The evening world., 1894-08-15
UPROAR IN 18Th ST.
Dispossess Warrants Served on
Tnderloin Buds"
Six Big Flat Houses Owned by Korn
to Be Cleaned Out.
Not a case of Publication, Simply a
Question Of Money.

A fst young man with a big bundle of
dspossess warrants has raised an awful
rumpIs in the row of flats at go, 252,
c54, toS, 2s6 and 2sS West Thirty-ninth
street.
The fat young man made his appear
ance yesterday afternoon, and, after
making a tour of the six buildings,
trotted away minus about two-thirds
of his warrants, and followed by Choir
us of interrogations from the tenants
as to the reason for his visit.
At first glance 1t would appear from
the names set forth in the warrants
that whole army Of Marys and Johns
had swooped down upon the Thirty
ninth street flats and taken possession
of the property. This is the title of
the cases:
David Korn, landlord, against Charles
A. Hammond, tenant and John Backer,
John Moffat, John Muller, John Chris
tian. John Bausfield, John Blake, John
Fabyan, John Pattie, John Ashland,
John Greg, John Keyth, John Clayton,
John Mott. John Bamann, John Milliken.
John Brigton, John Cligg, John Allan,
John Rogers, John Munson, John Par
ker, John Thorne, John Oil. John Rich
ardson, John West, John LIE Moor, John
Lanter and a dozen or SO more John
Moffats. Then the Marys get a chance
as follows: Mary Hess, Mary Griffin.
Mary Simon, Mary LIE Roy, Mary Mar
shall. Mary Maps, Mary Gregory. Mary
Murphy. Mary Oil, Mary johnson. Mary
Franklin, Mary Golden, Mary Mortimer,
Mary Harris, Mary Alliston, Mary Whit
ing and Mary Depew.
An explanation for this embarrassment
Of Marys and Johns is given by the land
confesses that he does not know the first
names of his tenants and that he had
to give them fictitious ones:
To-day 1t is not exactly clear whether
the wholesale eviction Is due to a spasm
of reform which has prompted Landlord
David Korn to clear out his premises
or desire to get his property out of the
estate man, of ga Hudson street. Mr..
Hammond holds lease o: all the flats
and sublets them to whomever he pleases.
Mr.. Korn claims that Mr.. Hammond
owes him two months rent. Landlord
korn will be remembered as having
been indicted, with his brother, Jacob
korn. for knowingly leasing numbers
use as disorderly houses.
The case against the Korns is still
pending.
A reporter who tried to get from the
Korns action failed to find any two per-
sons agreed as to the reason for ordering
them all out.
One young woman said:
"Oh, this is only a game to get Moffat
out. Monat: you know, rents furnished
hats to anybody who comes along. Some
of them are not perfect ladies', you know;
us all with dispossess. notices. Just the
girls should be served, too"
was a night between Hammond and
Landlord Korn.
Yesterday Mr.. Hammond came here
and collected all the rents" she, said,
dispossess notices. That's what l call
mean. don't you? There are funny
people in the house, know. but ! don't
see why the quiet ones should be put
Neither Mr.. Hammond nor Landlord
korn could be found this morning to
throw light on the matter Charles Moi
2l3 West Thirty-eighth street. Mr.. Mof-
fat didn't seem very much worried at the
prospect OF having only until Friday to
I don't know what'1l happen next"
Mr.. Moffat said Some of these would
be reformers and social purifiers are
funny ~ snv people don't trust 'em very
you can't expect right in the heart
Of the theatre district, to pick and
choose your tenants.
II it's me they're after, ! can tell
'em that Hammond's people are not a
bit better than mine.
I've paid my rent for August and
don't see how my tenants can be put
out"
Two young girls in loose wrappers
came to the door Of the ground fiat in
No. 252 this forenoon, and giggled when
asked why they were going to be dis
possessed.
Don't know" replied one of them.
,korn says get out, and Moffat's got
the papers. Ask him."
Some of the other tenants in the flats
are very indignant to-day, and say tina t
their having been sent notice to quit
places them on level with some of the
Objectionable people, who should be
made to get out.
The houses in question used to be
known as Soubrette Row.