New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
RAID ON MONEY LENDERS
Three Women Among the Eight
Persons Arrested.
FATHER OF GIRL ANGERED
Tries to Throttle Detective
Whitman Declares 'T,oan
Sharks" Must Go.

Detectives armed with warrants raided
money lenders yesterday. Eight were ar
rested changed with demanding more than
the legal rate of interest. Three of those
arrested We're women. The police took not
only the persons for whom the warrants
called, bat any books and papers that We're
handy. One man, Samuel Zolt, refused TO
open his safe. and the big steel box was
taken to the District Attorneys office
Nine warrants are still unserved
The evidence on which the warrants were
issued by Me gistrate Corrigan in the Tombs
court was gathered by Franklin Brooks
an Assistant District Attorney who has
charge Of the campaign against tile loan
sharks" Thirty-sx detectives were en-
gagged in the raid They had two auto
mobile patrol wagons and one drawn by
horses Miss Catherine Marshallek was the
only one of the prisoners held for trial
The others were held for further exam
nation next Thursday.
The prisoners are Sol NJ. sugarman, Of
the City Credit Company. at No. rS3 Broad
way: Jessie O'Bren, Of Ward e Co.. at
No. % Union Square: Catherine Marshallek.
an employee of p. II Tolman, at No.
East 42d street; Helen Brodie, whose
father, Jacob Brodie, deals in loans at
No. ZIG Nassau street: Samuel Holt, Of No.
go Grand street. Mark Fl SugaIman. Of
the Royal Banking Company, at No. IS
Nassau street William Greeuherg. Of No.
go Broadway. and Michael Rubinstoin, Of
No 800 Broadway.
When Helen Brodie was taken from her
fathers Office the latter protested vehe-
mently. He seized Lieutenant Reap. who
was In charge Of the detectives there, by
the throat and demanded his daughter.
Miss Brodie, who said she was only seven
teen years OLD and had nothing 10 do with
her fathers affairs, marched down 70 the
patrol wagon and sat stir as ramrod all
the way TO the Criminal Courts building.
In Nj Brooks's Office her Indignation
was not softened. Her father ran up TO
the entrance Of the Criminal Courts build
ing perspiring and breathless as Helen
stepped out OF the patrol wagon. He rode
ND in the elevator with her, st!l up
braiding the detectives When admittance
to Mr. Brooks's Office was denied him he
again attempted 70 throttle Lieutenant
Reap The detective arrested him and later
Magistrate Corrigan fined him SO
District Attorney Whitman himself took
charge OF the prosecution IN the Tombs
court None OF the prisoners were ready
TO go on except Miss Marshallek. Alex
ender Chapman, Of No. 247 West Dist street,
was the complainant against her. He Is
employed IN the Custom House He said
that on October Miss Marshsllek lent him
ss1 80, accepting in return e note FOR 81,
payable in three months The ti2 he said,
vas paid on January 5
Many OF the compliments against tho
money lenders are IN the employ OF the
city. Several are firemen. One fireman was
the complainant against two money lenders.
District Attorney Whitman said last night
that there would be not let-up In the ticht
against loan sharks
1T ts conceivable he said, that Q
man earning q modest salary might IND
himself IN such position that II would
be 10 his advantage 70 borrow on that
salary at Z rate OF interest higher than
the ordinary. ] think that II Is quite pos
sible that IN the near future we may have
law providing for the acceptance ~
higher rates OF interest on such loans. but
certainly such rates as Us per cent and
40 per cent. which I am Informed was
demanded OF some OF these victims, VII
not be countenanced
II was said that bill dealing with the
rate CT interest 70 be demanded FOR loans
secured only by salary was now being con-
sidered by the Sage Foundation, whose
agents have worked with the District At
torney for the suppression ~ loan
sharks "