The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-02
BRADLEYBLEPHANrA HOSTAGE
UNTIL HEIRESS OUTFIT PAYS
FOR TIE HAY HE ATE.
Typ. the star Performer Of the Goodrich
4 Quintard Circus. stays Behind
ON Q writ Of Atsachment-Ih SHOW
Gets . Metst Reception In Jersey.

ON Q writ 81 AuACnment-Ine bnO~
Geta q Moist Reception In Jersey.
Zyh, the elephant which is the main
attraction Of the circus with which Alice
Bradley, the red-haired Stamford heiress.
has been touring country towns in COM
pany with Charles Quintard since the
latters wife began to make things dis
agreeable for him in Connecticut, Is being
held as hostage for his board in West New
York. n. j. Miss Bradley wasn't around
West New York yesterday and when the
tent was taken down and the show moved
to an adjoining town, Typ was munching
fodder philosophically in barn over which
two sturdy friends of the owner stood
guard at the door with balesticks.
The Goodrich 4 Quintard Amusement
Company has been having a trying ex-
perience since it struck Jersey. Good
rich is an old circus man. and when he
agreed to throw in his experience with Miss
Bradley's capital. the heiress and Quint ard
are said to have looked forward to a 70
mantle career a. show people. Typ, lion
that rides horse, a trained mule, and a
number of performing dogs and ponies
comprised the heiress's outfit when the show
put into Union Hill couple Of weeks ago
and it played for few nights to fairly
good business.
Then the houses began to tall OF, and
the circus moved TO Gutenberg. From
there it went to West Hoboken. where
Jock. the trained mule. strayed OF and
remained away for four days. His absence
made a big gap in the show, and Miss
~ hn
him up. The police found the mule asleep
on grassy slope outside of brewery.
They returned him to the heiress on Satur-
day. and the show then moved to West
New York. A cheerless rain fell all day,
preventing Miss Bradley from taking her
accustomed equestrienne part in the street
parade.
The weather made Typ especially surly,
and he refused to be quartered in his ac-
customed stall under the canvas As the
elephant was the star of the show, it was
decided to humor him and give him a more
comfortable resting place in a barn of Peter
Wild, According to Wild. Typ got outside
of bale of hay the first night he was
quartered in the stable and was so lazy on
Monday that he came near spelling the
circus that evening.
Typ had to be goaded on to his perform
ance, Wild says, and appeared to be
lndlspOssd. suddenly he got very friSky
and began to romp about in the mud There
were about hundred persons under the
canvas and when the mud began to come
their way they began climbing higher up
on the seats. Typ continued TO spatter
every one indust riously, and was finally
led by his trainer from the tent and taken
back TO Wild's barn.
His appetite didn't perceptiblv diminish
and Wild began to figure out his hay bill
and make demands on the circus people
for part payment of his board He was
told that everything would be settled before
the circus went away. He learned that
this was to be yesterday. and made quiet.
trip to Justice OF the Peace Gunder. When
two men went TO the barn early In the fore
noon to get Typ they were met by Wild,
who demanded to be paid for the elephants
board
I'VE haven't got any money, captain"
said one Of the men. III we had we wouldn't
be with this outfit"
Then Typ stays here" said Wild. flash
ing a writ of attachment. There are
friends Of mine here to see that nv rights
are respected. So you had better 20 about
your business until you can produce the
goods"
The friends referred to by Wild we're six,
and the showmen discreetly withdrew
Several efforts were made by Goodrich to
persuade Wild to loan Zyp for the per-
Torrance last night. but Wild would not
entertain the proposition.
THE elephant stays here until I've been
paid for his keeping he said last night
III they don't call fp- him in a couple OF
DAYS, I'll have him SHOT He's eaten more
hay in four DAYS than would feed my cattle
Tor a connie Of wppks .