The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-04
THE "B0AT-HOUSE BATTLE.


L a. E A| . Y#
He Declares the Columbia Athletic Club,
Not the Dempseys, own the Property
"A Big Bowling Score A Prize
Fight-Other Sports.
The battle for the boat house being
waged by the Active and the Rosedale
Boat clubs of Hoboken is further compli-
Gated, A cloud is now thrown over the
title of the Dempsey Brothers,
The Dempseys had two boat houses at
Edgewater. One was q commodious and
good house, the other small and not well
finished. The Dempseys offered them for
sale. The Actives and R%osedales entered
into negotiations and made satisfactory
terms. Each supposed il had p%nfehhassed SEQ
small one. The Actives were
wise enough to have the dimensions
of the building mentioned in their bill
of sale. After the settlement had been
made with the Dempseys the two CLUBS
began their dispute, and the Dempseys
insisted that the Rosedales had purchased
the small building. The agents OF the
Rosedales maintain that they did not
mention the small building in their trans
actions, and they were contracting for
the large building. and this was distinctly
understood by the sellers.
The buildings were erected by the Cos
lumbia Athletic Club of Edgewater. The
athletic club, 1t seems, did not formally
dissolve, but died through lack OF IN
terest. Whether the remnant of the Or
ganization sold the house to the Demp-
seys, or they took possession because the
club had died and the house had been
abandoned, or it was seized by them for
arrearages of rent, could not be learned
last night.
The sDempseys, however, claim that
they were the rightful owners when they
signed the bill of sale. They are I'M
doubtedly shrewd men, as their trans
actions with the Hoboken clvbs clearly
prove.
Another claimant has appeared in w.
Grevel. who was superintendent OF the
Columbia Athletic Club. He has notified
the two clubs who claim the house that
he has an interest in the building and
means to protect his interest, He said in
his letter.
1'Please take notice that the Messrs
Dempsey Brothers, of Pleasant Valley,
N. J., a. no title to either of the boat
houses recently sold by them and now | n
dispute between your esteemed selves.
/ I'm interested in said boat houses to the
extent of $50, and as a member of the
Columbia Athletic Club, of ~Edgewater,
Bergen county, N, j., out of whose
treasury the houses in question were
bought, I will certainly protect my in
terests as against anyone unlawfully
claiming possession of said houses on
title given by the said Messrs. Dempsey"
EaIt may appear IN the face of the demand
that all Grevel asks for is that the
amount he invested be refunded and his
objection would cease. If he is reim-
bursed then all the other members of the
detuncJ Columbia Club would in time
make their demand, and it would prove
q costly investment for the boat club
which finally gets possession.
The claim of Grevel will undoubtedly
influence the lawyers when the claims of
the rival boat clubs are submitted to the
court.
1t would be unpleasant after the hot
gendered for the rival clubs to find that
they had engaged in a war for nothing
and that the house belonged to the
Columbia Athletic Club and not to the
DemnSev Rrothera.s "