The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
THE GIDDY CORYPHEES
WE'RE INDIGNANT AT THE SUCCESS
TION OF BEING SEARCHED.
The Last Local Chapter I'm the Row
Over Possession of Sam Il. Jacks
Burlesque Show.

At tie conclusion of the performance Of
Sam Il. Jacks Own Burlesque Company
at the Empire Theater last night. there
was enacted a little scene which to the
few patrons who remained in the vicinity
was really more interesting and amusing
than the regular performance given by the
company For sor,e 'ime / asst the show has
been conducted by r. T.. Travellick. who
was acting as the agent of Mabel Hazel
ton, the supposed widow Of Sam I. Jack.
On Monday last, James j. Jack. a brother.
brought suit in replevin against Mabel
Hazelton and her agent, r. I. Trevellick
alleging that he was the rishtful owner
of the property.
Constable Harvey Huston, Of Justice
Lockman's court, Immediately took posses
sion of the properties and had retained tenn
porary ownership of them all week. After
the performance last night, the constable,
with his deputies. was on hand to transfer
the property to the plaintiff. who had given
bond for the same The young women
CT the company. under a misrepresentation
OF the facts. supposed that they were about
to lose all their private properties, and
they Immediately began to scramble for
everything near at hand.
In the meantime, the officers were busy
in directing the removal of the scenery.
trunks, etc, and the scene became quite
animated.
An occasional sortie would be made by
some of the girls, who were anxious to es-
cape, but each time they retreated, hop
ing for more opportune moment. The
masculine portion OF the company were
racing up and down the stage. swearing
that nothing would prevent them from car
rying away their own private effects. FL
ially. ii was announced by some one pres
ent that the women were coming In a
assistant Of the constable TO guard the
door. AS the girls approached the con-
stables assistant would halt them
and command them to disclose the hiding
place Of their personal effects. Some of the
more timid would withdraw, and 1t began
to look If they would not be permitted
TO escape unless they submitted to a thor
Ough search. Finally woman of corpu-
lent build approached the door and when
halted she faced her squarely and, assum-
ing the attitude Of John l.. Sullivan, whom
she very much resembled in physique. said:
You can bet your sweet life I've got on
my stage clothes, and. what's more I'm
going to keep them on. and you amt big
enough to take them off, Sect The female
assistant vanishe- around the corner of the
stage and the girls were permitted to de-
part in peace. The laughable part OF the
whole thing was that IL was regular
tempest in tea pot. Had the members of
the company only known IL they could have
departed as usual, for they were in no way
concerned I'm the trouble going on about
them. II was simply a formal transfer of
the possession of the properties of the COM
pany from one person to another. and the
company will go on showing just the same
as ever.
The whole story in a nutshell lies in the
fact that Mabel HazeltoI claims the own
ership OF the show as Sam T. Jacks widow
and James c. Jack denies that she is his
brothers widow and insists that he is the
rigntful owner of the show.
After the transfer of the possession of the
properties last night bond was given by
the plaintiff in the replevin suit and the
members of the company left for Toronto,
Canada. where they begin a weeks per-
Torrance Monday night.