New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
LANDLORDS TRY COERCION.
ANGER AROUSED BY TWO FLAGRANT AT
TACKs ON POLITICAL LIBERTY
q WIDOW ORDERED TO vACATE HER FLAT OR
PAY INCREASED RENT BECAUSE SHE HAD
PICTURES OF MKrSLEY AND HOBART
IN HER wINDowS-NEAL IN no

fA1 .iNCkEaStD istNl bENN,sb 'i' 1890
PICTURES OF MKrSLEy AND HOBART
IN HER wINpows-NEAL IN no
HURRY ABOUT MOVING.
There is considerable trouble in t. Twenty
third Ward over the action of landlord. one
William Crosier. who owns the fat building AZ
No. 475 Monroe-st.. and who has objected TO one
Of his tenants, Mrs Sadie Dee placing pictures
of Mckinley in her front window. Crosicr
threatened that unless Mrs. Dec removed the
pictures he would dispossess her.
Mrs. Dec is tho widow OF Baptist minister
who died In Boston nine years $50. she is
woman of considerable culture. and makes her
living by teaching music. Mrs. Dee has son
thirteen years old. and at his request she placed
the pictures Of Mckinley and Hobart in her
front window. Mrs. Dee had paid her rent
ND 10 November l. hut Tuesday morning the
landlord peremptorily ordered her To remove the
pictures. Of the Republican candidates or else
vacate the premises at once. he told Mrs Dee
that the neighbors We're complaining This Mrs
Dee knew TO be false many residents OF the
block which is between Sumner and Lewis aves
are Republicans and have adorned their win
dows with similar pictures. Mrs. Dee was some
what nonplussed at the landlords action, and
sought counsel. She was advised 10 leave the
pictures where they were. Again the landlord
came TO her. and when she refused he told her
that she would have 20 pay 81 a month more II
she wanted to remain which would have brought
her rent UP TO S31 50 But the landlord. not con-
tent with threatening To raise the rent. got
writ from the First District Civil Court ordering
Mrs. Dee to VaCate the premises WITHIN nVe
days.
There much indignation in the neighbor-
hood when the arbitrary action Of Crosier was
take I'm NJ
tire neighborhood including Senator Albert A.
wray and Assemblyman Henry Marshall.
Crosier lives next door 10 the fiat. on Tuesday
night about one hundred men congrcgated about
the house and called upon Croser for an eX-
planation He told them 10 mind their own busi-
ness as he had a right to do what he pleased
with his own premises.
Perhaps you have" said one man. III you act
with Justice. but this is the mos, fragrant case
of silver fanaticism and injustice toward de-
Senceless woman that ever heard Of
The crowd hurled many abusive remarks at
t'rosier which seemed TO frighten him. for later
on he went TO the Ninth Precinct Station-house
IN demand protection In the mean time large
crowd Of boys marched up and down in front or
Crosier's house and shouted for Mckinley.
(-rosier was wild He threatened the law. but
when he saw the unpleasant attitude Of the
neishbors he had sense enough not to go too far,
although they probably intended no bodily harm
TO the landlord.
The Fifth Election District Association of the
Twenty-thrd Ward took the matter up ana on
Tuesday night passed the following resolutions:
Whereas Information has been received ty TINS
association that Wam cT%slel na g resdne
AZ No AZ. has given notice 10 tenant now ocru, .
pying fiat N said preseT % ,sc w'e IS or paw an i
creased rent as M her ror wdoH in tesch
Ing a lesson Of patriotism To her only child a young
SI Rcso,ved. That W do most heartily condemn the
snrit of Intolerance and political oppression thus
attempted ano he nereenc wtn 'ne ma St % %,
extend 10 this patriotic woman our sincere respect
Resoivsd That 4 copy Of these resolutions be
cent 10 tbe landlord ana his tersnt and the press
Of this city.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously
The Twenty-second District Association of the
Same ward held . meeting tho same evening and
resolved 10 give Mrs Dee every aid in its power.
II annonted the following committee to take the
matter in hand: Frank II. Mitchell, Arthur }.
Hilton William ]. Schaufele and Samuel L HON.
Inedieu- ~,
To Senator Wray 20 whom she spoke on the
subject Mrs. Dec said that her only desire was
10 inculcate ideas Of patriotism and love OF
country in her little son. Surely, She SAID. there
could be no harm in placing pictures OF Mcklnley
and Hobart in her window and she thought she
would have been cowardly had she complied with
Crosiers request To say the least. the Twenty
third Ward is much worked up over the matter
But this is not The only political trouble IN the
Fifth District at present. Daniel A. Neal head
salesman TO, a crockery firm in Murray-st., New
York lives at No. 1.0l6 Lafayette-ave. in house
owned by William \. Connor, printer e- VINO no
rented TO the Meals the first and second floors OF
his house Mr.. Meals neighborhood in the Twen-
1y-fifth Ward is known as MCKINLEY Row. on
account OF the lavish display OF the kepunlcan
candidates. pictures. Together with the rest. the
Meals had autographs of Mckinley and Hobart
in their house Ccnnor iS rabld silVerlte. ana
the rows of Mckinley pictures as he goes along
Iafayette-ave were to him as red flag in the
face of a wild bull. When COnnOr saw the Nc
Kinley picture In Mr.. Meals rooms. he became
furious A few days ago Mrs. Neal went down.
town TO do some shopping She returned at 4
o'clock and discovered that the picture had been
removed She found 1t face downward on the
hatrack broken and bent. When Mr. Neal came
home that night he took a hand In the a1alr. the
rssult being that Connor said he would not have
people who hung out Mckinley pictures in his
house o
II will not!' said Neal.
MANY remarks Of vigorous nature followed
and Mr.. Neal said he would consult lawyer
right away He discovered that there was no
danger OF his having to move on such short no.
tice. Mr. Neal will not only stay until after
election. but he declares with much fervor. and
"a does his wife that they will hang out flags
from their front window Election Day and
paste their windows full OF Mckinley and Hobart
pictures. - .,,.
swearing in his backyard while the Meals. so 10
speak. held the fort
Crosier and Connor. If the loud protests OF the
residents of the two wards anything. are
in for an unpopular time In the future There
are two things which the right-thinking people
in Brooklyn believe in above all others. and they
are liberty Of speech and action. No such fa-
grant cases of coercion or narrow-mindedness
have ever been heard OF before in this city.
These are the first specific instances OF any
kind OF political coercion yet reported in Brook
lyn this fall The air has been full of wild Popo-
cratic charges Of intimidation and coercion. but
the Bryanites have failed to furnish evidence TO
sunport single charge II has remained for