New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-14
ANOTHER PERRY belmont DINNER.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MENUi
A DEBT THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAID-QUEER STATE
MENTs FROM Mr.. oELRICHs

A DEBT THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAlD-QuEEh oihiE-
MENTs FROM Mr. oELRICHs.
"I understand" SAID Mr. Armstrong counsel for
James p. Colt of the Argyle, Babylon, H. l.. to n
TRIBUNE reporter yeste ray, that the persons in
terested in the salt against the managing committee
of the abandoned Perry Belmont banquet are out
of town. There no doubt in my ow mind that
when they get together some sort of compromise
will be effected but of that Is only
my own OPINION must say that IT Is
shopId have ~ run the risk Of public exposure
should think that it would have paid Mr.. belmont
much better to have settled the bull out OF his own
pocket"
"When will the matter reach the cOurtsi"
"Oh, not for some months; but | am sure that
some arrangement will be made before that time"
A rather Interesting circumstances taken III con-
nectiOn with the Babylon matter has just come TO
light. At the end of last year dinner was gwen
to Mr.. Belmont at DelmOnicOs. The secretary and
prime mover in the matter was HERMAN
Oelrichs. while the committee included
the names of n. J. Waterbury, Mr. Kane and Dr.
Sayre Some time before the dinner Mr. Oeir'chs
walked into the stationery store OF +. f. lay or at
Broad.st and Exchange-place, and introduced some
of the other members of the committee. An claDo-
rate menu adorned with the Belmont monogram
and crest and containing an elaborate ana emu
sive list of toasts, ordered. Mr.. Kane took
pains to that his artistic ideas were carried out
BY paying many visits to the store ard having sun
More fortunate than in tho other
case the dinner was eaten and paid Tor. IL
Next day however. when Mr.. Taylor made hi,
hundred menus. he told to send the bill TO Del
monico 1t was promptly returned from that CO,
Establishment with Herman Oelrichss name attached
10 il as the responsible person. Mr.. Oelrcns was
seen and he promised To pay the amount AT once,
and the collector, who called several tlmes 10 Jog
his truant memory, was at length told to come on q
cerian day and the bill would he paid. lie went.
and was met with the gratifying intelligence mat
Mr. Oelrchs was on his way to Europe. Mr. Kane
was then tried, and he wrote 20 Mr.. Taylor TO say
that Mr. Oelrlchs had told the committee that
the bill was paid and that he held the receipt Inc
unfortunate saioner. therefore, possessed his soul
in patience until Mr. oelrchs returned from Europe
ablut month ago. messenger was then sent 10
him hui Mr. Oerichs declared that he knew noih
of the claim had never promised TO settle itand was
not responsible Mr. Kane's letter Was then sent 10
him. but still he refused to pay. letter was thcn
written calling attention TO the fact OF the discrep
ancins in his two statements-the one mat ne
would settle on a certain day and the other that ne
was OF responsiblc-and hc was asked 70 return NJ
Kanos letter aud TO say to whom Mr. Taylor ought
TO apply for his $40. AZ
This letter was sent nearly a week ago, and MT.
TAYLOR il still waiting for either his money or Mr..
Kancs letter 10 him for the name Of the person re-
sponslblo for a debt for which Mr.. Oelrchs became
CuarantOr