The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-25
PLAY At CROSS PURPOSES.
Manager William Russell and Con-
stables Pike and WhItford.
A COMEDY NOT ON THE BILL.


IhfMlcr-naihrf war" SSS"er
II mas not amount 10 anything but then
again there may he an awfully mixed rp
| condition Of affairs II Manager Russell. OF
| liis, Thifd Avenue thea;er. has Constable
| Pike aud Constable whitford arrested to-
aay for forcinle entry. and Constable Pike
has Russell arrested for threatening to Kill
him aad Treasurer Draw Ter resisting an
officer.
IT is not generally known. but there was
another comedy than that OF "A 10y
Wanted" played az the Third Avenue
tiieater last Saturday evening. War talk
between Spain and the United States has
never been as hot a. that waica lew
around the theater and yet 1t did no. rearn
the point of a shooting affray.
Mrs. Charles Wilson, who SITS In the box
office and saws "parquette or balcony
while the rush gees on. heard all about
guns, and death and funerals without even
so much as stopping the sale of tickets.
Even the beiligerents felt bad that she Was
so uneoncerDed.
InS ifGAp.t N0A1u HtNss kt&hN t1H1
about II the boy Wanted" company had
NOT engaged a new boy. The new boy
bears the name of Walter Mack. and he
claims New York for his home. Manager
GIN hired the nfw boy 10 act as advance
agent, or something like IL, and afterwerd
wished that lie had not. According 10 the
story told Manager Russell by Manager
Gill OF the Boy Wanted" company. Mr..
Mack was discharged for INSTRUMENTATION.
Mr. Russell was also given 10 understand
that Mack refused 70 settle mp, although
ne was given the opportunity. Mr. Rus
sell says that on Friday afternoon he set
tied all accounts with the Boy wanted
company, 50 that the money which Was
taken III Saturday night belonged TO the
Third Avenue theater and could not be at
tactea for any debts owed by the company.
According 10 Constable pike, Walter
Mack the hoy" who was not wanted by
the BOY Wanted" company, wen5 out 10
Justice Carson's court, In Duwamsh pre-
pinet and commenced 4 suit with attach
nl.nt proceedings against the boy Want
I'd" conpan for &sss Mack claimed
that the company owed him about $40 on
salary and on contract 10 send him back
10 New York. bat In order to get the ease
into the justice court he Topped off the SO
Manager Russell says thar Mack had to
so out in the country 20 tile his suit, be-
cause he could not do anything IL the io-
al Justice courts.
Constable Pike had heard that he might
| have trouble at the theater when he at
tsclaA The box 1f'.St receipts, 50 ne got
| Constable Wnitsord 20 20 along with him
| 10 ste far yIeS Constable Pike says thar
! he Stc0d ga the foyer and saw Treasurer
| Drew eenae cut of the box office and look
| around, then Mr. Drew started back ard
| he tthe ccns;ahie) pushed his was IN after
! him. II said that | an officer sad
| Constable pike. and that had come to
| attach the box office receipts
| Get to out OF here yelled Drew.
| and with that he commenced showing me.
| | vas almost through ,ue doorway when
| ac came agains. he. but Tor the moment
| he had the advantage Of me end was push
| ing ne back when Constable WhiJlofd
| cane up and showed me INTO the of3lce.
| Get out Of here yelled Drew; 'yon've
E0s 10 business ln here told him that
| | would not gei cut untii got the nancy.
| ssd ali the time this woman in the box Of
| fiee kept on selling tickets. as II nothing
| tad happened While Mr., Drew ani
| were talking Manager Russell appeared on
| she @esne He ordered me out bu; said
| @5s uot ready to so. Then he turtei 10
| DIN asa yelled out:
| fttsru't yau got revolver sn hereF'
| "} replied Drew. as ne showed
wiz, Ms
"'A{ae djdu't you use it@' replied Rus
se3t u mad been here i would
'We9. said T. II there's Kolng 70 lac
| any shooting. tyo can play az that game
I had nay revolver ready. and tlle first
/ move that vas made for the revolver Ia
/ that office would have been u ~}Gual for
MAI.
Il commenced gathering ia she moaey.
aad she i.ttIe wQFnAn who was selling tick
cts didn't SEEM 10 ta any mora afraid -
war than Il ~ had been talking about "a
pleasure psr;y couldn't pick up fae
! n'cke3s very fast. ard when Nj DreW
asked r17e - 80 ont &E3 les business 10
ahrad agreed 10 IL, Then Manager Rus
sell declared t'es1sla ble WAlEforj Hrd my
~ y under arrest. and said he wanted 3ls 20
accompany RIM up SO his osttce We hai
/ 30 a3Ve sot0e place - c99nt tire money 40
| toia hsu3 that I had 10 oo5ect >a % SO.
3ng wttS him. GA ;he way 40 stars ~
foli " afford and myself g3aw as wais,d
have kElllsf as = he Rad beer ia the box
oFfiSe. ! ;o.3 hi.a t thought BE N0isid sd.
kfu any oue, bNt L l5e WAS anSjeHs fay Is
shooting nlNtch he fYIxA. opsn up. After
Ne sVt rs !u ht= ceIjce se locked ne tloor
sr5 St.a he ecasld klli tss ~ ~e att antsG
( - E~s eus. { asked Asai 10 stay ani SEA us
.aart tH, gpaneS bas hs sAtd ga S1tlslrtt
ara wsas suf. At,rf a e}alH Manaeey Rus
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3 booked az IS sp3 ssrQgnszsa g5s ~S ofsteerS
}ie z5.a ,aaf be aa4 nagngfse 20 ,ta Wi7a a.
: %$ Pc supposed 80 had proper papers. 4
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] rasA. TAS& vas 2aS enough ;Js satisfy sbe
/ az s<snsnt. 80 az attached s9s'ee az taa
I coransny's aeezeEY. IFsclgdus tse sale and
{ printing rrpsS
Manage R}1sse3 tet4 us shst VS. had 40;
( oone right and taRt ne wauh} have 49, ar
+ F1'S,ea o. a warrant s@ara aag Ia lae ~st-
s*fsoT ca}ri- ias8 asn fasg VA a3 rszaz
/ esit y sas rot ssecssSarv Ia a. 5ase gnat
e5R5Fs NoS.egS sas& shss Is wanted 10 xeg
3essNe IS u wss a regular r3afsns Faast'a
! al afouaa Sna 80 cos ws$ injured
tenss&o3s F.&e - ta.nklas 81 lawn.