The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-24
SEVERAL SHOWS ATTACHED
Manager Of the Oriental Theatre Wants
S2,O24.
Claims That He Has a 20 Weeks Com
tract and Carnival Company Drop-
ped Him Last Nighf-Has Been
With Carnival Eleven Week-Tents
That Were Attached are Still Stand
ing.

The Carnival Company came to grief
last night. three of the shows having
been attached by Kali Nader. the
Assyrian who conducted the Oriental
theatre. Nothing has been done by
the Jones-Adams Carnival Company
vet and unless they give bond for
twice the value Of the at
tached they cannot take I'D the tents
or remove any part Of h fixtures
connected with them.
All went well until as night when
the owners of the Carnival Company
and the managers of the different
shows eel to settle up and then it
was found tina Kali Nader was ready
to cause trouble. He claims tina en-
August 2. 1905. he made a contract
with the Jones-Adams Carnival Com
Dany to be a part of the carnival for
a period of 20 weeks and hat last
night the of the carnival
wanted to drop his show from the list.
For this reason he refused to turn
over the receipts for the week lust
ended and also had three of the largest
L6IlS dlldCIlCo. popCIS "Clc SCI v
ed by Deputy Sheriff Harvey Cox and
Constable w. B. Savage The tents
attached were. the wild animal show
tent. train robbery n Oriental thea
tire. Kali Nader owns nothing. the
tent being furnished by the Carnival
Company. He has four Assyrian wo-
men who dance. a small negro boy
with whom he does a basket trick and
a negro man to beat the drum. His
show drew large crowds Of non but
was the only show that was not fit for
a lady to witness.
In taking out the attachment papers
it was necessary for Nader to give
bond in the sum of S2.024. An Assyrian
of this city went on his bond. Made,
turned over what money he a taken
in during past week to the ASsyriOn
to hold as security. Attorneys foT
Nader are Hon. John D. Bellarny and
William J. Bellamy.
Nothing was done by Messrs. Jones
and Adams last night as it was such a
late hour when the shows We're at
tached. They will no doubt give
bond either today or tomorrow and
proceed to Maxton. They claim
hal Nader gave them notice two
weeks ago that he. was going to leave
the show and under the contract two
weeks notice was to terminate the
contract. Nader sues for S2,024 which
he claims due him for the remaining
9 out of the 20 weeks.
From 1880 to IL o'clock last nigh
the carnival district was the scene OF
considerable excitement. The rushing
around of the officers to the various
tents attached caused man who were
anxious to learn the cause of the trou-
BILE to follow them. Preparations were
being made to take down the tents
but the workmen were quickly stopped
and the canvas curtains lie lust as
found when the officer arrived. DeDu-
ty Sheriff Cox told the wild animal
man that he could keep his animals,
he did not want them. but he attach
ed the tent.
At one time it looked like there
might be trouble at the animal tent.
Deputy Sheriff Cox has served the pa
pers and stepped out upon the plat
form where a policeman was standing.
In a Joking n he made a re-
mark to the police. The policeman
had been keeping a crowd of oys off
of the platform and were only too
glad to find some cause to get a good
laugh at the officers expense. When
he was spoken to by the count officer
in a Joking name the o. began to
laugh and hOller.~ This angered the
officer who had something to say to
Deputy Sheriff Cox. There were some
who seemed to think that a fight
might ensue and they began to crowd
upon the platform. The crowd had
been Instructed to keep out of the tent
and when they began to rush upon the
platform officer Cox commenced to
push them off. Some of the crowd
also began to push and a policeman.
one Of the largest men on the force.
was thrown from the steps leading up
to the platform to the street. faliins
backwards. lack Lumly. a white man
was arrested by the officer for inter-
ferring with his duties bv pushing him
and one time ~endeavoring to hold him.
Several bows who were upon the plat
form in their efforts to get out of the
wav of the officers fell backwards
from the platform but none We're hurt
BY the time the excitement had reach
ed its height about ten policemen ar
rived and restored order as far as they
could but they could not stop the
crowd of bows from laughing LOUDLY
and with such a large number it made
an awful noise.
The scene in the small office on Sec.
ond street where the ticket collectors
and of the shows went to ar
range their money matters was q
scene Of confusion when Nader was
giving his explanation. One of the
women ne has employed was also ir
h office and she was anxious for hel
money. Both we're iabbering awav ir
broken English and this with the talk
of the Red, Men who wanted their per
centage n also the MessiS: Jones
and Adams who wanted their money
made the scene an amusing one.
h carnival did a big business las
night. in fact they did a fine business
during the entire week. The Re- Mer
derived a nice sum from the carnival
they could not have hcpec for larger
crowds. The carnival IS an exception.
ally rood one and most of the shows
were we'll worth h price of admission