Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-20
GIVEN ALTERNATIVE OF DIGGING
UP OR BEING BEATEN THRU
FLOOR.
GIVES VICTIMS CHECKS
FOR WAGES GARN,shEp
William and James MecauIsy, Of Cedar
Rapids, Lock Money Lender in His
Office and Force Him to Make Good
For oussrins Thorn at Packing
House.

Cedar Rapids. Dec. 20.-Being
loan shark" has its drawbacks. ven II
it is an easy way Of making money with
but little invested II you have the nerve
to collect 6 or s per cent per month, or
whatever is charged by this particular
brand Of money lenders. Andrew Du-
game had an experience hero that
caused his blood to practically stop It's
regular action for a few minutes.
About two years William and
James McCauley, who are employed at
the packing house, borrowed some
money from Dugane. signing one Of his
contracts. and giving him the power
of attorney to collect the principal and
interest providing they did not keep
up the regular p~aymentas. William
borrowed $12, and the amount secured
by James, who has suddenly disap-
peared from town, is not known, altho
it is said to have been between SO
and $25.
About 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
they went to Dugane's Office and found
him alone in the room. They locked
the door, removed their coats, doubled
up their fists in true pugilistic style
and informed Dugane that If he didn't
pay them ack the money he had Sc
cured at the packing house they in
tended to beat him thru the floor and
into the store room below, or words to
effect.
Dugane, so the police state, does not
deny that he was frightened. Both men
were considerably the worse for liquor.
and they looked and acted as tho they
intended to carry out their threat. Du-
game sat dow at his desk and wrote
out two checks, n in favor of William
McCauley for 1884, and the other in
favor Of James McCauley for 81. The
two men then brought him down the
stairs and to the corner at the Taft
store. where Dugane was told II he let
out a yell or called for help before they
could get out Of sight they would still
carry on their threat.
William McCauley states that he has
paid Dugane money at different times
during the past two years, but did not
know just how much he had paid. At
any rate Dugane claimed that William
still owed him something like $22. The
two men say they have not beer "com-
ing across regularly with their pay
ments, and n day last week Dugane
I6O tlelF wages dS Tic packing pidA4S
garnished.
Threatened to "esat Him Up.'
When the two brothers went to draw
their pay Saturday they found that
Dugane had tied up their money, a
proceeding that angered them consid-
erably. The two men were more or less
thirsty, and going to the nearest sa-
loon they imbibed freely and finally de-
cided that they would get their money
out Of Dugane or take 1t out of his
hide"
Was Badly Frightened.
Officer Smetana was standing near
the three men, and noticed that
Dugane was badly frightened. Finally
the two brothers left. going in op-
posite directions. mad the officer step
ped up to Dugane and asked him what
had scared him. Dugane. after some
hesitation, and making sure that the
men were out of sight, told the police
man what had happened.
Officer Smetana Immediately started
down First avenue and caught Will
liam McCauley as he was attempting
to force his way thru the crowd. James
McCauley hurried to a saloon and
cashed his check. and evidently left
the city, as the police have been un-
able to locate him. Dugane wen to
the Office Of Justice Sloan and had
warrants issued against both men.
charging thin with threatening to ex-
tort.