The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

hotel the Gault House, one of the
| landmarks of the Windy City and al
ways considered one OF the best hotels
! in that city. Mr. Cullen'S agent is in
charge and will retain control until
some final disposition of the house is
made by the owner. On the day OF
the change The Herald contained q
short account of the seizure by Mr..
Cullen, but now comes the Chicago
Times-Herald with full details of the
entire transaction. The story given to
the readers of the paper named is as
follows:
The sheriff took possession Of the
armed with distress warrant for ar
rears of rent. When the guests who
were out during the afternoon re-
turned for dinner they We're obliged to
identify themselves to the ubiquitous
deputy who held possession of the
keys before they were able to gain
access to their accustomed haunts.
The male guests, with perfect unani-
nifty did justice to the occasion in
language more expressive than elegant,
while those of the other sex. who were
thus forced unceremoniously to seek
new quarters, listened to the Ixplo-
Sions of sulphurOus rhetoric and smiled
in manner which indicated that
their sentiments were being exactly
expressed.
1t was about o'clock when Baihff
John w. Riley, with several deputies
at his back and a distress warrant in
MS hand, stepped up to Manager Rich
mond and informed him that under
the law he was obliged to take posses
sion OF the house. In less time than it
takes to record it the bar was closed,
the walters in the cafe had folded their
white aprons, the barber shop was de-
serted, the porters were across the
street taking a quiet drink to the
glorious Fourth which they would now
De able to have, and the doors syere
securely locked, with stout deputy
at either entrance. Such of the eu.Ats
dS We're unable to vacate upon a mo
1neHI notice We're allowed to sleep i'll
the mouse. with the understanding that
they would find new quarters the fol-
lowing day. While this concession was
appreciated by some, there were others
who did no. relish the idea of sleaninp
IN big hntel, sans bell bows. sans
Gram en- s'maids, sans everything, and
they bet0ok themselves to more con-
sei ia quarters, leaving their luggage |
time O0-A el-4 0iD1
Unable to Get His Rent.
Matthew Cullen, of Salt Lake citv is
the owner of the Gault House He |
mas been in the city for several weeks
{ nueaVorlng to secure the money due
nm Tor rent, failing in which, he re-
sorted yesterday to heroic measures.
me lessee of the property, I. W. Rog-
erS, has been in poor health for. tba
past year and about three months ago
went TO Albuquerque, N. NJ, where he
IS at the present time The existing
tease was; made out in 1893 and is
signed by /. w. Rogers and n w
tal. It calls for 81, 400 a month. and
Mr.. Cullen claims that there is rent
Tue for several months. Fall claims
% nave sold his interest in the house
% rogers, March /, 1894, but there is
lothlng to show that he was ever re-
eased from the lease. The owner saws
nat he has been unable to collect any
money for some time, and that there
to be no head to the house.
When he went to one he would be sent
o another, and from him to a third.
Until he wearied of the game and |
brought things to crisis by closing
he house.
The Gault House is one of the old {
line hotels of Chicago. 1t was built !
y 2. W. Gates. owner of the Gates
ron works, in 1869, but was not occu-
led until the time of the great fire !
age Bros. & Rice were at that time !
4 charge of the Sherman House. They I
Tere burned out on a Saturday and I
he next day closed arrangements with z
Ir. Gates for the Gault House, which I
hey opened within few days, getting t
heir furniture from outside the city. I
hey made money fast for about two C