The evening world., 1894-01-13
WHY DID THE HUMANS FLEE?
Mysterious Trip Of the Couple to
Europe on the Paris,
Their Furniture in the Street and
Creditors Arc Numerous.

Inc spectacle" or nOuSehOll furniture
lying on the sidewalk, mutcly telling OF
= mo pov"rty. stricken family having
been turned into tho street for non
payment Of rent. is not unusual at the
present time, but tine furniture lying In
front Of Henry Gollhnch's barber shop.
lE2 West Thirticth street. this morning
was connected with II different story,
and crowds inspected II during the early
hours.
IN" furniture was the property Of
';"prg" Kuiman vino, with his wife,
occupied the top floor OF the hOuao men
toned In their absence the furniture
had been removed by a deputy sheriff.
anu tn" mystery Ia. where have the
owners gOn" to and Why
Nearly two years agO HUFFMAN, with
his wifr, "A rather handsome blonde OF
thifty-siN years. rented the place from
Agent Andrews, of II Fulton street. The
house IS owned by George French, who
also owns several other houses in the
vicinity.
Huffman gave Andrews n number of
references. Several prominent men In the
vicinity were referred to, umOng them
being Roster q Bal. In fact, the refer
rnCc5 were so numerous and given in
such apparent good faith that Andrews
did not consider II worth the trouble TO
investigate.
About eighteenth months ago the whole
nous" was. leased to Baker Gnldiinch,
WIN took the tenants just as they were.
The agent gay" II particularly good char
hct"r of kufm1n. ana the latter to all
appearances bore II out by paying his
rCn; IN advance, promptly OF the frs;
Of the month.
The barber told m Evening World"
reporter this morning that he discovered
later that "croOkel' work Of Some kind
was going on. but In what way he could
not tell.
'"rhcy were as peacoable a couple as
ever lived h" said, until HUFFMAN in
duced me to sign an agreement. He said
he was "A furricr and that his brothers
his father, who was wealthy and lived
In. Canada. was coming on and he want
cd a proper place TO entertain him. He
used other arguments until ] finally
signed the agreement. Then there was Il
change.
Three of Humans alleged bro
niejt. Tae4 seemed to be re-
sponsible men. with lots of dia-
monds and cash. Since this trouble /
have not seen them. About three weeks
showed me "A lot of soap. which, he
said. he had secured as a bargain. and
he would let me have SIS for it.
Now, he owed me then half a dollar
shaving inoneS at the time, and, OF
course, ! would not trust him with $50.
Particularly as he avoided my shop.
sioidilmrh, until the Saturday before
New Years. On that day an express
man came and carried away Kufinan'a
trunk. kaufman and his wife left soon
atter, ana made no secret of II. had
no, idea they had skipped until they
iaueh to return for several nights. Then
made Inquiries. and found that they
mai taken their departure for Europe
ne day nan ed. on the steamship Paris,
fhen ] waited n few days, and finally
put the furniture in the street"
ihe barber said that since that time
scores of creditors had called looking for
!\utmnn. TIL latter, by the way. had
told him nj different times, thai he was
W IN" sporting business, and was en-
piuyed on one of the race tracks. He
does not think it, ard that he should
ihroW out the furniture OF people who
had PAD their rent promptly in advance
Tor eighteen months. and who do not
even now ow" him II full months rent.
iic does not think III" couple will return.
II he does there will be music.
thurman, his wife. and all who called
upon them, the barber says, are French,
put no other women We're ever scen
about the place. Goldtlnch has notified
~" bureau OF membranes and the
furniture, which the foreman OF the
rnElne-house next door considerably
covered with %tarpaulin last night to pro-
ttCt II. VIII he removed to-day.
From the marks on the furniture II
was evidently purchased on the install
ment plan. II consists of two parlor
suits, two bedroom suits and kitchen
utensils. Under the hammer 1t would
not bring more than So. The barber
says that KAUFMAN tried to sell 1t before
leaving,