New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-29
Jersey GRAFT CHARGE
PAWNBROKER ACCUSES.
.Saus State Senator'S Price Dropped
from $1,000 to $500.

Philip Krimke president Of the New Jersey
state Pawnbrokcrs' Association. made an>afi-
davit before George T. Carpenter a master in
chancery in Newark. yesterday. in which he
charges two members of the New Jersey State
senate with attempt TO extort money from
him in consideration Of killing two bills. in
which pawnbrolers are interested. The two
Senator's named by Mr.. Krimke are George L.
shlnn O2epl. OF Ocean County. chairman Of the
Committee on Labor and Industries, and George
F. Martens, jr. Dem). Of Hunterdon County a
member Of the same committee.
The measures in question are Senate bills 1S4
and 80, and have been termed by those op-
posed 10 their enactment as strike bills"
No lS4 proposes TO reduce the legal rate Of in
terest on pawnbrokers loans from , TO per cent
6 month, and provides for q public auction Of
unredeemed pledges ten days after public notice
shall have been given. The other bill is a
safeguard 10 persons whose property has been
stolen and pawned. 1t makes the pawnbrokers
liable for the return Of such property. The first
b.l has reached third reading, but was returned
70 second reading and was amended Tuesday.
The affidavit OF AIr. Krimke was given TO City
Attorney Malcom MacLear Of Newark, who en-
tered the case as counsel for the pawnbrokers'
association. He went TO Trenton yesterday, and
after a conference with Senator Shinn the lat
ter agreed TO have the two bills laid over until
Monday.
Following is Krimkes affidavit.
Philip KriUke, Of full age being duly sworn on
Is oaln Geposes and says lnal he is OF the nTm Of
No. - Academy street, Newark, and that. about
Two weeks prior 10 the date OF the making of this
AFFIDAVIT dep0ueut was told by Daniel Cohn.
paWabIoker doing business In hobozen. that there
Jersey which would, II passed, have a bad effect
o. The pa7Vnbroklng business, which bills were
Deponent further says that on -he twelfth day
one Kissam, lobbyist at Trenton had called upon
SEQ ccHn 70 get together some money and 10 come
FOR The purpose of killing said bills lS4 and 1S5
T6e f5IioWina sunday TO Wit The eighteerth day Of
March, 1903. that said Iissam again called upon
would be the end Of he two bills
ueponent further says that ON Monday. the nine
teeltl DAY OF March, 1906, lac went to Trenton with
Tavu6rokers about said bills iS4 and IS5: that
Nille "a trenton, III me state house sald hlssaIn
and held q conversation with him about said bills.
him 10 said Kissam; that said Kissan said that the
bills or oil lSs would come up for third reading
XII the said bills de said that it would be neces-
szrv TO have about $500 TO kin them, and asked
dePonent If he and M Cohn and the other pawn
Dcponent says that he told the said Kissam that
Ee had not that amount OF money ana could not
, - l- ~ - e1S-s ~ 1Sa,t TaTea,r- ~ rlst
of Them were poor. Then said lSissam asked how
ssf- e1-ir0 and senator Martens and see If tbev
would take that amount He then left depOnent
and said Cohn and subsequently returned and
asked depOneuL if he would be willing meet the
said Senators. DepOnent said yes and then Sen
at0r Martens came out in the corridor in front OF
the Senate Chamber and introduced TO said
depOueut by said hissam and then said Senator
Martens asked depOnent TO with him into a
private ROOM and they went around the corridor 10
the Of the Senate Chamber. back Of the desk
Of the President Of the Senate and into Of the
rooms, which room back Of the President s
desk the right the President sits.
DepOneut and said Senator Martens went into said
room, and Immediately thereafter Senator Shinn
came into TIE Senator Martens closed the
door. Deponent then said How about these bs?'
meaning bills 10. lS4 and No 185. Senator Shinn
then said: These are pretty good bills, and IN
tend pass Lhemi in fact have them pretty
nearly passed now But" he said. I'VE can stop It, "
Deponent then said, How you stop it?" Sen
ator Ehiun then said why, money" Deponent
then said How much viii II take2' Then Sen
Gtor Ehinn said zone thousand dollars" Deponent
theu said that IL very hard for him TO raise
that amount Of money IN this state, where ma
3orfty OF the paWnbrokers were very poor.
Dep0nent then said. NO" Senator Shinn then
asked "Can you give US 500 apiece?" and de-
ponent then said that he would see. and the con-
Ference broke Up, and Senator Shinn told depOnent
that he should come back and send for him TO tell
him what could be done. DepOnent further says
that he did not return 10 see Senator Shnn Sen
ator Martens again.
Signed and sworn 10 before me this 2sth day Of
March 1906 GEORGE +. CARPENTER,
Master in Chancery Of New Jersey.