The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
FARCE:
COM DY
Enacted In Judge Jackson's Court
over Desperate Chance
Problem Too Knotty for Judge and
Referee In Bankruptcy Gets IT.
Must Decide Whether II Is Moral or
Immoral.

immoral.
The second and third acts of
Desperate Chance were enacted here
today at 9. S. court, says yesterday Isl
Petersburg Sentinel.
"a Desperate Chance. I, is an ex-
ploitation of the escape OF the Biddle1
Brothers, murderers, from the peni.
Tertiary at Pittsburg, through the
conniyance and with the assistance.
of Mrs. sotfel, the wife of the warden,
and Of their subsequent killing by
the officers. While there Is really
nothing immoral about the play,
there Is very little dramatic worth
about 1T, sits built on exceedingly
sensational lines.
The owners Of the play, anticipat-
ing opposition, have.an attorney with
each Of the companies on the road.
There has BEEN some opposition 20
the play at various places, but geners
ally there IS a large crowd present.
The play was produced here this
season, and there have been some
plays here that were worse than "a
Desperate Chance,
1t was at Clarksburg when the
public censor concluded that the play.
was unfit for the pubic and steps
were taken to prevent the production,
which was advertised for Tuesday
evening. Council, as a last resort, re-
yoked the license Of the opera house
and thus headed OF the show. At
torney Even made fight but the
fates were against them and the com
pany did not play. Wednesday the
council again granted a license to the
opera house and another company APP
peared there Wednesday night.
It was intimated Tuesday tina,
Fairmont would take similar action
against the production Of the play as
was taken BY Clarksburg, and Attor
ney Even, securing the services Of At
torney W. Scott, Of Clarksburg, con.
cluded TO forestal1 the Fairmont au-
thorities. They came here and ok
tanned temporary injunction firm
Judge Jackson at o. S. Court, inhib.
iting and restraining the Fairmon,
authorities from interfering with the
presentation Of the play, and was put
on at Fairmont Wednesday night A
restraining order was also obtained
against clarksburg, as tits The inten
tlon of the company toretnrn there in.
October. BoLh cases were set down
for hearing today at 10 o'clock before
Judge jackson.
Attorneys Even and Scott and
Mayor L. c. Grille of Clarksburg came
here Wednesday evening, In dis
cussing the Clarksburg affair The at
torneys for the company stated that
If they are sustained by Judge Jack
son, 1T was the intention of the conn
pany to institute suit against the city
of clarksburg for 5000 damages.
All the parties appeared before
Judge Jackson this morning and ar
gued the matter. Judge jackson
said he had been called up over the
long distance telephone Wednesday
by members Of the Falrmont opera
house company. and the statement
was made that there was no oppo-
sition to the presentation of the clay.
The attorneys for the plaintiff
stated that they desired some action
taken for the reason that they had
four companiesson the road at heavy
expense and the same question might
be raised. They submitted several
anidavits, but as they were ex-parte
the Court did not take them under
consideration.
Judge jackson finally ANNOUNCED