The Washington times., 1895-06-15

Driven to the wall by The Times,
and thoroughly desperate, the shylocks are
resorting to despicable and unlawful means
to compel their victims to submit to
further extortion at their hands.
Special Policeman John J. Calvert, OF
Georgetown, became entan gled in the
web of the money-grabb1ing spiders some
time since, and yesterday he had an ex-
perience with Shylock and his agents
which should land them in the police
court dock.
Mr.. Calvert had occasion several months
ago to borrow on his furniture a small
amount of money from the Washington
Mortgage Loan Company, of No. clio F
street. About one week ago Mr.. Calvert
moved his furniture from his former ad-
dress TO the house he is now occupying.
Notwithstanding the fact, he says, that
there was no secrecy attached to his NOV
ing, his wife and daughter were waited
upon yesterday, during Calyert's absence,
by stylishly dressed young man. He was
rather abrupt in his manner, Calvert saws,
and represented himself to be a deputy
United States marshal
Il am an officer OF the law" he is re-
ported to have said, land Calvert is liable
to punishment because he moved his furni-
ture from one house to another without first
giving us notice and securing our permis-
sion. He must, therefore, appear at once
at the office OF the Washington Mortgage
Loan Company orgo to jail"
THREATENED WITH FORECLO OSURE.
The women Were badly frightened, be
lieving the young man to be court officer
and promised to have Mr.. Calvert at the
affioa soon nocs;I,Io
Yesterday Special Officer Calvert, who
is an aged man, called at the Mortgage
headquarters, on + street. Upon entering
be said TO the man behind the counter:
II bear you have sent for me to stand
trial because 1 moved my furniture to
another house?"
Yes said the clerk, land 1 have a
mind TO have you put in jail. If you do
not pay your note of $23 at once l will
foreclose the mortgage and take your
furniture -
After some further conversation Mr..
Calvert retired from the office and came
around to The Times office. He promises
to put his case in the hands of the District
attorney.
Another old gentleman, an employe of
the Government Printing Office, who has
paid Meyer B. Newman S220 interest and
principal on loan of $160, had breezy
correspondence with that individual during
the past few days. Newman s lawyers sent
sent him a communication, threatening
to foreclose a chattel mortgage, il an
alleged balance of $10.37 is rot paid at
once. The old gentleman claims that he
does not owe Newman the amount charged,
aud has sent his lawyers this breezy reply:
TURNING OF THE WORM.
Sir; called to see you yesterday and
left note on slate at your door Please call
upon me if you can, as 1 wish to show you
that l am not indebted to your client
$10.37, as he claims, as l have his own
signature to show for it.
He called at my house when he knew
I was not in. (He can tell you the reason.)
Had he seen me your note would have been
unnecessary. l have seen one OF the
assistants in the district attorneys Of
flee and stated my case, and it would be
Well for him tNewmanj to see me ere he
undertakes to give me trouble, for there
is such thing as a two-edged sword" :"
Last evening he said he would at once
take action against Newman and ma ke him
return some OF the usurious interest he
claims to have paid him
All day yesterday and at night the
victinsof Shylock came to The Times office
seeking relief from the oppression grim
poverty had forced upon them. Every
mail also brought letters from all classes
commencing The Times for its good work
in behalf OF the poor.
One caller Showed where he had f.aiuu ;s.Iu
king moley-grabber Sc, 9T0 for a loan
OF about $500, or at the rate of $50 per
cent.
A lawyer dropped in to call attention to