The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30

for the condition of the house, and saws
that he will make its condition even more
untenaple by taking off the roof unless his
wretched tenant finds some other house to
! shelter her.
| The structure is low, one-story frame
! building standing on the northeast corner
| of Twenty second street and Potrero ave-
nue., and in it's best days was never more
than q ramshackle affair, with a large room
in front where corner groggery formerly
| fourished, and four stuffy living-rooms in
! the rear.
The big swinging doors of the saloon, a
door on each side of the house and five
windows have been taken away, and
| through them where not partially draped
with old carpets and shawls, can be seen
| the furniture and household belongings OF
| the inmates.
| For nearly six months, up to the 1st
| inst, the place was occupied by Gus Miller,
dealer III broken-down horses, who has
removed to place in San Mateo County.
He fell behind in his rent. and Landlord
| Louis Ahlborn ordered him out. Still he
remained until the date mentioned, when
| he installed his sister-in-law. Mrs. Maggie
Fay, in the house, took his goods and
| chattels and departed.
Mrs. Fay was asked to vacate, but re-
|
| be taken into her brother-in-law' house
| hold at San Mateo.
Not caring 10 pey the Sheriff's and JUS
| tees Court fees necessary to accomplish
al ejectment by legal means Mr.. Ahlborn,
| who, by the way, conducts saloon on the
| opposite corner, took the course of liter
| ally freezing out his undesired tenant.
| The doors and windows were removed
last Wednesday, and since that time Mr..
Ah!born has stood day by day in his sa-
| loon door and watched the effect of his
move. Mrs. Fay has not moved and does
not know how she can, for she has no
| other place TO go.
She is faded, toil-worn woman of 40 or
| as years, and tears come into her eyes
when she is asked how she manages to
| live in the house under the circumstances.
Il must live here, she said, until can
get means to remove elsewhere. Or and
she glanced at the gloomy walls of the
! hospital across the thoroughfare.
81 suppose the landlord is entitled to
| possession of his house, but what am l
! going to do? When l came here, at my
brother-in-law' request, | expected money
| from small inheritance in the East, from
which derive an income of $120 per year,
but it has never come, and now l owe the
| landlord for three weeks rent.
"Since last Wednesday the wind has
been bowling night and Gay and the rain
these open spaces left by the removal of
the doors and windows, and l know 1 can't
live through it many days longer.
Every day l stand in the doorway
watching for the postman, and my heart
sinks as he goes by without leaving me
any mail. That letter must come some
day, but fear it will be too late. My boy
suffers, too, from the cold and fear Of the
night, and his crying hurts me more than
my own discomfort.
1.-The trouble began when Ahlborn
locked the doors one day while we were
out trying to get some food. When we re-
turned my son climbed through a window
and opened door so that | could get in.
Since then we have lived in mortal terror
81 cannot sleep at night for fear that
some bad men may come and harm us.
There is nothing to prevent them if they
desire to come in. hope to get my remit
lance tomorrow and then l can pay ALL
born what owe him and find shelter else
where"
Landlord A hlborn laughed heartily when
asked why he had arranged the house so
that the providers of the night could have
free ingress.
why, she owes me rent" he said, "and
/ want her to get out.
"Her brother in-law was three months in
the house without paving dollar in rent,
and he merely put this woman in to keep
possession. | might get her out by going
to the courts, but it would cost SIS, and [
don't want to go to that cost. have tried
to get her out, but she won't hear of it.
Once offered her SIS and agreed to move
her furniture free of cost to her, but she re-
fused to go. She has got to get out soon
or l may have to take stronger measures
than have already"
The neighbors of Mrs. Fay and Mr.. ALL
born are watching the contest of endur-
ance with much interest, some siding with
the landlord and others with the tenant.
Last evening a hot-blooded youth pro-
posed serenade to Mr.. Ahlborn with tin
cans and tishhorns, as reward for his gall
lantry toward Mrs. Fay, but calmer coun-
sci prevailed and the disputants were left
to settle their own affairs.