New-York tribune., 1891-05-09

HE WAS NOT 4 CITY MARSHAL.
Won CLAIM STILL HOLDS HIS FLAT AND THE
MAN WHO TRIED TO EvICT HIM
NAV GET IN TROUBLE.

MAN WHO TRIED TO EVICT HIM
MAY GET IN TROUBLE.
The records of the Mayors Office show that John
f. Lowry who acted city marshal and In that
capacity evlcted the family Of Henry Won Claim,
grocer at No 24s7 second-ave., while the grocer's
nine-year-od child was suffering from scarlet fever
and put the furniture into the street. has not been
city marshal since May 1, and had authority 10
dispossess the grocer James S. McGOvern, formerly
the reading clerk Of the Board Of Aldermen, was sp
pointed in his place. The outraged tenants, 1t would
seem, have excellent grounds for suing Lowry for
damages and making example of him.
Won Claim, with his wife and sick child Sophie,
still held possession OF the fiat yesterday The little
girl was said TO be not much the for the scare
which she got on Thursday, when City Marshal Lowry
and two assistants broke into the fiat and began TO
carry the furniture into the street She was recovering
from the scarlet fever, but In bed when the men
forced the door open. She crawled under the bed,
and the marshal did not see her until part OF the
furniture had been set on the sidewalk. Lowry said
yesterday that he did not know the child was sick
until she crawled out from under the bed. Then he
told her 10 get in bed again and cover herself up.
The furniture moving was stopped
Mrs Won Claim went to the Mayors Office yesterday
10 make complaint against Lowry, and was Informed
that the marshas term Of office had expired. She
was advised to go to police court and get warrant
for the arrest Of Lowry for breaking into her
the Fifty yseventhst. court and hired lawyer to begin
a suit for damages The disp0sSess warrant which
the man had ON Thursday obtained by B. F.
Kein the agent Of the house not because Won Claim
had failed to pay the rent but because of complaint
against Mrs. Won Claim by the housekeeper. Bernard
Meyer is the owner Of the house, and the suit for
damages will be brought against him. Mrs Won
Claim says that her furniture was damaged. Her
husband said yesterday that rs cents in silver had
been taken from pocket of his coat and that twenty
cigars were stolen. He went to Dr. Cyrus Edison,
Of the Health Department, again yesterday and in
0ured how long he might keep his sick child in the fat
DR.. Edison said the girl ought not 10 be moved for
two weeks yet and he promised to give three days
notice 10 Won Claim and disnfect his furniture before
il was moved The arrest of Lowry would have been
ordered by Dr. Edson because he violated the sanitary
Code in moving infected furniture and helping TO
spread contagon, but II believed that Lowry was
ignorant Of the fact that the child had scarlet fever
IN the rooms. Dr. Edison heard also that ply siclan
calling himself Dr. Morgan and saying that he was con
nected with the Health Department, had visited the
Won Claims Thursday and had said that the SICK
girl could be moved from the house on Monday. Dr.
Morgan may be arrested II proof that he claimed au
thOrity nom the Health Board can be obtained Won
Claim received from DR.. Edson letter asking Captain
WesteTvet of the Harlem Police TO protect the family
in the fat and to arrest marshal who tried 10 move
the furniture before 1t had been dtsinfected.