The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-02
SALES WERE BRISK
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND LIVELY
BIDDING BEFORE COURT HOUSE.
GREENE-eAYNoR TUGS SOLD.
HARBOR OUTFIT ATTACHED RY
CONNOLLY UNDER THE HAMMER.

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ME Demers Placed on the Market.
Dwelling Houses All over the city
Attracted Bfdders-ReaI Estate
Men Pleased With Results of Sales.
The April sales of property before the
Court House yesterday were the most
interesting that have been held for
months. In the number of those in
ATTENDANCE, the spirit the bidders dis
played, the prices obtained, and the
value and diversity of the offerings.
the sales were most encouraging TO
real estate men.
An additional interest was given the
sales by reason of the fact that the
property of the Atlantic Contracting
Company, attached by virtue of the
proceedings instituted against that
corporation and Benjamin d. Greene,
John F., Edward H. and William T.
Gaynor. was placed under the hammer
by Sheriff j. j. Horrigan of the City
| Court.
Probably the interest that has at
tached to everything connected with
Greene and Gaynor and their troubles
served to attract many of those who
attended the sales. The property sold
was attached, because of the non-resi-
dence of the defendants, in ,the suit
instituted aginst them by Michael A.
Connolly, now under indictment with
Carter, Greene and the Gaynors for
alleged completely in the immense
frauds with which they are charged.
| Connolly claims the Atlantic Contract
| ing Company and Greene and the Gay
nors as individuals owe him something
more than S., 900, for services rendered
by him in collecting evidence for use
by them in suits with the government,
in which they were plaintiffs or de-
| PENDANTS.
Property Was DeteriOrnttng.
The property has been under at
tachment and in charge of a Waterman
| for over a year and was rapidly de-
teriorating in value. To keep it, more
over, was proving to be a matter of
very great expense. Under the cir
| cumstances Judge Norwood directed
that it be sold. ~
The tug Harold was the most val
liable of the several pieces of prop
erty, all of which had been formerly
used in the work done by the Atlantic
! Contracting Company in the improve
ment of the harbcr of Savannah, which
were offered for sale by Sheriff Horri-
gan. After some spirited bidding it
was knocked down to John Rourke q
Sons for 81, $50. There were several APP
| plicants for the privilege of purchas-
| ing it. among them John H. Gaynor,
| a cousin of the defendants of that name
in the celebrated trial
The tug William C. Turner was sold
to ]. F. OBrien for $3.50. There were
| three barges, one of which went to
S. K. Platshek for $405, and the two
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| $500, respectively. F. Won Eberstein
bought two yawls at total cost of
S2S, while a steam boiler and pump
| were sold to John Rourke & Sons for
| $160 and an iron wheel, the last after
| sharp competition, to Lawrence Kelly
for $3.50. The wheel is monster and
influence for the desire for its pos
session engendered by the bidding,
| mounted rapidly in price from So 80 to
that at which it was finally sold.
Sale of Demers Estate.
There was much other valuable prop
| erty sold, the larger portion of which
belonged to the estate of the late Mrs.
, Annie Demers. 1t was sold by Plat
shek & Co., and for most of it good
| prices were obtained.
Mrs. Dora Maril bought the pro&er-
ty on the corner of William and Farm
| streets for 81, 425. IT consists of dwell
| and six small one-story houses on Will
liam street. The property is in a good
renting section and attracted many
bidders.
The property at 59S and 595 Indian
street, consisting of store and dwell
| ing on the corner and two small
houses on the lane, was knocked down
to j. r. Cain for $3.50. Mr. Cain
| bought also the property at Mill and
| Bay street, six one-story houses, for
| which he paid $4,000.
According to the record of the auc-
| tioneer, Mr.. Cain also became the pur-
| chaser of the lot and four-story brick
| residence numbered 306 Liberty street
east The house fronts south on Liber-
| ty street and the lot on which it is To-
| Gated has frontage on that street of
| about 80 feet, extending back to Perry
lane All of this property belonged to
the estate of Mrs. Demers.
| Platshek & Co. also sold three lots on
the southeast corner of Henry and JEFF
ferson streets, each of them being 25
by 100 feet in dimensions. One of the
lots contains a two-story frame resi-
dence and was sold to w. j. Miscally,
agent. for $1,000. The second lot, on
which stands one-story brick store,
brought $1,000, t. l.. Hill being the pur-
| chaser, while the third lot, which is va
cant, was bought in by Mr.. Miscally
| for $S05.
Good Money for Residence.
The three-story brick house at 10Y
Jones street, east, standing on a lot
S0x10O feet in dimensions, was offered
| for sale by c. H. Dorset. 1t was
! finally Knocked down to j. j. Kauf-
man, for S4 $500. Mr.. Dorset sold also
the lot and two small houses at 81
| Gwinnett street. west the purchaser
being E. E. Desverney. and the price
paid 81, $50.
John L. Archer sold three lots, each
| 30 by 80 feet in size, situated on Valid
burg street. east of Waters road, and
containing two small houses. They
were knocked down to T. z. Youmans
for $3.50.
The three-story brick dwelling al 422
Macon street, east, was sold by YOU
mans g. Demmond to e. j Kennedy
for So 900 The lot on which the build
ing stands fronts 22lA feet on Macon
and extends back to Harris street, Civ
ing it a rectangular depth of so feet.
l. D. LaRoche sold a valuable piece
of property on the south side Of Bay
street, between Jefferson and Mont
gomery. The property fronts about
so feet on Bay street and extends back
to the lane. The present improvements
consist of two warehouses. The prop
erty was bought in by II. n. Randolph
for $3.50.
There were several other offerings,
but because of the length of time re-