“While he was away Creaghe's Grower Street landlady sent the "bum-baliffs" around. Creaghe was a wiser man for his previous experience. He signed a paper authority for the 'bum' to take his furniture within five days, if necessary. Shortly afterwards, Creaghe removed the furniture to prevent seizure. They issued a summons on Creaghe which he chose to ignore, apart from writing a letter to the Sheffield Telegraph.[...]

Muir Wilson, his landlady's solicitor, had issued a summons calling on Creaghe to appear in the Town Hall. The charge was that of removing his furniture before the 'bums' could seize it! Creaghe commented, "I shall consider it an honor whenever I am brought up for some big stealing or plundering of the rich but -- Holy Moses! -- stealing my own furniture!"”