The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-18
SULLIVAN ACCUSED OF
DREAMING THE SABBATH
Former Champion Fug,Is. Losss ln the
First Round With the Ministers ~
This City.

Time was when John Lawrence sun.
van wouldnr run from aHyon, In tHos.
days he was chtmu.ou hruvywrlrht uu.
g.llst OF fhe world and took on anyone
who a,plr-I ,o rHe horror Bu. ,Hlncs
have changed and rn ssa the famous
John T.. skip when constable went
after him Sunday rleht. one would h- LET
TO ,h- belle, that DO had lost hls nrr,e.
Mr. sullivan has been 90 Asto- sew raj
times and on each oecasl1n something
happened that would cause him always
TO remember The city He nas here Sun
day and probably viii remember hIs
visit for some time f1 come
Owing 10 Mr. suIIlyuu's dates. Il was
impossible FOR Mr. SclG 20 secure No.,
appearance except on SUNDAY u'ght. This
aroused the lre OF the pastors NJ the
several churches who met ana agreed 10
use every EFFORT 20 prevcu. the company's
appearance A. he morning services IN
several churches the minister. asked
those prsscu, 20 pledge thcmselvcs ,o
stay away from Fishers that night. They
algo secured a warrant Tor the arrrs, OF
Manager Scls, who was cuscd OF VIZ
lating the law by conducting a play on,
SUNDAY Mr. seIig was served ara iur.
nlshcd hall ln the sum ot si0 for his up-
pearance yesterday The warrant was
issued by police judge Nelson, o. x
ohico justice or the peace Judg. Hug1cs
being absent from 'hc city
MD gHs
arrest, tho ministers secured warrant
FOR the arrest Of Sullivan. The warrant.
was placed IN thc hands ~ Constable
Wickman Sullivan appeared first In -
Trip Across the Ocean" a comcdy-hard-
ly more than curtain.raiarr-wlrh whish
his show opens. lie had about finished
his part when Wickman appeared with
the warrant. Sullivan was 70 appear
again with hs old-tlme antagonist. Jake
Kilraln. IN a sparriHg contest, While
Sullivan was finishing up "a Trip Aero ST.
tho OCEAN, kind friends cxpostulat,d |
with the determined constable. and In
the meantime the former champion was
told OF the appearance of the constable.
He did not tarry. bu, made hlg exit
through the stage entrance and hrlked /
out for the A. e. C. r. II. depot, His |
special was 20 pull out for Victoria at |
II O'Clock. He well knew that the con- |
stable would follow him 20 the rain. 20 |
he donned the garb Of a fireman took
his station In the cab and awaited ce-
velopments
Meanwhile the other members Of the |
company entertained the crowded thcatcr
with choice speclaltles. The crowd was
anxious 10 see Sullivan and Knran spar
and many persons went 70 Wickman and
asked him 10 give up his search He vas
obdurate, however. insisting that II was
his duty to nail the festive John l..
Wickman took his station a the stage
entrance and there awaited the appear
ance OF Sullivan The latter had already
evacuated. however. and the constable
waited IN vain. He was at the depot, hut
sullivans disguise was sufficient to con-
ceal his Identity and the train pulled
out while John J.. threw wood into the
frebox.
Mr.. selig appeared for trial before
, JuuBb NebuH yeSlci uhy' MS dltOTHcy, =,
]. Curtis, filed a demurrer 10 the com
p.alnt and he case went over nntil TO-
DAY, when Mr. sellg Will again appear.
He Is very Indignant at the action OF The
and claims that they were a tu-
lted solely by a desire for revenge, Mr..
5ellg recently having made an effort 10
compel the Methodist church 10 secure
I theater license as entertainments by
organized troupes are often given IN the
church The action Of the pastors was
condemned as absurd, Il being
that there is no city or state
aw against Sunday performances, and
hat the warrant for sullivan's arrest
was a piece Of spte-wOrk. However
hat may be, the ministers succeeded in