THE DAVENPORTS SOLD.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 170, 25 November 1876, Page 2

THE DAVENPORTS SOLD.

At the Davenport Brothers’ performance at Inglewood an unpleasant disturbance occurred. A correspondent of the Bendigo Advertiser relates :—Professor Pay, as usual, made his appearance on the .stage,; and asked the audience to select two gentlemen from their number to act as a committee. Instantly the hall resounded with the cries of “ Jewel and Batcher.” Professor Fay objected to any gentleman living out of the district coming on the stage to tie the Brothers, and more especially Mr Butcher, as they had had enough of him in Sandhurst, where he tied them

up in a most brutal manner, stopping the circulation of the blood. .The errs of ‘ Jewel and Butcher’ continued. Mr Barstow rose and said to Professor Faj; ‘ You asked the audience to select two gentlemen. They have done so. Why do you object to Jewell and Butcher.’ Professor Fay replied that they must object to Mr Butcher. Mr Ira Davenport then stepped on the stage and requested Mr Butcher to clear off, adding that Ins money would be returned if he would go out. The utmost confusion ensued; Mr Batcher would not move; as the audience was with him. Mr Ira Davenport threatened to lock Butcher up, and fetched a policeman; when the audience still insisted oii Jewell and Butcher tying the Devenports. Professor Fay said that Sootier than the brothers should be tied by Butcher he would return all the money, and anyone that choose to go out could have his money at the door. Mr Jewell offered to tie them both, blit this they declined. He then offered to tie them for a wager on the stage; this they declined. Mr Jewell said, ‘ Consider yourselves bowled out. You have shown the white feather; Throw r up the sponge.’ Two-thirds of the audience got their money returned; and left the balk”