The evening world., 1894-07-13
PIETzSCH PUT OUT.
Coney Islands Monte Cristo Dis
possessed from His Hotel
Paid or His Soubrettes and Per-
formers in Bar Checks.
Then Took His Washwoman Out
Driving on the Boulevard.

CoNEY ISLAND, July 13.-Dispossess
papers were served on Ernest Pietzsch,
the eccentric hotel-keeper at West
BRIGHTON, this afternoon.
pietszch has been running the st.
Nicholas Hotel and various catch-penny
enterprises on Maiden lane and Sea
Beach avenue for nine years. He is also
proprietor of the Plaza Hotel at st.
Augustine. Fla.
Two weeks ago he created quite a
sensation here by visiting the concert
halls on the Bowery and throwing more
than 5000 in silver coins at the per-
! formers. He was arrested on complaint
/ of his brother. who told Police Sergt.
\ Clayton that Ernest was crazy several
4 years ago and he believed he was crazy
then.
The following morning, In the Police
Court, the hotel keeper said he had a
scheme that would net him 500, 600 this
year. and the silver boquet throwing
was the scheme he adopted for advertis-
4 ing himself
A He was committed by Justice Finnerty
4 to the Kings County Insane Asylum for
examination. After being three days at
, that institution he was reiea sed. The
| day he was discharged from the asylum
he left word with the Superintendent
| to send all patients who were discharged
| from the institution and had no place to
80 TO his hotel and he would put them to
! work.
The Superintendent sent twelve men
to Pietszch's hotel. Said a waiter to
Since these bugs began to drift down
here the place is like a funny factory.
1 believe Tn getting 'nutty' myself look
Ing at them"
since pietszch has been released he has
acted more peculiarly than ever. He has
md on the island and had it carted and
piled up on the grounds in front of his
hotel.
He has also bought a mammoth auto
} While the organ plays Sweet Marie.
Pietszch dances with the bears on the
stage in the concert hall. He has no
money and no credit, and pays for every
thing as the money comes In over the
bar and In the concert hall.
Yesterday he could not pay his gas bill
The concert hall was lignted by large oil
lamps of all shapes and sizes last night
A squad of police stood around to see
that none of the lamps exploded and set
After the concert Pietszch closed all
the doors, called his help and per-
formers together. and in body with
the Gas company's Office on West
Eighth street to lay out themanager:
The night Waterman was on guard. and
and his noisy mob il they attempted to
enter The. police were summoned and
dispersed the crowd.
This morning Pietszch sent for the
butcher, grocer. baker and other bust
ness men on the Island whom he has
doing business with and told them he
wanted to square up.
He offered them checks. but all re.
fused, as Pietszchs paper for the past
three weeks has come back from the
banks marked IN. G.
fusal to accept his checks, and drawing
from under the bar several cigar boxes
filled with .coppers, shouted: I'll NIX
a psnn thsn Pre- eoppers as
,,peared, but two Of the creditors had
70 leave without getting their money.
When the performers heard that the
TOO, rushed in for their money.
pietszch cody informed them that he
was broke. Paid all who would take
them in checks. which are used by the
walters working on commission, AM, and
told the receivers that they were good
for the amount of food and drink In
The performers who took the checks
Immediately went to the concert hall
where they sat at table and drank
genuine champagne until the chips mad
all been handed back to the bar.
1t was a remarkable sight to see
the Ss-a-week soubrettes, snake charm
ers, lion-tamers, &c, and their mana
gers" drinking champagne.
After Pietszch had finished his bust
ness with the performers he hired an
open carriage an took his washer-wo-
man out driving on the Boulevard.
Acting-Capt Clayton said this after.
noon that the Sheriff would In all
probability take charge of Pietszch's
business tomorrow.
1t is a great puzzle here to the busi-
the hotel-keeper's money. He was es-
tmated last year to be worth s2OO,oVO
All believe here that Pietszch is afflicted
with paresis.