The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-26
Abraham Joachim Hits at
Tenant and Is Sent
Spinning.
SON is wALLoPED TOO
House Owner Admits He Tried
to Gust Families. That
Have Children.

A short but exciting punching match
between a landlord and his son on one
side and an irate man-sixed tenant on
the other occurred yesterday afternoon
In room 1918. Municipal building. at
formal hearing before Capt. Charles A,
Goldsmith. chief fxer Of rent troubles
Cor the Mayors Committee pm Rent
Profitecring.
While the mill was on many Of the
women tenants waiting to be called as
witnesses shouted kill him Kill him J.
and several fiourished hatplns, bonnets
and clenched fists. Something really
serious might have happened II police
man hadn't arrived. The echo OF the
last resounding whack hadn't died away
before Policeman John o'Reilly. who
guards David Hirshfeld. Commissioner
OF Accounts. In the next room. rushe~
In. and of course there wasn't anything
more that anybody could do.
The father, who was immensely Inn
pressed with some OF the hazards sur
rounding a landlord who zeppelins rents
And doesn't like children In his apart
rnents. is Abraham Joachim, living at 81
Hamilton avenue, and landlording at
SIS, $40 and 322 West 1S0th street.
The son, who was convinced for a brief
moment that landlord hasn't friend
on EARTH. Is Emanuel Joachim. The
tenant involved in the primary set-to 10
James A. Mcnamara, describing himself
as a Supreme Court attendant. who has
been paying rent to Joachim.
Joachim starts the Melee.
The hearing had been under way for
some time when the unexpected occurred
All the women were talking at once.
The elder Joachim wouldn't remain quiet
and kept bobbing up and down. Capt.
Goldsmith pleaded with him and then
commanded him TO remain seated. Nc
Namara, familiar with proceedings In
court, motioned the landlord to take his
chair. In the confusion some. one put
his hand on Joachim's shoulder just to
convince him that he ought to be calm.
This was too much for tho landlord.
Joachim made a pass at Mcnamara
without landing and the Supreme Court
attendant punched him with his right
Joachim spun backward toward the
southwest corner of the room and his
son Emanuel went to his rescue. Eman-
uel promptly received Jolt that drove
him up against window.
Two other men tenants on the edge OF
the whirling circle got mixed up In II
Just as the women tenants rushed for
ward with shrieks and advice. The
scrappers were separated before any
damage was done, and Capt. Goldsmith
and Policeman O'Reilly soon restored
order.
Several illusions were made to the
mixup after the hearing was resumed.
III you think you are a good scrapper
why didn't you Join the army when this
country was at war;" asked Capt Gold
smith OF the younger Joachim.
Joachim retorted that the Captain
didn't know what he had done. but
Emanuel didn't tell.
The tenants were unanimous that the
landlord wouldn't make repairs. didn't
want children around and had boosted
rents to an unjustiflable figure.
The elder Joachim said he wanted
three families to vacate because they had
children. He particularized by saying
that he found McNamara's children play
ing moving picture theatre in the hall
way" 20,
"Joachim's Rivers Amuscs.
One tenant explained that Joachim
told him his increase in rent was due &c
the fact that he could look from his
rooms out onto the river,
> God Almighty put that river there
you didn't" said Capt. Goldsmith.
Yes, but pay for II, though
snapped back Joachim.
References tos"Joachim's River" aftel
that always caused a litter.
Walter c. Bowers. one Of the tenants
announced when he was called that HI
was an inventor. s-+
IT WISH" said Capt Goldsmith. "tha
you would invent some way to stop rem
profiteering."
That's easy" replied Bowers 'Turr
me loose with those two fellows To-
about five minutes and I'll show vol
how to do 1t. II you'll guarantee that
won't be arrested" -tz
Adolph Rosenbaum was In the land
lords bad graces because he had tw'
children. One is a Boy Scout. The DO.
Scout, Martin Rosenbaum. proudly wear
ing three medals for good conduct, wa
produced as an exhibit that the landlor,
was entirely wrong
Near the windup Of the hearing Capt
Goldsmith, addressing the tenants. said
81 think you are better law abiding
citizens and better Americans than you
landlord. You come here in a spirit o
fairness and your landlord doesn't"
You ought to be ashamed of your
SELF" interjected the elder Joachim. VIII
then announced that he had been a citi
gen thirty-seven years.
Before he left the building Joachim
was served with a subpoena compelling
him to produce books and accounts show
ing the outgo and income of the apart
ments at a continuation OF the hearin
next Monday afternoon.