Daily Republican., 1881-11-26
A HARD CASE.

the ODteCt1OnoOIO elu0 u sho
Landlord Warrant System Ex.
emplinsd-BOih Sides Of Heart
kending Case.
Some nine years ago painter named
All McGlinchey with his wife re-
moved to this city and followed ms
trade, but having a weakly constitution
he was not able to make a very comfor-
table living for his family, in conse.
uuence of which he frequently fell be-
hind with his rent and failed to make
ends. meet. -,
Mr.. McCilinchey has lately been liv.
ing in a house on Conrad street near
Monroe, belonging to Mrs. Hannah
Grubb, and owing to an unusually Sc
we're attack of sickness fell behind In
his rent, and yesterday the amount
wonld have reached $50. Some few days
ago a landlords warrant was issued
and placed in the hands OF Constable
Pritchett, who made levy upon the
personal effects Of the tenant, and yes
terday morning the latter died, and his
death is blamed by many to the abrupt
manner in which the Constable made
the levy.
A communication in the Morning
News this morning states that constable
Pritchett entered the house while the
man w2s sick, and demanded his mon
ey with the heartless threat that If 1t
was not paid the bed upon which Mr..
McGlinchey was lying would be sold
from under him. There was no money
in the house and nothing to eat, and it
is said the circumstances surrounding
the case fell with such force upon .the
sick mans mind that he went into con-
vulsions, became delirious and died.
The article in the News further states
that Thomas H. Lally was the agent
for the property and gave the warrant
to Pritchctt. Much of what has been
charged is true but other things have
crept into the statement giving II an
unwarrantei high coloring aud which
are without foundation.
STATEMENT OF THE LA>pLADf.
This morning Mrs. Hannah Grubb
the owner of the property in which Me
q inchey lived and died, called at the
REPUBLICAN office and made the fol-
lowing statement:
The property she rented to McGlinch-
ey herself, but afterwards put it into
the hands OF Thomas +. Lally real es-
tate agent to collect the rents Mr..
Lally she states, complained that he
could get nothing but promises that were
broken and at last when he called for
his rent, the house was locked against
his entrance and he says he was
tantalized from an up stairs i~indow
Under these remarka tle circumstances
Mrs. Grubh released Mr.. Lally OF the
agency and she went to the family and
informed them that they had bet er get
a couple OF rooms some place where the
rent would be cheaper. She was will.
ing to axe the house of their hands if
they would but remove Finding hat
she could get no rent and that they
would not move, she herself had land
lord : warrant issued ard put in the
ha,ds of Constable PritChett, thus re-
ievinG Mr.. Lllly from all blame in the
matter Mrs. Gruhb frankly sa. : that
she did not know that MGGlinchey was
sick and confined TO the house, or she
would never have thought OF having
one issued.
After the warrant was put in the
hands of Constable PrltcheIt, she was
not aware Of what that officer had done
afterwards until after she heard the
man was dead. She states that COnsta-
bic PrltChett called and denied to her
that he entered the sick mans room or
ever went up stairs where he was. Mrs.
Gruhh expresses extreme sorrow that
the affair is surrounded with such un-
pleasant circumstances, and if she had
known the distressed condition OF
| the family, she would not under any
| circumstances have been au agent in
Increasing their unhappy condition
| Mrs. Grubb is an aged and respectable
lady with large circle Of friends anG
relatives, and would AT any tine rather
do something to make people happy
thau miserable.
The McGlinchev family are still i'll
want. Rev. j. l.. Estin intarc ted
himself in their behalf and raises!
| money enough 10 have the deceased
land his wife sent TO Harrisburg, where
| they have friends ana W wuerc the dead
man will re buried, but the coffin and
ether things are yet TO be paid for,
Anything contributed for that object
by the charitably disposed if left at the
| REpUBLICAS office will be sent to Mrs,
McGinchcy to assist her ont of hel
| lprrsent and sore atfliction.