The sun., 1891-01-28
THE MONEY LENDERS WEB,
now HUMAN FLIES ARE DRrvEy INTO
IT AND RLED

ENluence ID pilinR up against the StfvermAn
family and their various loan associations"
operated In New York and Brooklyn whore
money can be borrowed at exorbitant rates of
interest One OF the victims Of the Empire
Loan Association In the Arbuckle building
Brooklyn whore Levi l.. Silverman is mana
ger" has written to THE Bun relating his ex.
periences with that concern. His name is Fred
Haase. and no is q barber In business at 226
Flushing avenue. Brooklyn. On May last he
got loan OF 5000 from Silverman for four
months, for which he had to pay $3.50. This he
raid w in the specified time. and obtained .
discharge from tho chattel mortgage he had
given on his furniture.
Again Oh Dec, 25 Haase went to silverman to
get q loan Of 800 OF which he was IN need on
account OF a death in his family and the ex-
pense of moving his establishments Silver.
man exacted from Haase four notes Of So. so
each, one OF which was to be paid monthly.
This compelled him to pay $50 for four months
use OF 500. Mr.. haases first instalment was
due on sunday. but he was only able. he says.
to give Silverman sl5.
II am willing" writes Mr.. Haase. and think
can and will try to pay him the $3.50 bv the time
that tho four months have passed. but l cor
tainly cannot do it now. nor am l going to
stand and look on seeing his agents cartinR
out my furniture, which is about $4,000 worth
am willing to pay. but let . man have a
chance for his lfo for u homo ia everything to
me and my family.
Lawyers Boil and Paul. who have tho cases
OF some OF the other victims In charge. suE-
Rest e. MIR: Hnase that he keep Silverman's
msn ont Nh p sn force IN II necessary p-,,.
lyn woman whose nus band had dealt with tho
Fulton Lonn Association. LOUIS silyerman' y
victim agre ed to pay sl5 Tor tho use OF s25 and
has rail up already $275i. 10 has been
,a won Sp ,e o.ae saed s sSo s
in his neghhorhood and left this noto for the
borrower, claiming she was Mrs; s,lyermsn;
Ter ter wSsrs & = You 90 Ws vii IND yoa i, Us yoa Do
Where :. sspa a =. once and settle, %$S GATES ave-
have come t. riye you warning"
This note. which was slgned in l,oncil. Is now
Fhs hS sc M e IF .Sd s ]na ra and
neither he nor his wife can read 8 word OF Eng
ish lie signed several paners IN Silyermans
writing was in English he doesn't know what
y Mrs. Elizabeth T. Dclebarre. whose furniture
was carried away last month. has begun suit
In the Supreme Court against the whole Silver
"y to and "fnas tSS srSns
conversion % OF property She % asks t9 have tho
"aa ssds td for Or
the suit are, l. sllverman, L. Silverman lsrp.
posed 70 be Rachel; :. W,eeher, Lillian Woman.
and others. Judge Lawrence has granted an
Injunction against tho deiendanls restraining
properly In their posscssion. and an order TO
show cause why a receiver should not he M
Toint.d. The Injunction is returnabe On
Nj. Bell has succeeded in obtaining service
on Louis silverman. Miss Noonan. and Max
Kle n but hard search has failed to discover
lachel Sil,elman. whose name is used by all OF
the diIcrent ,t concerns M In fact n" M one ga can be
S%ns Of Mrs beebarres soeO6 worth 'r o. an }nr.
and Mr.. Bell appeals to tho dray ymen and
trurkmen whose tennis were used TO come
The lawyers @ have % been % unaHie s to 70. service
IN the suit Of M%IIlar % to deear" VOID tho no,es
sided in the Office for ,he last ;sw davs tells
every VERY ons = silyermnn has gone etc to Syracuse
as large a scale as the silvermans. They al!
to % sun reporter ;s yeserday. " They pake 'H' t
rule to loan for only four months. When they
eha1ss M for tie uss OF
and $50 when they IGSn sIS
q, 1ns hse had sSt sS ssa. the hSeds
Hbe was receiving 81 q, week through tic
-SbeA NUIAoL tOuII IIOul ullSUhuu IDE ueE
support. Noel agreed 10 get the money Tor her
4 she would sign over Gower Of attorney 70
pay $85 for the use OF the $50. Noel collecting
tho money, himself every week at the court
until the Who'll. amount. sllo. was psi,! on m,
Broadway. and his name appears on the Glass
door as q broker" He told = Sun reporter
up the business OF lending money OH furniture.
Most OF his business now he said. WAS in loan
| ing to clerks on Broadway and In public ufiices.
| He coniided to his visitor the Information that
he WAS getting good security from them all in
" II you want q loan" he said you get from
your p .ymaster IN acceptance which will en-
able mo to collect u portion oi your salary
| will loan you $40 or $50 right Off "
Mr.. Noll finally said that il he loaned on Fur
nitnre he would have to charge the regular
rate OF $50 for 500. II he could get anres
IS sscurity he wouldn't charge quite 30 much.
He had dozensrof these acceptau on hand,
and mover had any trouble about collecting.