Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-21
CIRCUS TRAIN PAST
HARRISBURG AFTER
WR|TS ON PAY FAIL
Court QuaShes Attachments
and Tuxedo ConstabIeS
Pocket so New Ones.
ATTEMPT TO HALT SHOW
AT INDIANAPOLIS SLATED
Unpaid Troupers Twice Lose Fight
to Get Wages in Maryland.
100 Have Left Outfit.

The 101 Ranch Wild west show was
speeding homeward TO Oklahoma today.
leaving behind legal and labor troubles
which delayed it Is days In Washington
and nearby Maryland.
Writs Of attachment which stopped
theshow train at Tuxedo, Md, Wednes-
DAY night were quasfed late Yesterday
by Justice Of the Peace Oscar T. Poore
at Capitol Heights. and last night con-
stables holding other attachments re-
iused TO serve them when told they
could be held personally responsible for
any damage done the show property,
The train did not stop in Baltimore.
preventing the service OF stil other at
tachmentS at that point, and at ass
CLOCK this morning passed through
Pa.
Fail to Serve so New Writs.
Constables Thomas Gasch and How
ard Slater, the same officers who We'd
nesday night served the l0I non-resi-
dent attachments for back wages due
the employees of the show. were fur
nished with 60 similar attachments yes
terday, several hours before the train
pulled out, in anticipation Of an adj
verse decision by Judge Poore, who had
issued the original writs. The second
set Of attachments was issued by Justice
Of the Peace Fl. z. Altemus, BIadensburg.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad en-
CINE backed up TO the train on its siding
between Tuxedo and IAndover about
7:30 O'Clock last night, however. the
officers had not served them. few
minutes later the train pulled out un-
molested
Meanwhile J. Wilson Ryon and Lans-
dale @. SaSscer, attorneys for the own
ers OF the show, had explained to the
constables that the writs of attachment
were not secured by bond and that in
case the property was damaged the of
ficers would be subject to a suit for
damages. After consultation they de-
cided they did not want to assume re.
sponsibility Of serving the writs.
Holds Afadavits Irregular.
The writs of attachment quashed
yesterday by Judge Poore represented
about $4,000 Of the $4,000 back salary
claimed by the 400 employees, many Of
whom had not been paid for seven
weeks before the show reached WASH
ington.
Judge Poore ruled that the afadavits
supporting the attachments were irregu.
lar and that the circus was an inter-
state commerce consignment and not
subject TO attachment while in transit.
The hearing on the legality of the
wr1ts was held in the small Office of
his home at Capitol Heights The room
was crowded to capacity and others
listened from the outside through win
COWS Mr.. Ryon and Mr.. Sasscer ap-
peared for the owners and Robert w.
Mccullough and Thomas J, Luckett
represented the troupers.
Their defeat left the employees
stunned. Yesterday morning they were
Jubllant, so sure were they of receiving
their back wages. Even when Judge
Poore ruled against them, they still
were confident that Judge Altemus
would allow their claims made in the
second set Of attachments. As it became
apparent last evening that the train
would leave shortly unless something
were done quickly they pleaded with
the censtableS to serve the attachments
IN their possession, but the officers re-
fused.
Train Safely Past Harrisburg.
When the train finally pulled out the
troupers swung dejectedly aboard Only
about 300 of the original 400 were left
with the show. The rest either had
stayed in Washington or had departed
to NIL engagements with other shows.
Fred Olmstead, representative of the
owners, said the show never will be plit
en- the road again. The day of the
big top" is past, he declared, and wild
west shows no longer are profitable.
Moreover, he explained, the business
affairs OF the Miller Brothers 1o1 Ranch
Trust, owner Of the show, are IN such
precarious condition as 20 make the
cost Of refinaneing prohibitive.
The show appeared TO have eIuded
attempts of lawyers for the troupers to
stop 1t in Harrisburg, Pa, since word
was received here that 1t left the PENN
sylvania State capital at Ass O'Clock
this morning. with its next stop at
Newark, Ohio, where several freight
cars had been left when it swung south
70 Washington.
Norman B. Landreau, one of the
attorneys employed by the
,roupers, said this morning that he had
communicated with attorneys in New
irk, and instructed them to attempt to
attach the show there He said he was
doubtful whether they would be sue
,essful The train was scheduled to
each Newark late today.
indianapolis Halt Planned.
H. L. Mccormick. washington attor-
ley for the employees. said he had ar
anged for attempts to stop the train
It Harrisburg and at Indianapolis, Ind.
lie explained that everything depended
n the bond requirements at these two
POINTS. If bond to support the pro-
,osed attachments is required, he said.
he employees would not be able to post
t, since many OF them already are
destitute.
Late yesterday a dispute occurred
oncerning the legal right of some of
he Prince Georges County residents
harding the show train at Tuxedo to
ct as special deputies
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison
vent to the siding and disarmed several
I the guards, claiming that they had
lot been properly sworn in as special
equities.
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