New-York tribune., 1885-03-26
n w CHATTER CLARKE ONCE MORE.

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HOW HIS PLAN OF SECURING DEPOSITS WORKS.
Two small offices on the fifth floor OF NO. W. w
Cbambers-st have been visited during the iast aen
days by many young women IN answer 70 il,an, a.,
lady secretary The opter door OF ne soI,sGkk
bears in gilt letters 1.-The inscription: Gr q W G,
Tnane,a and Ae%en AeSns who called
vent went away with sad faces. Within the the
inner Office they had been met met
tai man dta. with daSk Htkin. efnpsaU ths soeTei
tary of the Agency. He told them that the sue
cessful applicant would have to deposit $zoU a.
security for the faithful oi het 70 hold
the position This condition staggered tho majority
of callers Sometimes the applicants were met ana t
informed of the etpeStsa pee aos ike an
Englishman Hs was INTRODUCED to the young
women as Mr.. Clarke. He told the seeker after td
employment that her principal Work T woIu hob, Ie of
Commerce Journal and ETht6'ton Reporter p"iAy
periodical published monthly. 100,
G. w. Chatter Clarke is not unknown. h Na,iona IN
he was the originate aud manager OF tho Natlonal
Industrial Exhibition Company, which had % ONES Sa
in tho Welles Building in Broadway, H was et as
voted to the spread Of business IDEAS nnosled in
the list of directors-Wiliam H. Guion the steam
ship man. Levi NJ Bates, the merchant: Gialf nf
the the Metropolitan Bank Perry @. Blivon. Cyrus
Mccormick and Mr. Brosuan. president OF the
United States Life Insurance CompatnHy, ny an1ng
spirit. He had seven clerks employed, three women
and four men. The women deposited SZ2O ana an.
Clarke that when they gave up their positions the
money would be refunded. Inc clerEs wrote tii h.
culars and mailed them to the four corners OF the
earth. Their salaries ranged from 1i2 ur ~ %eeks
Then they ceased The clerks gathered around
Mr. Clarke and demanded their deposits Mr. al:
Ga5sS said that Men hs wSnS s%aS
' did not return. The clerks placed
their case in the hands of of attorneys and SUIT
was the result. The suit is still on the calendar
Director Bates settled for his part OF the Tespons-
bility. paving over $500 to the plaintns. ,ha9
other directors refused to settle, declaring tnat
Clarke had no right to make any such stipulation
in employing clerks. and did it without theT
knowledge. ,a.-,. .,ou,,, 10
now employed by f. B. Chase CO.. fruit importers % ta
at Barclay and Greenwich SITS. " we found put 700
been used to run tho scheme in the Weles Building
and when the deposits gave out the scheIne oieu.
Miss Esmeralda Florent of No. 225 East One &
Annie NJ Myers, of No. 100 East Nineteenth-st.
Yesterday TRIBUNE reporter found prepossns-
sing young woman iu q navy blue dress writlhe
circulars IN the outer Office at No l02 Chambers
ST. In the inner office he met Mr.. Atkins.
'T came.r said the reporter, see what security
YOU have to offer To Miss - should shc deposit
Mr.. Atkins looked ut the visitor suspicIouslySnd
replied: "Well ah-the position has been hile2H q,
1--WE have The Chamber Of Commerce Jonrndt and
Exhibition Reporter Oh our books" said an employe
of a wel-known newspaper agency yesterday. 1t
IL marked x which means that the circula-
ton is gratuitous or that reports are so
conflicting that we can form no opinion OF IT,"
1--WE never ordered nor have we ever paid
for the advertisement of the United States Life
Insurance Company in that sheet" said Mr.. Bros
nan. the president of the company
THAT marked notice OF our business know
nothing about said Austin Corbin, when shown a
copy of The Chamber Of Commerce Journal. " know
this man Clarke He bothered me at the Beach
wear or so ago to allow him the use OF my name.
an d told him would prosecute him If he used
my name"