The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-15
TALENTED ACTOR
MAKES GETAWAY
UNDER PRESSURE
Sheridan Leaves With "WiId-
fire" Company Despite Luke'S
Urgent Invitation to Remain.
PLAY HIDE AND SEEK
THROUGH LILLIAN'S CAR
ECHO OF OLD SALTAIR DEAL
MANAGER SAYS STAGE HOST
LER DRAWS $3.50 PER.

Frank Sheridan, the talented actor,
playwright and song carpenter. who ap-
peared in this city last week in Lillian
RusseITs company as Donovan, the keep
er of the race horse Wiidfire, played an
other part before closing his engagement
in this city. a part which he had played
successfully here previously-about three
years ago. In this part several local men.
including a deputy sheriff, assisted him
and the setting required two scenes, one
IN Salt Lake and one in Ogden. The plot
OF the little drama included as a climax
the complete disappearance of Mr.. Sher-
idan and the return to this city of the
deputy sheriff and the member Of a col
lectien agency. the deputy appearing very
much Disguised and the collection man
saying some naughty words. not loudly
but forcibiy, from between his teeth. It's
an interesting story.
About eleven years ago Mr.. Sheridan
was the owner, manager and booster for
an attraction at Saltair which cost him
considerable money to start The money
large part of it, he borrowed from Os-
car T. Peterson of this city, and. so Mr.
Peterson claims, he neglected to pay back
when he left the city. Mr.. Peterson seems
to have been right in his assertion for
the court records show that he obtained
a judgment against Sheridan in the sum
Of something like $500. Francis G. and
James F. Luke. collection agents. have
seen " IL SlIOt llfdl lflC JUuEIllEIlL has not
been allowed to expire. They have kept
pretty close tab on the actor gentleman
and had him pretty well sewed I'D I'm New
York last season. They knew when he
was due in Salt Lake City.
Sheridan in Court.
Saturday they caused MI Sheridan to
be taken into the district court on pro-
ceedings supplemental to execution before
Referee Van Pelt. Here Mr.. Sheridan was
Z rs Il
ing his income, his property interests his
ability o. pay the judgment, and as to
what attachabls possessions he might
/ have. His memory regarding his posses
sions was about as brisk as John ID.
/ RockefelleT's. He didn't remember of hav-
/ Ing any property that was attachabie.
7 And his income. he said, was only a mea-
/ gre $500 a week-hardly enough for him
/ TO exist on if it were not for the fact that
/ the company was being boarded at the
/ expense Of the management.
But the collection agents claimed to
/ have some inside information regarding
/ Sheridan's salary and his additional in
/ comes. They showed to the court that
/ sells aggregation $3.50 per week. that he
/ was receiving royalties from several plays
/ and a number of popular songs. and that
/ it was quite reasonable to suppose that
| by a little economy during any two weeks
| ne would be able to pay the Judgment in
/ full and have cigarette money left The
! financial status of Mr.. Sheridan was
/ somewhat cleared by the testimony of
/ Manager Hinton. whose long newspaper
| career in this city was so exemplary that
/ his testimony had weight It was decided
/ to detain Mr.. Sheridan in Salt Lake City
| for time to induce him to settle the &C
| count and steps were taken TO get out a
warrant for his arrest.
Makes Himself Scarce.
/ Sheridan might have suspected what
was brewing for him or he may have
/ deemed ii wise on general principles to
/ take precautions. He didn't linger around
/ the Lillian Russell special car before it
pulled out from the depot. With a friend,
! another member of the company, he went
| down the track and waited under the
| viaduct until the train should come along.
| That was where he was found just before
| time for the train to pull out by Deputy
/ Sheriff Axel II. Steel and James Luke
| when they went to the depot to prevent
/ his departure Sheridan was arrested by
| the deputy and the march back to the
depot was started. When passing the
| Lillian Russell train Sheridan suddenly
| broke away, jumped aboard the train and
/ into the nearest car, slammed the door
| in the deputy's face and locked 1t from
/ the inside. Somebody in authority came
along Just then and asked the deputy
what he was trying to break into the car
/ for He replied that he was after a pTls-
| oner The man in authority advised the
/ deputy to get Searcn warrant " ne H.
/ tended to break into the car as Miss Rus
] sell regarded the car as her private DOM
/ icile and would probably demand that her
right to peace and quiet be not tram
pied upon.
The deputy and the collection agent de
cided to wait outside and watch for the
/ man. He didn't come out: that is they
/ didn't see him come out. They are Of the
! opinion now that he may, have come out
/ of a window on the other side Of the car.
i It should be remarked that 1t was quite
| dark at this time.
| Three different theories are advanced in
the case. The deputy thinks the man
may have locked himself up in laundry
| locker in the car The collection agent
/ thinks he probably went out OF the win
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