The morning call., 1892-11-13
PAY HELD BACK.
A Charge That the Government Records
Were Manipulated.

| Were Manipulated.
There is trouble among the pawnbrokers
| and Collateral banks.
| Their enmity Is aimed against the Kearny-
street broker, aud also against the United
States Marshal and United States Super
visor of Election Holland.
| 1t is all on account of the bonanza in the
matter Of discounting the salaries Of the
deputy msrshals and the deputy SUPER
| visors.
| There were $50 of the former, who aver
aged something over S35 each. or total of
$4,000 Of the latter there was the same
number who were paid $50 each, making a
total Of S27,500. This gives a grand total
| OF S47, 500
The rates of discount are from ST so TO
$40. according to the amount discounted.
Calling 1T Is per cent, it would yield
$3.50 to the brokers, who have to wait five
or six months for their cash, as the appro-
pration has to be made by the next Con-
gress.
For some reason or other the broker re-
ferred to appears to have received about 95
per cent of the business and the others in
terested would have it appear that he was
allowed TO take the book containing the
original signatures to his Office and there
compare the signatures Of those contained
in it.
One of the Governments men visited THE
CALL Office yesterday morning and said
They have the record at the brokers' now,
where they compare the signature on the
order with that on the original book. The
DooS has no business out of the MarshaPs
Office"
Who are you?" was asked.
II am IL deputy marshal. | went down
there to get my order discounted and they
charged me 81 So There were over hun
dred men ahead of me-"
A reporter went directly TO the Marsh al's
Office and there found the only book Of the
kind referred 10 In the custody Of trusted
clerk Of the Marshal
The clerk declared that the book had
never been out of the building and no one
could take II without using violence.
be4s aGr orders soS OR na he said
signatures Is here. II is a public record
and any one desiring to look at it has the
right 10 do SO. Hundreds have applied
even for slip of paper showing their time,
which we have always refused. 1t is quite
likely if you went to a money lender and
told him that you had been q deputy mar
shal, that there were $40 coming TO you
and you would take S35 for it, he would
refuse though lie were in the business.
The way he does is what any citizen
may do. He comes here and verifes your
statement by the book. Then the business
lies between you and him. III yGu assign
your claim we do not care, nor have we any,
thing further to do with it,"
That was found to be the situation in a
nutshell.
Tne man who visited the Office refused to
give his name under any circumstances but
gave general reference to other marshals
who would confirm his statements.
IL was learned afterward that he was the
brother OF pawnbroker, who had not sue
ceeded In getting hold of warrants
lhe reporter remained half au hour in the
MarshaPs Office watching tho ex-Deputy
MarshalS come in, deliver up their com
missions and make returns of their ''time"
They were Informed in each case that the
money was not yet appropriated, but that
as soon as 1t arrived they would be notified
lney got 40 money nor order, aud went
away satisfied.
Ap old fellow came in who had served as
Deputy Marshal four years before aud
wanted his money. He looked as If he had
been drunk during the interregnum and was
wild with blasphemy when told that the
money lad long since been returned to
Washington, as the time allowed fOr max
ing his application had elapsed.
The man was the best type of the Rip
Van Winkle that has made his appearance
on the strnets here for a long time He
threatened to burn up' the MaTshaPs
Office through the newspapers
When asked why he had not called for
his money three years ago. he replied
Cause l wasn't married-didn't need IT,
Thought everything should 60 to married
men,"
do you think so now?"
~ GU betcher. / was in the war, was.
I'll 60 10 war again IL l don't get them
forty dollars" and he slammed the door
yiciously.