New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09
TRY TO MOB LANDLORD.
SAVED BY COURT OFFICER.
Rent Riots Ire Predicted on the
East .Side-4gentS Scared.

Despite the Dacifc assurances or the New
York Rent Protective Association and the Ho-
meric victories that have thus far been gained
in the East Side campaign against the extor-
tionate rent raising by the landlords those
closely in touch with the entire situation are
fain to admit that they now live daily in fear
Of individual mobbings If not Of wholesale riots.
by the incsnsed tenants.
Almost under the very nose Of the presiding
justice, an East Side landlords life was threat
ened yesterday. and by only hairs breadth he
escaped a mobbing AZ the hands OF infuTiated
men and women who tried to lay hold of him
Had ne not been able to take refuge in the
courtroom and had the doors not been hastily
slammed. it is considered doubtful If he would
have escaped with his life.
in the cafes kosher shops and groceries
throughout the day were heard threats ana NUT
terings. which, however, ceased when a strang-
er approached. 1t has now become almost
unsafe for landlord who may be recognized
to go abroad in the daytime. and there were in
stances yesterday in which the well known
agents Of landlords denied their vocation.
"Dere goes de landlord who raises de rents"
is sufficient 10 draw a veritable hornets nest
about the ears Of an innocent strar ger who may
be passing.
AN AGENT DENIED HIS CALLING.
One Of the best known agents on the East
side denied his calling to a Tribune reporter
yesterday, swearing that he was fighting his
landlord employers tooth and nail and that the
landlord ought TO have his head split OPEN for
raising the rents.
To the postponement OF evictions until next
week and the fact that the extortionate land
lords have yet no ostensible combination are
attributed the relative orderiness thus far main
tained.
"Once let the landlords combine and show the
least bit OF stubborn spirit" prominent East
Slider told the reporter, and. mark my words.
there will be trouble. The combination caused
the trouble In the meat riots last year. and 1t
would again to-day"
a commission to be appointed b : Mayor Nc
Clelan has been suggested to investigate.
Would you advocate this?" was asked.
Il would certainly not It would be bad poll
icy. The appointment OF such a commission
would mean that official cognizance would have
20 be taken and permits fer parades and DEM
onstrations probably granted. This might pre-
cpitate crisis The East Side must solve its
own problem
According to Samuel Katz. the president Of
the Rent Protective Association, the landlords
have already combined. They meet twice a
month. and have raised fund Of $4,000 to
fight tenants.
The name Of the organization" said Mr.
Katz. we do not know but we are trying to
Ind out"
The principal hostile demonstration was made
yesterday in the Fifth Municipal District Court
at No. ia Clinton-st., when Justice Hoffman
was hearing eviction cases. Louis Diamond a
poor cutter whose wife is confined to her bed
from catarrhal pneumonia, and who declares his
rent has been raised twice in the last two
months. was defendant in a suit brought by
David Moskowitz. Of No. 40 Cannon-st Dia-
mond, who has four children declared that, al
though he had finally consented to an increase
iE rent without notice from S21 to SO. and
offered TO pay Moskowitz the money, It was re-
fused, and, in the face Of a doctors certificate
showing his wife was dangerously III, he had
only until Monday To leave the house. Made
frantic by his troubles. Diamond. backed up by
several infuratc0 women shouting Let me get
at him" and gestculating wildly, rushed at
MoskOwit- when he attempted to leave the
court Had not Diamond been thrown out by
the court officers and the court doors hurriedlv
closed on the incensed women things would
have gone hard with the landlord
AS it W@s he remained in the courtroom tiU
the CROWD dispersed. making the home journey
by devious streets
80 WHOLESALE EVICTIONS YESTERDAY.
Contrary to expectation there were no whole
sale eyictions yesterday. Alarmed at the GEN
eral public c'amor. landlords showed q dispo-
sition 10 compromise. Consequently despite
the fact Uhat there were I1G disDossess cases
called Ia the Third and Fifth District courts
oniE one eviction warrant granted in the
former and none At all in the latter court
The landlords attorneys made no protest when
time was aSfed for by the other side. and the
cases were oStponed until next week.
Justice Hoffman had ffty-six cases before
nm, thirteen Of which concerned the tenants
or NO. 6l2 East Elevcnth-st.. of the houses
which. rs already announced in The Tribune
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