New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
TO RETOKE ITS LICENSE.
Ne5c-York Employment Agency
In Trouble.
FOLLOWS TRIBUNE'S EXPOSURE.

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AS result Of the exposure of the methods of
the employment agents made by The Tribune.
J. D Merriman Deputy Chief of the Bureau of
Licenses, yesterday announced his intention Of
revoking the license of the New-York Employ
ment Agency at No. C2S Sxth-ave. This de-
csion was made after a review of the evidence
presented him OF various instances of vio-
lation of the law. In announcing his decision
Mr.. Merriman said to the proprietor:
I going to take your license and give you
the choice of settling with the people on your
books or being arrested I have ali the evidence I
full extent of the law. Your business
pretences. l have varied You frequently Your
place has caused me more trouble than any in the
orders. but simply close up your accounts
The New-York Employment Agency, at No.
623 Sixth-ave.. is Of the largest in the city.
Over fifteen clerks are employed there and the
number Of people applying there every month
is large At the hearing of the cases yesterday
Mr. Merrinan had before him witnesses who
testified to nearly ali the various phases of il
legal intelligence Office business and presented
proof of being swindIed. An Englishman.
Ernest Kemp. testified that he had seen an ad-
vertisement in q newspaper OF a place for a
valet with a man who was about to travel He
paid s. for the place, and was told that the
man was IL: Newport. and that he wculd send
for him The second time he called he
told the sick; the third time he had
still less success One of the clerks demanded
and received 81 as a Tip" Finally Kemp be
came satisfied that it was a swiadle and ap-
pealed TO the Bureau of Licenses The pro-
prietor Of the employment agency. at the direc-
ton Of Mr. Merriman, paid TO Kemp 81.
Another witness was James F. Farrell. Of No,
3O1 West Twenty-frst-st. He testified that he
had paid So and agreed to pay So the end Of
the month for a sure job at So week in a
real estate Office. He called at several places
and not only failed to get a job. but was threat
ened with assault when he demanded the return
Of his fee Still another affidavit showing the
business methods of this firm was made by
Bradley Campbell, Of No. 322 West Fifty-ninth-
St who swore that he had seen the bulletin Of
the New-York Employment Agency in front Of
their Offices and seeing advertisement for
a porter. went in and paid s. for option on
place He says he was sent TO the New-York
Telephone Company where he informed
there was no vacancy. He was next sent TO
Carnegie Hall where the superintendent told
him that there had been place. but that it
had been filed and that he was the fifth per-
son sent there by the agency. After several
similar experiences he demanded the return OF
his money. Half of it was offered to him
The following letter, sent to the Mayors Mar
filed with other evidence against the New-York
Agency:
It is with II T6 9Fs fb5ns fa @ Your o5s } To REVOKE
The licenses Of lot OF dishonest employment agen-
cs c!s Of # then in which was uicted Of SO in the
way e&P9sea R n th paPT f Won e9a @ at M5 vef se roRe
4 complaint against this one can give you one.
A new trick Of the employment agencies was
revealed by the receipts Of the New-York En-
ployrnent Agency. used in the case decided yes
terday. This consisted of covering the printed
ordinance on the back of the receipt. The law re
ouires lfat the right of the client to receive his
fee if he does not get position shall be printed
on the back or the receipts given by the employ
rnart Office. To hide from the clients the state
ment Of this right the receipts were rubbed
over red ink pad and the back became an un-
deofphera bIe snutch. Several such receipts
We shown by Mr.. Nerrinan in his exhibit
Yet another scheme was to get release under
the pretext Of desiring the signature or the man
asking for refund.
Wiener Gutenberg's testimony in the New
York Employment Agency case illustrates this
method. Wiener. after waiting for position
for some time. finally went to New Haven re-
ceiving the assurance that If there was an open
ing ne would be Informed. AS he got word
he finally sent receipt for his advance fee TO
q friend and asked him collect the fee When
his friend called at the agency he was informed
that he must get a signature from his friend.
and received the following printed slip
which to get the signature:
Received 8 IN fun. This withdraws all claims
and cancels demand fee paid Up TO date.
When the friend called again at the agency
those there attempted 10 get him to give up the
slim he had received from them and when
Gutenberg had signed, which amounted to
he faa
tn. case yesterday. Mr- Merriam said.
I am going 10 take No similar cases as soon as
I - r.r the evidence in shape. The pHbncitY Ine
+-riFu1. has given this phase of my ofnce work
bss overwhelmed me with work am simply
Enried in the complaints that come in here.
The New-York Employment Agency. whose
license Is to be revoked has been the cause of
several complaints made ny the Legal Aid So
cietx which furnished portion OF the evidence
used at Yesterdays hearing
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