The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-11
NINE. BRUN SEIZED THE Doc
PORTHos TO BE SOLD 40 PAH MS
MASTER'S BOARD BILL.

Arrival Of n Soldier OF France Mt n Hotel
and TrIbulntions That Ensued TO the
Landlhdy-An Interesting Collection Of
Articles II to Ne Sold with tho Dos.
Fl hold 70 dog for ze board bill" said NINE.
sidonie Brun In the City Court yesterday, Il
hold 70 dog for "a board. an 70 dog Is 20 best
dog In 70 city"
Nine. Brun owns the Hotel de Frances at ~
and 20 Macdougal street. She was telling JUS
tico olcott how tho owner Of the dog had NOS
paid the dogs board and how consequently she
had seised the dog to hold him until the bin
was paid. She explained that tho dog EasS
Danish mastin. Weighing 1856 pounds.
And you seized him 2" said Justice. 0lcotk
Sure l seize him. said the French Woman.
II sei1o him for ~ dog board he owes."
"Itsa wonder ron wore not afraid no would
seize you" said the Justice. lie me look 40
the papers In the case"
The documents allowed that the name OF the
dog was Porthos. his masterhaving named him
after one OF Dumas Three Guardsmen.p The
masters namo wa Armand n. HuFeLg N.
Hnrel was a soldierin the French Army before
he came to New York. When he arrived bore he
went to board at tho Hotel do Franco. He
| brought his dog with him. His trunk reuched
the hotel on Dec. 20. 1893.
The dog was introduced and many OF the
other guests at the hotel objected; but his
master offered to pay IS cents sday for the
dog's board. and the objections counted for
nothing. n. Hurel also agresdto pay SSaWeek
for his own board. In poriodS OF leisure he
told OF the number OF men he bad killed. while
In the French Army. and at night in tho cafe
he described the number OF other nen. he had
saved from drowning. He got solid with the
other boarders and soon was known as the
When Nine. Brun presented a bill for the
boar, q the colder and his dog u: Anrel
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NJ. Hurei Was insuited at the clerks demand
for money. He Immediately rang q bell. and
sent q messenger for Nine. Brpn; He asked her
had money. he sSid. but Il WaS tied, up. He had
atrQnk alled with papers TO chow II The en-
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worth $500. he was extremely eloquent. Be-
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agreement had bsen entered into by Which he
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been hypnotized. She demanded that the dogs
board at least should be paid. The French SOL
dier again ,hew into, n rage. His honor had
been trampled upon, he said. II madame were
only q man he would fight her with the sword
Nine. Brun apologized and waited. Finally.
on Oct. ~ last, she slipped a note under the
door Of the soldiers room. The note was brief.
It had been written by Q lawyer. This is how
For board for tye: yoS and dog. 70 date, with
Your room will be locked Tonight"
NJ. Hurel tore up the note and went out for a
walk. When he went back to the hotel he
had to go elsewhere for the night, but was not
permitted to take his trunk. The dog Porthos
was held as security with the trunk.
The case finally got into court. and yesterday
Justice Olcott signed an order. directing the
public anetionSserf e sell The deg for The amount 9
ion for the sale Of the following articles; One
sword. one hunting case knife, one ,neldRlass
certificate. Of birth of NJ. HurePs father
Spanish and English books. one razor, on
military dictionary. one wool blanket
one leather waistcoat. one Red Gross o
Ss4asSS ai'ssh as5sS Pss asr n f5SH the IN %i LKSb;
Dubois. and certain, declarations, aeknowl
, edging that the soldier OF France had save'
six persons from drowning. %