New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
INIIOTS TO FIND NR. SMITH.
HIS WALTERS WANT Personal SATISFAC-
TION OFT OF THE DAIRY KITCHEN PRO
PRIETOR-COMMENT ON THE FAILURE

There f. a vigorous throng OF quondam walters at
the Original Dairy kitchen IN Fourtecnth-st..
who extremely anxious 10 renew their acquaint-
anc. with their old employer. George u. Smith
The, have been bcsi'glng the place AT intervals
since Smith disappeared Tuesday. looking for
uayfncn, 81 th" wages h- owes them The sums due
vary from 81 to So but the walters have learned
hy this time that money compensation for their con
nd.ucc IS almost out of the question they are pre-
pared 10 take personal satisfaction II they can find
Mr. Smith. and be- Will do we'll 10 remain In hiding
for tim" 10
The furniture which Mr. Smith left behind l. far
from being o. great value but the walters cannot
even get at that as the Sheriff Is In possession ard
waving the attachments of all other creditors 10
allow y. H. Shutc. an ic"-hcal"r from the West
SID. move MIR. Smiths effects out OF the place.
Shutc losi a good deal of money In Smiths former
failure with the Columbia Restaurant. two doors
east OF the Dairy Kitchen and before Smith LEFT
his creditors I'm the lurch this time he transferred
his title to Shuic means Of indemnfying him.
The Dairy Kitchen forlorn looking place
yesterday afternoon. The big cloth s!gn still
stretched across It's front announcing the grand
opcnng' OF the place but the sigh, OF the bare dis
mani,d room within afforded painful contrast.
Elmer T.. Ross the manager OF the concern. who
was found thcr" Yesterday by a Tribune reporter.
expressed his belief that Smiths failure resulted
from his tendency to do people
He had been looking close after the cash putting
along without paying them for some time" said
Mr. Ross. The business was paying splcndidy.
30 that IL for lack OF funds that he had to
leave Now ne is being disposscssed for rent. As
for his transfer OF the furniture to Shutc. don't
believe that II would stand the test OF law.
Did Smith 40 you Mr. Ross was asked
ON, mo- said he. with cheerful laugh. Il
looked out for Ross.
and said that In his previous failure with tn" Co
nImba Restaurant he had come ont loser by
sliOOoO. His failure with the Dairy Kitchen * said
,It if,.s lf,.fif Snp has hpp
running the Columbia sine" he had to give /, mp.
I'm company with I.anning q. koak". who was once
Smiths mapager at the restaurant. and who was
appointed receiver on the application OF Smiths
creditors.
when Mr.. Smith opened up the Dairy Kitchen
last July said Mr. Koake yesterday he said
that he would close us up In two weeks. We have
taken four months TO close him up. His failure at
the Columbia due to cxtravagancc and his
reckless spending caused his wife to try several
times In vain 10 break the contract by which he
running the place In her name. They do rot speak
now Although Smith fnnncer he had
some great Ideas. He wanted 10 establish a restau-
trust. for instance. and have restaurants all
the world. His enterprise in the Dairy Kitchen
was carried on in the name OF his brother. Edward
+. Smith. of Los Angeles. Cal
The Dairy Kitchen" building belongs to the John
Jacob Astor estate and II IL reported that the
due rent on II amounts TO $1,000.