New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-13
THE COURIS.
TOO SHARP FOR MR.. CLARKE.
A PHILADELPHIA MILuNER wuo LENDS MONEY A

A PHILADELPHIA MILLINER wuo LENDS MONEY AND
INSISTS ON HAVING II PAID BACK AGAIN.
Nlalla l. steele short time ago sued Philin
'" Clarke in the Marine Court TO recover about $500 i'm
money lent by her to him. Mrs Steele obtained am
order of attachment in the suit and $500 in the German
0Enss sank belonging TO the defendant was attached
uider H. motion in behalf of Mr. Clarke y,
nave inc attachment vacated and argument on the mo-
"on 'ooA place yesterday before judge Goepp who re-
served his decision if' wv
MI clarke was represented by w. f. Howe and on
'' ~ represent himself as injured and pcrse-
'' 'Hai' lie claims that in june 1880 he obtained
ny means OF an advertisement in PhiladeInhia poys
paper ioah OF Tloo from Mrs. Mara!r. Steele who
owned millinery shop that city, He ,,ava bis ro,o
i 'ie amount ana pledged some articles as collateral
"i3. lie Paio the dept in about a week and $50 he
SIDES AS Interest He aferward had pressino neo1 f
,"oney ana again repaired to Mrs. Steele who assisted
nm out of his embarrassment by second loa, 90 o-oo
or ihohth Tor which she demanded $50 as interest
" s'o her as Sechliy for the loan "a ruby ring some
op'"S' diamond earrings and lot OF pawn tickets
no note ieI duc but he did duly pay the note The
articles pledged security were yaluobe ana 90 $50,
vent helr sale he renewed his note for 5000 for ono
n Important business soon after called him 70
~ ""eie unfortunate business complications again
prevented him from meeting the obligations Of his over
que note with that due regard to pnctious nro,o,i
tudc which he would have desired Mrs steele aIth,,
5 SECURED IN her dcDt by the possession of his yalua
'io Jc"eTY, went on 10 Boston and giving loose
rem 10 her crnel spirit actually invoked the no,verfI
' III CIVIL action He shrank from the ANNOYANCE nj
"oieuuhR snch suit, and succeeded temporarjlv I'm
PucunS MIS- Steees rapacious demand by paving S15o
ana q g"id watch and chain valued at $50
'larko aiterward came to New-York and storoad ..
NO n East feminist. When he was goin, bo,,o
inursu''y last four at Fourth-ave and
ieFeDth-st laid hold OF his and declared that no
was ther prisoner They afterward condesceoded
pam that they were private detectives and acted in tho
interest OF Mrs Steele, who unreasonable wonted rho
money which she had lent him. After come negotiations
nc got RID OF the men, and the following av moi Mr.
steele IN the Office OF the Fuller Detective AGENCY, m
BToad"ay. lie asked to see tbe ie~ csi mi |
Whch he had pledged, when Mrs ST. |
ItVuseu ring, which his beautiful and Nsa,
asrd y onI common article barely worth $50 lie
oHefeu 10 pay Mrs Steele the claim with legal iner,
II sue Woid give him back his rt,,y a,,J oI,
Tsluahe Jewelry. This would nor do and a.. cs, ~.
ne was subsequently served with an order Of otfacb
on "nion ne now ASKS to have vacated Mrs steele
on ne, part, declares that when the $500 ,ots e.,
Itt uue MT Clarke asked three -
Er4ace Whch she granted Before the perioi Of Graz
hf Gar ke turned his back on Philodeinhi
ms g-house keeper that he was OF for
ANA she aiterward in a Boston n, vsTa,,or
hn ertiSeinent similar that which L.J desiIl
nr enc went TO Boston and there succec deJ in
IT. Ci9fke who paid her $50 on aocounf tvhinS !
cue ais0 swcars that the icwelry ed red with bor g. ~
st"taily without value. Numerous ali,aN1fs no -
astoincIs IN Philadelphia Now-l orI rerc r33i =,
,oM uor ulhhpedchablc character for
icie' me o'ncers OF the Fuller Detective Agency
c tnat they never authorized Ia MI
vi, Niafke In Fourth-ave. anywhere else Mr. Sc
NY thht her olect IN attaching Mr. Carkes gnnis 60
ly't hls pliose as declared the day of tne con-
,onntr,. ~ We Dee'Ne Ageny 20 leave this blarsted
iome in England. ~ i0'"H 10 MS