The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26
LANDLORDS IND CUES rs.
Interesting rrsc In Pcans,I, nnia- Whom Inn
keepers Mny Reject.


This morning a cnse Of considerable in
tcrest to tn" Unwilling public and landlords was
tried before Judge SH~sAntn. l. WIS the rhsr
vi the Commonwealth MT. a.ssgn Board. pro-
township. indrt az ut common law lrt refusing
10 entertain John Iirliri' h. pcddlcr, while
John Hoifr"h, The pr, .-n.u;or. testified as fol-
Eleventh street j!.adns. About aix o'cl31,rk
ln the i'Vrr .ug ~ January lat. arrived az Mr;
p"Hrds hot in lt0h'son township. and asked
him whether could stay over night and b"
SAID Yes. : then asked him how much hc would
charge. and h. SAID - conts Tor lodging ana %
r'nts for breakfast. SAID it was nv fru ~ ana
he said that was his price. AFTER u VIII" he
ing ana then lri1ld me-. ion an STAY mere.
NJ You have SMALLPOX in Reading 20 I" Bir'iS-
horo" He throw ont my rn krgc u ~. snow
and damaged my goods and Then r.ught npid
81 ni} arms and throw me ont lnd 10 walk u
dangerous way four miles through ihcsnnW' 70
Bird-hnru where siaid over night offered
to pay MIN boforr he drovn mo out ANA he said
Never mind | don't van; YOU money An
old man WIS thrrr who SAID. Don keep hih.
thor, about two hours heforr Dee threw M out. ~
Jackson Beard. the defendant, testified
Lewis and John Woodward. and asked ne
whether he could 4iay over night ma l. tod
him that le could. ~ reply to questions. told
him would chnrg" % cnnis fct lodging ara y
cents for breaklHSt He walked around t1c
room and said ie c'nl' not lny re mon
give hlm several hlank,ts nhd allow MN L. tie
on the ben IN behind the stove without charge,
nnd he said hr wnuidn' 10 thN. told MIN 10
leave the house., a. nothing suited aim; ne re-
fused to 20. and took his ,hiugs ana Put th"in
down dcconly outside of ia" duD 7. ANA Then told
him TO 70 ,,ui nhd not max" any disturbance" h"
never offered u cent nor SAIL u" would pny Tor
STAYING over night, | didnt lay hnnd on nun.
When he WAS going away q, said, Never NINA.
yuu VIII pay for this yet.
Henry C. Bard. Nroiher q defendant. md
John Woodward corrohnratcd the .stiuony Of
Jickson Beard Defendant and his brother e
med that prosecutor WIS not kept over might
beraus' there WIS sirpl' -poN IN R"ailng. hut
said TINT he was ordered to leaNe because he
found fault with the price asked for lodging.
judy Sa--aman. in charging tie jury. said
that ordinarily landlords ~ hotels must Keep
gu, sis over night. especially u..-r the price for
lodging has h'tn ten Tered. ON az 'utut ~ al
fcrrui grades of hotels the prlHeg cannot he x
the dia 'r'tIun 0f thu landlord :Hnt If the prices
don't SUIT the guest they have no other way
than Z, lNaN", $50 long as the 'Nargns Ht r"A-
sonuNl". Unreasonable chnr.,' would not ehield
tlr landlord.
Ina person eors ir'o a hotel and offers nm or
binary pri'n and behaves himself. amt tho land
lord puts him out. and damages result. the
landlord 'an TO- ia iictH Il. ana he tdn %" nlhu" 90
plS the damages. II "a .u"-i dos I l"hnN'
himself. although there may Doe room IN ~"
could not haze such % control oyer MS place. our
hNtls would he uuNuf' lla.'s inr respectable
persons =, X a.. or stop NJ. tn" hotel Keeper ia
not hound 10 keep Those who refusetp pay. or are
iu-nlrut. ur don comply with ulH rules OF The
house. and the lahii lrd has the sGn,e control ia
.aio hnu~" and ~" ltudlIrd can use as much
flr'H tS IT, "a tunlly necessary.
TN" Jury. after bong ont about an hour, re-
turned av rdit Of not guilty.