The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
AFTER THE SHOWMEN
Young America Not to B
Fooled by Fakirs.
TWO HUNDRED IN A scRAmel 8
There Was No "Show,. ana The
Wanted Their Money Back
or "satisfaction."

Young America let itself loose at Turne{
hall yesterday afternoon. and for VII
things were decidedly warm for Stands
* montgomery the two men who took III
dimes and n!ckels OF about go yourgster&
under the induceraent that there was "a II
SHOW. The boys claimed they had -
been treated right when the performancv
vas Unexpectedly stopped, and demanded
their money. Then. as the money ala M
appear, their wrath commenced 10 com
to the surface, and when officer John Cod
bett appeared on the scene a sort of niniaE
lure rot was IN progress, and one OF ~
snowmen was struggling with an army q
little fellows, some OF whom were irwin
10 choke him while the others were yeIIin
and making vain efforts 10 get within m
inner circle Finally. the showmen par
TALLY appeased the crowd by handing on
tickets for performance to be given nexI
saturday afternoon and the trouble wa
over. At the heat Of the circus a ul5sdIeE
aged man came slowly up the street hi /
coattails flying 20 the breeze He locke
al the mass OF small BOYS crowded aroun
the Snowman, and in a matter OF fact mani
ner remarked; There is Young America
FOR you with a vengeance"
There il no reason TO suppose that III
trouble would have occurred IL the inforI
nation had not come TO police headquarterI
that a show OF ''some kind" was eofnd
on at Turner hall. Sergt. Sullivan senI
Detective Phillips I'D TO pass on the moral
question. and Phillips report was in subl
stance that he did not see anything tina 4
would inture the morals of any one. Thet
the sergeant suddenly became possesSe
OF the idea that the show might be goin
on without a license and the way he went
M Jefferson street to that hail would havt
dissipated the popular idea that policeme
are not sprinters. His suspicious werf
true. There was no license. so the shoJt
had 20 be stopped until the matter wa(
fixed up. One of the partners went dowd
20 the city hall with Sullivan and aftei
considerable discussion as TO the kind al
show and its Importance the license wal
granted for S.. Sullivan went back ID
headquarters and the Snowman went baell
to the hall After this the row commenced
AS good fortune had It. Officer CorbetJ
was sent UP 10 find out how things werd
getting along and ran right into the middld
of the festivities. II tickled Corbett. nd
stood on the sidewalk after the smoke hai
cleared away and laughed to himself, az
he thought OF the spunk exhibited by thd
little boys IN demanding their rights.
GO long with yer" said Corbett. as a
Post-Intelligence reporter stopped him on
Third street and asked for an account OF
the fun" II thought yer were talking of
the convention. Well, these show fellers.
OF an entertainment and there was a
crowd Of kids there. They promised 10
give the kids footballs and tops and such
things for presents, but I guess the kids
are looking for 'ena yet Well after Sulli-
van made 'em take out the license. they
wouldn't go on with the show and the kids
Just got up on their ears and demanded
their money back. They didn't get II
though. and then they went for the first
Snowman they got hold OF. When I got
there they had him surrounded and some
OF the little midgets were going for his
throat as II they would shake the life out
OF him. I don't know how II would have
ended only he commenced TO deal out tick
cts for the next performance next Saturday
and the kids let up The little fellows want
ed me to arrest the showmen, but 7 told
them I couldn't DO anything for them. II
was fun. though. 10 see the youngsters
corner that Snowman. What sid you say
his name was7 thought Il was something
like Davis. Anyway. he used TO hang
around the Standard theater."