Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-26
A NOVEL AUCTION.
Ilnpaid Tailor Bills Sold at New
York City.
RIG JUDGMENTS AT SMALL PRICES,

Men Who Wear Fine Raiment and Ig-
more the Men Who Made Them Given
mead Away''-Some Prominent Men.
Including Roger NJ. sherman, and an
Fx-Judge, on the Blacklist-Not Mich
Demand. and Little Cash Realized.
NEW YORK, March 26-It was all in
tbename at the auction sale of judgments
aroinst languid debtors of the Merch ant
Tailors' society at the real estate exchange
Yesterday, and good names were knocked
down for very little money A Roger NJ.
Sherman for SOS brought only 81, and a
James Appleton Morgan for 1888 was
punched with an Edward Marriott for
sllS and knocked down for So Financial
II the sale was not a success, and it prob.
ably caused the tailors to be disliked nv
the men whose credit was sold at public
auction. A few OF these men were pres
ent and they looked tired. Yesterd avs
auction was the first of the series for the
Merchant Tailors' society. Under the
present arrangement the members of the
Merchant Tailors' society transfer ali such
debts in the form of judgments to the ex-
eCutiye committee of the society.
The Debtors Duly Notified.
The men who have worn the clothes for
which the tallors want money are notified
By the committee that unless the iudg-
menrs are settled they will be sold mt pub-
Vic auction and the debtors name u aced
On the blacklist L. y Doll, he s,cye-
ury OF this committee. received a coed
many vigorous protests. They were Of
no use, however, unless accompanied nv
money and, consequently, the first batch
OF judgments to be sold at public auction
contained twenty-nine assorted names
The auctioueer did not have the 7udp.
ments with him, but sold from list so
that the spectators had to buy names.
An Ex-JudGe on the List.
The hrst lot was judgment against
Frank Emmons, of los Murray street, for
Si2s4 Beginning at So the bids jumped
s. at time until Charles Signam, "A Grand
street tailor, won it for Sill Edgar 4
Mayer, Feb. l3 1890, for 500. was bought
by Signam on his first bid of 81. Every
one looked interested when ex-Judce
Fred Massey, of 1I9 Joralemon street.
Brooklyn, was put up for $3.50, but the
SPECTATORS kept cool, and Sicnam was
Tie purchaser on his first bid of 81 frank
4. Nhytal, of 50 West Nineteenth street.
vas put up for $50
\ Good Name That Went CheaU.
I. q. Parker and Signam ran the bids
Up TO S25 and Parker got it. j. ). Harris
nd 81 for Llewellyn Burt judgment for
,l49 and got it. Now, gentlemen said
he auctioneer YEARLY. there is a iudg-
nent for 1902 against Robert Emmett, Jr.,
II 81 Wall street. There Is good name,
and it should not be here; some one should
)uy this judgment and save the name.
How much am / offered?" The first bid
vas So, and without much excitement it
vas raised TO Sc, when Andrew l.. Brown
got it.
And Here's Roger NJ Sherman
Every one knows Roger NJ. Sherman, ="
aid the auctioneer, and his Judgment is
That claim for sos is as good
IS check. Now, gentlemen, make your
Ilds." Some one started it for 81, and j.
;. Harris promptly doubled this bid and
got the judgment. Ernest c. Northcole,
;l5S; William B. Smith, SAG; H. Stack,
us, and Edward B. Kimball, Sis, were
1ut up together and sold to "A man named
3rown for 81 Marcus W. Cane Of CSC
Broadway, 1927. brought the star bidding
II the day. His tailor was on hand, and
10 was his friend NJ. p. Spaulding The
allor added "A cents to each one of Spaul-
iing's bids until it was closed to Spaul-
in ot