New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
RICHARD V. HARNETT. A REAL ESTATE
DEALER ON THE STAND.

RICHARD V. HARNETT. REAL ESTATE
DEALER. ON THE STAND
Richard Harnett was the first witness at the
afternoon session
Mr. Moss-Mr Harnett you real estate
auctioneer. are YOU not? Al am.
o-And have been in business In the real estate
line and as real estate auctioneer in this city
for many years. have you not? Ayes.
o-And believe you have had very large bust
nss in judicial safes in times past; is that so? Al
have had fair business
O About as much other men? Ayes.
oyou remember when those sales were con-
Quoted In the salesroom in Liberty.st.? Ayes.
senartment, was IL notY Alt was.
he Re sales tSr SaG
ir oc@Had that salcsroom been constructed with
rsference to the comfort and convenience of peo-
ne and the duty of sales? A-c-Yes, sir
Especially constructed for that purpose. was
IL THE ' room at No Ill Broadway Is very low.
There is difference In the height OF the ceilings in
me height of the room. between Lberty-st and
No IA little louder Mr. Harnett The room in Lab
erty-st was superior and had superior accommo NO.
'houeht So / thought So
- % FI1o YOU remember when an order was made
NV the judges transferring the place for legal sales
10 No III Broadway again? Al DO remember. out
not say P PpSr the that nate order IN Peter
Never was a member of the firm of A. H. Muller
&. SoOC
q he? A.-Mr Meyer with A. H. Muller
& Sons ~ NJ ,,oo. ,s NJ
Croker went into partnership in that business? A
oi oy 70 have seen the name on the door at No.
,,Hp,oeSwsy. haven't you? Ayes.
o-And the general knowledge in that business Is
be The efFsS'qH Have you made list of the legal
t January. FEBRUARY, March and April. 1892? Is
IT-,o made I
0-Was list made up under your supervison7
q NTinder your direction? A.-No, sir.
BUSINESS FAIRLY DIVIDED
. nur,nr the early part Of 1892. while the sales
= heine held at No. 50 Lberty-st.. were they
d,etrbuted between these firms, William Connolly,
n p Ingraham & Co.. r. V. Harnett & Co.. A. II.
Muller & Son. Smythe & Ryan and Bernard L.
connolly and other auctioneers? A.-They all had
stands IN the Real Estate Exchange, IN hoerty-
G, and did business there.
o-And was not the business fairly divided be-
tween them? A.-Wen. they all had business.
o-They all had business and had a fair share OF
It. aidn nne ~ those rms that had very much
larger proportion of business thah any other' A.
"a oLWnl YOU look over these figures and see II
they refresh your RECOLLECTION in any way Snanans
that in my mind. the number of sales suppose
that is right -,.,.. ,.o tor an exact Aeura;ion
pSon that r, Isn't it fact that there was no DIS
proportion of business as between the dneren s
were trying to get all the business they could
O-There fair competition; is that right!
Ayes There ought be-
Ao.ENow, during the last two years. the years
1927 and 1893 the al 30 that has had the
great ma orty Of the legal sales? wei iihrs s
say-I am so busy attending to my own business
o'Iyou have discussed this thing you know
sef Il ' is pam question that asking you:
During these two years is tne a tho hS' dca sales
Al have got about all can do to attend 10 my
0c oWeiI' You are attending to your own business
How many judicial sales have you had during 'ne
year 1898? Al could not tel y9H nav baye had fair
oWHaye You ever had any conversation with Mr.
called on you? Al cannot remember that ,o
SA Ann Sdp to M Meyer sy a and Mr. Meyers
remember that l made that statement
MEYER GETS MOST OF THEM
o.-What did you say? Al said that Mr.. Meyer
was getting very large proportion of the sales.
o-You said that Mr.. Meyer was getting very
large proportion of the sales? Ayes.
Q-And did you not complain of that to Mr.
Iaimbeer? Ayes. may have complained OF 1t
or intima;ed something of that kind. o,
Q-Bu didn't you-it was only two or three
DAYS ago? A-Well. possibly did ~, ,u,a.
QAnd did you not also complain 10 MI s Srigs
about 1t and make substantially the same STATE
ment? Al have no doubt | did; oAo,,. !.
Q-And haven't you complained 10 me about 1t
in the past? Al don't know. s % n,
Lairnbeer and 10 Mr. Brigg about Mr.. Meyer ana
Judicial sales-why did you complain? Alt was
ordinary talk about business ,.. .,o. COP
C(-And because II the fact, isn't that soF
MIR O'Sullivan-We cannot hear the witness
Mr. Moss-He has not answered IL yer. -.
A.-They may have more energy IMAM some vi
O. am not asking whether they have more
influence or what they may have say Is II not
o.EAnd You thought It sufficiently, serious to
have Complained OF it in conversation
How are these sales taken 10 W6at
A-By the referee or the attorney. 80 ".
QNThe referee has the say; hasn't he? A:@fes'
Ole Is appointed 10 sell the property! A.
o-And he is an officer of the court. A;;-7Yss.
0-And what you have complained of was that
in the majority of cases Peter F. Meyer was Sc
toned Mr. Meyer specially. / may have said he
getting great many sales; IN, that tney were
CROKER CAUSES THE CHANGE.
o-And 4 majority of them? A.-Some that nat
urally used 10 come to me through old acquaint-
ance
o-you found that men who had come to you in
the past friends OF yours, persons who would
naturally come because of business acquaintance
were going 10 Mr. Meyer didn't you? Ayes.
O-That is just what you have said l think?
Ayes.
o-And you stated why they were going to Mr.
Meyer and leaving YOU what did you say ABOUT
that? Al don't remember what | said c.o,,,r
was partner OF Mr. Meyers? Al don't know
o'@Isn;t that the fact? A.-That may have
great deal Of influence. ,.s.s,
Q~That has a great deal of influence indeed?
Sir. g suliivan-It is a business rivalry-yop are