The New York herald., 1878-03-29
employees VICrIMlZED.

YOUNG WORKING GIRLS CHEATED OUT OF THE1s
wAGEs-MEMBERs OF A BoOKRINDINo FIRM
FLED
Tho nefarous practices OF q swin indling concern have
lately como light through tie suits brought aganss
q Beck man street bookiolding and bo0kbinding hrm
in the First District Court brief reference to which
was made in the HERALD Of yesterday, although no
names wero mentioned. Tho charges IN brief were
that tho Hrm advertised constantly Tor female holp
generally girls, to engage IN light employment. st
which good wages could DO obtained. II may rcadhy
bo supposed the needy ones 1ockcd TO tho place
designated, from Brooklyn. Jersey City, Williamsburg
and all parts OF island aud the conccrn Of II. H.
Randall l. Son, No "a Beekman street, up staira was
soon supplied with active and industrious corps OF
female bookfoidera Their habit was, they told
tho newly employed assistants, to pay wages onoe
month, and although tho amounts to be earned by
this young women small, not averaging more
than 81 or So week. this better than moth
ING and would help s.to keep tho pot boiinG" -
homo.
THE WAYS WE'RE DARK.
As the months time drew near and tho girls pro.
sen,cd their accounts Randall Son Tor setticment
they wero disputed the ground Of overchargs
or passed by another. but NO money
was torthcoming. Aftor vain cndcavors many OF the
poor victims wont First Dstrics Court and sued
firm, lawyers were AWAY uauu 70
anu Randall Son won't filing tho young 81, Is places
with new hands obtained in the way as the old
and apparently doing prosperous business. Tic end
OF this .crooKei basincss better told by she
following statements Of parties oonvcrsant with al
tho facts:-
Mr. j. G. Ltghtbody, manufacturer OF pr nting ink,
IN Beckmar stroot, was waited on yesterday BY
HERALD reporter. Ho said that Randall Son we're
their tenants, recently dong business on Of the
uppor floors. They arrears tor ront and their
place was closed, the parties having put ap-
uoarancc, tho understanding bong tnat several waE
Of arrest were out against them, not only ioy
money due their employees, but for other practices
oi the same concern told tho writer
tnat "a city marshal had been hunting tor the swim
dlers and ho understood, had succeeted IN getting
one OF tuem into Ludlow Street Jai This gentleman
added half tue stories The working girls TOLD Of
their treatment were uuo tho tue meanoa6
snoaks In the confidence employment buslncss
CITY MARSHAL sMrH's srATEMEXE
From Information received the reporter was inH
duced 10 visit tho ollco OF CITY Marshal George T.
Suath, No. IL Chambers street,
..Whar do you gnow Of case? ?" tho writer asked
.WeIi.n SAID the Marshal, II ought TO know good
deal about have got several orders OF arrest "a
execute against tho RaHdails, and the complaints Of
the poor work ing girls never onutng. arrested
Edwin s. Toniinson by order OF tho Court He was
mombcr OF the nrm, and had him locked up IN
Ludlow Street Jail for Two Gays, when ho was dis
charged do now, believe, IN spirit Of bravadoy
suing Tor false imprisonment Tho writ was issued
on the 23d inst butcher Lansing, Of Pine street,
are his atiornoya There is not a member OF the
concern dares como within the grasp OF the
law MT hossa Tue @ ., issued
swindiing concern Tor cheating orphan chiidron,
ncDsss young urls nra az from 70 wnom 'hoy could
'.wnsre are the members of tho concern supposed
to have ROnef"
.sTo ,hat maven Of pot,y roguos station Island"
said Marshal sententiously. and rho girls
poor to get them out Of that But thing shoy WI
walk into my paror yet"
WHAT COURT cLKRK HOGAN sAYa
In q conversation with Mr. UenIs Hogan, the Clerk
OF the First District Court, that gentleman said 70
reporter that IN exposing tus swindle oil Randall
II Son the HKRALD would do u bcnehoent work. Tho
nrst suits that attracted nton In Court
against the nrm OF Mills Brother, at the same place
IN Beekman street; they were VI frequent
sums OF small amount, ana lawyers we're hand
bae, delny and bca The poor creatures ny technk
Cal objections 30 commonly employed BY the lover
cass OF the profession Before Judgments were obsained
and executions issued ono The brothers went out
OF the concern making an assignment Of his interest,"
aud tho consequences was tue suits had ~ DC begun
over again. Tho hrm finally Developed into RANDALL
Son, and the Same complaints wero made here. Al
length there o poor little orphan Riri
ABOUT fourteen years Of age who came INTO court win
her book her testimony ot her pour con-
dhion and the hard labor shc had 70 perform moved
tho hearts oi every one. For long tmo u was
questIoa with courts whether they could issue
corpus summons but Judge Callahan did this
case, when the poor giri after mvch delay got judg
ment and then found there was nothing upon which
to levy. The concern am told employed cheap
counsel by yoar, aud they were always In court
to embarrass the claims OF tho working RIrls.
l have doubt that In addition 70 she many judg.
mens against the Randails scores oil the poorer and
more timd onos boon frightened on. II tho cx-
posurs oil thor operations had not taken place
doubt that IN u week or Two thor work would be
going OH In now place. and the newspapers teemi ing
with advertise ments headed, "Empoyment ior young
girls" "But," said Mr.. Hogan In conclusion, tness
are not tho only who are getting labor
Tor MOI hing; there binders, shirt makers and
others who are pursuing tho same pln and EXPOSURE
| and public indignation alono can pat saep toik"