New-York tribune., 1878-02-19
OF last Friday and Saturday due TO Their EFFORTS 10
Obstruct the arrangements.
HE COMETH NOT, SHE SAID.
MANAGER HTCHCoCKs OFFICE DEsIEGED By EIGHTY
ENRAGED WOMEN.


MANAGER HITCUCOCKs OFFICE BEsIEGED BY EIGHTY
ENRAGED WOMEN.
Previous to the closing Of the Congress OF
Beauty at GimOres Garden, Saturday night, each
woman on exhibition Instead Of receiving her salary
was given written order S. with directions TO ca'i
III the Office Of Benjamin ". Hitchcock. the manager ot
No. 10 Corilandt-st, yesterday. About eighty women
presented themselves therefore, at the Office OF the Ben
amin W. Hitchcock Publishing Company on the second
floor OF No 10 Cortandst., before o'clock Yesterday
morning. They received by an aged wonan call
ing herself Mrs Wellington, who stated that she was Inc
popreress OF the office, which Is devoted to the sdo OF
cheap music. and that the gentleman for whom they
were looking had no connection with the place what
ever he had recently sold his interest to her. Win
cries of Sold again the women pushed into the once
and Immediately took possession Under the desks ana
in every nook and corner large enough TO conceal man
they looked for the missing manager After & Jew mn, IN
utes occupied searching the neighborlig oiices INC
women concluded to wait. -
One OF the men employed at Gilmore's uafnen ~ ,
pearcd at the Office about 10 o'clock, and, after eaihi2
the condition OF affairs telegrapncd 10 finshhs WV
residence OF Mr. Hitchcock, aod found tnat nc um T %
been there Saturday night inns I'VE , az,
pearcd to exhaust the patience OF the women ana hey
became bOiserous, and Loudly denounced lnc t
empoypr At noon, several OF the younger women Nen
to the Womens Protective Union. No; 80 BeccheT-st.'
but found tug association could not ad ieh lhGs nc iv
turned 10 Mr. IIItchcocks ohce aud STAYED, WIN ie
Others until O'Clock, when they were eleeteo ny u po
lice officer. At time during the afternoon II wai @
letters Hitchcock Guards" and that ne women loa
procession and marcA to tchcoeRs eG thi
Flushing. the necessary expense, however hiieu me
project Frederick b. Swift. who said ne Was W.
OF No MurGay-st, informed the women, before insy
left the Office. that he was the repreSehtlt'Se o iii
Hitchcock g" will be responsible" he SAID " ior r az
nghtful claims against my client He was eh'iren
ignored however and his suggestion TO appoint com
mitiee to wait upon nm Tor Information todH WAS io
jected -, - , ,,,o si,,ro,ure NJ
james Barn ker" Ii was learned yesterday that Jams
Barker" was an assumed name OF Louis Kaufman, MI
itchcOck's treasurer. who was arrested With MI Ii'c
cock IN the recent baby show. One OF t-c WoIeh coz
suited lawyer aud asCertaiued that the oTder was h"t
worth the paper which II wns Written. Dnrlug ".
sort'tne that Mr.. Hitchcock occupied GilmOics Oar
den is estimated that lie contracted dcnt> Ol !oh'
$1,000. The rent OF the garden was deducted nom NON
doy nights receipts lie was debt 10 the women on
exhibition about 500; To the variety PERFORMERS 10
whom he bad paid portion OF their wages. ne o"cd
nearly $500 Tne men employed around the garden NJ
Guiding the ticket agents staeo MANAGER etc.' c!a.m
OIher hills the amount Of winch could not bc ascei-
tanned yesterday such those OF the bill posters ana
printers, are also unpaid.