Show MORE TROUBLES t OF f II I I W C Crawford Bets beta Jud J ud I Api Against Bun for far 70 j I I II IG MAY HAY ATTACH THE HE COPYRIGHT 1 I G IL E 1 u FUNDS J A few tew of ot the Internal troubles bouble which the tM company last i grimmer were brought b t to light ht yester yesterday yesterday r day by bF W C I Crawford securing a at Judgment t for ter tua lUTO and an cot coats Against O 0 U Bean the be author of the pla play It to is said Mid It U is b the intention of Mi Mr Crawford to attach the copyright to secure hi his bIa money It if Mr Bean does dOt not liquidate within a reasonable ble length of tine time I Mr Crawford sued aued Mr Bean upon an original order for PIt pail which was w given rum him by b George E Eo Blair wife who was man maner i f atter aar er of the t company for tor some mt time A partial payment reduced the claim to the amount of the Ute judgment Secured scoured The suit t was mas begun in the city ourt court some ome weeks week ago ap On April 7 t Mr Hr Bean nl filed d his answer awer and In which he lie alleges al that he h agreed to i pay Mr awford rawford oNi the tM money ey to prevent pre prevent preveat vent veat Mr Blairs arrest arr t upon the charge harp of wrongfully and nd feloniously funds fund belonging belen to the company comy When seen last evening in n reference to the latter laU charge Mr Blair said Id In aub tace Yr BUir Denies Denial the tIN Charges Char mar marThe The charge chae that I J misappropriated funds lunda Is I a malicious lie it and nd a deliberate deliberate deliberate erate falsehood I never handled ban Ue a cent o f the money y belonging Ioa a to the com company company company pany Mr Thatcher Was the treasurer When Mr Bean was waa In I New York working on the PlaY piny J 3 waned loaned him j to keep him from tr III starving I could never ver get a centOn f him When I I left the city owed bowed I Mv Crawford rawford Craw f lord some I money and anti gave ave ve hint him b an order upon i t I Mr Ii r Bean tor it The latter promised i i to pay it ix out of tilt the th royalties he M ex to M receive rece ve front from tr M the be box boa receipts It t is Ie the tile intention of Mr Crawford Craford to 1 attach Mr r Beaus Beans copyright if f he be does doer do donot not settle Ule The play has h already root cost I m me be bt between between tween HOM aM and 4 besides affecting my m financial standing When the com company compan company pany pan played at the Salt Lake theatre during darinA the week the Elks J were in the city I was w then In tn about bout I am sick and ad tired of the whole business I managed maed the company as a wel as aa aan any n one could have done 1 have received re received compliments u right and left And IId then to have hae Mr Bean 0 make those charges cha against me la Ii a little too much It was w only a short ab time ago 0 that I received a letter from him am and a crazy raa one too written in I California asking me to try and induce Mr Crawford not notto notto notto to press the suit It was such uch a crazy letter that I threw It ft away awa did cUd not even think It worthy of an answer I never misappropriated a cent nt not a dollar Allegations Allegation of Mr Bean Ban leuThe The following is i a section of the an answer anwer answer and aM which Mr Bean filed to the complaint sworn ora to toby toby by Mr Crawford and n in n which he be says up that he be was w forced to acknowledge the order of Mr r flair Blair to prevent the lat let lattera letters tera arrest at ata a time which would have bave baveI I proven pro ruinous to the play and the com company company pany pan That on the date dati of i said laid order and prior thereto th tu the plaintiff represented to t the defendant that saM said George dears E Blair owed ow d the tb money which wI eIa he hf had bad wrongfully and Mid feloniously L and that unless h ha be was waa relm reimbursed burned ho I for or the hA amount un due AnA him ham 1 from said aid I burned ho I for or the hA amount un due AnA him ham 1 from said aid saidI Blair he bf would Institute or cause to be bt I I instituted criminal proceedings pr against said Blair for tor wrongfully and feloniously felonious misappropriating said money mone and cause caulK said d Blair to N bf arrested and that If It this were Wt done dont it would seriously injure the th thI reputation and financial laI standing dine of stud said Deseret De et Dramatic s syndicate and that the I news newa would go throughout the count country rv j I I that the manager of said mid Id at attraction attraction traction was w a criminal and that the th I whole company COID any and all connected with it were absolutely unreliable and that said td II information would be especially carried I and conveyed to the different parts parta of the country from the fact frt that the Elks Elk were w at about that time having their I convention in this city and large I numbers num numbers I bers hen of at people were congregated here bere from all aU sections of the country and as aa a result of this the royalties the defendant d I I was w to get t from frolD said attraction attraction I tion would be greatly reduced and nd the defendant was W Interested because t e of the tb I royalties he be was w to get Cd in the Ule financial success of the company and the de defendant defendant I did not owe said George Georce E B Blair an any sum um of money IDOn y whatever hut but the de defendant d defendant 4 In order to prevent said Blair from being arrested and criminally prose prosecuted prosecuted I and nd lit la order t prevent a great pt nn tin fin aerial andal Injury to said acid Deseret Dramatic syndicate and nd especially to the I attraction and thereby to the royalties J JI Ito I I to be received by him did on or about n I the Uth day of August 1102 IZ order O er and di dJ direct met said aid dramatic syndicate s 8 td t pay to said mud plaintiff pf t the amount of I said aid order oder out of his h third third weeks weeks roy royalties ro I aties alt and the balance out of his bis bl fourth fourth I I weeks royalties and it was waa expressly understood and agreed reed as an Inducement for the defendant signing said Id order that the defendant should bould not POt be personally I liable labe on n said lei order and that tbt If it the roy TOy royalties till aldes for said aid third and fourth w k were not sufficient e to pay the t amount thereof that t there should lr bo he no further u liability I rn I Ia against a t said defendant This defendant did not order ord said lei sum aulD paid voluntarily 1 but be he did so under duress in order to I pro proven en the Ole arrest of George ao E F Blair and to prevent a great reat and irreparable in injury InJury injury I jury to this business and financial sue suc success surlee lee teas cess of the attraction and I II acted under und r duress and threats and only I for the purpose above stated stand III I I |