The evening times., 1895-08-27
MORE lB0UT DAVENPORT
What l!r. Thompson Says Of His
Own Case.
THOSE WORTHLESS CHECKS
Only Made Good Cnder Threat of
Criminal Prosecution and a fter
Four Months Urging-The Mansion
Vacated and the Goods StOred-Dav-
export Not In the City.

The business transactions OF John I.
Davenport, supervisor of Federal elections
at New York, an account of which was ex-
clusivcly given in to-day's Morning Times,
became more interesting upon additional
investigation.
The seizure yesterday afternoon by
Constable Swinburne of the household and
office furniture in No. 1S4S Wyoming
avenue belonging TO Mr. Davenport, in
satisfaction of n Judgment for rent to the
amount of 5000 due Thos. J Fisher & Co.,
acting as agent for the owner of the prop
erty, was followed this morning by
complete despoliation of the house.
AT II O'Clock this morning, in the midst
of heavy rainfall, a large force of work
men were busily engaged in removing the
personal belongings and furniture of Doug
lass B. Thompson, nephew and ward of Mr..
Davenport, and who made his home there.
.-..-. HOUSE DESPOILED.
The less valuable furniture was uncere
moDiously carried out, and placed in the
huge express wagons. But the paintings,
curios, bric-a-brac, and articles OF value
were carefully packed in ba rres and boxes.
The coBsta ble's seizure made but little i'm
preston as the entire four story house OF
unusual depth was deliberately and eXpen
sively furnished. Outside, large rubber
tree and palm qua rded the entrance.
The down-pouring rain, the excelsior
bestrewn balls, the barrel and box covered
sidewalks. the yawning vans, and the un-
artistic iaborers passing two and fro Cum
bined to form reasonably fair picture of
desolation. John o. Knox personally super
intended the operations of removal.
A messenger boy pedaled a wheel up
the hill with about the same haste that
Rip Van Wrinkle manifested in returning
to his normal condition. He waited at
the door. and was later informed that
there was no reply.
Mr.. Thompson said to The Times re-
porter that he did not care To say any
thing. as the whole situation had been
pretty well gone over and the subject cx-
hausted
He said that Mr.. Davenport rented the
house at No. 1s4S Wyoming avenue, but
ouly occupied it at rare intervals when
visiting in the city. He had no furniture
or other effects in the house, except office
fixtures and his bedroom and sitting room
furniture.
THIS WAS EXEMPT.
All of the other furniture, ornaments
and articles OF value, said Mr.. Thompson,
formed portion of his mothers estate and
could not be touched for Mr. Davenport's
debts. He was moving it himself in order
to vacate the premises. The For Rent"
placards of Fisher & Co. were already
posted over tue first floor windows.
Mr.. Thompson said that Mr. Davenport
was not expected in the city today, and so
far as he new was not coming. He could
not say what action he woi,iu take toward
recovering the property seized by the con-
stable He knew nothing, he said, of Mr.
Davenport's ques tiOna bic transactions,
except that the checks cashed by Mr.. Hen
sey had been made good He could not say
as to that casted by Mr.. Fricbus.
He said he desired it expressly de-
clared that the arsenal OF guns, knives,
swords, howitzers, boomerangs, and other
engines of destruction Were not kept in
stock for the purpose of defe nding his home
but for sporting and athletic purposes.
WAS ALHENsEY's BROTHER i
The two checks drawn on the Garfield
National Bank, OF New York, signed by
l.
viously stated, by Al lHensey, hut by Walter
r. Hensey These checks were for $50 and
S57 and dated, respectively, on April 25
Sand 81.
They were pronounced worthless by
the bank, aud nearly four months has been
spent in securing their redemption, which
was but recently accomplished. Il
Mr.. Hensey states that he has at differ
ent times cashed more titan $1,000 worth
of checks as a matter of accommodation
to Mr.. Thompson. The two checks re-
turned as worthless were shown The Times
They are signed John I. Daven
port, trustee" Some fifteen strong, en-
phatic and indignant letters were writ
ten by Mr.. Hensey TO Mr.. Davenport
and almost an equal number of replies re-
ceived, in which every conceivable excuse
is given for delay in payment. He alleges
every form of Illness to himself his entire
line of relations and several of his friends.
ADOPTED HEROIC MEASURES.
Finally Mr.. Hensey adopted heroic meas
ures. He notified Mr.. Thompson that un-