The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-25

"You cannot always sometimes tell,
as Fritz Schnitzler would say, who are
your friends and who are your enemies.
The public has heard great deal during
the past few weeks about poor" Joe Nc
Mahon and the widow Of poor" Joe Nc
Mahor, and the circus of poor" Joe Nc
Mahon, and the everything Of poor Joe
Mcmahon. These same fellows who are
so fond Of adjectives would do a vastly
greater service for the widow Of poor
Joe Mcmahon and the circus Of poor
Joe Mcmahon if they would step in and
give their aid to prevent the widow and
the circus from being robbed. than they
are doing in the spectacular display Of
their sentiments. The painful fact is that
the widow of Joe Mcmahon is being rob-
bed every day Of the week, Sunday in
Guided, and by those who pretend 10 be
her friends ard the friends Of her hus-
band. Yesterday it is alleged that over
500 worth Of goods were stolen from her
including canvas. lamps, and a great
many Of the other accoutrements that go
with a circus. More than that, ii is said
that Joe Mcmahon was not dead fifteen
minutes, and was not yet dressed for the
tomb, when some of mis- dear friends were
busy with their fingers robbing him. The
most fearful sympathizers were the most
active thieves, and that condition prevails
yet. OF course, the fact that the widow
Mcmahon is robbed by her dearest and
best friends, or rather the dearest"
and best" friends of her husband, is
not a public matter in a certain sense,
but nevertheless ii is matter Of some
interest and a matter of some public SER
vice in this, that il teaches how short
friendship lives after q good fellow dies.
Judge Haymaker, 10 great extent, has
the protection OF Mrs. Mcmahon in his
hands, and If he has any regard for the
duty every man owes to widows and to
orphans, he will throw the protection of
the Jaw around them.
In looking out for thieves in this case
he canrot be too particular, and above
al he must not fail to look for them
among the apparently nearest friends OF
Mrs McMahon.
Some inquiry was made last night as 10
whsn the circus would start out on the
road, and according to the information re-
ceived, it will start on May g. The prob
ability rs that il will not start at all. The
good friends Of poor Joe Mcmahon who
live in this town at present will hardly
go 20 the trouble of starting the circus
away from home for the purpose Of steal
ing il, 30 long as they can rob il here with
entire safety. II is nearly a sure thing
that the circus is a thing of the pas.
Some Of ii was shipped away yesterday
AMI between shipping il away and steal
iEg. j: there will hardly be enough of it
;eft on May 9Th to make street pa
rade.
1t was stated some time ago that Frank
Smith would take charge of the circus
and operate it. That was a statement
that gave some assurance that Mrs. Nc
Mahon's interests would be protected,
and that the circus would continue TO do
business. Unfortunately the story that
Mr.. Smith had charge of il was mis-
take, and instead of that he has gone to
Kansas City, where he has opened a no.
TEL and viii have nothing al all to do
with the circus. To be sure, he has
mortgage on the circus, or a part Of it,
but the money he has invested in that is
covered hN pond