The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-06
eDAMNED SCOUNDREL."
SAYS SCHULTZ TO CONE



pay her debt. and when she remon'
strated with him for coming TO her
at that time he swore at her and
went upstairs, the woman taking
refuge behind a curtain.
Have -got-saeh- -bawfer- out
In your employ" the prosecutor de-
manded OF Tracy MeGfeger. who had
been defending the manager OF the
concern.
III We have a solicitor who Is too
severe We want to get rid OF him.
Mr.. McGregor assured the commit
tee.
Mr.: McGregor is a director in the
company. as is George NJ. Black. who
also attended the committee meet
ing.
I'VE make thousands OF loans and
the fact that We encounter some
trouble with some people should not
be construed as indicating We are
sharks" said Mr.. McGregor
Il haven't said you should be treat
ed as sharks" replied Mr.. Shepherd.
But | stand pat on my ssaecment
that could go before court VI lav
and convict Cone OF shark methods.
Then why not let us deal with nn''
alone" inquired Mr.. McGregor.
1T seems YOU don't understand my
point" replied Mr.. McGregor. Il am
asked TO give this company clean
bill OF health and can't do II while
this man Cone is manager.
Mr.. McGregor read letter from a
citizen who praised Cone as being
courteous and kind. Mr.. McGregor
said n had not been solicited, nor
was the writer influenced in any way
TO make the testimonial He said
several others had testified TO the
goodness OF Cone.
I'VE have been trying TO deal with
this matter properly, but We cant see
why We should discharge Nj. Cone
said Mr.. McGregor. You want TO I'M.
derstand, gentlemen. that charge or
this kind against our manager reflects
on the directors"
II don't care TO have my name as
ISOLATED with any institution run as
the prosecution says this Is said Mr..
Black. but you know gentlemen,
that every institution of this kind has
its enemies. Banks in Griswold-st.,
which loan money have their enemies.
III Is e0klTelN COuOtiN dbAC NAAaN 40 49,
thousands OF cases the Provident Loan
society deals with there are some peo-
pie who wish to shirk their obliga-
tons.
Vernon: Let us approve the license.
IL they don't rectify these evils We
canrevoke thelice nseagain.
Shepherd: 1T is up to the mayor To
revoke the license When you get
through that is the end OF IT,
Lodge: I'VE certainly want 10 help
the prosecutor, but | have not chang
ed The opinion | expressed the other
day. We should approve this license.
4etF-ae- EeH-fe feel ahpnt II Aid
Schultz
Schultz: feel that the prosecutor
has given this matter a good deal OF
attention and knows what he is talk
ing about. I don't think the prosecu-
tor is trying TO put anything over on
this committee in coming in here and
giving us the record 9th is man. II
the council does not back up the pros
ecutor in this matter who VIII? think
that while the directors OF this COM
pany are o. X. the manager Is 4
damned scoundrel | say that on the
evidence before this committee, al
though have heard OF him from other
sources. 1t Is fortunate that the com
pany of well-meaning gentlemen
should be brought into such a matter
by turning the conduct OF such bus
mess over to a man like Cone
1T seems to me that il he wasn't
all of those things you say he is. Mr..
Cone would go right over and get a
capias for your arrest, said Lodge to
Schultz.
Sergt. Alvin Hicks said he thought
the committee should approve the IL
cense. He said many persons had
come TO him TO have loans cancelled
when he found that they were not
half discharged. He said the evil that
existed could(be remedied.
Cone then started TO say that loan
shark who had 1t in for him had fur
nished the prosecutor with the am
munition he was firing at Cone.
That is lie, plain lie" said
Shepherd.
Cone went on 10 explain how some
of the complaints were brought about
when the prosecutors voice again
broke in on him:
"Andthat's mother lie! And
stand pat on it"
Cone went right on, turning Ito
Schultz. saying: And this man has
made an uncalled for attack on me, re.
ferring 70. me in an ungentlemanly
way. He has called me seoundrel,
and"
Stop" shouted Schultz His lips
were auivering and his eyes blazing
- Hora xb0 dinIom q fipallv changed
the subject
when Cone got through taking
Lodge and Vernon again began to
speak in favor Of the license and
Shepherd. without word, jumped to
his feet and picking up his overcoat,
strobe out of the room without a