The sun., 1900-11-14
LELAND HELD THE HOTEL.
TURBUTENT TINE TRYING TO 0USr
THE kENSINGTONS MANAGER.
Policemen. LAWYERS. Proprietor, Husky Men
and snpsrs Crowd the Lobb, Give and
Take Ali Over the House-Invadcrs Finally
Put Out With Parttag Legal Kick.

Take All Over the uousc-Invadcrs Finally
Put Oat With = Parttng Legal Kick.
The sergeant Of the West Thirtieth street
police station who was on duty Yesterday ar-
ternoon ut O'Clock said 10 Policeman Wooler-
SON
"Woolerson, You are to go 10 the corner OF
Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue and there
an elderly man viii meet YOU There IL going
70 be trouble In big building down there and
don't want you 10 interfere either way unless
there Is bloodshed Do you understands
Wocerson said he did. and he went 10 that
corner. where he met Policeman Carley and
Jonas Sonpeborn the owner Of the Hotel Ken
sngton. nt Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue.
Sonneborn Is about ~ years old. lie told the
two policemen that lie was going 70 meet some
men Of his there In n minute and that they were
going to eject from the hotel tho manager,
Mr. Charles f. Leland.
You want to stand close by us he said, .for
there will probably be Sloodshed-
Mr.. Sonneborn told the policeman that in
July. 1899. he had engaged Mr.. Leland as man
assr Of the hotel for three years and that
Leland had the privilege OF leasing the property
after that tine. Sonneborn changed his mind
later. and In the early part OF this year he went
To Leland and offered him a loase Of the hotel
at once, Leland refused TO take It. saying
that he preferred 10 put In tho rest OF the three
years as manager.
This led TO friction between them and on
Nov Mr.. Sonneborn went 10 Leland and told
him that he had hired another man as manager
and that he wanted Leland to get out OF the
hotel Immediately. Leland refused to so.
la the meantime Leland learned that Souns-
born had leased tho hotel to George c. Howe
and that Howe and his family were already
al o.. IL
This angered Leland. and on Monday he put
the Howes' baggage on the sidewalk. but the
Howes held the fort in their rooms and refused
10 get out themselves.
While Sonneborn was explaining this 10 the
policemen man named Trautman. who u an
attaohe OF the law firm OF Guggenheimer. Inter
Inyer h Marshall. appeared With five other husky
men. and they all went into the hotel lobby
where they were met by Howe. Sonneborn
walked up To the desk and asLed the clerk
where Leland was.
81 am sure | don't know erowed the clerk
in the best manner Of tho profession. Some
bort sent a bellboy upstairs TO hnd Leland.
and the beboy returned and said that he could
not find him. Then Trautman walked up to
the clerk. showed him some papers. demanded
the keys 80 that he could search the hotel for
Mr. Leland. and also demanded that tho clerk
get ont of the hoteI Tor Rood ana an Ihs
clerk refused 10 give up the KEYS or get out
Then lrautman tried TO walk behind the
inclosure. and a. ne did so a man about feet
tall and weighing $50 pounds got up out OF
chair. took N his overcOat and stretched out
u staying hand.
19a cant 90 ,p asmsDass tssrs ss .ss TIS,m,
man, and represent Mr, Leland.
here arc nS' e ee Of oster I papers G and tho BEST
thing that YOU cal do IL to 60 quietly. for we
intend 10 take possession" ~
Then the two men .clinched. Harrington
wa. se >, stronger 6n Gnf ao shed
and AG h. iS6bS %F'S va. q iTsd with yheS THEW
had gone upstairs and was searching for the
Inanoger,. h" caught him on the third door
as Leland was going from one room to an
I've GOT him. Howe, yelled down the stairs.
and then he and Leland grnnr'rd ,TraStpan
and h Ia men en- % tSe I ae foa b1oE.
away and ran into room. He locked the door
Ard Howe ICksd the door To- and yssd Then
2SG S nv wens mssnpme the ISiaSd peapie mad zen,
tor = Edward d: Mg%n-y. u. Lslands at.Srp:y.
When he arrived he had oonfereroe with Mr.,
thas they wanted 10 see Trautman Irautnan
and h' Ave tristyy men started up tho stairs.
can't come M with ,ori You must 90 alone"
Trautman did go nlono and IN q few minutes
he and Mr.. Mooney came downstairs together.
Mr. Mooney walked over To- tho tig man WHO
had said his name vas -Far!ngton,"
who are all these people. McCarreni' he
They came here with that man TrautmAn.'
This way, gentlemen aid Mr.. Mooney
with cornprehensive wave Of his hand "a no
took Trautmnn bv the coat and led the way
across the lobby TO the ladies' entrance: When
ba NNChYrAn
pushed tho men one after smother into tho
street, and according 20 eyewitncssse part
ing kick WINS administered to each rs he went
out ~ the door Tho five men looked at
Trautman. hut rs he said nothing they stood
for the treatment until they got into the street
Look here" one Of them sa,d N him then:
have Won got any legal authority? n you
have we will 90 in there and clean out the whole
damn hotel"
Trautnan did not answer, and the Eve msn
walked away viii mm: -vcartnS It him.
4 think that Mr.. Sonncborn has treated
ne mighty mean. Although my contract
it. / filled his house with tho very best people
in Now York city. ! will certainly not Ret
ont = here ,utll am sorvei with court paprrs.
ThOsr papers to-day were not court paper.
lie never gave me any notification that was
70 be sliper.eded uutil Nov, and he hired
Mr Sonneborn said: lie T. only an employee
and | cn-t,inlv have the riGlJ' o. discharge
him. Twill leep attuntil get him out Thats
Charles Leland IL a brother Of the late War
ron LELAND. who was the proprietor ~ the
Windsor fotel when that hotel was burned.