The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-13
AN AWKWARD AUCTION.

HOW LADY PAID FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ron
FURNITURE AND HOW SHE WAS LEFT WITH AZ
EMPTY HOUSE.
the Mayors First Marshal, Mr.. John Tyler Kelly.
yesterday brought up furniture dealer with
sharp turn The mans name IS William K. Roman.
A Mrs. Hughes complained that she had bougne
from Roman. some months ago, $1,000 worth u
furniture, which she hld PAD very nearly $500
IN instruments. lew days ago, DESTROYS OF giving
upper house, she Inf rmed Roman tnat she coubi
not arord to continue the payments, whereapoA
an arrangement was made by when the goods
were 10 be sold at auction. Mrs. Hughes stated
that she had the house about $500 worth Of iur-
niture other than that bought from Roman, and
which by agreement was 10 be old In for her. She
claimed that ali the furniture was adctioned on
anc mat the furniture which she nad not bought
from Roman was carted away and she mad not
been aOle 10 recover portion or IL. Besides In
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
sent 10 her after the SAFE, Roman made her out
ms debtor TO the extent OF SIS. MIR. Mcclellan,
VINO mad bid In Tor ner large portion OF the iur
mture, which mad never belonged In any way TO
Romaln, stated tnat ne (McClelanl was given tue
Keys OF the nonse or nat TO which Mrs. Hughes
expected this furniture would be sent, and waited
there Tor It's coming. but it never came. mrs.
Hughes added TO TINS statement that she went 10
the furniture establishment of Mr.. Ravens, 10
Third avenue, ana there Identified lounge
and some other things wnich belonged
to tnat por ion OF ner furniture on which Roman
nad no claim. Mr.. Mcclellan went there also, he
a1out the furniture, saId he did not know anything
about II, only 'that IL nad Deen sent there by Ro
main.n Mrs. Hughes stated 10 the Marshal that
all sne wanted was her own furniture. Mr.. Ro-
main Denied that the furniture wnlch was not oil
the loo ne had '1eased,o as he put 1t, TO Mrs.
Hughes, nad been IN the mouse at his suggestion
during the sale, and he claimed that he had or
dered his cartmen to take 10 to Mrs. Hughes place
Mnat had become Of ~ since he ala not know. IL
turned out during the hearing tnat some OF the
furniture 'ieasedS TO Mrs, Hughes by Romai1
was second hand, and that he was, IN point OF
Iact a dealer to a certain extent IN SECONDHAND
furniture inasmuch as he had disposed OF the
niture he had 'leasedn alter the sale In Mrs
hughes house. The Marshal inquired II he had q
license as dealer IN secondhand lurniture. be
replied ne had not whereupon the Marshal nned
him s25. MIR. Roman paid $40 down, and prom
ised 70
CONE DOWN AND PAY
the rema nder OF the fine to-day, and as IL win
the Marsnal viii have cost him when ne geu
through just 500.
The Marshal informed mrs. Hughes that hei
remedy, II she believed she had been swlndledi
was by suit IN the civil courts. Inc aucti0neerI
a Mr. Garretson, who sold all the furniture ana
who was, Mrs. Hughes stated, obtained by Ro
main, was present during the nvestiga.
iion. Mrs. Hughes stated that Roman
told hcr when she asked hlm II the
auction would be expensive, "0h, no; keep
IL will be about So aud the printing Of the list
Of the furniture will be about $40, when you can
pay.u
ia looking over the manifest and the papers
held by Mrs. Hughes relating 10 the s1lei o. .ns
furniture sold Marshal Kelly discovered tnat tne
auctoneer nad charged ten per cent com mission
whereas the law only allows TWO anu nah pei
cent aud at once took him before the Mayors
Cnief Clerk 20 show cause why MS Incense snoulq
not be revoked The trial OF the aucuoneer WIZ
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