The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
SANDOW'S ENEMY.
Hilmar Stephany Enters
the Lists.
LEVIED ON THE STRONG MAN.
About to Take His Horses and
ParaphernaIia. .
BONDSMEN COME TO THE RESCUE
Eugen's Manager Threatens a Suit
for Damages in Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.
LEVIED ON THE STRONG MAN.
BONDSMEN COME TO THE RESCUE

Deputy Sheriff Sig Simon, REINFORCED
by half dozen other deputies, sw0oped
down on Stockwelps Theater last night
just after the evening performance had
begun and levied an attachment on the
boX-office money and the paraphernalia
and three horses of Eugen Sandow, the
strong man.
Without his pet horses to lift Sandow
would have been in pretty predicament,
and 1t became necessary to lift the attach
ment in order. TO retain them. So his man
ager, f. Ziegfeld, put up 5000 in cold coin,
TO be drawn down when he should put up
Il bond for that amount, pending the result
of the suit upon which the attachment was
issued. Harry j. Lask and Eugene F.
Bert will qualify on the bond as sureties.
phis proceeding satisfied the officers of the
law and the show proceeded without fur,
Their hindrance.
Sandow is now ia for as lively legal
contest as that in which he is now engaged
with his muscular rival of similar name.
This time his antagonists Hilmar Steph-
any, who, as. agent for the Vienna Prater.
brought Sandow aud his company out
from the East for a four weeks engage
ment at the Prater and Steckw wells Thea
ter.
Yesterday afternoon Joseph E. Shain
filed a suit in. the Justices Court against
Frederick Wilhelm Eugene Sande, alias
Eugene SandOw," and +. Ziegfed for
1929 55 on an assigned claim to Shain from
the Vienna Prater Company.
The complainant explains that the de-
mand is for moneys had and advanced
within two years last past. Immediately
the attachment was issued with the result
stated,
F. Ziegfeld Jr., Shadows manager, was
in great rage last night at the course
pursued by Stephany.. He said: ''This
man Stephany claims that Sandow owes
him this money for railroad fare from New
York to this city.
II had contract with him as Sandow's.
agent by which we agreed to come out and
play at the Vienna Prater for % per cent
of the receipts, S1400 week guaranteed.
He agreed to pay railroad fare, and we
intended to come out direct, but we heard
that the Vienna Prater was in the hands
of tho Sheriff and we stopped at ST. Louis
and played a week. -
"Stephany autographed US to come on out,
and l declined. giving my reason. He
telegraphed that he had deposited money
in bank TO secure me. and learned that
he had deposited $1,000. l then telegraphed
that we would GENE If he sent railroad
fare from Chicago, as we intended to go
there. he finally sent she fare AMI we
came.
/ 1--WE fulfilled our contract, and this week
opened an engagement al the tneater.
ION Sunday last he still owed me $500,
and went to the theater and demanded
the money, telling him that the show
could not go on unless he. paid it down.
He promised TO pay the next day and did.
Every thing was then square and we an
tcipsted no trouble until I heard that
Stephany had said that he intended to sue
me for railroad fare. and that is what he
has done"
Then Zieefeld began to. tell what he
would do to Stephany in return, and to dis
cuss the matter in general terms.
''To show you what kind Of man he is"
said he, sit is only necessary to say that
when we put up our Autographs he went
around with another man and spoiled
them. BE tore down the pictures in our
own hotel. l don't know Shain. but :un-
derstand he is merely a collector, so he
does not figure In the matter very seri-
ously.
NOW. Pll tell you what am going to
do. / am going to bring suit. against the
brewery company for $4,000. Stephanyis
their agent and as such brought Sandow
out here. They are responsible tor his
acts, and / shall claim damages from
them"
Upon what ground ?"
ION the ground that we shall have to
stay here to fight this suit which is en-
tirely without foundation, and in order to.
do this we will have 20 cancel our engage
meut in New Orleans, to which city we
were to 60 from here. This is only spite
work on Stephany's part and l mean 10
make him suffer-
Ztegfeld declared that the only reason
Ste phany had for proceeding against him
was that he. Ziegfeld, had compelled him
20 pay the $500. and had had a row with
him about the way he was running things
at the theater and treating with disc0urtesy
people who were entitled to come there.
Stephany, on the other hand. contends
that Sandow and Z.egfeld violated their
contract by stopping in st. Louis.
So the war is on and ii will be hOtiy
waged. Zegfeld has secured the services
of Eugene +. Bert to defend him in court
and do his legal fighting.