The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-27
LANDLORDS SORRY PLIGHT DOES / MEAN WAR
Has lnru'y Tenant Elected and
Is Himself Arrested.
PUT BEHIND PRISON BARS.
:. u. Forbes, Mrs. Hartman and Com
stable Porter Have Trouble
in ecgainins Their
Liberty.

Bailif1 Fits, Cons able Porter, Mrs
Maria {. Hartman and :. d. Forbes had
quite an experience in Judge Balps
COZ rt yesterday, when Il decision was
renuered in an assault and battery case,
which was tried Wednesday, and for a
short time the latter experienced what it
is like to be behind prison bars
Some months ago a woman calling
herself Viola Green, and claiming to be
Pole, rented the premises No. 7l2 iIar-
rson street from Mr.. Forbes and at once
took possession. She was not long in
the house, however. before the Neigh
bors began calling upon Mr. Forbes with
complaints regarding the character Of
the new tenants, and these complaints
became 50 numerous and the character
OF the occupants 50 obnoxious to the
neighbors that they decided to get them
out Of the house as soon as possible,
especially as the neighbors in the ad-
joining houses, which are also owned by
Mr.. Forbes began moving to a more
quiet locality.
Alter the Green family had occupied
the premises a couple of months they
fell behind with their rent and this far.
nishcd Mr. Forbes with good ground for
taking legal steps to have them removed
lie therefore levied upon their furniture
by a distress suit and proceeded to eject
Inc family by legal measures, making
them an offer, however to permit them
to take all their belongings, provided
they would depart quietly and at once.
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was compelled to call upon Baiiff Fits
to take p ,ssession OF the furniture AM
fo' cibly eject TIL" family from his prem-
scs. An inventory Of the household e.
iects was taker, Mr.. Forbes thinking
that by taking tt is step the obnoxious
family would be forced to come to some
sort of a compromise, but in this he was
mistaken, for instead OF accepting Mr..
Forbes order he found a few days 1T II
that po tiulS Of the tnrnit,.re had lceu
removed without the knowledge Of the
bailff.
On February 9th Mr. Forbes decided
upon having the furniture removed to a
place Of safety until it could be sold by a
constable for recovery OF the rent due,
and with this purpose in view BaIiff
Fits, Mrs. Hartman and Mr.. Forbes
Acnt to the place where the family lived
and attempted to take possession OF what
was left OF it, Previous visits to the
house had taught both the bailiff and
Mr. Forbes that they must proceed with
great care or there would be trouble, and
accordingly the bailff called upon Con-
stable Potter to assist in the cjrctment
after he had been armed with state
warrant for the arrest Of the woman.
whose violence they feared. Entrance
was gained by the bailiff through back
door W hich was left parity open, and he
proceeded through the house to the front
door and admitted the constable and Mr.,
Forbes.
Then the trouble lcsan. The Green
woman went for them ike an cnraged
tlgrcSs and cIawed and bit the constable
and struck the bailiff Il number of times
with a gun until she was almost OK
laustcd, when she began hurting all
sorts OF missiles at him. In order to
restrain her he was compelled to grapple
with her, and during the struggle She
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