The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-05-18
THE SHOW A "HOOD0."
Squire Shea'S Experience with the
Freaks" in Baltimore.

report from Baltimore states that Justice
David Shea, of that city, had quite an
experience with ARIZONA Bobs' show after
its arrival there from Elkton.
Il was called on one morning last October
he said, "byJ. b. Robbins and wife, who swore
out Il nonresident attachment against the
effects of Arizona Bob and +. w. Knapp,
who were represented AS being the owners Of
'The wonderland of America The show, or
its effects, were represented by the Robbins
people as being aboard the schooner Matte
Amy, then lying in the bay, on which vessel
they had been brought up from Elkton.
1.-The attachment was for S41.32, due for
wages. The Robbins people said they had
received about 512 from Knapp since their
connection with the show. Anon +.
Anthony. of East Berlin Pa. also came before
me and swore out an attachment for SIG due
him for wages. Robbins and his wife were
without funds, and having no place to stay
| recommended them to my landlady, who
gave them accommodations. They re-
manned several weeks. and, | may remark,
left without paying a cent of board
"A man by the name of Edward Wertlcy,
the same person who. it is said, has CON
fessed to being an accessory to knapp's
murder. was also named as part owner OF
the show. | placed the attachment in the
hands of Constable Letter and he, with T. Il.
Alwor.h, an assistant. and A. X. Love, an
attorney employed in the case, engaged Il
boat and went down to the schooner after
the effects.
"When they reached the vessel it was
found that Arizona Bob who had come up
to the city with the show, was in town. A
boy on board the schooner represented Bob
to be ferOcious character, and advised the
constable not to board the vessel. He did 50,
however, and found the effects of the show to
consist of two large wildcats in cage. a COW
that had five legs and two udders and a big
bulldog. The dog had wicked eye, so the
constable concluded to leave him behind.
He seized the wildcats and the COW, how
ever, and brought them to the city. They
were placed in "a livery stable, and arrange
ments made to sell them at auction. The
sale took place, but no one was found willing
/ to buy either the wildcats or Il five legged COW.
I 1t was too expensive to keep the animals at Il
stable any time. so Robbins arranged with
John F. Williams, the Gay-street saloon
I Keeper, to place them on exhibition.
This display took place, but it proved a
failure and Williams seized the two wildcats
for rent and held them for some time, and
finally the animals died.
was told that the tive-legged COW was
sold to II pudding butcher, and | have no
doubt wss long ago consumed in sauGage.
"The result of my experience with the
/ show was that | was a loser by the deal.
| The show people drifted out of town and
| that was the last heard of them.
Arizona Bob did not call to see me in re-
terrence to the show. He walked up and
down in front of my office Il number of times
a day and | fully expected that he would
come in and demand justice, possibly with a
six-shooter. His costume consisted Of big
sombrero and wild West apparel and he had
the appearance of dime-novel hero"
John +. Williams. the saloon-keeper mem
toned by the justice, is the man recently
sent to the Penitentiary for Is years for hold
ing up City Councilman swindell.