New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-08
JVIRF1RE IN 4 HOTEL.
\ FIGHT BETWEEN TWO SETS OF LES
SEES OF THE BALMORAL.
W L. ROBERTS REFUSES TO Go-THE NEW
AGENTS CLEAN OFT HIS ROOM. RIP
II CARPETS AXD TEAR DOWN
PICTURES TIE BATTLE
STILL. WAGINCi

AZ a result OF u fight oyer tn" possession OF the
Hotel fa.n1,ral q high-cass family hotel at Ienox-
ave and ono hundred and thirteenth AMI One-hnn-
,lred-ani-fourtceata s;s. between two cots ot les
s.cs matters have been lively for the last few
DAYS W r. Roberts 81 Hunton e Roberts. the
former Iesser-. stu claims rishtfu possession OF
,b. riernis.s while Mcdowell < Boggs claim pos
SECS ION under r.-ht OF lease they got from the
trustees Of the owner of the building. Mr.. Roberts
.i.N retains possession ~ his suite Of rooms ana
Mcdowell * Rocrs oh,ciugly furnish his meals
and viI continue - ID 30. thcy say. until they
r... r,l!y T. Dust him Mr.. Roberts says that VIII
mover D.. and Dr. the mean time things wax warm
Thor. v.r. s.ual.s between Mr.. Bosgs and Mr..
Hofar:s.s father. and Mr. Eoggs AMI Maurice
Telrr who is guarding the Roberts apartments
IT,. first took place on Monday. when Assistant
p,p.t.-Shorl0 No. -. Ferguson levied on the furnl-
tlf. or tlc Robert apartments ON tn" strength or
, ,..,i.,i, which Mn Roberts declares was never
served "l'rr.ugon was accompanied by Mr.. Roggs'
said the elder Mr. Roberts last night ana FOUR
runiaus Mr.. Roggs could not enter. and promptly
unhing,d IN" door. The men tore up the carpet
and carried OF some furniture. In one Of the chi-
fonicrs was my sons wearing apparel. ana also n
diamond worth s9o Mr. EoGgs himself helped carry
ONT the carpet aai when ! demonstrated he struck
ma. f.. tho ra-. Tho roplcvia. presumably. was
sworn olt IS ~. & j. SLOANE.
,r,'s qulirc, with Mr. EoeSs was ton S'S''r-
d,, i, fh. Harlem polio. court. Feorc said h. got
r. hl4 apartments Mr Boggs said h" wished 10
measure something in the rooms. but f"oTe de-
clned q, allow him inside. Roggs declared that
F,..rc struck him "a b" pushed him from the
fhr eho.i bar F.nIc sworc % was gentle shove
!-.or. was nuel g. which young Mr.. Roberts paid
Young Mr. Roberts told reporter last "Vehul" that
be- WJuil remain ln the hotel until put out win
force Nlth fhr carpets ripped up ana the walls
minus pictures hi- @IIt, OF rooms looks uninVitnS
Tn" faithful FrlIc -if ~ fh" entrance on guard
"ThclIotr Iinlmoral" Mr. Roberts explained was
leased bv Mr. IIuntoou and myself fora term OF ten
wears from Mr. Mary r.. Mciuckin. beginning on
Aprll l. 1893. We could not pay the January rent,
irnrly n ir and were disposS'as"d. Dut not
legally b-cutlsr notices to that erect hal b"eh
Given 10 our tenants. In fact. We were asked 10
continue lr-s.cs until further notice 10y Juilus
I.ippInan who holds = second mortgage FOR $VIHo
H. property.
'On March l. while matters thought were In
-;atu duo tDhcn and steers, trustees Tor James
~ I.utklu. NOW fhr owner OF the Balmoral. gave
NrDow"il and l}uggs q lease Of the property on
the SANG terms and for tn" nine years remaining
of my lease dare say that all OF the tenants
favor me-. and seven have already gone away. while
tvclv. more understand VIII vacate between now
and the fifteenth of this month
Roth MIR. Lippman and Mir Boggs told "A reporter
last evening that Mr.. Roberts was allowed In the
hotel merely on sufcrance. lie broke the lease
when h. was unable To- pay the January rent faid
Mr.. IAppman. and that's all. Mr. Roberts has
collected rents h. not entitled to-
The Hotel ralmoral Is valued AZ 10000 The
Union Dime Savings Bank holds first mortgage on
IL for SgUND.