New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
BIG INSTALMENT MEN CAUGHT.
HELD IN BROOKLYN TO ANSWER CHARGE OF EXTOR7ION
ALLEGED TO AVE BROKEN INTO HOUSE,


the Lupia case. which recently published
in The Tribune:
"stromberg's affidavit Is false on the face Of
st." Mr.. Roesch also recommended that the
case be reviewed by the grand jury.
Stromberg is also "A defendant in a suit for
$4,000 brought for a client by J. r. EngeI Of
EngeI. EngeI * Oppenhcimer. for false arrest
This case is strikingly analogous to the Della
Pia incident The same process was followed
an entrance made into the house OF Tadero
Rosario in Brooklyn, IL Is alleged, an execution
was shown hun. and one man represented him
self to be Marshal Commiskey. a Manhattan
MAJ 9HdI' VINO Hiu no JuIlSultll"H IN fNIHBS. NJ
sar1o was dragged over TO New-York, confined IN
room without food or water for hours. and
finally, when every effort to make him pay had
1alled, put INTO Ludlow street jail How promi-
ncnt Il dealer StrOmberg is can be judged from
the fact that he has been i'm the habit Of having
several cases daily in the Id District Court.
Miss Rosalie LoeW. the attorney for the Legal
Aid Society yesterday expressed her satisfac-
ton AT the arrest.
of the dealers" said she Too much credit
cannot be given to The Tribune for it's work.
without which do not believe we should have
been successful"
MIR. HUNTER COMMENDS THE TRIBUNE
Robert Hunter. head worker of the University
Settlement when seen by a Tribune reporter
expressed great satisfaction at the arrest of so
prominent an mstalment dealer Il have been
following the attack of The Tribune and the
Legal Aid Society upon the nstalment dealers
with the greatest interest" said he. 1t strikes
me one of the best movements for improve
ment of conditions on the East Side that have
noticed since l came here. The Legal Aid Soci-
ETY. certainly collected a strong array of evil
dence. This agitation of The Tribune | have per-
sonally called to the attention of the council
governing the Settlement, and they, individu-
ally and collectively, have expressed both deep
interest and hearty desire to take a hand in
the fight And | feel that they will not
remain content with passive Endorsement
1T is notable triumph. take personal
pleasure in commencing The Tribune for it's
share, and believe it's influence on public opin-
ion has largely contributed to this arrest of
wnOm | have frequently heard called a prince
among lnstalnent Dealers
President Won Briesen Of the Legal Aid So
ciety yesterday expressed great Satisfaction al
the work of The Tribune in these instalmenu
cases.
THE accounts have been exceedingly valuable.
as we'll accurate" said he. They have given
the pubic some idea Of of the many out
RACES against which our society has to fight 1t
has been a good fight"
Still another defeat has been sustained by the
instalment dealers in the courts A decision
handed down late last week sustain ining the de
Cision of Justice Hoffman in the De Salvo case
This the case in which Stromberg, the man
now under arrest, appealed from decision of
two justices This decision sustained Justice
Roesch, whose opinion in the Lupia case was
used as the basis of an attempt to prove he was
unduly preiudced and therefore not qualified to
sit in instalment cases. The case was tried be-
fore Justice Hoffman. and jury gave the YER
dict to the victim Of the instalment dealer.
EFFECT OF TRIBUNEs CRUSADE.
Ludlow Street Jail also shows evidences of the
effect of Tho Tribunes crusade. For three
weeks the total number of instalment arrests
has been only five, whereas the weekly average
prior TO The Tribunes agitation aggregated
twenty five. Sometimes as many as nine or ten
would be brought in in single night 1t is inter
esting to note that the hearty cooperation of
all the officials from the Sheriff down has been
given the fight against injustice, although il
has meant weekly loss of nearly $50 in fees to
Sheriff O'Brien The instament people are
blaming us now" said keeper at the jail last
night They finding fault. but they are
keeping away.
Another move in the figlt against instalment
sharks and particularly against the allies they
have found in two or three of the city mar
shals may be expected in the next few DAYS
CtarGes to a considerable number have been
filed with Mayor Low. Then there are a num-
her still being prepared. All these will be pre-
sented to the Mayor, and he will sit in trial on
them some time after May 10 John c. Clark
the Mayors legal adviser. has charge of the
Dreparation of the charges.