The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
4 STORY or 1W0 rIiNOs.
Two Younr womcn aud Two Hivai Music
Firms In a Merry War.

Fam ne r"uTie,.J,'Uhd.
, Why handsome new piano was standing In
the middle OF tho sidewa.k at Twen'y-nrst
street aud Broadway rnnrsday n.torn"on
aud nisht and until yesterday afternoon al
O'Clock was mystery that hundreds OF reo-
not nesr any az
was JUST as ii In naror, With sioo Goio,o it.
Two snuares below. on the suut henst CO nor
OF Twenty bird street anu broadway. on tie
toe street, tho wsre at rrtrI y the
efforts OF number OF men to carry another
piano into the RESIDENCE 1T tho corner. an! M
equally determined effort ON the rhrt Of the
lady occupant OF the honse to KEEP the piuno
cut SINCE the iorevuing Occur rcnce. whtch
osclSnr bssWson tie two Corners tha. aa
dug further mystery 10 the affair.
The story Of ans IVY pis not, 10 rSee"iary
tho PARTIES involved, Miss la Barnes is a
tho northeast corner Of 1wenty-l!rst street and
Broadway she occupies thu house with Eer
s.hss w0G ssSay t sssw rem mo ne
Her hSsban nd travels or a lumber frIi, and he
Mr., shsnatdsoa; before II. departure. bouaht
Who how" Was also nss"tatns Tor r one. decided to
Nv It at the same place The latter TART Of last
week the pianos were delivered at the
Barnes and Mrs. Shenardson spent n!ucn Of
their time In examining and testing tho new
covered that tho firm charged them for the
PIANOS $50 more than the list price. and they
hs se
By tho S sa los an Of rival ss'aSii.hment. The
the pianos. besides Ing cash payment Of
sl5 They wore willing to lose SIP provided q
% Hysn am hs 70 de- snS shey
Then The trouble began. Mrs. shepardson
Cher H pisnos i lover price anu At 1' sss ssms
paeo ,. rsmoSed to The store from When they
had been purchased; They wele unloaded an!
given back to the original owners; who refused
On On t the as' rom i i err Until
Wednesday McrninSs Shorty before noon Miss
see wagon drive. up to. each OF their doors.
and piano unlosded and carried into the house
before ,hsy bad realized wn.f was really
were once more In the possession Of the first
ret o! pianos. An hour later they had hired
again to tho store. in 'front.' OF which they re-
manned until rhursdar afternoon a. o'clock
h' tie
and redsii1srsd. But this time the women
were ~ charge Of the wagon found TINT they
would have to meet with serious opposition.
Upon driving to Miss Barness house the
piano was lifted from the wagon. but before 4:
could 10 moved inside the young lady rushed
from the front door and Crasped the gate with
Uurpose. aR she defied them to touch her and
refused to get out OF tho way. An agent OF the
house had been sent along. and ne was de- er-
mined not to haul tho pnuo back again. so
he ordered his men to place the legs under II.
set the stool in place. and leave It on the Side
walk. There it remained all the afternoon in
the blisteripR sun, all o. Thursday night in
the dew. and again in the sun all DAY stor-
DAY, until 4 O'clock IN the afternoon. Mrs.
Shepsrdson's piano was taken to her house.
She likewise resisted but after three hours per-
sistencY. It Is said. the mon surcreded III carry.
that she became historical. and was IN Sc
rlous condition all day yesterday. having TO
Private Detective Louis Summers was hired
yesterday morning to watch the two houses
and allow no one from the music firm TO enter.
Yesterday afternoon at o clock Mrs. Shepard-
son and Miss Barnes hired wagons. and the
pianos were removed to a public ware house.
where they were left aubject to tho order OF
the original owners The latter declare that
they will not receive them, II 1t costs them
thu ee times the value Of the pianos. and litiRa-
Large Groves collected about the piano white
It. stood IN the street. but everyone seemed
afraid to touch It.