The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-30
GOLDSMITH AS A LANDLORD.
Taking the Doors aud Windows On Of
French Fiat To Annoy the Occupants-As
sauittna IA Womnn-Thcn Going TO Prison.

Taking the Doors and Windows On Of q
French Flat to Annoy the Occupants-As
sauiting n Womnn-Thcn Going to Prison.
Osmcr Goldsmith was before Justice
Wheeler in the Harlem Police Court yesterday
on the complaint of Mrs. Esther Clark of 11a
East 10Th street. She says her husband. a
commercial traveller. Just before starting on
his last trip, hired from Mr. Goldsmith Il French
fiat in the house in which she is living. Owing
TO the discontinuance of trains through the
strike. he did not get home rs soon as he had
expected. and consequently when rent day came
she was not ready for the landlord. On Friday
last. the rent being overdue only two or three
days. Mr.. Goldsmith went to the premises ac-
companied by "a carpt inter- carrying tools. The
house is Il new four-story brown stone front,
and was in good order. Mrs. Clark inquired
what he wanted. and he replied that he had
she knew of no door that needed fixing she
supposed he desired only to keep tho house
IN EOod condition.. made no objection ~ his
entering, and went into an, ther room On
return ng she found that instead of fixing the
door. he had taken II of lis hinges and put IL
down stairs into u vacant room in the story
below. She asked what that meant. adding If Il
was hechus" me rent was not paid he had only
to wait for a day or two. when her husband
would he back and the account would ba
promptly settled. She says he then got fairly
beside himself with rage, danced about the
room. jumped On the puuhostere chair with
muddy boots. and talked ahLsiycly"
Her little son, who Is afflicted with heart
disease. was very badly frightened by the wild
n"tons. OF the man. and lay shrieking on the
/ npor. Mrs. Clark begged Goldsmith not to kill
her child, and he rctorted 10y telling her to put
her child out on the sidewalk If she did not
want II 10 see him or hear his noise. She or
dered him TO quit the room. saying that If he
did not 60 she would have him arrested. Hs
put his hand to his hip. as though to draw q
pistol. and threatened 10 shoot her Defence
less and frightened, she said. " II my husband
was here you wouldn't dare talk this way TO
me-" He replied, II your husband was here,
would stab him. at the same time moving to-
ward a table on which the carpenter had left
do IN his ruge she ran To- tn" table. caught up
the tools. and threw them out of the window.
Iy TINS time the carpenter had taken tho
wer snsh's from the windows. removed
cv ~ door on that story from its hinges.
and carried them all down stairs To the vacant
room. where they were all o ked up Mrs.
Clark seized a chair 10 drive the men from the
house. Goldsmith struck her, aud. 10y cat hing
hold Of her hand. tore the flesh from her finger.
Then the pair went away, hut continued using
insulting express ons on their why down stairs.
Mrs. CLARK, a frail nervous woman, WIS still
shaking with excitement when she mOdpstly
told her story vest rlnv morning In the police
court Mr.. Goldsmth's defence was as near
rs II could be- Understood. that the house needed
REPAIRS. The carpenter testified only that Mrs.
Clark threw his tools out of "a window. Justice
Wheeler said that taking doors and windows
from rooms. carrying them down stairs. lock-
Ing them up. and then going away sud leaving
lhrnl was u very queer way oi max Ing repairs.
He fined the prisoner $40. and held him in 500
liil Tor good behavior during sN months.
There wis a large utt"ndancr IN the court room.
and when th" decision WIS r. uIered. the people
showed ltNclY sltiSitrfiO Goldsmith did not
pay the fine. and Wis taken to cell. where hs
calmly took on his cont and made himself ~
comfortable us the cir 'unSii noes would permit.
Mrs. Clark WIS IN her home i'm the afternoon.
sick. and anxious about her son. Both have
b"en under Il PHYSICIANS care since Friday.
Neither doors nor windows had been replaced.
Ham had beaten IN. and the carpets were dam
AGED.