The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-30
While Deputy Sheriff Crmmins Was
Guarding Several Thousand
Dollars Ed McManus Was
Looking for Daniel.
CIRCUS WAS ATTACHED
Canadian Firm Brought Suit, But
Billy Hall of Lancaster Was
the Angel Who Sent
Word Of Relief.

Inc deputy sheriff, assistant coun-
ty attorney, several local lawyers,
BAKER, and private citizen, all play
ed prominent roles in a writ of at
tachment On Campbell Bros. circus
issued early last evening, following
suit filed in the district court by ].
Y. Griffin and Co., Limited, beef and
pork packers and provision merchants
with main Office in Winnipeg, Can
ada, and branch house in Chicago.
Billy Hall, king of borsemen, was the
angel" and his word was sufficient
to cause a release bond to be furnished
which permitted the show people to
leave Keokuk without giving UP an
elephant, ponies or other assets that
might otherwise have been left be-
hind as security.
The suit against Campbell Bros. was
filed in the district court through At
torneys w B. Collins and H. r. Col
Inns late yesterday afternoon. It was
for bill of merchandise sold by the
plaintiff July 90. 1909, amounting to
$533.63. A writ of attachment was
issued from the clerks office and CIV
en- to Deputy Sheriff John j. Grim
minis to serve. The deputy sheriff and
his assistant went to the show grounds
early in the evening. Mr.. Campbell
was not present at the time and the
officer was informed that he was down
town. Nothing like this would go
with Crimmins so he walked into the
| ticket Office and took possession OF
| the entire receipts of the day which
were contained in satchel. Grim
minis did not remove the money from
the ticket Office. but remained on
guard awaiting the return of one Mr..
| Campbell A local baker came to the
Office in the meantime and tried to
collect bill There were eagles and
greenbacks galore, but not a cent to
pay the baker. The baker stood hold
ing the sack. and he too, took place
behind Mr.. Crimmins awaiting the
boss.
] About nine o'clock Ed. w. McManus
assistant county attorney, who hae
been employed by Mr.. Campbell, ar
rived on the grounds in company with
that gentleman and found Deputy
i Sheriff Crimmins still guarding the
proceeds. Mr.. Campbell had
''hunch'' that his show was going t.
4 be attached and early in the day go
i into communication with Billy, Hall, o
Lancaster. Mo-, who is a good frien6
of every show man in the country
Billy sent word back, asking w B
Daniel of this city to sign whateve
bond was asked.
Now the problem was to find w. 3
Daniel. He was nowhere in the cit,
and to find him in a circus tent wa
like searching for needle in ha
stack. Young Ed McManus vii
tackle anything and, fearless of tn
task confronting him, went to tn
big circus tent with Mr.. Campbell an
began making the rounds. The
started in one reserve seat sectlo
and passed before the gaze OF severa
thousand people, but w. B. could nc
he found. The other section was turf
cd too and when the search was
most given up, the much sought fo
man was located. There was nothin
, to explain at the time and Mr. Da1
lei was led from the circus tent in tn
deenest mystery. When once back
the hox Office Mr. Daniel put his JON
Hancock to the bond, the amount
which was $3.50. Deputy Sher1
Crimmins turned over the money an
the show was released from the a
tachment.