The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-14
PLAYERS ASK COURT
TO ATTACH TRUNKS
OF SAYLES:COMPANY
Kast and Clark Institute Pro-
ceedings at Eaton to Insure
Back Pay Which They
Claim.

Attachment proceedings against TWO
trunks containing personal property OF
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sayles. owners
of the Francis Sayles Stock company
which disbanded last Friday night
were instituted at Eaton, O., late yes
terday by Ernest G.. Kast and w. +.
Clark, two members of the company.
Both men have claims against Mr.
Sayles for SOS. They demand the
money Of the leading man who claims
he and his wife are almost as bad OH
financially as the members OF the
company. Kast and Clark are the only
two remaining stock company players
here except the owner OF the COM
pany, Mr.. aSayles, and his wife, Olga
Worth, and the manager of the COM
pany. Dave Heilman and his wife,
Pauline Leroy.
The actors tell OF the nardships OF
the company when they were out
of luck and Sayles was not paying
salaries. They were ION velvet" In
Richmond, and the company members,
all of whom are said to have back sal
airy coming to them, believe Sayles has
three or four hundred dollars. balance
above expenses fror, the short engage
ment which terminated last week.
Ship Properties.
After o. G. Murray, owner OF the
Murray theatre, had demanded re-
turn to the former paying basis of the
company of fifty per cent to the thea
ire and fifty per cent to the company,
and Sayles refused to accept the terms,
the stock company owner was advised
to ship his personal property to Eaton
to prevent attachment proceedings on
Murray's part. AS it is, Sayles is said
to have left about one hundred dollars
worth Of scenery in the theatre.
Kast and Clark, although paid up
on the present engagement, except for
the five days performances of last
week, said they had stuck with Sayles
during the period when he was away
from Richmond through thick and thin,
mostly thin, and that he was yesterday
preparing to leave Richmond for RO-
chester, Ind, where he and Mrs. Sayles
would visit until later. The attach
ment proceedings were instituted, not
because the men wanted the goods,
but because they wanted the money,
which both believe Sayles or his wife
has.
Players Angry.
The players are angry because Mr..
Sayles disbanded the company while
in the heat of anger, and before he
would agree to reorganize, six players
had left the city Sayles offered to
permit the company to play this week
on the commonwealth" plan in which
the nine members of the cast of the
play chosen would split even the com
panys share of the proceeds, and call
past accounts settled. Sayles, how
ever, would not consider taking a part
h,,t ,t@1 - %
leading man. Kast said he would not
do this because the hasty action would
necessitate many explanations.
Kast and Clark said today that they
expected to meet with Sayles and his
wife in their room on North Tenth
street In case of compromise the
party expected to go to Eaton and re-
lease the Sayles property.
kast will leave tomorrow morning
for Wheeling, w. Va, where he will
join another company, while Clark
probably will 60 to New York, his
home. In case the compromise could
not be affected, Clark expected to re-
main here to pursue the case in be-
half of the two players.
The players suggested that Mrs
Sayles give them part of the 500
worth of diamonds she owns. She re-
fused. and SaSles also would not con
slider. the matter of using the jewelry
HeiIman Corrects Denial.
David Heilman, manager of the com
pany, today said he believed Mr.. Mus
Ear, an actor who showed here with
the troupe, did not speak the truth
Mr.. Heilman also said he believed
Muszar did make statement in Mr.
Murray's office saying that Sayles
owed Muszar and Miss Eyferth back
wages. Mr.. Heiman also said it was
fact that Mr.. Sayles did owe both
ed that he believed the reporter who
quoted Mr.. MusZar was more reliable
as far as truth is concerned than is
Mr.. MusZar.