The morning call., 1893-02-01

them. Still the Suzerinskis refused TO be-
| Iieve that their home was in danger. l.
though. it was sold by the Sheriff aud bought
| in by Moore for the amount OF his JudG-
ment. Imagine it, good neighbors. hon Sc
| and lot worth 5000 was Soid lot 800 90
| and costs of the action!
This was little more than the beginning
| of their troubles. At last the SuZernskis
realized that their home had been solo ever
| their heads for a trivial debt, ana upon
| being served with notice TO Vacate lIey
became frantic with rage and despair. 30
/ neenliar and eccentric we're their actions
| that to those not familiar with their lam
| guage they seemed insane.
"A neighbor named PryzginSt took ad-
vantage of their affections and applied Tor
| letters of guardianship over their persons
and estates which he obtained. Soon after
this Suzerinski was rummaging through a
trunk when he found $500 in gold. He
| went on spree with his guardian and dur
! ing their absence from home Mrs. Suzerin-
| ski became frantic with grief and despair.
| She became involved in an alteration with
| Que of the tenants in the house and was ar
rested for threats against life. The next
! day she became so violent that she was ad-
Judged insane and committed to the
AgnewS Asylum.
Poor old SuZernski's spree ended in his
being arrested for drunkenness. When
! locked up in the City Prison lie had Slo4 IN
| his possession. TIE next morning he paid
a fine of So, but whatever became OF the
balance of the S1S4 only PryZginst aud his
| attorney will be able 10 explain. IhiS was
! Just about year ago.
1.-TWO days after his release from the City
| Prison Suzerinski was again locked up there
| and booked on q charge Of insanity. he
was examined before the COmm ssl0ners OF
| Insanity and declared insane. de was
| committed To the Napa Asylum, but l IN
| terposed and begged that he be sent to Ag-
| news in order that he might see his VIE
occasionally. Nv request was complies
! Nlth. and the old fellow was sent TO Agnews.
mo sooner were the aged couple IN the
| insane asylum than Moore took possession
of the house over there; that is, he took
| formal. legal possession, and instructed tie
tenants in the place to pay the rents to him.
| The tenants didn't pay him any rent, and
their lodgings have not cost them single
| cent since.
six months ago the SuZerinskis were re-
| leased from the asylum and returned to
their old home. But they were not to re-
main there very long. for Moore al once be-
gan proceedings to eject them. Again they
refused TO answer his complaint or to ap-
pear in court. By this time they were des-
! titute and almost starving. Ncighbor Eden,
| who keeps the grocery on the cOTner-yOu
! all know him-suppiied them with provi-
sons, for which he has not yet been paid.
Then came stll graver troubles for the
old couple. Once more judgment was
rendered against them and the Sheriff was
empowered to eject them. The order was
carried out two days before last Christmas.
They sat as though IN trance while their
furniture was removed and carpets torn
from the floors. After the household eff
feels were dumped on the sidewalk the
SuZerinskis were requested to depart. They
understand very few words of the English
language and no amount OF argument could
make Them comprehend that they were
uuder the ban of the law and must
vaeate their home. Nothing would bulge
them until the officers f0rebly elected them
from the house that had cost them so much
labor and self-denial TO build. They screamed
and fought desperately until they were
pushed aud dragged out into the street.
Think of it. nelghbOrs. court eviction
in this free, enlightened community aud IN
der authority of the lawl My heart bled
for those aged people, but what could | do
in defiance of the law TO which we all look
for protection ?'
So wrapt was the attention Of the hearers
that no enc ventured TO answer the Ques-
ton. Then the speaker finished his nara
tive by telling how the evicted couple sat on
their furniture several hours before they
wandered away, sobbng violently. All at
tempts on tho part Of neighbOTs TO render
them assistance had been without avail.
The news-gatherer started oct to verify
the story and succeeded. A plumber living
in the block said that it was Moore who
carted away the furniture. Moore is no
longer located in this city. He sells fruit at
Baden, 10 which place it Is supposed he
took what was left of the furniture. BY
lat authority he took away The remnant
of the home lie helped to wreck remains TO
be seen.
Still more OF the story remains to be re-
lated. Daring the investigation THE CALL
man was referred to Attorney Marcus Ro-
seminal, who said that tie SuZeriusks
found a home with q cOuntryman named
Junger on the night OF the eviction.
six weeks ago, ne continued. 'the old
couple were brought 60 me and | investi-
gated their affairs. Yes, the story you
| heard IS true 10 every particular, but every
thing was done under due process of the
| law. Why don't we prosecute him? SIM
plv because 1t requires money and we have
! none to work WIKI We could brlug PryZ
| ginst back from Los Angeles, where he
went some time ago, by a civil proceeding
| Ia the shape Of an order of examination, but
| the Sheriff would have to be paid for the
! work. | should explain thatat the Sheriff's
sale the SUzerIns ski property was bought In
By one John c. Kerr, who afterward trans
terred it to Moore.
Some eight months ago Colonel Byrne
attorney for PTyZginst, tried TO get the
original default in the case set aside. Judge
Sanders0n decided that upon payment Of
S525 TO Moore he would vaeate the default
But this would not restore the property 10
the SuZsrlnskis, and the attorney thought il
was too great risk to pay the money and
lake chances. So he dropped the matter
there
Before I was called into this case Attor-
ney George 4. Wentworth had Mrs. SuZerin-
ski restored to capacity, so that she could
legally transact business. Then an attempt
was made TO compromise win Moore. and
| he agreed to restore the SuZerinski property
upon payment of STOPS Mrs. Snzerinski
went to the Hlberuia Bank to borrow $1,000
! as she already had a mortgage Of $500 upon
| the place. The bank was about to investi-
/ gate the loan when she began TO talk so
| strangely that the officials refused to have
| anything ID ore to do with her and dropped
| the matter then and there.
"0thers would have loaned the money
| sufficient to redeem the property, but they
became frightened when the whole story Of
| the litigation was related. II would be a
| safe investment for any one, however, for
| the property Is worth over 5000 and less
than $1,000 would pay ali the incum brances
| upon it, Although Moore has raised his
| price to S1l25 | still feel hopeful OF being
| able TO bring the unfortunate old couple out
| of the dilemma and restoring their prop
| erty.
The funniest part of the whole affair is
! that Moore no longer holds the deed pro-
| cured after the Sheriff's sale Some months
| ago he was compelled TO turn tie deed over
| 10 Jacob Sheen, who holds the claims Of
! MOOre's Creditors aggregating over 5000"
An attempt to interview the afflicted
| homeless couple was unsuccessful owing TO
their limited knowledge Of English = Suza-
rlnskI IS now IN his seventysiXth year and