Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-20
101 RANCH MOVES
TO QUASH WRITS
SERVED AT TUXEDO

Continued From First Page)
fourth ground. the attorneys stated
that the show property is under the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the
DlStrict OF Columbia, which has issued
aE injunction to prevent interference
with It's nlovemen back to Oklahoma.
Hearing Is Delayed.
The hearing on the motion to uuash
was scheduled TO get under way at IL
0 clcck this morning, but had not come
menced almost an hour later.
Associated with Mr.. Ryon and Mr..
Sasscer was Harry s. Barger, WashinRs
ton attorney. The troupers were repre-
senteo BY Robert w. Mccullough and
1nomas j.. Luckett, Prince Georges
H. L. Mccormick, Washington lawverS.
ME-. Mccormick said this morning that a
tne writs for attachments are Quashed.
lOO others have been prepared by an
o6ner Justice Of the peace and VIII be
served Immediately. He said that If the
constables had been unsuccessful ia
serving the attachments last night at
tuxedo. another batch Of them was
ready In Baltimore.
We're going to fight this thing all
the way back TO Oklahoma. II neces-
Sary," Mr.. Landreau declared. "ar1d va
nave suficient writs to tie them Ip in~
definitely"
This morning the troupers turned QUA
to rustic their breakfast and care far.
the animals. The horses, steers buffa-
Ices and elephants we're turned out into
q nearby held to Craze. They were wa
tered IN the Beaver Dam Greek, near
the Beaver Dam Country Club, which
adJoins the siding where the train ia
being held.
The coup last night was dramatic IN
its suddenness and the way in which
1t was executed. The train pulled out
OF Washington at 1880 O'Clock, and just
as 1t reached Tuxedo some one near
the rear turned on the airbrakes.
Engineer Gets Mad.
AS Engineer John r. Milburn was
proclaiming in no uncertain languages
what he thought of the man who
stopped his train, Constable Andrew
Gasch climbed into his cab and read
the writ OF attachment. Meanwhile
Constable Howard Slater was reading
the writ to Conductor Raymond r.
Carrick and Manager Boulware. Spe-
cial Deputies George Wiseman, Rich~
ard F. Murphy, L. F.. Haynes and r. T.
Altemus passed through the coaches
explaining what had occurred
The conStables had been keeping
WhtCA LUZ Lie ITalQ at 1uxeO0 IOf
almost two days and when it reached
there they had been sitting on q bank
waiting for six hours. Bulletins were
received Internationally as to the prog
reSS Of the loading of the trains by
so inexperienced laborers imported
from Baltimore for the purpose. The
loading took tive days, but the of
f1cers were patient.
AS the train came TO a halt the CIR
Gus hands, performers and freaks came
out and clustered in wonderment about
the constableS. AS soon as they learned
the meaning OF the stop they were Juhi-
liant
Within Is minutes q dice game had
sprung up alongside one Of the cars and
shortly afterward a group was seen sit
ting on the ground a short way down
the track, playing poker.
Moved to Siding.
Engineer Milburn moved the train q
short distance away to siding, mid
way between Tuxedo and LandoVer.
Questioned this morning, none Of tha
trouperS would admit putting on the
atrbrakeS, but Assistant Trainmaster z.
w. Seminar, at Washington. was equal
ly positive that they had not been
applied by the train crew.
It was no coincidence, he asserted,
with gin, that the train came to 9
halt directly opposite the spot where
the constables were waiting.
No arrangements had peen made this
morning for feeding the troupers, but
hay and grain had been provided for
the stock by the sheriff, since he Is
responsible for the show property under
the attachment order.