Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-21
WESTMINSTER
SALE IS ENDED
Rev. MIR. Parker and Emil
koysn Again argus.

Rev, James Parker. a Presbyterian
minister, of Jersey City, and Emil
Koyen, of this city, one OF the Ave
trustees with interests in the West
minister tract of this city, got Into
another lively tilt in the Office of Spe-
cial Master in Chancery C. c. HON.
mann yesterday afternoon. The al
~tercation occurred during the final
windup of the foreclosure sale of the
tract in question. 1t was over the
attitude which Rev. Mr.. Parker is al
legged to have taken in boosting bid
ding on the property, in the sale of
It's various parcels, for his own al
legged private interests.
Former Transactions.
On March 16 last thirty-eight sep
arate parcels of the property of J. p
Holm, in State street and Kearny
avenue, known as the Westminster
tract, were sold in a foreclosure sale
brought through a suit instituted by
Emil koyen, who with c. c. Chris
Jensen, acted as trustee, In the inter-
ests in the property held by five local
men. Their interest in the property
consisted of notes and mortgages to
the total of s33,500. Rev. Mr.. Park
er, 1t is understood, had given Mr..
Holm 10000 for a half interest in
the property.
Rev. Mr.. Parker's half interest in
the property, according to his ar
rangement with Mr.. Holm, entitled
him to half the money which the
foreclosure sale brought, which was
$4,000. At the foreclosure sale
Rev. Mr.. Parker was one OF the most
active bidders and the local people
charge that he assumed this action
in order that his fifty per cent. of the
proceeds might be more. His bid
ding undoubtedly did boost the
prices Of the parcels sold and COM
PEELED one mar who had already paid
Mr.. Holm $1,000 under contract for
a lot, to pay 1920 more to save his
home.
Rev. Mr.. Parker was severely cen
sured at the sale by Mr.. Koyen for
this alleged action and yesterday af-
%ternoon was again addressed in I'M
complimentary terms for his under.
stood position in the matter.
The Sale Yesterday.
Sale was made at auction yester-
day afternoon of a part of lot No.
II, of the Westminster tract which
had inadvertently been left out OF
the sale as first advertised. Rev. Mr.
Parker was again on hand and bid
actively against Mr.. Koyen for the
plot. Mr~Koyen finally dropped out
of the bidding, leaving Rev. Mr.
Parker the purchaser Of the land at
1895, with accumulated taxes against
IT.. Mr.. Koyen took opportunity tc
tell the minist, what he thought Of
him and things IRE growing warm
when Mr.. Homm..nn, in the guise Of
a peacemaker, persuaded them to de.
sist.
Not To Demolish Westminster.
No action will be taken at the
present time towards demoIishine
the old Westminster building either
in whole or in part, as had beer
/ planned by those now owning the
building. c. c. Christensen. who is
acting for the purchasers of the
structure, stated today that no fur.
lther stepg would be tak0n-taMards
demo1ishing the building until tn,
outcome OF the present movement tt
save the structure had been seen.
Mr.. Christensen purchased tn,
building at the foreclosure sale o.
the Westminster tract last March fol
$3.50, eight adjoining lots accom-.
panying it. The Westminster is one
of the historical land marks Of the
state, its history dating back from
Revolutionary war times. Mr.. Chris.
Jensen and his associates who are
Emil Koyen, ]. c. Ostergaard, An
ders Anderson and Lars Larson, ap,
preciate the historical association.
connected with the building, but tn,
purchase Of the building on theil
part represents too much money t
be left tied up very long.
Previous Plans Deferred.
1t was announced last month tina
work would soon start for the tear
ing down of the southern wing Of tn,
building and that the main portion o
the building would be converted int
suitable habitatton for club or privat,
school purposes, upon the compile
ton Of which plan, it would probabl.
be put on the market for sale.
Action along this line has nov
been deferred in consideration Of
the movement which has been start
ed by public spirited citizens to say
this old land mark for Perth Ambo.
as one of the few buildings In tn
state with associations dating bacl
to, and beyond, the birth of thi
country,