The Detroit times., 1912-03-04
USE BOILING WATER AND
KNIVES.-SHEPHERD
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looking. They told much the same
story---thc negotiating OF loan
while hard pressed for money, caused
BY sickness or some other hardship,
and the resultant difficulty in meet
Ing the payments OF principal and
heavy interest la some cases the in
terest was nearly 200 per cent. The
stories wormcd their way into the
heart OF the prosecutor and he show
ed deep sympathy with the VICTIMS.
To almost every woman he gave the
following advice
Go home and don't let this matter
worry you any more. II collector
comes around take a club to him or
give him a shower OF boiling water.
TO one woman he even went go far
as to advise her 10 run a butcher
knife into anyone who might bother
her for further collections.
The men were told 10 give the col
lectors the worst thrashing they ever
got
III the collectors happen to be too
big for you. take a club TO them,
Mr.. shepherd further advised. do
anything you feel like doing, except
using a gun. You must not kill the
collectors, no matter how much you
might feel like doing that They are
bad enough TO warrant almost any
kind OF treatment, | know, but the
law will not let you Kill them
One man asked If he might lock the
collector up In the cellar.
Fine" said the prosecutor. That's
good scheme. Go even further
starve the sucker while you've got
him under your power That will
teach him the lesson he and his asso-
ciates deserve"
The man who asked the question
was a policeman, and he said he would
certainly carry out the advice OF the
prosecutor.
IF the men have no license TO kill
the collectors, how do You explain
your advising the women 10 use butch.
Ell knives?" Mr. Shepherd was asked
Well, the women, of course, have
no legal right, either, so far as that
goes" the prosecutor replied. But
let any woman use a knife on any
collector. and I'll show you how I'll
look on her action. | won't prosecute
her, that's all. And what can be done
II the prosecutor holds back in such
case? | tell you, I'm with the peo-
pie in this campaign and | am going
to give them a pretty free hand in
trying to protect their rights
One of the compliments told OF
losing his position last Saturday
NIGHT because of having been forced
to give the Central Loan Co. an or
der for s. on his salary. He had
borrowed $50 on payments OF $3.50
a month for a year.
"The other day, Mr. Becker OF the
company, sent for me to come to
his aIfice.'' said. the vicssins Whsn
Tho got me in his of1cehe locked the
door on me. and exclaimed: Now.
damn You. I've got youNwhere | Mant
YOU and I'm going TO mako. ii hot for
YOU. You give me an order on your
salary for S., or I'll put You behind
the bars"
The victim explained to Becker
that he had been OUT of work and
had just recently secured a position
and would pay up rs fast as he could.
This, however, didn't satisfy Beck
err and the result was that the order
was made OFT. When IL reached the
victims employer, notice was given
the emplbye that he was no longer
wanted. \The man was heart.brokcn
over the foss OF his position, as he
has wife and>baby. The prosecutor
told him to stop pariag-on the loan
and to let him know If he were both
cred any more. The victim was also
told 10 give Becker a good swift Kick
and blow on the jaw IL he pursued his
tactics any further.
Another man said he borrowed Sl5
from the Federal Loan Co. for the
purpose of paying Proctor Knott
Owens for services in connection with
divorce. He had already paid Si9.l5
on the loan and more was still due
The prosecutor told him TO make no
more payments and 10 slug the first
collector who called.
A young woman, accompanied by
her father, told OF borrowing $50 OH
six payments Of Sac. from the Amer
lean an Co. Mr.. Shepherd told her
mat 7 rate was Illegal and TO stop
her pa ments; also TO throw boiling
water on the collectors.
Ten dollars was borrowed by man
from the American Loan Co. al INC
rate OF 1874 Der cent interest He mad
already paid sf4s5 -the=ieah= ant
he was advised 10 quit.
Another man, when he was unable