The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-18
FURNITURE pUT INTO the STREET
Two Womca Standing Guard Over II for
Three NIuht. In smceessIon.

On the 30th OF April last, n wcll-drcsscd
gentleman OF about so years Of age who give
his name as Robert ". Ellis. hired Of Benjamin
Buncc the lower part Of the house at 2iJ East
10th street. and paid slG in advance. promis-
ing to- pay the other 81 in day or two. On the
frat Of May Mr.. Ellis with his wife, three chill
drcn. mothcr-in law. and brothcr-in-aw. moved
in with considerable quantity of furniture Of
good quality. On the first of juno Mr.. Bunce
applied for his rent, but was put of with plaus-
ibo excuses. and in July the excuses were re-
pcatnd. At length Mr.. Buncc threatened to dis
possess his tenant and Mr. Ellis said;
Mr. Buncc. there will be no necessity for you
to invoke the aid Of the law. You have bccn so
very lcncnt with me that will not cause YOU
any expense. | will leave your house Voun-
tnrlly'
when will you gog" Mr. Buncc inquired.
81 do not know. WAS the answer. cannot
tell when will 20. have no place to move TO-"
Mr.. Buncc waited until the 10th inst. and
then. his patience exhausted, he procured u
writ of cicctmcnt. and told Mr.. Ellis that he
would g,vc MN until the aiternnon Of the fol-
lowing Tuesday to rcmOyr his eN'rs.
ON Tuesday last Mr. Ellis went down town
To- his business as u salesman in Twenty-third
street. and later in the day his household
goods were put out on the sidewalk. Later in
the afternoon IT began To- rain heavily. and the
hut she rel"ctrd all offers and quietly sat uh the
verandNh looking NJ her property. and ~he and
her mother watched thr property all that n ght,
~tcadlnstb r'lcrting all oilers of assistance.
On We r4np-duy, no Efforts We're made hy Mr..
Ellis either To- take care OF his goods or tn E't
other apartments. lie left his wife To look out
for the property while he attended the BOulr-
ward thoWder Clubs clam lake. Me-sr~ ABB
hpit Rose. gro'rrs renewed their Offer Of
storage room. hut II was again declined.
All through Wednesday night Mrs. Ellis and
her mother again stood guard over their prop
crty. wnicn 10y that time was badly damaged hy
the almost inccSaant rain. On Thursday. two
mon NOluni 'rrci To plarc the goods unirr cover
free of charge. and Mrs. Ellis permitted them
to stor' a few articles, su ia rs pQckagi~ OF
books. They were soaking wet. and badly dam
aged. On Thursday night the property was
still on the Sidewalk. ana watched by Mis-. Ellis
and her mu;hcr
Meant me the tenant who occupied the upper
part of th' house rented the rooms that had
been vacated. and hc l. .rmiued Mrs. Ellis To-
the same street. offered To- become responsible
for % month rent oi some rooms in y very re-
Sp, tll. t. ucul,nf near ly. hut Mrs. Ellis said
tuNy w-rr too small for her furniture. bthcr
i-h!Nr- sent food and other gifts. and those
wtr. ur'rp'td.
At lHisil. ON Frhsy morning Mr. Ellis. Of
w'.on. tln uHi-hl Nr- haA -.nn nothing since
IL, pre- r!.Ur ru' -lav. mad" his aprDdran 90.
liy plrlEiu- ~nu,o ut the property mon Wis
ritlra!. and hr rented another house In Harlem.
paving the rent ia adNnu 600.
Il i- said that Nh Ellis was Very we'll on at
one tmr. ana wis iUrN riy ron~picu9u@ IN
lu ul politics. Within iN" prescott y'ar h' has
occupied five different huu-'.. ia Harlem.