Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29
JAMES NJ. BAEroN,s TROUBLES.
Induced TO Come 10 This City bJ
Landlord Plmnkstt.

Landlord Plnukett
James NJ, Barton, proprietor of tho
Novelty Theatre was found yesterday ia
ope of the upper rooms ct the police
station.
Have you been able to obtain the $500
vel? q GAZETTE representative inquired
Of the prisoner yesterday week. mo"
no repiiai III monosyllabic deisoion.
After moment or so the unfortunate
man reused himself and volunteered the
information that he had sent his wife to
Philadelphia yesterday week to see some
friends and try aad proenre the amount
of The iine.
ne seemed to feel his position very
much, he was pale and detected, and na
he spoke broke into tears. "rm a beggar
new" he said. "Last year, before took
the Novslty Thestre I had $6, goo cash
and any amount Of credit. WAS in At
laatic City then doing decent, respect
able business and all my neighbors both
there and those who knew me In Phila.
dolphin could soy nothing but what is 20
my credit. MIR. Plunkett induced me TO
come down here. Yes, he is my landlord
at the Novelty Theatre. got tho lease
from him and paid tie rent to him.
owe him only one months rent"
at sent to him, +" MIR. Barton continued,
with visible bitterness, "when got thf
summons, 10 go my bail, but he fatly
refused. The troubia is that put every
penny / owned into the theatre, to pay
running expenses and TO remodel it.
came hare with no knowledge whaievel
of the criminal antecedents of the pleoe
Mr.. PIunket. told me nothing about that
/ toll you on my word and honor triet
to do what was right and to keep 81
orderly house. But had more 6iheui
ties to contend with than the public eyel
had any knowledge of. The old ganl
that used to hang around Oarroirs alwayl
gave me trouble. MY windows wer
broken with bricks and stones. pro
test, too, that never sold @ ticket to
woman. borrowed money in order II
ray expenses. I borrowed $500 iron
Charles Bonner, my brother iu-law, o
Hood, Bonbright S Co., to fit up tn
place. And this summer, when busines
was dull and debts increasing, borYowe
$3.50 from william Cunningham, of tt
Cunningham Bottling Company Of Phila
deiphia. pRwned diamond ring to
1922 and my watch for $l25, ia order Z
furnish money for building up the place
and tried to do my best for clean
descent theatre.
"Iwas paying Mr.. Plunkett $500 yea
rent, the same as the parties who had
license. But now l am beggsred. A
I the time from when the place WIS close
. had to psy the back rent Of $3.50"
Barton showed 800 State license 70
.'exhihiting O cireus." Ee ssys he ha
nothing of the kind on exhibition, and I
) the same time paid the regular 81
license to the city
! While speaking knock was heard
the door and Mrs. Barton entered III
: sorrowful expression of ber face indicate
the fact Of her unsuccessful trip TO Phil
delphia,
SON. she Indignantly exclaimed
answer 20 tho reporters queries, "N
, Plunkett gave us every inducement
; come to Wilmington. parted with tv
. valuable pianos, a sldeboard that sold Il
8 $3.50. nv sealskin aacls, and all the furD
ture had, 5000 worth, in order to he
: my husband here. Mr.. Plunkett sai
> he mover saw anything wrong in Il
, place. No; I would never ask him
Q hslp me one cent now. he refused to |
| bail wheu he knew that we had expendt
= all our money on the place. have 10
D all had in trying to build up o respec
able business" AS she said the Ia
: words, Mrs, Barton broke ont into teal
. 81 had no idea whatever" rejoined M
b Barton, ''of what was going on. "
l. away in Richmond and was never mo
: surprised in my life than to find, on n
0 return, that this business was going on
a s'No, no one has been in TO see me, }"
II continued to the reporter, "you are 4
o first gentlemen who has even listened
il me with any decent confederation. ha
n no idea what can DO. I'm clean broke
and the unfortunate man dropped b
|. head on his breast, and his only visitor i
70 him,