Evening journal., 1905-12-18
NEW CASTLE
HAVE VICTIMS
AT new CASTLE
New Castle Man Who Borrow
ed Here Finds He Was Deal
( ing With Reading Co.
CHARGED 40 PER CENT
speeiAl q rhe Erenins Jodrnal.

speciai to The Evening Journal.
New Castle, Dec lS,-The exposure.
by TheoENening Journal Of the usur-
ious rates of interest charged by the
various loan companies doing business
in Wilmington has caused much fav-
Norable comment i'm this city
s~ New Castle has had several residepts
who hfrYe, been cuInpellcd BY the gfip
ss OF necessity 20 apply on one or more
.tA occasions TO these usurers and who
have felt the sting of their lash
At present there is at least one man
in this CITY who has fallen into the
money ioaner's clutches. sbeing driven
there by necessity and has on several
occasions before been compelled to do
the same thing. He and his family rec
ltt Gently came, here from Readings Pa.
and while in that city sought financial
"a assistanee from as a''shyioek concern
on two or three occasions. In January,
902 he borrowed Sl5a .oIF hpusehed
goods and for which he paid s21 back in
six months or interest at the rate Of
uul- 40 per cent seni-annually. On occa-
sons previous to the one spoken Of
when a receipt Cor the toeaIi amount
was given the borrower on the occasion
., of his final payment IL consisted of
corner of the original promissory note,
which had been signed by himself and
wife. and which bore sienatures.
-, The entire. note was never given him,
FOR reasons best known TO the loan
company.
~ At the TING the.paymept Of S21rw9s.
made for the SIS borroNed, The ,ehtife
note, for some reason was returned to
the makers Below is printed an ex-
act copy Of the wording Of the note,
the names Of the makers being omitted.
Relding. Pa. .........190
ye1- /, one day gfter .dafe we pr5mish u
4 tpay TO the order Of .-...- :. A. ..s.s-.t
....... dollars, without defaication.
value received. with interest at per
cent. per annum And further.
r do hereby fauthorize and, empower,pny
al brorhey qrb any Count fof. Racord OF
A PShhsylvahia sor ieiseMheref 10 appear
for and enter judgment against. .,....
=, - forithe above eunl with orEwitiout de-
clatration with costs OF suit, release OF
4 A2ai1errofs,t without stay Of execution,
and with 10 per cent. added for collect
- ing fees. Ant g also waive the
Eigfa Of r9l6iaueu on ans reat esttte
. tA : tnat may be levied upon to collect this
note. and do hereby voluntarily con-
9emn the same. aud authorze the
= ffsqion6tags 90 eptesppoh the a;il ka.
my Said voluntary condemnation. And
do further agree that said real
4 = bstAte may ibensold on III I0i AND
i ( - 81. we hereby waive and release all
relief from any ad an appraisement
stay or eXemptioD. lawsvof ANY state
now. in forcS hiH hersafterf TO be
passed y So
The above sum OF money was bor-
rowed by us for our own use.
% Gave Reference.
When thesnaai an Question was COM
PEELED to raise money to meet his ret
bill and butcher and grocer bills for
last month he applied TO one Of the
2 = 4Qan offices ia. Wilmington and stated
y c-h.s needs An agent came to New
Castle a few days later. took an inyen-
Nrory Of the ailn's household possess
sions and inquired of him If he had
ever borrowed money on them before.
Being told that he had and from whom
the agent said tiI'it would be an right,
as his company was "A branch Of the
~ fiif Reading concern. lt 500 ~
Upon his return TO Wilmington The
Agent reported facts to the "Ch-ef shy
lock" who in turn COMMUNICATED with
h,I Or Reading concern regarding -tne
would-be borrowers standing. Re
%hreeNing a satisfadtof1 answer presthr-
ably, a note was drawn up and signed
,-.hy, man and wife the sum or $50
pins interest to be paid back i'm seven
monthly instaments ait $3.50 each. the
first payment on December "a. the day
before Christmas. and the borrower Is
amount and provide even the most i'm
expensive gifts Tor his family. The
borrower was given a receipt boQl
unon which ist tpripted, 'pc rnii issfo1' 4 "a
u b ulh holder Of ere book 10 mote hi.
mortgaged goods from place to place
provided the blank spaces below tn,
W lnh Commission" dre properly signed b,
the chief "Shylock" The mortgagor i.
ialso warned regarding the removal a
his furniture from the county in which
A vas mortgaged without the consent
Ans Of the .mortgagee. Sec 4. of chapel
f77. vol. IS. Laws of Delaware. is print.
ed on the receipt book showing tn,
possibility OF a term of Imprisonment
ncihot oeNceeding zone year FOR this or
fence.
4 HB Jump was{costg. ~ 81
IL 4 Nfhec-jumpins from trolley ear in th
c;iy ON Saturday Eugene c. Harris o
O BHaqdeiphia. fen aiid broke his left arm
lie was taken TO the office of loca
# physician and thfVfacture redqeed.
Tug Broke Piston Rod.
r1.sg Nyhao proceeding down the river with
fve-masted schooner the Nathaniel Pal
a. ner. nm tow the tqg Somers n. Smiti
= YrtRc, a piston rodtudi her engine when
short dis lance below New Castle Satur
gay afternoon Assistance was sent 70
altl no tug boat Was towed to PhAadel
phia She belongs TO the Red Star Line
Will Paint Stand Pipe.
Work Of painting the standpipe OF tn
Delaware Water Improvement Compan,
viii begin this week. The break i'm tn
sixteen-iuch discharge pipe has beei
asalnirepaired twin sleevef having beei
put in on the i6-inch siamese.
II F3rqewhns New Holiday Schedule,
Is ACabtain c. p. Holcomb. superintendent
OF the Wilmington New Castle ail
II Southern Railway fCompanv. and Chic
Clerk Robert Mcggnson are preparing
&xz new schedule for cars throughout the hol
u.s. .SliAiy season. Thcs cheduie. which Will b
| announced tomorrow. provides Tor mon
gsEoto Delaware city
Skating on the Dyke,
< There were a number Of vounc neonl