The Washington times., 1906-04-09
HIS RENT DOUBLED,
CLUB MEMBER SUES
Goes to Law to Avenge
Slight.
FRE:P0RT Is AROUSE %
Blue Bloods All Intent Upon Outcome
Of Controversy Where Assault
Is Charged.
FRE::P0RT Is AROUSED

NEW YORK. April 9.-Alleging that
his rights as a member of the club
have been interfered with. Horace Sc
cor. jr.. a lawyer, has filed suit against
the officers and directors representing
the Freeport Club. of Freeport l.. L.,
asking that an order be issued restrain
ing them from expelling him. as he be-
lieves they contemplate doing, until the
matter is finally disposed of judicially.
The action will come up before Judge
Maddox, in Brooklyn.
Besides this action. Mr.. Secor has In
stituted a suit against James Dean.
president of the club. for 500, charging
the latter as an individual with as
sault. These proceedings have wrought
the club directors up 10 such pitch
that a special meeting has been called
for April i 70 take some action in the
matter.
An Old Member.
Mr.. Secor has long been a member of
the Freeport Club. as well as the Free
port Golf Club. He is also a member
OF the New York Athletic Club. The
Freeport Club owns a fine club house
and has about two hundred members.
many of whom are well-known residents
of Manhattan and Brooklyn
For several months each year Mr.
Secor has occupied a room In the CLUB
house Last fall several articles or
wearing apparel were missed from his
room. He asserted that the club should
reimburse him for his loss. This the
club refused 20 do. whereupOn MI Se-
cor instituted a suit and obtained judg-
ment for about 500.
This proceeding, Mr.. Secor alleges. SOW
ed the seed of the resulting crop OF
troubles. Shortly thereafter an aiterca-
tion occurred In the clubs library. pc
tween Mr.. SecOr ana Mr.. Dean. VINO
in addition TO being president or the
club, was formerly commander OF tne
L. S. Grant Post, G.. A. r., or New
York. and also president OF Freeport
village.
one night Mr.. Secor did not greet him
as did the others present Whereupoh.
according TO the statement or Mr.. Secor
Mr. Dean walked over to where ne was
seated. and brushed his feet. which
were propped up on tatie. on so SUD
denly that Mr.. Secor almost lost his
equilibrium Thereupon Mr.. Secor jump
ed up and expressed himself forcioly
toward Mr.. Dean. He later brought the
suit against MI Dean
Charges Were Preferred
AS a result Of the later alteration
charges were preferred against MI
Secor by the club. The result then. ac-
cording TO M Secor. was the doubling
of his room rent, in spite of the fact
that the other members who lived In
the club rooms were not subjected 10
a Ike increase In rent
Mr.. Secor says: 81 regret exceedingly
that matters should ever have come 10
so unpleasant a pass. but / felt myself
absolutely forced into the several ac-
tions | have taken. l want 10 win my
suits, of course Just to demonstrate that
nv stand in the matter is the right
one l don't care for and don't want
the money. In fact. after won the
first suit for 500 I Immediately offered
10 return the money. My offer was not
accepted"
''I refused 10 submit 10 a doubling OF
my room rent when the rent Of no
other room was doubled. Ii can be plain
~ seen that the intention was to drive
me from the club rolls"