The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04
THE UGLY DUCKLING.
Belasse Tells How Millionaire
Tsirbanks Engaged Hin


%sw Yea. June I-Ds11 Beshero -
witness sH the supreme ec1rt ts1ay ~ nis
sssss 70 recover ss.gs from = fs-f-
tsrxs foe SERVICES r~nd~~f IN sitting Mrs.
rs-~,.e r. D<r for fhs stage Bsissco tssfi-
led that he arxs met FAIRBANKS 70 the
aufxran Of 5Ess IN The spaftusnts OF Mrs
s<rrs~r "a this city IRIS also wzs tbs
rgs.aftG- w1tness arsz n>eettsx with Mrs.
Carter. TIE meetizg Sas ~ FasrDAaks
sespssI Accor5srg 70 tbs witness. De tod
TzarsArks fhas shs cost Of making . ora
matte star % Mrs Carter would ne S$sAs7
10 sse,aU. which vns no more tsan was
paid for prspArag May Anderson tor hsS
career.
70 1his ssSormasson the attendant re-
srszdsc, placing hts hand On the paint
sfrs snout3~rs MY boy. you have been
very fsznk ana would frfghfsn any other
Esxr, but hare pisnfy Of monsy. ] lose
xi.sse. 90 fn ons cay aad make u back the
nert.s'
B~isseo further testified that he objeeted
70 Ssaitng vita hackers who withheld
tier sss4es srcFs shs pzssic. TO which Fair
hacks reSiEe1 that II was for wetehty bas-
inesx reasons fis2s he cic not wish TO be
knows ~ the 8aaHrzal spors1r for Mr.
Garter The nsxotistssaz psossasses3 80 FAR
that Ess&aeo ss4lreG from - either tsssi-
Ross szl9axe1snfx 20 6ayote Its entire t.nae
90 rAe development Of Mrs Carriers tai
ersx.
Fairbanks hss askss The witness several
sssaes BOT 10 coz1e 10 him AZ hss hstef. as.
witness bslHg theatrical mar. hss com
3nx xEs sss 80 excite xezssp. A change Of
nssaAssrs fer xrs. Carter ~as effected al
coHf Of $40. whscA FAIRBANKS BALD On
on~ occasion. according 70 Belas1ss tea
finony. TEsrnAazs szs1 20 aim. ~BziascS,
what u fssAn bear ~ yoar iezvsrg Ars.
Carter after her essos7 ] cannot spare
yons ! w&rt Fau 70 tour with her and
write plays fof herr To this Eei2sro says
be segises sfsec6nesz me- I cannot Do
thai. ! 61nst want to 20 on q tour sad
besasmn a theatrical saanagsr. a. have
q wife assc EEoNH-tsp daughters. sS6 can.
give Dp ras 5eanesz~ Fslrh2usss asked
bss~ rnEssh fsesazeo r2de a rear. ard
~-7sz be sasd him that II WAS besaesn *
80 Ana - &c Fxsxaxnks SAID. Go Win
nse. Eeaasso. and yoa sfE. make ~ nzuch. I"
Witness fnsisy sxrest to~so on a tour
ard Informed fairaznks that x woszd
Cost sz316 for 3 Broadway PRO
Guct3cn, 70 which FAIRBANKS replied
Consider Nr. Ailsa hank. and draw on
hisn fer nsoney."
The witness asked 70 be excused from
sesassr- other conversations which took
place ~ thss interview. savsax he wassea
20 spare Fairbanks a. mssss AZ t,sssls,,r
Hsiasco testified that he reessyea from
Tairnanks' Representatives in ihss city a
cheek for A.0ssl. which xxs required 10 be
rasd "a tho nsaxaxer OF the fheafer at
which This Ugly DurkIlns'' had ito frst
performance. November 10. fsse. with Mrs
Carter ~ The isaainx actress. before the
certxin could be raised
BesAsco sid he met Fairbzn hs n couo,e
Of niAhts after Arx- Carriers appearance
snd vas congratulated. and, As BsaAsco ex-
prcssrd II he virtually Rugged me-"
M. Eeiaxro told Of money being ad-
yancrd by Mr.. willard for ar. FAIRBANKS
during the iafters absence. He said be
was In ChieAgo in February. jsza. and tod
Mr.. Aiisn OF Mrs Earsses socsess there
pnd urged that tbs tour he closed bar
Mr.. Alien asked him 10 confinsrn the tour.
rs he woah have 20 ses FAirhara# about
the matter. Several tslsxraras from Man
sgr Price 70 Mr. Allen. asking fer money
and falling Of poor business. were intro
cooed- Mr.. Heiasco sasd be received no
part OF the money. bot II aans 10 Mr..
Price He told Of conference ufth Nj.
Morrison In Kansas City on March "A.
ISL. when he. an proprietor and Price as
manages. slxnes n r~cei1t for q. va as ray
uaenf for all salaries due 70 artorx ae,g
actresses ana expenses OF the tour. He
ssid he told Morrison at iha. time that
h had . claim against Nr. Fairbanks.
and did not wzat TO release that chtfrn.
Morrison assured him. 80 he sAys. that
he merely receipted for the. purpose EN-
bodied la the receipt. The cas-, was al
}ourn&d until to-fnorrow