The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
RECEIVER LETS CIRCUS RUN
DOESN'T TRY HIS OWN HAND
SOOTHING MRS. MURPHY,

Paying the bills, Playing the CaIiOpe. Feed
ingt the Elephant, Getting . Blue RIB
bon for the Cook, Mixing Red Lemon
Ade and Tnventing Gags for the Clown.
Former Assistant United States District
Attorney Clifford Tappan, who was APP
pointed ancillary receiver in this district
by Judge Chatfeld OF the United States
District Court of the assets Of the John
d'Alma circus, which is showing at l41st
street and Robbins avenue, The Bronx,
vas 30 sick Of his job after the first day
that he hasn't been near the outfit since.
Though IL is in the hands Of a receiver the
circus 10 loafng about and doing as IL
pleases. But that doesn't mean that it il
straying very far, because Jim Armstrong,
the boss truokman of the outfit, who owns
all it's horses, departed last night and took
his horses with him.
In fact IL was Jim thai brought on the
whole trouble. His horses, fifteen in num-
Der, not only have been furnishing the
principal stunts in the single ring under
the big top, but have hauled the wagons
and menagere back and forth from the
lot to the train. On short Jumps many
times Jim has seen TO II that the show has
reached it's destination by wagon. For
being the handy man Of the aggregation he
says that D'Alma entered into q contract
to pay him $40 a day. Armstrong says
that before he knew 1t D'Alma owed him,
including interest, over a thousand dollars
He filed a petition in bankruptcy against
D'Alma.
Then Receiver Tsppan appeared. The
only chronicler OF what he did and said is
D'Alma. who gives this version. Mr.. Tap
pan was smiling and apparently tiokled at
the prospect OF being a boy again. After
watching D'Alma boss the canvas men and
the stake drivers as the tents were being
put vp on The Bronx grounds he stepped
"I'm the receiver Of the show he said
to D'Alma.
Il don't recall that name. but, Mr.. Re
ceiver, o better step to one side. You're
liable TO be swatted in the ear IL you stand
too near that stake gang. We've got to be
up and of the lot with a parade In an hour
said the other.
Tappan took the hint and fed the mon
keys peanuts to kill time. After the rush
was over Tappan tackled D'Alma again
finally succeeded in explaining the situa-
ton to him.
well, il you want to run the show go
ahead" said the circus man care lessly.
-But-but what are my dutiesp"
ooh. it's a snap. All you have TO do is TO
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keep Mrs. Murphy. the trapeze performer,
in good humor, get out a bunch OF neighbor-
hood jokes for the clown, keep folks from
giving the monkeys glass to eat to see EN-
squirm. buy the gasolene, keep kids out.
get an audience in, engineer the street
parade. see that we have something to eat
In half an hour. though there's not a mouth
full on the grounds now and the cook il
stewed, play the calliope, be ringmaster,
stir up a tub OF red lemonade-
Cut It out" cried Tappan holding his
head.
Then he began TO long for home and quiet.
Whatever did | do to Judge Chatfield?'
he moaned.
We'll, young man, either you or l has
got to be the boss here" added D'Alma
briskly. AS I remarked. IL you want to
run il go ahead. In that case l step out"
odd man. as q matter of fact I've got an
important engagement. Now, say we just
let things jog along under your manage
ment," said the receiver edging away.
he told D'Alma to show up in the United
States District Court In Brooklyn on Thurs
day, where he said that the matter would
be officially threshed out. With that he
departed, and hasn't been seen in those
parts since.
IT'D been a good joke on him IL he'd
tackled the job said D'Alma ohuckling.
"He'd lasted about Ave minutes"