The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-15
MAY NOT TARA BoOM-DE-AYE.
THE MACON POLICE AFTER LOTTIE
COLLINS TROUBADOURS.

CHIEF BuIner, n Detective and Dep
ats sheriff on Their Way Here
With Warrants for Ten Members
Of the Company for RiOt-The
Company Went Through Savan-
nah Yesterday Morning 10 Jack
sonviIIe and VIII Return To-day
for Its Engagement Here-Mana-
ger johnson Says IL VIII Play
without FaII-The Trouble over a
Baggnge BiIl.
The Lottie Collins Company, which is
billed 10 play in Savannah tonight and
tomorrow, got into trouble in Macon, as
the result OF which the male members OF
the troupe are badly wanted there.
Chief OF Police MeDermOtt received a
telegram from Chief Butner Of Macon.
yesterday morning, asking him to arrest
all the male members OF the company
and hold them, as they were wanted in
that city on charges Of fighting and shoot
ing. The difficulty it seems occurred at
the Macon depot night before last just
about the time the Central train was
leaving for Savannah.
A Macon dispatch to the Morning News
last night stated that Chief Of Police
Butner, Detective Jenkins and Deputy
Sheriff Nlenard left Macon at IL O'Clock
FOR Savannah TO arrest the members
OF the company who are expected to ar
rive here this morning from Jackson
Vile Chief Bumer has ten warrants
charging the actors with rioting and
shooting. The trouble arose over a dis
pute about a transfer of baggage from
the Academy OF Music to the union de-
pot at l2:S0 O'Clock yesterday morning
The actors became enraged at charges
demanded by Calder Mansfield, superin-
tendent Of his fathers baggage transfer,
and which they refused to pay. Mans
field moved the baggage away and the
actors followed, seized his mules and
hred four or hVe shots at Mansfield. A
general fight ensued in which Mansfield
and young friend were badly beaten
Two OF the actors We're also injured
The company then jumped on Mansfield
who ran to save his life. One of the ae-
tors put pistol to the head Of the dray-
man and compelled him to drive back
to the depot where the train was waiting
The baggage was put hurriedly on board
and the train pulled out while the police
were trying to get the actors off The
grand jury found ten true bills against as
many actors yesterday and they viii
also have city charges preferred against
them when brought back. Bond is fixed
at $3.50 each.
The company arrived IN Savannah yes
terday morning at 6 o'clock on the Cen
trail train, but left at once for Jackson
VILE, where 1t was billed to play last
night. Finding they were not 10 be in
Savannah until to-day, as their engage
ment begins tonight, Chief McDermott
at once wired back telling Chief Butner
that if he would send an officer down
with the warrants he would arrest the
parties wanted on their arrival here this
morning.
Chief Butner, It seems, was under the
impression the company was to play
here tonight, but It went on through to
Jacksonville without attracting much at
tentiOn. The parties wanted could not be
arrested in Jacksonville without requsi-
tons from Gov Atkinson, and as they
are coming back to Georgia to-day it is an
easy matter to wait.
A man who was on the train and saw
the difficulty at distance said that all
the men in the troupe were engaged in the
row in one way and another. but that
only two shots were fired Whom they
were fired by he did not know. One of the
party, he said. was nursing a bad bruise
on the side Of his nose as the result of the
fracas.
Manager Johnson of the theater was
asked about the matter.
Notwithstanding the trouble whatever
II may be, you may state positively" he
replied, that Lottie Collins and her com
pany VIII appear at the thea~,r Friday
night, and Saturday afternoon and night.
II any members of the troup should be
arrested here, / will see that good bonds
are given until they finish their engage
ments In this city. The people of Savannah
shall not be disappointed in that respect. /"
The company is said to be one of the best
on the road. and many of the tbeatar lou
ing public would regret to see ii interfered
with. They have strong promise that
such Will not be the case.
A Jacksonville dispatch last night said
that 5. p. CoOney, the husband OF Miss
collins, who played in Jacksonville last
night, IS worried over the report that he
and entire company will be arrested here
de says that while in Macon the trans
Ter man endeavored to extort money from
him and then because he objected. struck
him in the eye, cutting II badly and ran
away in the darkness. Mr.. Cooney saws
he had contract with the Macon opera
house manager to have the company's
baggage hauled at a. certain figure. The
transfer man repudiated the contract.
and demanded IS more and held three
pieces of baggage. Cooney's remon-
strances were followed by blows. The
men of his company, he said, grabbed the
baggage and hustled IT on the train tust
as it pulled out.
The company is expected to arrive here
from Jacksonville this afternoon.