The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
JOHN r. CHAMBERLIN SUED.
The Quarrel with Marcus Cicero Stanley over
the Rent Of = Gaming IIonse.

The quarrel between Marcus Cicero STAN
Icy and John +. Chamberln is interesting resi-
dents Of Monmouth County. n. T. In 1865
Chamberlin was Interested in n club house
with John Morrissey and Others On May l..
1867, Chamberlln took lease OF the house
West Twenty-1fth street. Marcus Cicero STAN
ley conducting the negotiation on behalf Of
Mrs. Stanley, the owner. The prosperity Of the
new club house was almost unoxampled in
New York city. The Tweed ri ng WINS approach
ing it's zenith. The fat money OF the war time
was yet plentiful But the bad times in 1873
brought the business to almost standstill
Chamberlin relindulshed the house. owing a
large amount Of rent. He had Ia the mean time
invested large amount OF money ~ Long
Branch In club house and racecourse in e.
tended to rival Morrissey's establishment at
Saratoga. quarrel with George wilkes waa
quickly followed up by another with Marcus
pIc9,ro stanley. Chamberlin was reduced to
Mrs. Stanley had in the moan time collected n
part Of her rent. To secure the remainder,
some $500. she attached his interest i'm horses
him aud his bondsmen. The first trial was had
In October. 1876. The defence was that Mrs
Stanley could not recover, because the property
house. Mrs. Stanley swore that such usa was
without her knnowlcdge. Tho jury found foi
peal. held that knowledge must be brougbt
home to Mrs; Stanley herself. and ordered a
new trial which Is IN progress before Judge
Mrs. Emma l.. Stanley once moro denied all
knOwledge that the premises had been used as
from Il. 4. simmons in 1865. leased It to Cham,
berlin In. 1867 through her husband anu soon
nlterWard went to Europe. when e she returned
in 1865. remained IN New York until April.
1863. once more went 90 Europe. and was there
when Mr. Iraphagen. pursuant to her instruc-
tons, lnnde the reetting under which Cham
VIM limit f.ft
she said she met Chamberlin's brother VIII
Liam Liam H.. at the l.angham Hotel. in London. in
1873. and was introduced To him. but had no
conyorsation with him other than to pass the
time OF day.
=, Elizabeth Jackson who was Mrs Chamber.
Inns maid at West Twenty-ffth street. swore
that che mad seen Mrs. Stanley in conversation
WIN Mrs ShamOcrlin ia the nlters apart
ments.hnd that shecoud have seen the gambling
implements rs she passed up the front stair
way. The witness admitted that she was paid
sjl after her testimony on the former trlal.
Cicero Stanley IN 1867 first rented To him the
house furnished. including the gambling i'm
PIGMENTS. upon tho agreement that he was 10
pay 10000 rental and give Stanley ~ per cent
Of the proceeds NJ tho game. and that in 1863
stanley relin1uished his ~ per cent in consii-
shown 10y the lease II 1869
William H. Chambcrn swore that he was
interested in his brothers game in Twenty NTH
street and used 10 suporlntond its internn
economy. and pay Marcus Cicero Stanley his
Nue. ml persenlage: He had several times seen
apartments. and had once conversrd with her
aud her husband in the parlors that contained
the stock IN trade for the business OF the house
In 1913 he took his wife to Europe and met Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley ~ the LHngham Hotel. In The
course 81 frequent conversations in which Mrs
stanley complained that John was not paying
up. lie told her that none 90 the sporting men
Were making any money in New York then. hut
mat ~ soon rs times gut better John would uay
Hc eonilrmcd johns version Of the change In
his contract with Stanley. by which the percent
age was iropped and the rent advanced from
81, JdU To $40 500.
William owned up 10 having been gambler
Tor eighteen years, but had now reformed.
Asked whether he had ever Kept gambling
house in New Orleans. he minated that in
the war he served Us gambler under Gen. But
Ter. This was house" he said. that never
was closed Ii WIS a public hOuse-window-
ana doors al open had u table and did bust
ness there. II was protected 10y the military II
was u house licensed hy Gen. Butler. Nepaid
him sl,Suu "A month"; think 1t WIS. II man
didn't pay his gambling debts he would fetch
him before the Provost Court
The witness laughed with the lawyers over
this little rrminis'cncc Of the war. but his mcr-
rimcnt was at once checked ms I've was taxed
with number OF disrepulable acquaintance
most OF whom he disayowed.
Real estate men were called to prove that
flO,5OO was too eAorbitnnt a rent to be paid for
It's honest use They ranged all the way IN
opinion from - 800 To- fl2OO GA year.
The ease viii be- continued on Monday.