Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-12
DONAHUE AND RIGNEY.
Both Trying to Take Charge of the
Continental Carnival.

 Continental Carnival. For short time yesterday afternoon it looked as if Constables Rigney and Donahue would enter into mighty con- fIict and would leave themselves open 10 arrest for violating the state law against prize fighting. They were real angry and several times it looked as if they would so far forget the dignity Of their exalted offices as to throw all Restraint to the winds and to fight it out in the gory arena. But, fortunate Iy no prize fight took place and Wa terbury will lose neither of its popu- lar constables for the present. They contented themselves with scowling at each other. uttering threats and quot ing law. No one knows what might have happened if these doughty war rfors of powerful physique should have met in battle royal.
 The unpIeasa ntness between them arose from peck of trouble which confronts the Continental Carnival which has been doing business on Bank street on the vacant lot next to the power station. 4 day or two ago the show was attached by Constable Rigney for $4,000 in the interests of Eugene Stafford, the balloonist Staf- 7 ford claims that back salary was due to him. Hence the attachment. Yes terday Constable Donahue was given five attachments to serve on the man. agement of the show by Attorney Francis F. Guilfoile. Attorney Guil- xoile represented four or Eve employees Of the show, who claimSthat money for services rendered was due to them. The claims ranged from $20 to SAT. The SAT was due to the trapeze per- former and his wife. Late yesterday afternoon Constable Donahue visited the fair pr circus. He searched for Manager Doblin but couldn't find him. He found the assistant manager or foreman who told him that Doblin was out of town and he was taking his place temporarily The Brooklyn sheriff served.eShe attachments on him and placed James Carroll in charge of the place as keeper. Then he returned 10 the A,crstar to see Attorney Guilfoile. While rrrIle attorneys office one of the aggrfeved employees told him that Doblin was in town and that Con stable Rigney was down at the lot
  roll. The democratic constable hur- ried back to the grounds and as Rig ney saw him he pleasantly saluted him somewhat as follows: What the devil are you doing here ?"
 Constable Donahue: 'I am in charge here, what are you doing?"
 Rigney: ttYou In charge. I'd like to know how you are in charger
 II nI here I intend to stay"
 Rigney: T will take the gate re- ceipts"
 DonahHe: You will do nothing of tIe sort, I'll take care of those.''
 Rigney: eff you do will peg you out.''
 Donahue: ''You're not large enough"
 The affair began to look serious and several friends of the constabIes thought it best to interfere. Both be- came calm again and both began to quote law. Each had law of his own and each intended to get the receipts, but both were left in the Iurch, for the people, the few who went there, were let in free to the grounds. Constable Donahue claims that his attachments were the only legal ones, that there was no keeper in charge of the place when he went there. His clients claim that Rigney's attachment is a fake.
 To-day the. wind and rain put the show out of business. They com pleted the work begun by the consta- bles- All the tents except two were blown down. Under one large tent there were about 20 persons when the tent was blown down. The manager of the show, the performers, helpers and everybody connected with the show are disheartened owing to so much trouble. It looks as if the per formers might be stranded here. Keeper Carroll is still in charge at the grounds.