The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-13
PAY RENTS
TO ESCAPE
EVICTION
Many Tenants Accept Courts
Tip to Pay Landlords
or Move.
70 NEW CASES HEARD
70 NEW CASES HEARD
OF This Number Is Give in to
Landlords Who Say They
Won't Reduce Rates--TODis. <
possess Those Who Won't
Abandon Fight.

After a day and a morning of ex-
eitement in the landlord-tenant rent
fight on the Hill 1t has been announced
that of the thirty tenants to be evicted
this morning all but eleven have paid
their rent and costs. The others were
dispossessed.
SeYenty-nine new cases were up i'm the
District Court this morning, and Of
these twenty -eight tenants paid at
once, with costs. The other tenants
who refused to pay will be dispossessed
within three days unless they follow up
this example before that time,
Yesterday was strenuous time for
the Hebrew residents of the Hill. Early
in the morning moving vans put in
appearance and household effects began
to be moved to new addresses. In some
cases an attempt was made to get into
new quarters belonging to one mem
Der of the Landlords Association with
out having squared accounts with an
other member. There was one man
who tried to work that game by chang
ing his name and deposting a months
rent in advance. He was given no
tice that he would not be allowed to
occupy the premises as soon as the
owner discovered that he was ono Of
the leading strikers. The landlord
claimed that he was acting within his
rights, as the tenant was trying TO
get in under false pretenses. The Incl
dent created excitement among the
other movers and lool1ers-on and a
crowd gathered at Broome and Prince
streets that took the reserves of the
Fourth Precinct Station to disperse.
According to the percentage that have
already paid their rent only about half
of those who viii receive dispossess no.
ticcs within the next three days viii
actually be dispossessed. The landlords
state positively that in no case have
they given in to the Strikers" The
rents are the same and will remain the
same, they declare, and the only settle
ment of the trouble made has come
about through the payment Of the
landlords by the strikers of the amount
due.
Beer wagons. fish wagons, peddlers'
wagons and wagons of all descriptions
were in demand this morning for NOV
ing the furniture of the striking ten
ants. Sergeant-at-A Arms Edgar "A.
Hartdorn, Of the First District Court
accompanied by seventeen negroes,
three white men and one policeman in
vaded the troubled district at 1880
c clocls this morning, and the tenants
at the summary disposition Of
the cases tried before Judge Raymond
in the First District Court Saturday
morning, vacated.
Many Of the tenants had removed
their chattels before the arrival of
Hartdorn and his force, while others
were loading their goods upon his ar
rival TO oust them
The first election was at 10 Hillside
place. owned by Mrs Esther Lefkowitz
the tenant being Isaac Jones.
Jacob Levy, Of 27t Prince street, was
also elected, the complainant landlord
being Lewis Swirsky.
Adolph Feldman of 252 Prince street
was also dispossessed. Harry Rawitz,
the landlord, complaining.
The next election was that of Barnet
Stauten. at l49 Charlton street, on
made by his landlord, Reu-
ben Laskowitz.
The work Of dispossessing viii be
continued this afternoon.