The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-30
WON His SUIT WITH EMOTIONS
NEEDEL SOLVES THE DIFFICULTY
OF THE KARPS' RENTS.
Moses Is No Longer Sorry for His wife and
the IL Families OF Tenants He Is Re-
%splendent in Pearl ~Gray-Maybe They
Know Him Now Toe as L~easeholder.

KNOW Him NOW ZOO as LeasehOldef.
Suffering Moses Karp has at last rebelled
against his wife, the robust Amelia. They
are the leaseholders Of a tenement house at
824 East Eleventh street, but it was always
Amelia that went around on the first Of the
month and collected the rent from door to
door. Moses rolled the ash barrels n
swept the landings every week, and chased
the children out of the areaway, and went
fishing for the tenants undershirts that
blew of the clothesline into the airshaft.
but 1t was Amelia that made the monthly
trips to the savings bank and bought the
groceries and dry goods.
When Moses wanted a new summer suit
that he had seen in one of the Grand street
clothing store windows, attractively
stretched on a dummy, Amelia said that
$40 was too much, and, pointing to him,
asked, Amt those enough clothes that you
have on, and for summer, too, do you want
yet more clothes? Shame on you'll
sOh, very veil" he retorted, you yust
Wait until very soon. My, but I'm sorry
for you, den; you'll see!"
That day, when his wife was out he went
and knocked at every tenants door. But
they were prepared for him.
who ISIS dat2" they asked through the
closed door.
sDis lie Moses Karp, de lantlort,' he
pleaded.
60 away
Il am de ~lantlort here, I tell you. Don't
YOU pay no rent to my wife Amelia, next
mont. You pay to me, dc you hear. or l
am sorry for you"
As all the twenty-eight families said that
thew would pay Amelia as usual, Moses pro-
ceeded to get even. One afternoon when
he was supposed to be out after a can of
beer he slipped down unknown to Amelia
TO the office Of City Marshal Kraushaar
and had him draw up eviction notices for
the tenants who had been rude to him.
The evening after the notices were served
Moses. who had in the meanwhile been be-
having himself like a model husband though
the look in his eye made Amelia think he
must be up to something, asserted his in
dependence. He went and knocked at the
twenty eight doors again, end called out:
Now, ain'd l told YOU I'd be sorry for
you right away, yes?"
h eviction caSes came up yesterday
morning in the Fifth District Municipal
Court before Justice Leon Sanders. Moses
was there early, under the wing OF City
Marshal Kraushaar, ready to look defiance
on his wife. The cases were called. AS the
officer finished reading them of a procession
entered the court room. In the first divl-
sion wal the robust Amelia, attended by
LAWYER Tolleris; they walked up and took
seats we'll forward. In the second division
we're the twenty-eight families Of tenants,
marching by floors. In the last division
were many people from along the route
who had followed the cortege under the
impression that it was part of some big
funeral.
aChudge," said Moses, desc boobies
yon'd pay any rent to me inc insteat dey
Rife ali de moneys to my wife, unit she puts
Il bel thu bank. l am de leaseholder, unit so
II dey pay not me, dey get by Inc all put oud,
Right?'
sVe ton'd know him. Amelia Karp iss
te Won who always takes de moneys spoke
up Coda Kupperman, one OF the tenants,
from a back seat.
. The Justice looked puzzled. Dots
right, dots right, sang out other tenants.
dot man iss only de lantlaty's ~husspant,'
said another tenant.
The Justice grew more and more puzzled.
II Amelia were the leasebolder, would her