The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
PIETzscH PUT OUT.
C.ney Islands Monte Cristo Dis
possessed from His Hotel.
Paid OF His Soubrettes and Per-
formers in Bar Checks.
Then Took His " ashwoman Out
Driving on the Boulevard.

roNEy ISLAND, July 49, Dispossess
pspers we're served on Ernest Pietzsch.
ihc eccentric hotel-kcepcr at West
Brighton. this afternoon.
piets2ch has been running the St
Nicholas Hotel and various catch-penny
enterprises or 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 OH complaint
Of his brother. who told Police Serst.
Clayton that Ernest was crazy several
years ago and he believed he was crazy
then.
The following morning, in the Police
Court, the hotel keeper said he had
scheme that would net him 10000 this
year, and the silver boquet throwing
was the scheme he adopted for advertis-
ing himself.
He was committed by Justice Finnerty
to the Kings County Insane Asylum for
examination. After being three days at
that institution he was released The
day ne was OlSCnaTSGu 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
10 Pietszch's hotel Said a waiter to a
reporter to-day:
Since these bugs began to drift down
here the place Is like a funny factory.
believe I'm getting 'nutty' myself look
ing at them
IA. !,
acted more peculiarly than ever, He has
purchased all the old lumber he could
ind 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
matte organ and two performing, bears,
While the organ plays sweet Marie.
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
and the Company turned off his gas:
The concert hall was lighted 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
fire TO the buildings.
the doors, called his help and per-
formers together, and in body with
him In the lead they marched down to
BE sbt Gas street pa o%t
The night Waterman was on guard. and
threatened to shoot the hotel keeper
and his noisy mob If they attempted to
enter. The police were summoned ana
dispersed the crowd
This morning Pietszch sent, for, the
butcher. grocer. baker and other bust
doing business with and told them he
wanted to square up.
He offered them checks, but all re.
three weeks has come back from the
banks marked IN. g." .
Pietszch got very angry at their re-
f,fsal to accept his checks. and drawing
from under the bar several cigar boxes
filled with coppers, shouted: III NIX
your and then proceeded to pay them ,,,n
appeared, but two of the creditors had
to leave without getting their money.
When the performers heard that the
,oo' 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
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 hal
where they sat at a table and drank
genuine uh 1o tb ,ne amps
1t was remarkable sight to see
the $S-a-week soubrettes, snake charm
ers, lion-tamers, &c, ana 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-
ness men to know what has become OF
the hotel-keepers money. He was es-
timated last year to be worth 100000:
All believe here that Pietszch is afflicted
with paresis.