The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-04

horses and ponies. the two educated black
and white goats and the six dogs OF as
sorted colors, shapes and -sizes. which. to-
gether with big canvas tent which has
seen better days. make up the circus ag-
gregation known as the Wilson's World
Wide Wonders, alternately dozed and fret
ted at their confinement yesterday while
the rival owners Of the circus left the
tented field in possession OF a sheriffs dep
uty and sought advice from their lawyers.
II was the last day Charles E. Powell
and his wife E. G. Powell. had in which
TO reclaim the show from Q. II. Walker.
one OF the three Blaine men who claim to
own the circus and who had replevined
the property on Monday night All day
the holders Of the conflicting bills of sale
watched each others movements narrow
~. but il was not until ) o'clock In the
evening that anything was accomplished
and then Powell and his wife gave security
in the sum OF 1900 - the sheriff and were
restored 10 possession. Then the trained
animals woke up. Whether il was the
grateful cool Of the evening or the change
of management that had this effect is a
problem. But it Is fact that the small
est educated pug dog in the lot seemed
to appreciate that monsentous event was
/, impending when Deputy Sheriff s. c.
Calderhead appeared on the scene to say
that the Powells were reins,ated.
Law Suit Not Ended.
But the mere fact that the Blaine men
are ousted from possession again as thor
oughly as they were last Sunday night
when Powell and his Supporters drove
them from the grounds. does not mean
that the law suit over the circus IL ended.
Far from it. 1t has just fairly COM
| menced, and a suit full Of sensations II,
| promises 10 be If the court Is called upon
10 reconcile the same conflicting stories
that were told TO a reporter yesterday by
the rival claimants.
y. H. Walker, who, with Lester w.
David and 7. A. Kennedy, claims to own
the circus by a bill of sale made at Blaine
and filed for record in Whatcom county
makes statement which does not differ
very materially from the story published
In the Post-1ntelligencer Tuesday. He
says that he and his partners are the sole
f, owners OF the show and that the bill Of
sale given them by the former owner F.
L. Y. Martyr. In consideration Of an adj
vance or several hundred dollars for the
payment OF customs duties and the pay
ment of other bills was an absolute con-
Eeyance OF the property. In support of
his claim that he was the recognized man
aging owner of the circus ne showed the
reporter a handful of receipts given him
In his own name for payment of the OBJ
legations OF the circus including show Ii
censes in various towns and cities between
Seattle and the boundary line He also
has a receipt from City Comptroller Parry
for a license In this city.
Walker also claims that he paid the
war tax of 800 on the show to Deputy Col
iector Bowen after arriving In Seattle
According to Walkers statement the show
narrowly escaped the ban Of the law in
the war tax matter. He says that the
collector came mp TO the circus grounds
and demanded the tax from various per
sons who were reputed owners OF the show
and finally had one of them. Wilson. ar
rested for refusing 70 pay. Walker says
that he squared the matter up himself
and that the oath Of Wilson that he
Nalker) was the real owner of the circus
is now on file In United States Commits
sioner kiefer's office. He also shows a
receipt from James Bothwel! for ground
rent.
The stories told by Powell and ex-Pro-
prietor Martyr are strikingly different 50
far as they Condescend 10 tell them 10 the
reporter Martyr said that the entire
thought they had bought the show when
they ioaned $40 10 pay the customs duties
ut the border. This was far from the
case, Martyr says. He says that thera
are single horses with the show worth
nearly that amount. and that the only
reason Walker went along with the circus
vas 20 see that the box receipts were ap-
piled 10 the repayment OF the loan That
was as far a. Martyr would go He re-
fused 10 say how much Powell had paid
for his bill OF sale
That Is matter between us that I
don't propose 20 discuss in the newspa-
pers." said Martyr with dignity.
Nr. Martyr Has Curling Locks.
Martyr is an understood middle-aged
man. with curling locks OF brown.
streaked with gray. and has blue eyes
He wears a big grAen ela@ jewel In his
shirt front and smokes cigarettes "a he
tells ho~ he has spent the most of his
HE in the circus business
Powell is a secondhand dealer ia North
Seattle and seems 10 he the real party in
interest. though the bill Of sale from Mar
trn Is alleged - have been given ia Pow
els wife Powell refused 10 talk about
the merits Of the case at all He claimed
tina, he had been nl.srepres4nisd in a for
nler printed account of the trouble and
would remember the fact. His wife, he
said, had never been in the circus grounds
and had taken no part in alleged butcher
knife plays on sunday night. He SAID that
ne had advanced large sums OF money TO
Martyr 10 curry on the circus and was
the real owner Of the show; that Walker
had no valid claim Powell mentioned the
ameun. Of his investment as 81 20 but
pr0esbly meant to say sl..5O. which Is
about the value Of he circus outfit He
also claimed 10 the reporter that ne and
his wife were the owners OF the valua bic
lot % ground upon wn:cn the circus tent
Is pitched, though Walker disputes the
statement.
II fsrf about ne only poia: on which
the stores o( Walker and Powell and
Martyr agree : on the cause o. the row
X naav GIehi. IN which Walker was GUST
ID Powell and Martyr say Walker al
tempted % take away several hor<es and
thus precipitated tne conflict. Walker adj
mlts ta.s- He says re did so with the
sole purpose % seeing whether hts claims
l.