The Washington times., 1895-06-14
SHYL0cK is SUMMONED
Newman the First to Be Sued by
The Times Lawyers.
MRS. KAHN is THE PLAINTIFF
She Wants TO Recover $50 for Goods
Illegally Taken from Her-Another
Suit TO BE Brought To-day-POor
People Observation-Disclosures to Their Rights.
Advised When to Resist.

shylock has been summoned to appear
before the Judge.
The agitation OF The Times in the
interest OF the victims of usury aud the
duplicity of petty money lenders re-
suited yesterday in the closing in of the
law on one of the offenders.
The first suit brought by the attorneys
of The Times for this purpose of ventilat-
ing the usurer's methods in the court
is that against NJ. B. Newman on behalf
OF Mrs. S. B. Kain, whose affecting story
was told yesterday in The Times.
In brief Mrs. Kain was about To lose a
piano worth 1886 aud handsome suit
of furniture for loan of $72
The suit brought by Mrs. Kain is for
$500, the value of the goods taken possess
ion OF by Mr. Newman when, as she claims,
he had agreed To take the piano alone in
cancellation of her entire Indebtedness.
The papers have been issued by Justice
Taylor on F street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, the return day being
next Tuesday The Times attorneys are
Ralston & Siddons.
Another suit will be brought to-day. The
complainant i'll this case is the lady who
had her misfortunes published recently in
The Times, but did not care to give her
name.
The action is against one OF the mortgage
and loan companies on F street, whose
methods of doing business have been de-
scribed fully in The Times.
NOT THEIR OWN MONEY
1t is a rather curious circumstance that
there is no information obtainable in the
directory about these mortgage companies.
II appears that they are not using their
own money. 1t is claimed that as they are
not Incorporated they are not obliged TO
give Information other than they choose
TO give the public.
The name of one of those who furnish
money TO the companies is known, but
il may be that the person who is alleged
to be only a money lender is actually one
OF the members of the company, and that
il is a joint stock concern on the you
catchem and / skinem and Wen all di-
yidem" principle.
The poor people who are now in debt 10
these concerns have some rights and need
not consent to the dragging out Of theil
houses of furniture on which there are
mortgages. Their attention is called to the
following statement, which they should read
carefully:
Whenever it has happened that more than
the amount OF the deb has been paid in the
shape of interest within the past year, a
demand should be made for the return OF the
notes which have been given and also for the
surplus payments.
When an amount has been paid as
usurioas interest within a year that is
less than the amount of the note then
the difference between the interest paid
and the amount OF the note should be ten
dered to the lender coupled with demand
for the note or notes given.
If as is probable, the lender refuses settle
ment on these bases suits should at once be
brought in the first case for the excess
OF the amount paid and in the second case
for all interest paid.
Pending such proceedings the lender
should not be allo TO obtain possession
of any goods given as security. In either
case, suit pending, it viii be justifiable
in the owner to resist any attempt on the
part OF the lender to obtain possession Of
the property embraced in any chattel
mortgage.