The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22
ROTTEN ITALIAN BANKS.
NO WONDER MULBERRY STREET RE-
MINIS POOR

$3.50 -. n.-.-
Every now ana then there Is printed IN tn'
daily newspapers the report OF the disappear
anee Of some italian banker. The story usu.
ally adds that the sbsconder got away with
SIS. 900 or $40. 600. consisting entirely Of tn,
hsrd.esrned savings OF his fellow country.
man. and closes with the statement that 1.-The
police are making an Investigation" That Il
about ell that is ever done. and the banker Is
never heard OF again. -, 49,,
Within the past eight months iourteen
italian bankers have sbsconded IRON this city.
ny ~ ..IIs ,s., al
tnis sort Oh ctlme u prae.seo 30 meouenuS
Ar which .hsss italian banks are carried on.
S' - -. .hs ,oo :, r., 80
~ p pom ana Js.ssv ctv ihs,S are enough
more TO bring the number beyond 200 They
ulo'o ~ -. ,. ,..,,s
lshorers. men who cannot read or write. who
.naaL No English and knov nothin0 of
our American customs and method. BEYOND
what they are told By their countrymen- This
makes them the easiest Of victims for the un-
scrupulous. and as tney depend on the oank-
ers almost entirely for what information they
get, It is easy for the latter II dishon est to
swindle the laoorer out OF everything ne mas
The banker; Of course. is Of Of . somewhat
Not very much higher. as a rule. but he can
eountry LONG enough to spe.t som. English.
reputa6i Italian banker said the other day
.hs, shsn an i.ssn could not nd sp XXI Ss
nseds no epeat aspitsi He borroys SiOo or
300 from MS friends sna nIss up sman
siSn ana hnvs snma ftalisn money wbicb he
s.nasss IN tbs WindoN. He mead: no CLERK
for he seldom keeps book Then he he goes ,. GU;
itsiy and soIicits thar PATRONAGE.
I.siIs, $500 80 s.,onishing ua ~ eourss
ra.ni.as oS AZ es;res ~ he cnstaDays ON a.
no.1t Sst asida irom tSis he sands thai. monst
70 I,ay; ne aao,.. th.ir eJyisse IN .jmost
III thinus and fpaouentiy tuTns his ofica into
an eIPloyment agsncy; As the Italians ia sole
wors the nan Eho mahes him belieye that he
wilI Set him si,ustion h tbe man who secures
spErer, sa,u ns 4, y, pi.,iys .ns ~ 1sy
Ihe Ianko{ ave: IL return a receipt Which
sson, tha ne nn ~ ..and 40 msny iipas 70
such a person in italy: lie send; the money
s1d s his a' Is. mot b
lent to Italy when II is most con,snisnt ior him
ers he can keep this sort Of thing going pretty
~ enn t1b me onths - nsca..srs
80 a..
Iof tho uansmisslon OF money 70 .ne ola
Sountry. bvu A. mayer OF Isct tne oussomer
SHOWS nery utue Oh Wnae neppen. ste, 10 n ~
paid. nus ,eueIs come 70 nun .nsousn ~. .he
nanKer. ana tney are converse OF NOT a. ,t sne
iiatter sees ut Sine ZINES pusp. zen Tue la
IAN sannot reno. anu tne oansef Eau. Eau , ,St
comes IRON itaay. u.
:, lne Uanker aoes nos give any okonAnEn ~
Keeps That ior himself and as the present, r,ts
10 u, apout - per cent; ne rssps neaI Hdt,,e
ppbposd as mas ssnss ths mo MV intrnsted TO
ihlim BY means OF Post once order. Inc
how. but OF course he does not know;
, On dep9sts the Italian oanker o. the kind
SSesetioeu mere pays no intetest fre3uehsy
ne ialls 70 pay the capltaI on demapa Ihe de-
pontot theh MAKES aIuss ana thIestens 10
CAL on the law Nneteupon tne oahksr COM
promises LOT small sum ano the episode 10
sIostu. SomeVmes tno oanker glves MS nIte
tor tne aInount: anu cnanges the nature Oh the
uansacuon rom Sepost 70 loan.
q, one reason ascr it LOT tne UNUSUAL num-
YET YET " a9seonuiuk rtaian penksIs thls year 10
the marc uneS; 1ne onnkers haNs peen Jug
kinE win 'neit ueposMs' hna NO" tnht inc
.aooseLs are out Vi M9rk Mey can MAKE N 10
no oie ueposlts " Iep.hee pank oeueii:
natInG esrheI no mGney. .hst go 70 Tue oAnk
W on ~, mel ~ anu .hen ~ becomes
Ths rsn ~ tio bank oir n S"sy.
nc ,nt,S $780, onTTahay auo.eu OK
S,ainS -. ia % onvai nvse mSn somo
rsyS Tbex n.naiix az swInaisd ssonn
q . ihav and and are tbn. msda 49, az ~ tba
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