Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-25
A WashingtOnian's New York Par.

FORTNIGHT IN LIZ DL0w- STREET JAIL.
Mr.. A. T. c. Dodge. formerly n hotel
keeper in Bangor, Me, and recently re-
spected citizen OF East Washington. lately
fought the Tyler House. at Broad way aud
18Th street, New York. The New York SIN
says: Having read in the Washington STAR
an advertisement Offering the Tyler House
fOr sale, be applied, as the ad advertisement di-
rected, 10 Ephratm Adolph Roland, of New
street. New York. and was by Roland in
trCduced to Mr.. Walker, the landlord. A
few rooms were shown 10 Mr.. Dodge as sam
pies OF tie entire establishment and he con-
tracted to give $4,000 for the furniture and
good Will He was TO pay 81 900 cash and
give notes for the remainder, payable quar-
terIy. He did not notice a clause in the
written contract by which amounts already
paid were declared forfeited in the event of
bis failure TO pay instalmeutS punctually.
The 600 cash was paid, as was also 81 O0o
for two months rent. Mr.. Dodge took pos
session, and then be learned that he mad been
taken into every room whose furniture was
az all preseDtable. The rest was almost
worthless, and many of the boarders who
filled the house when ne fist visited it
turned out 10 have been employed for the
occasion. Then, just before the first rent
and instalment became due, Mr.. Walker
presented a bill for 81 800 for goods, wares
and merchandise furnished and services
rendered Mr.. Dodge was unable to re.
Walker. unless enticing him into giving
something for nothing might be termed
service. Therefore. Mr. Walker was
feat away With with his claim s,, unsettled.
ner's deputies arrested Mr.. Dodge under
judge DaN is order, at the suit of Mr.. WAL
ker. Walkers affidavit averred that Do se
owed him a 900, which debt he contacted
upon the fraudulent representation tina: he
was worth SO 900 above all liabilities. This,
Mr.. Walker swOre, proved untrue, and Mr..
Dodge was even then eldeavoring tn defrauI
his creditors by flight from the city. Nj.
Walkers affidavit further declared that Mr..
Dodge had sent his personal baggage aud
effects to hotel, preparatory to his depar-
fure from the city at the earliest moment.
Mr.. Dodge was thereupOn flung into Ludlow
street jail, just as his notes were becoming
due. Then his prosecutors contrived 10 have
the hearing of the cause postponed every
time 1t was on the calendar, ald so he was
deprived OF every chance TO make good the
Obligations into which he entered on pur-
chasing the Tyler House, and on the evening
OF rent day posse of men, led by Walker,
turned Mrs. DOuge out of the house, seized
the furniture, and then closed the doors. At
length Mr.. Dodge secured the services of Mr..
Il. +. Mudgett, an old friend as Well as a
lawyer. Walkers claim was proved to be
spurious. The plaintiff could not prove al
item excepting less than 500 for liquors in
the bar, and whatever his commissions for
negotiating the swindle might be worth.
Mr. Dodge was freed from the Ludlow street
jail just twelve days after his arrest He at
once turned the tables upon Mr.. Walker by
causing his arrest on q charge OF perjury,
and by Justice Flammer yesterday Walker
was required to find s., go bail to answer the
charge of perjury.
AMERICAN STERLING, with triple plate