The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Open Hostilities and Barri-
caded Doors Give Way to
Injunctions, Afhdavits,
Lawyers and Police
LYRIC THEATER IS
HELD BY KEHRLEIN
Dahnken and Turner File
Afhdavits Alleging Kehr-
lein Not Their Partner

OAKLAND. July 22-Behind barri-
oaded windows and heavily barred
doors. oliver Kehrlein, with a force of
private detectives and opera tors. held
possession Of the Lyric theater Broad
way near Twelfth street today, the
present center of the war being waged
between his father. Emil Kehrlein. and
j. T. Turner and Fred Dahnken for
third interest in a circuit of six NOV
ing picture houses
kehrlein announced this afternoon
he would hold the theater until the
matter had finally been adjusted in the
courts
Secure from open interference as
result of the orders of the chief of
police yesterday, Kehrlein and his men
labored today replacing the locks
broken in yesterdays affray and in the
installation of heavy timbers and iron
bars. An unsuccessful attempt was
made during the afternoon to pry open
rear door. Guards are maintained at
each entrance by Kehrlein.
The third attempt within 24 hours to
recapture the Lyric theater from X chr
LENS forces was made last night, when
Attorney Walsh, Turner and a num-
Der &c employees succeeded in effecting
IN entrance to the playhouse.
POLICE NOTIFIED
n III rem liHlledidleIN notiHeQ the po-
lice. Sergeant NJ. Byrne, who re-
sponded, found both factions in pos
session of the theater. each demand
ing the election of the other
Byrne Informed them he had no au
thority TO eject either side, but that
Kehrlein. by the chief of police orders,
was entitled to retain possession of the
theater A few minutes later the Tur
ner and Dahnken forces were politely
but firmly driven outside of the place
leaving Kehrlein in possession.
Nine cases. the result of the war
were called this morning in the police
courts. Owing to no complaints being
fled. the cases Of J. T. Turner, one of
the principals in the war; Harold
Schroeder and T. a. Lamar. all charged
with battery. were stricken from the
calendar. on the charges of carrying
concealed weapon and having lot
terry tickets in his possession, Schro-
der pleaded not guilty and demanded
jury trials, which were set for Aug
ust s
The case of Z. +. Turner door keep
er. who was charged with battery, was
continued till tomorrow morning for
the fling of complaint. Robelt Real
pleaded not guilty to charge of dis
turbinG the peace and will be tried by
jury on July %. Walter L. Kivert
viii plead on similar charge tomor-
row morning
DETECTIVES CHARGED
\. P. Ady, L. A Brown and g. w
Johnson, the private detectives arrested
Yesterday, Will plead on disturbing
the peace charges tomorrow morning.
In addition to the temporary injunc
tion already issued against the Lyric
theater in favor of Turner and Dahn-
ken. Superior Judge Trabucco of San
francisco has issued four additional
injunctions.
These injunctions restrain Kehrlein
from interfering with the management
or participating in the receipts of the
Oakland Photo theater, the San Jose
theateT, the Stockton theater and the
Fresno house. No injunction has been
issued against the sixth theater on the
circuit, which is now nearing compile
tion in San Jose.
These injunctions are for a period
OF 10 days. during which a petition for
permanent restraining injunction will
be heard. Turner and Dahnken claim
that the injunction gives them the
right to take possession of the Lyric
There was no disturba nee during the
day a the Oakland Photo theater
which remains in the possession of
Turner and Dahnken.
Shortly after he had been arrested
for disturbing the peace in the movie"
quarrel I'm Broadway last evening and
derson Lamar, private detective, met
Miss Ruth Mack of Yreka as she ar
rived here al the station and married
her.
Lamar just threw off the shackles
Of confinement in time to get a mes
sage from his fiancee and escort her.
with her sister. Charlotte Mack, to the
home of Mrs. A. =. Ady, 1911 Forty
fifth avenue, where they were married
by Rev. c. c. Merriott
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Mack. a widow of Yreka who only
learned of the marriage by wire after
the ceremony.
AFFVDAVITS FILED