Evening journal., 1919-10-27
FURNISH COTS TO
EVICTED FAMILY
continued from FIRST Page.

Action was taken Today by the Ser
vice Department OF the Harlan plant.
/ az which Garden was employed, 10 in
yestigate the eviction OF his family and
/ protect his rights. The case was
placed In the hands OF Attorney Will
liam s. Hilles. who Is inquiring into
The circumstances surrounding the
stripping Of Gardens homo and carry
ing away OF his furniture. and will
take legal action for redress II legal
grounds can be found.
The employees OF the Harlan plant
also took up n camp town. today TO
relieve the immediate wants Of Car
den's family.
George II. Lyon, president Of City
Council; Councilmen Abrahams. Nc
Manus and ForNNOod and Colonel Wei
Ter L. Stover % the City Board OF As
scssment, Investigated the case ycslor-
day, and last night furnished the fam
| ily with eight army scots. mattresses,
pillows and blankets, and two oil
stoves were obtained from the Western
Union telegraph Office
Coincident with the eviction OF the
family, Herman was arrested on a
charge Of operating three automobiles
on one license on Saturday. and yes
terday his fatfsr-in-law., Jacob Shein-
dleman, who is part owner Of the East
Seventh street property. was arrested
on a charge of violating the Sabbath
in keeping open his grocery and notion
store. No. 1923 Church street.
The house was stripped OF its fur
niturc Saturday morning The only piece
Of furniture left was dresser and a
broken range in The kitchen. VltellI
rang the doorbell Of the Garden home
and when answered by Mrs. Garden is
alleged 10 have pushed his way into
the house, followed by the other men.
and proceeded TO remove the entire
contents OF The house, even the family
portraits Off the wall. to the van which
waited outside. Nitelll then drove off.
leaving Mrs. Garden and her children
crying bitterly
Garden has been living in the house
for Ave years. when he rented the
property, which Is three stories, con
tanning four bedrooms. a parlor. din
ingro0m and kitchen, without bath. for
$40 a month About a year aago the
rent was raised TO si7, which Garden
paid. The house, along with those OF
62i and 623 which adioin the Garden
home were sold to Philip Herman, who
operated a grocery store at 900 Pine
street, and Jacob Scheindleman, Her
mans father-in-law. Immediately the
rent was boosted to s22 a month. Car
den paid this rent, but in August he re-
ceived a notice 20 vacste the property
from 2 real estate agent representing
the new owner.
Garden took his notice to James
Salisbury, lawyer, who told him il was
not legal and to disregard it, Sauls-
bury also told him to offer the rent
money TO Herman. The latter. it is
said. refused TO receive IL although
Garden had left It regularly at the gro
Gerry store I'm an envelope. The new
owner then demanded the rent in ad.
vance, II is said. As Garden had been
paying at the end Of the month this
would have meant q lump sum Of si4 in
one payment Garden would not pay
the whole amount but offered to pay
SD and then make weekly payments
until the remaining SOD was made up.
Garden was summoned by his frantic
Ian plant when the family was being
evicted. He Immediately sought Vitelll
who informed him that he would have
to pay 1928 In fees for dispossesslon
for hauling. etc, before he could have
his furniture, and in addition 10 this
would have TO pay for the storage and
the rehaullng. Garden did not know
until later where his furniture had
been taken. but was later Informed that
the goods were housed in a etorehouse
at No 6ii West Front street.
The neighbors' stories OF the evIc-
ton were pitlful Vitelll. they allege,
reached the Garden home about s
o'clock in the morning when several
Of the children were still in their night
clothes. Only the oldest one. who Is
not quite fourteen. was fully dressed
Mrs. Garden stated that Vitelli, while
directing the Negro men, was asked
by the woman to allow her time to
dress tho children and wait until they
had finished their breakfast It Is al
legged he refused TO grant tho woman
this privilege and removed the dining
room table which contained the chill
dren's meal, throwing the food on the
floor.
When asked about the eviction sat
urday night Ntelli showed the warrant
upon which he acted 10 was signed
by Justice Harry s. Stradley in action
brought against Frederick Garden and
calls upon "any constable" 10 disposess
Garden in The sum OF S25 for the plain
tifrs cost and also your own fees"
Vitelli merely said. Il have done my
duty"
Councilmant McManus last night
stated that he had known Garden for
twenty-five years and that he was
good worker and always paid his bills.
George T. Lyon. president OF City
Council. stated that the councilmen
tried all over the city TO locate a home
for the family but without avail. I'VE
are not acting contrary to the law. but
for humanity's sake" he declared. "We
feel that a grave injustice has been
done to this man and his house full Of
little citizens There are people in the
city who will rent houses TO families
with dogs. but II seems there is no
room for children"
Mr.. Herman stated last night that as
part owner OF the house, No. 623 East
Seventh street. he not only did his
share in a highly humane manner. but
acted fairly in every manner toward the
Garden family. lie added Mr. Garden
had not paid cent OF rent for three
and a half months and he also refused
TO pay rent or move. offering abso-
lutely no excuse.
A committee OF Harlan workmen an
bounced at noon today that they would
see that Garden and his. family are