The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02

N4i. Erwin!
Yes, sir.
DO you owe him any now?
only owe the interest.
How much do you owe him for inter
est?
He has got my watch.
What?
He has got a watch of mine.
How much did you borrow from
him?
borrowed $780, and I have paid
about $50.
How much did you borrow on the
watch?
Thirty dollars.
How much have you paid him?
guess | have paid him pretty near
$50 with that at different times.
You borrowed $50?
Yes, sir.
And you have paid him SEQ?
Yes, sir; l have paid him about $50.
don't know exactly; | couldn't swear
70 it.
How much do you owe him now?
| don't owe him anything but inter
est, and he told me he wasn't going to
charge me anything after about a
month ago, He said then he wouldn't
charge me no interest at all He
claimed that | owed him $40 yet
That would be $40 you paid for $50?
Yes. sir; this pay day | guess it will
be about $l5; that would be about SIS
compound interest, you know. |
guess that is the way it is made
How can you owe him SIS the next
pay day?
guess it will be that I haven paid
him anything since he told me he
wasn't going to charge me anything
more for interest
For what did you owe him?
For interest.
How much do you pay a month?
don't know, sir, Some pay days I
used to pay him 81. / think The most
/ paid him was SS Each ray day l
would pay, / think, about ST. l can
not state exactly how much.
When did you borrow this money?
1t has been about six months ago.
You borrowed $50?
Yes, sir. Then ] borrowed other
money from him, borrowed SO and
lS5.
On the same watch?
No not on the same watch He let
me have that on my own security.
But on this watch business you bor-
rowed $50 on the watch?
Yes, sir
And you have paid him $50 now?
Yes, sir.
You owe him how much now?
don't owe him anything but inter
est, and he said that the notes had been
sold to a man named Mr.. Henson, and
he told me just before he sold it that
he wasn't going to charge me any in
! teTcst. So | said to him, Il thought
you were not going TO charge me any
interest" and he said he wasn't. Then
| the next pay day / went there and
said, 81 thought you were not going
to charge me any interest" and he said
I"I can't help it, | have lost so much
money now; the other men don't pay"
| he said.
Now. to get your watch back, you
say you will have to pay about $l5
more?
No; l have got to pay $50 and then
( the SIS, for he still claims that | owe
! him that interest. 1t will be about
/ sos; if he doubles it again it will be
S. more.
Then you haven't paid any princi.
| pal at all?
| No sir.
Well, the $50 you have paid him is
$50 interest?
wouldn't swear it was $50, but |
think in all | paid him about $50. |
am not the only one; other men have
borrowed.
Who else borrowed--that is, bor-
rowed any money in as bad a shape
as you have?
Nobody. You know | had some debts
down South, and my sister was sick
and ! had to send it; and ! only get
$3.50 a day.
What did you give in addition to
your watch at the time you borrowed
or that? Did you give an order on
the pay clerk?
No, sir
He took your watch as security?
Yes sir.
And you have paid from SO to 81 a
month, have you?
Yes. sir.
You have paid more than SO a
month, haven't you?
Yes, sir.
On the $50?
can't say that is on the $50 exactly;
! afterwards borrowed $40 and So,
think
That makes $4S?
That makes $4S Do you owe him
S4S?
No, sir; | don't owe him s4S.
You borrowed SO?
Yes, sir.
How did you pay the interest on the
so and the IS?
! don't owe him any interest only on
the S3O--to get my watch back, that Is
all
Yet he is charging you interest.
Yes, sir.
and he charged you interest last
month?
Yes, sir.
Did you pay it?
No. sir; 7 haven't paid any interes
since he told me he wouldn't charge
me interest Mr. Henson puts it dOwI
every time I go to him,
Who holds the watch, Mr.. Henson
or Mr. Erwin?
Mr. Erwin. I think II any mar
= wanted money ! would tell them tha
I ! knew whore they could get some mon
- ey Mr. Harrison, down there in th
storcroom, that is one man-Willian
/ Harrison.
: lie borrowed money from Erwin?
= Yes. sir,
4 Did he ever borrow any money from
I Beech2
4 No. sir.
q did you ever hear that Beech was fl
this business in any way2
n No, sir. Also Childs borrowe
money.
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