The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-11
HANLY TELLS ABOUT DAHL
ACCUSING ELM OF TRYING TO STEAL
HIS BUSINESS.

Making tine whole story Publfc--In-
teresttng and Convincing AMdavtss
Frank ]. Hanley, the well-known furni-
lure dealer of Newark avenue, near Jersey
avenue, contempIates bringing suit to
recover damages for libel against the Even-
iaq Journal, on account of story pub
lished on Friday, which is calculated to do
him serious harm in q business way. The
story Of which Mr.. Hanley complains grew
out of publication by him In the Ecening
Journal some three or four weeks ago of an
announcing that William
Dahl. who had been clerk Of his, was no
longer in his employ. The Journal subse-
ouently published a narration of circum-
stances which led to the insertion of the
which were not creditable
to Dahl, and the latter, under the misap-
prehension that Hanly had secured the
publication of the article, made an attack
upon Mr.. Hanly through the columns of
the Journal. During the course of his
statement Dahl alleges that he voluntarily
left Hanly's employ against all of Ham
ly's persuasions, and that Hanley always
to borrow money from him, or In
other ways get possession of Dahrs earn
ings after he had paid them to him. A
reporter for the TArTLER yesterday ques-
toned Mr.. Hanly about the affair, and
brought to the surface remarkable state
of facts. In the first place, the
story. as published in the Journal,
was secured by one of that papers
eavesdropping reporters, and Mr.. Hanly,
so far from being responsi bic for its publ
cation, especially refused to say anything
to the reporter, and cautioned him against
anything that be had overheard
about the matter. 1t appears that two
members of Lodge to which MIR. Dahl
passing Just after Dahl's discharge,
were called by Hanly into his store, and
while he was talking with them lady GUS
toner stepped in to make purchase, and
Hanly left his two Lodge friends In con-
versation together. They appear to have
been discussing the subject Of Dahl's dis
charge. and an Evening journal reporter,
who came in in the meantime, stood with
his ears wide open, but pretending to over
hear nothing that was said; yet from what
be did hear, the Journals narration was
picked up. When the Journal man told
Mr.. Hanley, when that gentleman was at
liberty, that he desired to learn why the
Dahl advertisement had been inserted, Mr..
Hanly refused to say anything to him.
The reporter returned, practically, that he
had overheard the story, and threatened to
use what he had cleaned.
ssYou are to publish nothing" said Mr..
Hanly; and, in the presence of Mr.. Rice,
one of his clerks, he repeated his command
forbiddiHg the reporter to publish any thing
of the matter, the reporter leaving the store
with the understanding that when the story
was ripe for publication the journal should
get the first story about it. In spite OF the
understanding. however, that the article
appeared in the journal of the sane even
ing, and the reply, inspired BY Dahl, APP
peared last Friday evening. Mr.. Hanly
said that the reason why he had declined to
supply the Journal with any information
concerning the matter was due to the fact
that be did not care to stand in the way of
Dahl's securing employment elsewhere, ana
when another furniture dealer applied to
him for information concerning Dahl, Mr..
Hanly was SO silent that Dahl was take n
into the other mans employ. Now, how
ever, that Dahl and the EUening Journal
have seen fit to make an assault upon him.
Mr.. Hanly is willing to let the public know
that Dahl was discharged from his service
for defrauding him and stealing his bust
ness from him. The story as related by
Mr.. Hanly is very remarkable one. 1t
is backed up by two afidavits of disin-
texested persons which are now in the
TATTLER's possession. Dahl had been IN
Mr. Hanly's service for some time. when it
came to the latter's knowledge that instead
of furthering his employers interest he
met the customers who called at the store
and advised them to purchase their goods
from firm which he recommended. His
prelense was that this other firm could
supply them on more reasonable terms
than Hanly. Generally Dahl took the or
der himself and sent taem to thislother firm
to have them filed
Mary Siedler, of 10 Brunswick street,
swears In her affidavit, which is in the TAT
TIER possession, that sometime last sum-
mer, she desired to purchase mattress
of Hanly; that Dahl, who she knew
as clerk in Hanly's employ
called at her house and she treat
ed with him by purchasing the mattress on
the superstition that she was purchasing it
from Haniy; thai Dahl informed her that
he (DahD would sell her the same mattress
for 81, that Hanly charges SIS for; that she
finally bought the mattress of Dahl, and
paid him for it 3; that last February, she
stopped in Hanlys store and told Hanly
of her purchase from Dahl, whereupon
Dahl, addressing her in German said: s'tcll
Mr.. Hanly it is not SO; don't give me away,
and will make it all right.
Directly after this Dahl broke down
He cemmenced TO cry and said;
.sMr. Hanly have not done right"
Max Haupt of l08 Brunswick street,
swears that in October OF last year, he went
to Hanlys store to purchase wire spring
and mattress for his son-in-iaw, Mr..
Hendricks; that he negotiated with Dahl,
who took him INTO basement, and there
advised him not to make the purchase OF
Hanley, but to buy Of him Dahl-saying
that il he bought of him (DahD he would
save at least 81; that he did buy CT Dahl
and paid him for the goods. After the
purchase had been made Dahl SAID to him
that the boss (meaning Hanley) was not to
know anything about 1t.
At about the same time Mrs. Stevens,
Dahps mother-in-law, called on Haniey.
She seid that Dahl had borrowed 500
from her for Hanley's use, and she wanted
the money. When Hanl " assured her that
he had borrowed no money from Dahl,
nor solicited him to borrow for him, she
became indignant beyond expression, and
called the furniture dealer by all the hard
names she could lay her tongue to. Three
hours later she came down to apologize.
She said she had been misinformed that
Dahl had borrowed no money on his ac-
count, and she begged Hanley not to take
any steps against her.
Incidents of this kind were brought 30
continuously to Mr.. Hanley's at
tention that he finally discharged
Dahl. The only PREPARATION he asked of
him was that Dahl should accompany
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