The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-29
YAW'S CASH BOX.
Seized in a Denver Church by a
Deputy Sheriff.
Attached on Account OF a
Broken Contract.
A REVOLVER DRAWN.
While the High Range Soprano
Was DiVinely Soaring
Among the High Notes of
"Villanelle.
l REVOLVER DRAWN,

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came near having an accompaniment
of pistol shots to her rich soprano voice
during the early part Of the concert she
gave last evening in the Central Pres
byterian church. While she was soar
ing divinely among the high notes of
''Villanelle," a deputy sheriff, who was
very earthly and gruff, was standing off
her ticket talker with a 45-caliber revolt
yer, and at the same time Selling upon
the cash receipts of the concert, in the
porch of the sacred edifice.
The debt for which Miss YaW was
sued yesterday was contracted through
her failure to keep a series of concert
enga gements in California in the spring
season of 1886. Last March James H.
Love, who cOntrived the "'49 Mining
Camp theatrical display at the San
Francisco MidWinter fair, engaged the
famous soprano to give concerts in all
the cities and large towns OF California
He made the contract with Miss YaWS
manager, Victor Thrane.
Having attended to this preliminary,
Mr.. Love went ahead making his ar
rangements for the concert tour. He
had fixed his dates with the theater
managers, billed the different places
where Miss Yaw had engaged herself to
appear, and attended to the various
other details, when, in the latter part of
May, he received a telegram from Miss
Yaw, who was then in St. Paul, inform
ing him that she had concluded not to
appear professionally in California that
season She also stated that a letter
giving further details was on its way to
him.
Mr.. Love was on his way to New
York few days ago when he learned
that Ellen Beach Yaw was to take part
in a concert at the Central Presbyter-
ian church here, and he decided to stop
and await her coming. Miss Yaw got
to Denver yesterday, and in the after
noon Mr. Love sued out writ of at
tachment in the county court against
Ia r1rOoa6GS Of last nights concert for
the old California debt of $427 against
the chief performer.
1t was Mr.. Loves instruction to Dep
uty Sheriff Ebersole not to seize the
cash until everybody had become alb
sorbed in the concert programme. He
did this in order not to create tumult
and scandal when the attachment writ
was served and the cash seized. Eber-
sole observed the Admonition, not wise
ly, but too we'll
The deputy sheriff was in an ecstacy
of open1eared rapture over the high
notes of Ellen Beach Yaw's voice when
a nudge from Love drew his attention
to the fact that Dingley Brown was
examining a big roll of greenbacks into
one of his pockets
Ebersole started, rushed towards Mr..
Brown, handed him copy of the at
tachment writ, and then announced in
tones of authority that the remaining
cash in the drawer of the table must be
left untouched. The startled organist
looked at the writ and then fastened
into the body of the church. He re-
turned in a moment with a man he said
was his attorney.
Don't you pay any attention to this
fellow. Go on and take the money,
emphatic urged the attorney.
At this the deputy sheriff seized the
table and Whirled it around so that the
cash drawer was turned in his direc-
ton. Dingley Brown thereupon grab
bed at the drawer over the table and
essayed to get at the cash it contained.
Almost simultaneously with this move
m mt RIOVVJl'S attorney laid hold of the
table in an effort to get the coveted
drawer facing in his direction.
This move precipitated a sharp strug-
gle for possession of what was in the
drawer, accompanied by protestat tons
and defances. The noises caused those
in the rear of the church auditorium to
forget Yaw for the moment in their
wonder at what was taking place at the
door of the church Their wonder was
increased when some of them caught
the Wicked-loOking gliant of a big re-
Volver barrel in their rear.
Those who could see more plainly be-
held a most remarka bic tableau at the
entrance to the body of the church.
Deputy Sheriff Ebersole, standing on
one side the table, held clutched in his
right fist a 45-Colts, with it's muzzle
pointing alternately al the heads of
Dingley Brown and his rash attorney.
When the deputy sheriff saw he was in
danger of losing control Of the cash
drawer he had simply whipped out his
revolver with a threat to blow day-
light through any body who further at
tempted to dispossess him of the draw
er.
This extreme measure caused the or
ganist and lawyer to beat a retreat.
However, it did not greatly enrich JAS
H Love, for when it was counted over
there was but between $50 and $40 in
silver in the drawer. The deputy sher-
iff took charge of it, giving Mr.. Brown
receipt for the amount. Today Ellen
Beach Yaw'S manager and Attorney
Shell will try to effect a settlement of
the S427 claim.