The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08
SHEPHERD ASKS LANDLORDS
OF LOAN SHARKS TOEvICT
THEM AS DISORDERLItS
Says Law Would Protect Owners
of Office Buildings in Firing
Out Usurers
SOME SHARKS BEG OFF
Tell Prosecutor They'll Go Out
of Business If He'll "Let
Up" On Them
SOME SHARKS BEG OFF

Mad as the proverbial halter, Cub
len Brown, of Warren. Brown & Co.,
managers OF the Chamber OF Com
merce building, swished into the Office
OF Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd, Friday
morning, and demanded 10 know by
what authority he had placed police
officers at the doors OF the Offices
rented by the American Loan &c. and
the Reliance Loan CO., in the Cham.
Der OF Commerce building. Mr.. Shep-
herd calmly reasoned the matter out
with Mr.. Brown, pointed out the Wei
BUSINESS OF the methods OF the loan
sharks and wound up with. the advice
that the prosecuting attorney and the
police department had legal right 10
police places whose legality OF opera
ton was questioned.
Mr. Brown seemed satisfied with
the explanation. More than that, lie
told Mr. Shepherd tina. he had al
ready given the two companies 10.
tice TO vacate the building when their
lease expires. May 1.
'In view of the companies having
received notice 10 leave the building,
guard?" the prosecutor was asked by
The Times.
Il can't say, just now" he replied,
but chances are they may not be
there very much longer"
The prosecutor, Friday morning, d.
rected the following letter TO Ii. G..
Hodges, owner of the Hodges build
ing, State and Griswold-sts., In the
hope of chasing out loan sharks, and
copy will be sent TO the owners and
managers OF other buildings where
the sharks are located;
AS you doubtless know, this of
fee is at present engaged in try,
ing 10 control certain loan com
panies, commonly known as loan
sharks" The following con-
panies have offices in your build
ing. and / presume they have
leases from you Wayne County
Loan Co., Michigan Mortgage
Loan Co., Globe Loan Co., and A.
Jackson 4 Co. Now, | have evil
dence in this office conclusive TO
show that these concerns are
running what under the law would
be called disorderly places. The
fact that a tenant in your bull
ing is running a disorderly piacs,
il seems to me, would be a de-
fence In suit at law should you
Dust them and cancel their leases
at once. 1t would be a great
service TO me if you would assis.
me in this matter, in the inter.
est OF those who need help, by
doing just this thing. viz, pro-
ceeding at once TO GUST these
concerns from your building IN
the ground that they are run
ming disorderly places. Please
let me know If you are interesttc
in this matter, and will be glad
to advise you legally or otherwise
in the premises.
Within the past day or two the
has been visited by mum
Der of loan sharks seeking let-up OF
the campaign against them. They
said that they were tired OF the cru
SADIE and were willing TO quit. II the
would drop proceedings
against them, they said they would
leave town.
What comfort did You give them
Mr.. Shepherd was asked.
rIn effect, ! told them that there
was nothing doing" tine prosecutor
replied
Justice Stein further upheld the
prosecutor in another loan case winch
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