The sun., 1872-04-08
4 HArrLE FoUR TIMES FOuGnr.
Goes Lense of the Revere Making u Cove
nunt with IA Landlord I.uwyer-CnHghi
in ~ IrgnI Trap, bur Out of It-A Suit for
StO,0O0 Another Jury Tried.

Goes Lease Of the Revere Making u Cove
nunt with Landlord I.uwyer-Cn"ght
in "a Irgni Trap, but Out Of It-A ~uit for
SIO,0O0 Another Jury Tried.
The second Part of the Superior Court
was occupied for three days with Charles III.
Smith against 4. y. Coe. The plantin is a we'll
known LAWYER. lie Is also Interested In real
estate aud spcculatcs occasionally. II was
Il man of business that he instituted this suit.
The defendant is the Proprietor of the Spingler
Hou~c, Union square. lie formerly owned the
Revere House. lie Is famou- ~ an eX-mcmher
II the renowned Fat Mem Club, Of which the
Hon. John A. T.. t,-kc Clls rh-l WIS president;
but ~ the time that he belonged to that wcighty
association H. turned the scale az 80 lie has
since increased In flesh. lie mu.t now weigh
HSfure the war ~ the rebellion smith leased
the large huiIding al broadway and Houston
street Tor fifteen years At the end uf ten he re-
leased II to Smith \ Green, of Cuuandt street
and the Park Hotel They named II the Revere
House, and kort IL over three years. Scvcntc,
month, from the expiration OF the Lease Coc
| bought them out for sii,WO. The ORIGINAL smith
| and Coo thus came into relation. They wore
| lawyer aud hotel keeper, both men OF sharp
wits, but smith w,~ q little the kecner. In adj
mcut to which Coe consented, and which hound
| him hand aud foot VI provided that on the "N-
| teen months, Coo should be- prohibited Tor a
| mouth from getting a continuation oi III" lease
| from anybody but him; for month smith
| should bc free from competition with tuc In
| getting new lr0sc 0f the building from It's own
| err, The forfeit VA case ot violation Was SlOUn.
| The covenant was thctgforc, curious. Some
| law yrrs would hold Il TO ho void, contrary t.
| public policy: an would agree that II a.
| cunning a- 4 fox trap. The rc.ult shows that
The lease expired, and smith Went for a now
| one. The owners raised the rent 10 f'Siph and
| hC, t. make ;hc spcrulu'ion prohtahle, demand
| ed S35.U'l OF Coo. The latter offered SaOo say
| Ing he could not gi'ord more Smith refused L"
| rert de from his price, and tuc looked about fur
| auuthCr hotrl, Hc iuuud nothing To- suit him,
and the danger of hting his fi5m worth Of
furniture thrown into the trcrt stared htr In
tho face. Then he tried to sell his furniture.
That nlso failed. Here loop-hole tor escape
| Findlng thai b, could not make $1,000 on hs
lease, Charlr. II. smith concluded not to take It
nI o'h"r Eetion, thEn t,9k a Part IT., oi r, ne
but ON further consideration, Earle regretted
his bargain, and offered his lease to Coe, Goo
ioyfully embrace thcopporiuuity, aud was free
thc forfeit of lOuOO ASSERTING tha, Rr-t, the
stipulated mouth had not expired; second
Earl wn simply CoC s agent ~ aid hin in avoid
ing fulHmcnt of the agreement.
Hrst the jury disagreed; the SECOND Justice n N.
hHtnH1 ,ht.H H"r'4Gd ,,i tnG &ainam had ~ oaac tl'
thi- Inst a,g.mcnt was the fourth. Smith
was r,prcseuied by himself and cN-Iulc
lth.HG =. \. Van Coz, who sho1ld have ".
| sl-i, hiu, Was ono ni tine Judiciary lnVcsti.Ht
eda"yGGJ M Vrtn, Mr'l Sas6' and and lr, s6arc.
The trial lasted three day, and was held hotor
Shdfor rul .Iud titliau made ma-ieil
suwuU. uu. Ong puIut u1d" by Nr, shat.
W. OH, ihu ND FltWuu wlH ou the hcnr'
Nu,n ilir "+D Wn+ argued az the GourrH Iriu
oppe,r.d ul it a.. ,uuu.cl. Nr ~lllcr t.luaed %
that with Indignation. bat Mr. lltlrtu b. tp
cartho ..Hc. H",'r. The vnd'nr.ur "a 'u,'Hu
Wl, sti,u u.r, .rod tu smith aul h.. euuu.C
toc ia a. o,rl.Ao'ur Mi'" ,nDt -"'"' OF h'
h"ndcrrhe ou itr '4nf In' dW..' 90 fnrh
ttiu' idcuvc made tl.,ln % I...I. Il.h al On