New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
1NSTALMENT MEN AT TT AGAIN.
LUDLOW STREET JAIL OFFICIALS BUSY ALL AFTERNOON
WITH DEBTOR PRISONERS.


, until after lO o'clock At 1870 the marshal
took jail
WAS the marshal with the men that pulled
you out of bed?' asked the reporter.
No; didn't the marshal until he took me
to jail
do you know the marshall inquired The
Tribune reporter.
Turning round the prisoner caught sight or
Marshal Abrahamson and declared dramad-
cally:
That was the man
This last case recalls that of Tadero Rosario.
which is to be prosecuted in Kings County. As
told in The Tribune yesterday, similar i'm
personation Of the marshal, in order to arrest
the debtor. took place The Rosario case VIII
soon be placed in hands that will prosecute with
the full Vigor of official energy.
Still another victim of the instalment dealers
Giuseppe Marchion who appears IN the
jail books Francesca Friano-
Mi Frano: me Marchion' exclaimed the
prisoner when questioned by Mr.. RlngNalt
With this ne fished into his pockets and pulled
out dirty, timewoTn citizen papers. Whlcn
showed that in 1891 one Giuseppe March'oni
had become an American citizen
Me Americana. Me no want to go back to
Itae.'' he declared Marchioni'S story is as
follows:
DRAGGED OUT OF BED.
At o'clock in the morning three men came
into his room at No. 1-i hottest. and dragging
him out of bed. declared that he was arrested
as Friano.
chionf.
You -- you are Friano and you COM
ing with us was the answer. Then they took
him to a saloon.
Have a drink, dago" said one of the men.
NO gotta money to buy drink" replied the
prisoner.
That's all right-the collector will stand for
that" they told him
Marchioni received three drinks at this saloon
and then the party moved on. They took him to
No. ia Orchard-st.. and then TO another saloon.
Here four drinks We're bought for him. and
then he taken TO Jail IN q very confused
E;-,, ,,@, ,,f-NI he adm i'm
-'Dey want me to drinka some more, but say,
What for drinka more whiskey? l too mucia
dopa now. "
Marchioni declares that he has not had any
thing to do with the nstalment dealers for over
two years, when he bought a watch and chain.
which he says he paid for He declares that
Friano used TO live at No. loo Mott-st, but went
Italy some months ago and never returned.
He offers to produce witnesses that he is the
person he represents himself TO be.
Still another case that came in while the re-
porter was present is that of young barber
who was brought in by Marshal Abrahamson-
This young jailed on an order OF ar
rest. and not execution as has previously
been the method. Since the beginning OF The
Tribune crusade the dealers have had recourse
to this new method az less likely to draw at
tention. ,
In this case the man was arrested on the
presenta ton of an affidavit that the debtor had
refused pay the claim and had declared ms ms
intention of going to New-Jersey. The affidavit
set forth the statement that the prisoner said
in the presence OF the deponent:
L won't pay -Vcu arother cent. am going to
get ont of the State and into New-Jersey my
wife is over there now, and / have got busi-
there
DENIES THAT HE SAID 1T.
IF they say that I said anything of that sort
they lie declared the young prisoner, whose
name is withheld.
This last method of failing debtors was called
to the attention OF The Tribune by Gino Sper-
anza, who said that a number OF instances OF
this method had recently been brought 10 MS
notice One Of the off1cers at ths soulluy NM o.,
told Tribune reporter that this had become
favorite practice. .,
The dealers get some one to go mans ban
after he comes in here he continued, Then
they get some one to entice him up to The
Bronx or over to Brooklyn-that is, outside the
county lnits-and soon as they have the
man outside the limits Of the county the bonus
men are liable. They are doing that right along
now.
Cases Of this sort have been brought TO the
attention of The Tribune where not even the
trouble of taking the out of the county was
taken. AN affidavit that the man was seen out
side the limits was introduced, and that sur
feed Where the affidavit came from no one
who has read The Tribunes stories OF the mar
shals and their methods can doubt.
There were numberless other cases worthy or
note called to the attention Of Mr. RlngWall at
Ludlow Street Jail yesterday afternoon cases
that illustrated all the phases OF the present
oppressiVe. Illegal and inhuman methods EN-
pIoyed by some OF the city marshals and their
partners, the nstalment dealers; cases or per.
sonaI violence cases of false arrest. cases or
extortfon and grinding the poor and the lg-
norant that reused the Indignation Of the jail
officials. These men. from the highest TO the
lowest have only words Of the utmost contempt
for the instalment dealers. examples OF whose
oppression they point out willingly
at would make your blood run cold to see ana
hear what have to hear and see dairy: sara
one The poor and ignorant-they are the es.
necial victims of the marshals and the dealers
who these marshals and dealers the prison
officials do not hesitate to say