New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-12

PECULIAR ARRANGEMENT OF THE NEW
MANIrATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB
~ = SEVERANCE SAWS IT CONTRACTS TIE LA
niLITIEs. WHILE TIE rEQrA GLIB As
sraTNrr,N owns TIE PROPERTY
AxD RECEIVES THE MoNrY

iiiiIlf-. " iili.is mn ~ y - - 49,
su.1Nrn,N owNs TIE PROPERTY
ANp RECEIVES THE MONEY
~,,,, cuffs against tho New Manhattan Athletic
club have been brought before Judge Newburger In
the city court 20 recover 1s76 49, claimed by Frank
Gloye- a Son % account OF liquors S"Id 70 IN"
.i,h y r Severance. the attorney for the plnin-
~ has also cau-.I he Pequa club Association 10
D., ,.,,t. a defendant IN The suite. g Mcmahon.
......f an. MANAGER - the New Manhattan Attn
,,- ,'.uh has interp'scl demurrer. hu' 10 cr-'r
>, bring tho suits 20 a more speedy termination -,
Severance has had Oh" claims ~ FRANK '''N''
- s,, :, Char:es Griffin. OF North Hampstead
/ I and the Defendants have been directed oy
Judge Newburgcr 10 file an answer tomorrow MI
l...,,rc. s,l. last evening tina. he had ma som.
,.,.r..,,rg dis.ovrr!rs IN a search AZ tH' county
Clerks Office when hc was making an N'N"S'b'''"
~, tho affairs Of the club befor" bringing the SUNS
.r,e Hcw Manhattan Athletic club vas "rgan'z"I
about four months ago AMI In December 'h''e W.
nl.1 I'm the County Clerks office report winch
,, Severance declared last evening. shows that tho
Gin, has no property but has contract with the
pe.,,,e club Association by which tn" cIup ~ "
have the use OF the clubhouse anu FURNITURE anu
the association IL 20 receive all OF the ciho '"'o'
The name OF "A famous club was taken 10 70"
,,ro with when the new Manhattan Athletic club
was organized" said Mr.. Severance II was gwen
ON, that the club had a lease OF the finest cup
,ou.e I'm the world with all ~ its fine furniture,
pIcnty OF capital, and membership % """ NJ
hodv ever heard Of the Pequa Club Association,
vet by virtue OF the contract the cIub owns no
prooerty and incurs all OF the liabilities. while the
association owns the property, receives all OF the
rnoney coming through the club. and yet incurs
M liabilities I 10 not say that the fedua 'Iub
Association cannot pay all the claims against the
c,ub but the putting OF the club forward as
sh,.ld In that way Is peculiar ON December 10
Frank Glover & Son sold liquors to the club and
received 1900 on a bill for t,1ll G.. Leaving bal
ancc Of s7ll g. which is SIN unpaid ON January 70
the arm sold liquors worth silica 20 20 the club ana
mat bill has not been paid. When the firm caine
fn me n about the bills. said the club had
NOT been running long enough 10 fan ana IL would
he we'll 10 wait awhile before bringing suit Later
I vas told that the firm could find nobody who
/ am "A member II the club. and | began a
vcStgation. when ! discovered the contract re-
pori In which the contract with the Pequa club
4 ssocia ton IL mentioned, | saw that II was time
10 take the case into court right away
Augus'ln T.. Costello. the press agent OF the New
Manhattan Athletic club. said last evening that
the Pc!ua club Association had been formed in
order TO protect members OF thu club against pos
sible suits in OF failure and that the assOcia
ton was responsible FOR all debts incurred by the
club TIC bill of Frank Glover d Son had not been
paid. ana would be contested, ho said. because Il
had been discovered that the wh.skey purchas ed
from the firm was not pure whiskey. as called for
in the bill. ana because the bill called FOR more
wh.skey than had been delivered by the firm.
There was no desire 10 have delay In the trial OF
tho suit. he said.