The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-16
THEY ALL SANG BOoM-DE-AYE.
LOTTIE's TROUBADOURs SPEND =
DAY IN THE BARRACKS.


Are Released ia Time 80 Dress for
the Performance of the Devil
bird'r-The Company Under
$4,000 BOnd TO Appear in Court AT
Macon MOnday-Mannger COOney's
side Of the AFFAIR.
The Lottie Collins company gave its per
formance Of the 'Devilbird" at the theater
last night after contending with very Sc
rious difficulties. The fourteen male mem
bers Of the troupe spent six hours under
arrest at the police barracks and were
only released a few minutes after O'Clock
just in time to prepare for the perform
ance They had a narrow escape from
being carried back to Macon on the night
train and Manager Cooney did not sue
coed in giving bond bit too soon. The
company viii complete its engagement in
Savannah, however. and will leave for Ma
con tomorrow, bond having been giving
for the appearance Of the members Of
the troupe there before the superior court
Monday morning.
Yesterday morning Chief of Police J. c.
Butner. Detective jenkins and Deputy
Sheriff Vic Menard Of Macon arrived here.
The latter had a bench warrant in his
pocket for ten members of the troupe.
The warrant was issued by Judge J. L.
Hardeman Of Macon on a special indict-
ment Of the grand jury, charging the ten
men named in the warrant with riot on ac-
count Of the trouble with the baggage
transfer man at Macon Thursday night,
an account Of which has already been pub
lished in the Morning News. Chief But
ner and Detective Jenkins wanted the ten
men named in the warrant aud four others
on the charge of disorderly conduct.
The Macon officials called at the police
barracks and conferred with Chief Nc
Dermott. The latter informed them that
he would give all the assistance desired
in arresting the ten men called for by
the bench warrant, but according to his
construction of the law, Chief Butner
could make no arrests for disorderly con-
duct here, this being out of his Jurisdic-
ton and not being a warrantable offense
under the state law.
The company arrived from Jacksonville
on the Savannah, Florida and Western
train about 1890 o'clock. They We're met
at the depot by the Macon officers. Chief
McDermott and Detectives Hanley,
Wetherhorn and Kiley. The officers
boarded the train as soon as it rolled I'M
der the shed and finding the company
notified the men that they We're wanted
on account of the Macon affair. They
were not surprised as they understood
that they would be arrested as soon as
they reached Savannah. They would not
have taken their arrest so good natured-
". however, if they had known what
time they would have in get
ting free again. Manager Cooney
had been informed in Jacksonville
by the advance agent of another COM
pany who had just arrived from Savan-
nah that Manager Johnson had authorized
him to say that everything would be ar
ranged all right in Savannah and that he
would see to the bond. If Manager
Johnson had promised anything of this
kind he recOnsidered it after the arrival
of the company in Savannah. Anyway
he did not give the bond and the party
spent several hours enjoying the society
of the police officers and detectives at the
barracks. They were not confined to a
cell, however.
Chief McDermott showed his prisoners
all the consideration that could have
been expected of him. The party walked
up from the depot to the barracks where
they were installed in the room of As
sistant Chief Reilly with Detectives
Wetherhorn and Kiley in charge The ten
men arrested by Deputy Sheriff Menard
were H. O. Hayes, Sam Marion. Dave
Marion, Sol Solomon, Frederick Solomon
Albert Miers George Miers, J. b. Curran
John Frieze and Frank Ward, some of
them being leading members of the com
pany. At > o'clock the actors were al
lowed to go with Detective Wetherhorn
to Lange's restaurant at the corner of
South Broad and Price streets, where
they got something to eat. Manager
Cooney, who also participated in the Ma
con row, was not arrested, there being
no warrant for him.
Mr. Cooney was very much disappointed
when he found that Manager Johnson
would not consent to make the bond re-
CURED. The amount required was $3.50 for
each man, or a total of 81, 500 for the ten
men under arrest, and Manager johnson
was not disposed to give it. Considerable
time was spent in trying to patch up an
agreement with the Macon officers by
which the company would be allowed to
SO ahead and fill its engagements here,
returning to Macon with the officers to-
morrow night Chief McDermott offered
to put the city detectives and as many
other officers as might be necessary in
surveillance of the arrested actors to
guarantee that none of them should skip
out to avoid going to Macon Chief But
ner of Macon was willing to make some ar
rangement of this kind, but Deputy Men
ard was obdurate. He had strict orders.
he said, to bring the parties wanted back
on the first train or to secure a $3.50 bond
from each one for his appearance in Ma
con Monday morning. He exhibited an
order from Judge Hardeman to that eff
feet. Chief McDermott wanted to cons
municate with Judge Hardeman in the
hopes of having the order modified, but he
was informed that the judge was prob
ably out of the city on hunting trip.
There was evidently nothing to do but
to give the $3.50 bond. Manager Cooney
began to hustle late in the afternoon. BY
putting together what checks, drafts and
cash he had in his possession he got to-
gether about half the necessary amount
and then called upon Miss Collins for the
balance Whether Lottie went down in her
stocking for the stuff or put up her dia-
monds is not known, but anyway the
| necessary amount was made up and de-
posted with Manager Johnson, who then
signed the bond. Mr.. Johnson said last
night that he would willingly have stood
the bonds of the three or four men who
were actually engaged in the Macon af-
fair, had they been the only ones ar
! rested, but ne did not feel like going bond
for ten men whom he had never seen be-