Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-23
GLEASON
Was In Trouble In
Cleveland.
Akron Printing Co.
Obtained Judgment.

Z If Prof. o. II. Gleason, who appear
ed In this city several times the past
summer with horse tanning exhibit
tion, had been as successful yesterday
in Fighting a law suit in Justice Reil-
ly's court as he was in subduing saw
age horses he would not have judg-
ment of SS4.50 standing against him
today, says the Cleveland Plain Deal
err The judgment was awarded the
Akron Printing Co. of Akron, and tes-
tlmony of the officials who seized the
goods on writ from the Justices
court revealed few of the obstacles
which the horse trainer had to sur
mount in giving his last exhibition in
this city at the Glenville track about
two weeks ago.
Constable Mains and Clerk Logan,
of Justice Cummings court served the
papers in the case and seized all the
property of the defendants which was
In sight. At the time Gleason was
giving an exhibition in the arena,
Clerk Logan, aided by the Constable,
forced an entrance into the box office,
and overawing the agent in charge,
seized the cash box OF the perform-
ance. The box was emptied and the
contents footed up to $13 and few
cents. With this in their possession
the Constable anl clerk proceeded to
the room beneath the grandstand
where the trainer kept the harness
and other paraphernalia of his profes
sion and attached everything they
could find that belonged to the show
Meanwhile the trainer continued his
daring feats In the arena in blissfu
ignorance Of what was going on be
hind the scenes.
Finally, however, 1t became neces
sary TO send his helper back for piece
of harness which was needed badly
In the work of tanning ferocloui
steed. To the trainers CONSERVATION
the helper came back without tn,
strap. The professor was then in
formed of the painful details of tn,
Justice suit. The interruption hap
pened at most inopportune time 70
the trainer but he rose to the exigcn
cles OF the occasion and mounting thu
rostrum, gracefully Informed the au
tiienco that he was fatgued with hi
hard afternoons excrtions and woul,
they please excuse him If he retire,
for few moments Of repose.
Then commenced long and hcate,
altereation with the officers OF tn
law for permission to use his appa
ratus long enough to conclude the pei
formance However, Mains and Lc
gan were not as easily convinced n
the audience had been before then
and the five minutes leave of absenc
granted the trainer heightened out In
10 ten. Is, 20 minutes and finall
threatened TO be perpetual. AT las
Mains softened enough to give tn
trainer the few articles really needle
II he promised to bring them bac
directly after the show was over an
thus an armistlce was agreed upol
The show went on as before and tn
audience, while they may have wol
dered ut the unusually long time
took Gleason 10 rest, went home sti
ignorant Of the disaster which for
time had threatened to end their a
ternoon's entertainment.
Yesterday In Relllys court II ws
testified that the property of Gle
son and Il, II, Sohn who was all
made defendant IN the suit, consistC
Of trunk and score of books
which the trainer is the author. Jud
ment was rendered the PLAINTIFF