Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-06
A Vile outrage
Perpetrated by Hechrs Department
Store Collector.
ATTEMPTS TO ASSAULT MATRON
And Calls Her on tho Public Streets A Nasty
Sinking Wretoh'-COIleOtOr Saniord's Ou :
rapeous Behavior Toward a Married Woman
Whom He Accuses BY Inuendo, Of lmpropCf
Relations With Her Husbands Friend.

Relations With Her Husband FTlen0'
The collectors life is not a happy |
one, yet some men enjoy the opportu'
mites 1t presents to visit the homes OF
citizens and talk with their wives and
women folk. The collector varies, how
ever as in all other avocations. Some
are gentlemen and some are not. In
the latter category The Sunday Morn
ing Globe is forced to present to lts
readers a man named SANFORD, col
lector for Hechts department store on
Seventh street. The charges against
sandford are not only specific but Sc
rious. and such as call for signal pun
isbment at the hands of the authori'
ties. In this. as in all other instances
where The Globe is compelled, in the
interests Of the general public, to eX,
nose an Individual fair warning and
an opportunlty to defend himself has
been given Sandford The public viii
be the Judge If The Globes unqualt'
fed condemnation Of his conduct Is
Justified by the facts And the facts
are as follows:
A young married couple became in
debted to Hecht for goods purchased
on the installment plan. The husband
was known as a customer Of the estab-
lisbment. having paid in on former ac-
counts promptly as much as 500, The
present bill was less than onetourth
that sum. Sandford, the collector Wis
tied the residence Of the gentleman
several times. Sometimes he collect
ed and In a few instances he failed.
The husband was temporarily idle, ana
in this manner got little Denlnd'
And herein Sandford thought he saw
an opening for familiarities with the
Young wife. She It appears, is pleas
ant friendly young matron, who, In
the nossession of a kind husband, gen
arousiy credited all male bipeds with
tbe same commendable characteristics
possessed by her hubby
Sandford. assuming that her pleas
ant manners indicated an opening Tor
his sinister advances, made some de-
monstrations which we're promptly
checked by the lady Becoming bolder
with each visit, he finally, so the lady
charges advanced on her and sought
Al embrace or clasp her round the
waist He even chased her through
the rooms; and this on more than one
occasion. The wife studied the mat
ter out and concluded the safest plan
was not to tell her husband. And mere
she made the mistake the experienced
sanford calculated on. The young
matron was afraid her husband would
Get into trouble, because she felt that
AZ he knew Of Sandford's attempted I'M
proprieties there might be some plstol
nractice on Sandford's anatomy, ana
while she was not at all particular
what norton of Sandfords hide was
nerforated. she did not, naturally want
her husband arrested and imprisoned
for making the perfoTatlons. The lady
determined to deal with Sandford her-
self and she held him off resolutely
and we'll But Sanford, bafiied in his
overtures. demonstrations and assaults
at the residence, became wrathy and
malicious. and one day, meeting the
lady on the street. he reproached her
severely for not paying the account
He talked so brutal to the lady that
he reused her ire, and she threatened
TO turn him over to an omcer TOT
insulting her on the street. SandIoru
then added insult to injury in the most
cowardly manner, for as he walked
of he shouted back In the nearing OF
several persons: You are nasty
stinking wretch, and you had DeJter
keep that man Clarke away from your
house"
This was too much. The wife, when
herr husband returned, made MIN ac-
auainted with Sandford's conduct as
well as with his previous attempts to
assault her. The Clarke referred TO
by Sandford happens to be the business
mana of the Sunday Morning
Globe and a lifelong friend Of the
lady and her husband.
Acting, therefore, under the advice
of The Globe, both men sought Sand
ford at Hecht's establishment. When
Manager Klein was first approached
about the matter by the husband Of the
lady. he was, as usual. very Indifferent,
II not fip. and replied: 1--WE have moth
ing to do with these matters"
An interview was sought with Mr..
Hecht. He was but little more sym
pathetic: said he would investigate,
and made a few perfunctory remarks,
ATTEMPTING to brush away the charges
and dismiss the two gentlemen as II
the matter was not at all serious or
out of the ordinary in his establish
ment.
A request was made to see Sanford.
That individual was out collecting.
Another visit. and the hour named
when he could be seen, resulted in
Sandford skipping out before the gen
tlemen arrived at the store. But The
Globe advised and insisted on another
and another visit until the accused
man should be given a chance to de-
fend himself Finally, on Wednesday
evening last, sandford was corralled,
and the two gentlemen asked him for