The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-22
MRS. STEVENS'S APARTMENTS
FRENCH COOKING IN THE RESTAURANT
FOR AMERICAN TENANTS.
Cooks Changed, and Consequent lawsuit
Five Thousand Dollars Damages - Mrs.
Stevens aGnln on the MIineks Stnnd.


Steven. again on the Witness stand.
Augusta Menard obtained verdict for
1900 damages yesterday against Mrs. Paran
Stevens. On the LIST OF June. 1876. Menard took
possession OF the restaurant OF the Stevens
apartment house at Fifth avenue. Twcnty-scv-
enth street. and Broadway. under a three years
lease, and promised to keep a irst-class rcstau-
rant in the French style for the tenants. In
case OF his neglect TO do so Mrs. Stevens was to
be at liberty to cancel the lease 10y giving 80
days notice. On the 9th OF February. 1877. the
place was closed against his customers AMI the
heat and gas were turned of. and on the next
day he vacated the premises. Then he sued for
ti5,OOO damages.
Mrs. stevens was called to the witness chair
yesterday. She wore n black silk dress and a
black fr; hat. trimmed with brown ribbon.
The restaurant. she said. was kept by MIR.
Mcnard in an entirely unsatisfactory manner.
There was u clamor from her tenants. She
had offered. II hc would give NJ the place. to
pay him enough money t. make him whole.
First she offered him $4,000. Afcrward. on
seeing the condition Of the carpets. she reduced
her OFF, TO 1880. Mr.. Mnnard rejected her
offers. Mr. John Mbcrgantic, who hal said
that h. was his partner, told her that Monard
could not accept her Offer. because he had
mortgagcd h- things 60 three different persons.
continued hut lac declined. Five weeks later
he came to u' with y man who Ind been a
waiter. u steward. and was err dtor ol his,
refused to accept because didn't think III N "A
person was "a proper nrbi i.r. TNn carpet
was covered with gr"as, and lirt until II was n
stin a. u board. People wouldn't eat in the
room whcre II was; ! iarr p.i i,r tie rcrnil-
Gutchnr. md Inkcr. Kent runnin., 10 The house
h. learn 90 whom they wcr' to look 60 lpr their
it frstft e. D. ftlfHtf
ins is
Under ss-cxamination. Mrs Stevens tcsti-
Hed.
Thor. wce ine persons IN cli'rss Of the restaurant
siadli go, ud e.. th.m both nc oac Who !. There
, now MI an VA, Nr Ncnsp San as 10 take a. ' aS
pimrator Il had knowuhe was Il, man. vouiln.
Ina ii- ia3. az I' II. ps SS "'''' nave "''''''
Mr.. John Ianmrcc. Mr.. Mcnari's lawyer.
saind ,,. l,t,n d,7irysird everybody CONNECTED
warned Mr.. Mcnarl against you" was the
.'pM no' .as when eane To see YOU tia, came as
"Nou sad y,n wanted mc iofay Thousand, of dollar.
na.l'i
Julgc Freedman warned ila lawyer tina, he
was hin-"l. drawing out this testimony. and
would not io allowed timr T. rriuic II. MIR.
Langlree -ail he WIS coniented TO have it 50.
TA' testimony Wa stunned.
ai;ir Nj N,Usl1 moved away B,i0r, icm-le,.i hu !
took % ai the lNl,fr'i.N iNie ~ MaNrr'f Nl4rr.
ktlt D., N.n 10 VS.. -aat hiN u wa. ! ur
Nj N,,.i ~ g.. vi NrnHui s3.n,'iorth, T. s,auraut
Wool hH' uu money mi1lt NAV sAiN HAT " Iuldn
rNe ga" Whom n'h'd NonNa .i.r has nill OF ~
MT ri,, o.. TIE iil. vlth Dee Ind received with I'll,
nrtclcs 1h.r We not.u- g. suulvnu,At his bill
Thor, Wrt, Toe f'Drfs lurih,, u,tui 10 tir huu~..
Mrs. Stevens and Mr.. George C. Chandler
manager II to stevens apartment house. tcsti-
ned that Mr. VI uarl was informed in "A not,
over tiiri, days heiur" lis removal that h
must yaraic fhc promises. The receipt If u"l
anotF was denied - Monarl. Mr. Chandler
admitted that q Ila ard bearing the word
clOsed' WIS attached 10 The restaurant door
hui denied any knowlcdg" that the heat or sas
was shut I'll.
Mr.. Lnnairec I'm summing VI said that Mrs
Siycu- h. told h.- -li"ntilnt If he did not tax,
sl.5uu and - ou', ~" would rui him pui. tina
IT, hal no lease, only q kind of mcmurauAnm
md TINT ,he WIS always successful ~ law. Tn
TACT wgs thr lawyer continued. that Mrs
Stevens had come home from Europe ant
found thut Mr.. Mennrl. who hui been losinl
money in the summer months, had Just BE- gui
b. make money IN the winter months Whom tl'
occupants u the house Ind increased To ahou
seventy. She saw that there was money T. b.
herself Mr.. Iulmcr would have been wit
ness for MI VI nard only that Mrs. Stevens
had given him place. A. soon as the suit Wa
over she would get rid of him also Tho ten
ants wer" Americans. az MIR. Menard cooke,
food ~ tie approved French style. The
gantcd Am rie"n cooking. and hence the fault
III ling,
Tie jury rendered their verdict after an all
sencc ol ten minutes An appeal IL TO be taken