The sun., 1903-12-07
LIVELY FUSS IN SHERRY'S.
PROPRIETOR SAILS INTO DINER
WHO COULDN'T PAY.
Youth Who Failed TO Get . Check Cashed
Treats = Companion to SIl .6S Worth
OF Food-iie summons Cop b. Te!e-
phone. but Doesn't Make . Complaint.

Two young men who had an $ll85 dinner
at Sherry's last night made considerable
excitement for the other diners because they
didn't have any money to pay, and Louis
Sherry, the proprietor, refused to accept a
check or let them charge 1t.
That was the way Mr.. Sherry felt about it
at first, but one Of the young men who
acted as spokesman made such row that
Mr. Sherry decided that 1t would be less
trouble to let him on without paying.
TIL spokesman, young man about
20 years o!d dressed in a business suit
and a Tim Woodruff waistcoat. went into
the restaurant with his companion about
o'clock. The spokesman said he was
Leon Redlich. son Of Nathan Redlich,
a dealer in silverware who lives at IA West
Ninety-third street. He began by asking
Henry S, Guggenheim, the manager OF the
restaurant. to cash a check for S25. Gug-
genheim said he didn't know him and
refused TO cash the check
why" said the young man, "if Mr..
Sherry happened around 1t would be all
right. He knows my father well. My
father paid Mr.. Sherry $4,750 for a wedding
here not long ago. But that doesn't make
any difference. I've got S25-just a trifie-
in my pocket and guess that'll be enough
to pay for the dinner"
Then the young man and his companion
sat down and dined When they got through
they owed 81 .85. Redlich called the waiter
and said he would sign the check. The
waiter asked the manager and the mana ger
said the young men would have to pay.
Redlch fared up and said he didn't have
any money. He made so much noise that
eyerybOdy in the place heard him
So did Louis Sherry, who was having
dinner in his private Office with his wife
and friend. He came out to see what
the row was about and arrived just in time
to hear the young man say.
Il wish Mr.. Sherry was around. He
knows me well and he'd cash check for
me-"
The young man repeated this to Mr..
Sherry several times without Mr. Sherry's
disclosing his identity. Then Mr.. Sherry
told him that he could take his hat and go
out and try to raise the money to pay the
bill, but that he would have to leave his
overcoat as security. The young man
SGwsa Ms sack M to Sheriff hs oce wh0 whsn 'd shes gos
to the Office door Mr.. Sherry turned on
him.
-You little cur" he said; when you have
only o. you want to 60 TO sixth avenue
restaurant. Don't come to Sherry's.
The young mans answer was profane,.
and Mr.. Sherry grabbed him by the neck
and landed him outside of the office with
few we'll directed kicks. The diners out
side could hear Mrs. sherry's voice appeal
wow. Louis, don't lose your temper. :.
The young man having been started
for the door kept on. but stopped at the
telephone booth. In the meantime his
warning from his friend:
-You get your hat and coat and duck.
I'll take all the consequences
A few minutes after the young man got
into the telephone booth the operator at
Police Headquarters got this MESSAGE:
I've been assaulted at Sherry's Send
Headquarters not flied the Fast Fifty
first street station and Policeman Kettler
ne found several persons st anding around
the door, but no one, inside or out, who
would say that he had been assaulted.
Finally he young man with the bright
waist ccat came out Of the telephone booth,
where he had apparently waited until he
got sight OF the policeman.
Then the whole row was gone over. The
young man said he didn't want to make
charge of assault against Mr.. Sherry and
Sherry said he had been caused enough
ANNOYANCE. and he didn't care If he lost the
$11.65.
The policeman, however, said it would
have to be settle, at the station and he
took the young man and Guggenheim. the
manager. before Sergt. Hall Az neither
would make a complaint nothing hap
pened. The young man said when he left
the station that he would pay the bill to-
Nathan Redlioh said later that he had
son named Leon.
However, ne added, "there must be
something wrong, as % my son is IN bed: IT
dollars for a wedding at Sherry's some
time ago"