The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-23
LADIES' TAILOR GONE.
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES Mourn
HIS SUDDEN DEPARTURE
NJ Berry. vhe Conducted m Essao-
n.hmrnt In the Union BuffdfnS'
Leaves His LanaIady and Other
People With Tnsaianred Aceeanns

A 5z--xr lite <esfew Enc CAV. rs zz-.,e
a. " Eerrv and ce-tacIs6 the View OK
2zs4es' tailoring sxsA 81 sz-enf 4 ne
Traog building 81 Etrx- avenue. as
sk1pp@6 sur Ieaytzg hiz snpieyss. custom
ers ard gzn1zzdy g rau-n his less. TIE
ex1-r z-czzt Which TIE creditors - Berry
car @gUEe 10 = 20. definitely KNOWN, BAT
= VII probably s-ogzr = several hn1-
e-@G aol5zrs Il = supposed that Berry =
= Portland bE- "a 20 s-E-s have seen
taksr by those xha lost considers be szzus
80 ca1s@ rs arrest. he MI bs iefr % cor
tfsgs rs coarse % ms1eG-fE 6rsss-szk-szs
win ether zEs0rtUusts psoEle.
&r. Berry made rs appearance n -
attic several months ago. He sad t1aS
~ vas fror San Frarctsco but ortgt-ally
r,afe RS horne a New YORK sity. Ladies
tzii0r-uzse gowns were Is speciality, -
said. and Il vas as .ntsntton o opea A
establishment n tae -suse1 CITY. F1naAy
be selected r0cu = In the UEtOn 5t2Iad4ng
"a suitable place Having purchaser
oeacs fittings furuiture. sewing uae1lne5
and 5ther things necessary - rs h2e Of
business. Re hired competent to-ce All
commenced work His stock Was fairy
good. ard Il must be sad % his ere1lE
that n ire beginning he sol1 garments q
reasonable Frices. perhaps . tri1s 90
CHEAP Judglrx fran waat can - learned
ca ths outside. Il did 10. take Elm long I'd
establish 4 good business c1e ot tie te4l-
ures q which was thai he received eioth
froru customers and made Z Up in1o nAE1-
some costumes % order
Saturday, evening October 9 was Pay
day bat Mr.. Berry told ais employees thAr
be would settle VITA them On the foteN-
ing MondAy. When they arrived az ne
Office to commence work Eor the week Trey
found A sign or TIE door stating that Ar
Berry would Ss back''-it was hard 20 say
from th@ writing whethsr he meant Tues
eay or THURSDAY Being rather curious 10
knew Eow t.tngs we're IN he business de-
partnert OF TIE New York ladies' tailor
l1g establishment. some one climbed A2
zad took a peep aver ths transom- Ahe
Slzhs was not reaszuring. Il looked 81 *
Kansas tornado rad struck the place,
sweeping everything q a portable nature
into eternity
r~gres wsre then made TO locate NJ
Berry. bat re had also flown from Is
boarding house. Tire State. formerly TIE
Siockh oIrn. On First avenue, near the car
uer OF Seneca street Mrs. Q. r Barker
who IS proprietor Of the house. haa -.
learned - her sorrow that Ar. Berry FAD
deserted room Is and taken everything 20
which he laid claim with him. incidentally
II might be ueutl oued that he had forgot
Ten 20 give Mrs Barker the small sun
necessary 20 balance ID the ledger. ElnaLiy
IL vas learned that A WE'LL Known Se41.l1
business man had met Mr.. Berry On me
"a bound. as be supposed, for PoFs4aa1
M Berry failed 70 give him any paF-1S0-
lars as 70 h's attentions
ONLY A short time altar Mr.. Berrys DIS
auu98r rance his customers cofnfze1@ea az
rearfnz on the scene and tngairIng ot ne
elevator bov and ianitor Il they co4ld sAFs
Srv Information OF the proprietor Or the
My YORK ladies' tailoring establishment
IRE uzslz1 answer vas. ~ aas gore 4ld
- rs-7 everything with him.
Some q those who had sold office nIElnss
and working materials on The instaliEr iene
plan appeared on the scene and EeciAlIiie1
their goods The employees attacked SAaL
was left with a fving wedge and gathered
M $50 out OF the wreck This was a.
vfaed azouz Ave people. four women and
enc man. Still the customers kept com
ing. and from their sad laments 4 ap-
reared that many of them we're losers 10
the extent o. so. sI5 and 30. one lady,
Annie Barker. lost s50 Another lady,
whose name could Tot be learned, had left
fur trimmings valued NJ Sl5.
Taking all the complaints toGetner, y
ls prob. BE that the creditors Of Mr.. Bsr-
- would like 20 see him % the extent q
several hundred dollars. Among those
who were employed BY Mr.. Berry and who
tcst money by his disappearancs may Be
mentioned Mrs. Posey. who not only had
wages due her but had unfortunately,
to-del Ter rL2ANA~4e4 = *" &@A~t- = - =.
Pasev lost about sI2 Miss Husy was cut
about 81 Mrs. puprss was another % the
losers Mr. Arsnson. formerly OF Sar
Francisco. was the one mar who worked
FOR Nr Berry and &c lest quite sun
Al investigation 0f the manner IN which
Mr. Berry xot away reveals the fact that
ha went 70 his Office Sunday morning.
October q. packed Up the goods he desired
% taks with hin. called an express
wagon ard than bad the tninxs carfeH
down TO the depot Whi7e IL cannot ~
verified there is q report n circulation
that Mr.. Berry was mixed % n 4 similar
Job ~ Oakland. Cal. prior % coming %
SeattIs. He IS described "a 4 small man
rather thlckset tight hair. light nustarhe
ard Nght complexion Those who know
Bin say that he IS not wei educated and
that there vas 3 lznentah}s lack q
method n the way re conducted hts bust
ness