chapet.
Mon Dleu! 10 think they came here
five nights before the Circus Maxim as
closed and gave supper TO six or seven
friends from the circus! The bill was $50,
and they said when going out, oh, put that
in the BILL Bah!"
Pierre was at boiling point, but he
shrugged his shoulders, exclaiming at the
same time: Il will attach their property
tomorrow.
Some of the gentlemen who were at
the banquet told me they would pay their
pro rata If the bill was not paid, but they
were guests, and l could never take their
money, never"
Among the senators who enjoyed the
feast were many of Joe Reddin2'S "B0r
hemlans," who figured in the owls nesF'
champagne bills and as defendants In the
suit Of Commodore Harrison for the use
Of his yacht. They drank the big cold
bottles as only Bohemians can-when the
wine costs them nothing-and tie story
goes that they also popped off many case
in Caesars booth with salves TO Ltyia: but
when the court ladies approached them
fnr tht,fi inv, Of oalI to htNr-
souvenir for Caesar aud LVia the
Bohemians folded themselves in their
| togas and disappeared Like the lady In the
ca aoinet.
''rhe non-contributing Bohemians were
there" said respectable Bohemian
with evident disgust yesterday. They
took everything in sight. It is astonishing
how these fellows who have the name of
being good fellows-reekless, joval rakes
with a cOntem pt for money-some of them
men Of means. will not put up dollar for
anything.
''Ths ladies' of C@sar's booth had
meeting and agreed TO present Mrs. and
Jack Schroeder with souvenir OF the
Circus MaXimus in return for their kind
nesa and HOSPITALITY. The ladies we're
assessed 80 cents each and they contri-
buteo at once. But the Bohemians,
when they were asked for 81 each, in
credibly mean as it appears, SUNK
away. One fellow was surrounded by
three ladies and after long talk lie gave
70 cents. Stil they drank all the free
wine in sight"
And were slightly intoxicated when
asked for the money!"
"Oh, no; under all conditions they
would hang on to dollar. When it comes
TO putting up dollar. WELT must think
over it, And they think and keep think
ing. When it was proposed at the BAN
quet that souvenir be given to Caesar
and Livia these non-paying Bohemians
got up and sneaked out Et tn. Brute!
ITO make up enough to buy silver
card-trav some of the senators had to give
SIS or $40. Schroeder will have the con-
tributors' names engraved on the back al
the tray. You won't find the Bohemians
there"
Who they are is still something OF a
secret, as the lady who collected the
money is out of town aud the senators will
not mention names.
There are many wine merchants more or
less familiar with the Bohemians and af-
fairs of the circus. They were asked to
contribute cases of champagne to Caesars
booth. and they responded generously.
Their ire Is tempered nowadays with
tinge of sadness and anger similar to the
blue halo surrounding NJ Pierre.
Because" one merchant explained, sit
was for those Bohemians and the rest.
But they begged wine from us aud
circumstances. 1t was like contributing
To the whole clno--at least we thought so
at the time.