Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-19

rangement by which he would get enough
money. and later he claimed McDermott
mad given him letter to Horning to get
the jewelry out OF pawn.
Il went to Horning later" continued
nlled In blank note and go; the
twenty. Later when ! was working in
an elevator in the House Office building
collector from Horning came to me and
Told me he HAD a note for SO. l told
him McDermott would AK him up.
went 10 McDermott and he told me to put
~ TO profit and loss on the loan shark
Dill account. Horning sent the collector
again and ] again spoke 10 McDermott
ana since then l have not seen the COL
lector"
Witness said in reply to questions. that
ne had known Heidenheimer. the pawn
broker. Tor fifteen years: also knew Burn
stein, and had pawned jewelry repeatedly
at both places.
Representative Nolan asked him II no
mad any agreement as 10 the sort Of tesu-
money he was to give. and mentioned a
man named Allan Irvine.
irvine asked me-" answered Nc
Michael. why l did not stick to Nc
Dermott. l said. Why should L? He
hasn't treated me right. He owes me
money and ne viii not pay me. He
never pays nobody. 1 took out a paper
and showed him the money McDermott
owed me-"
Representative Cline took UP for In
curry the trip to New York. as explain
ed by McMichael. when McDermott is
said to have met George ID. Horning,
the Washington loan broker Mr.. Cline
wanted to know IL McMichael, who was
In confidential capacity to McDermott,
ala not know exactly what the two
went to New York for. McMichael
swore he knew nothing about any loan
shark bill conferences at that time in
advance OF the meeting in the Hotel
Navarro.
Representative Stafford asked the
witness when he had first heard of any
specific sum alleged to have been
raised for defeating the loan shark bill
McMichael said that $4,000 for this
purpose had been mentioned to him
'one day in McDermott's office" He
also reiterated that McDermott had
claimed to have received $500 OF this
sum.
Isaac Heidenheimer's Testimony.
Isaac Heidenheimer. a pawnbroker
who did business in Washington until
the loan shark bill was passed. and
who now has a pawn shop in Aiexan-
dria In partnership with his father and
brothers. was put on the stand, and
from the figures he gave it was esti-
mated that the pawnbrokers here
raised at least s3,750 to defeat the loan
shark bill; that Henry E. Davis re-
celved 1900. Tucker and Kenyon $3.50.
and for printing and incidentals 5000
tee questioned him closely as to what
became OF the balance OF $500, but he
could give no definite answer He said
That ina George D. Horning was handling
asked about the balance.
His story was that when the loan shark
Dill began to interest the pawnbrokors
three OF them. Burnstine, Horning and
n "a 90 IN.
yon and talked the matter over Mr..
Tucker. he said. was eventually engaged
to present the pawnbrokers side to the
congressional committees. and the fee
contingency that $50 would be paid in
addition II the pawnbrokers amendment
were eventually eliminated from the act
The witness said later that the firm may
have been paid another 500: He said he
was not quite sure what Mr.. Davis re-
ceived for undertaking to present the
pawnbroker's views at the White House
but 1t was finally estimated that 81, 500
was paid for this purpose. The commit
tee went into long questions as to the ex-
penditures and receipts for this fund. but
Mr.. Heidenheimer referred them to Horn
ing as the man who handled the fund.
McMichael a Frequent Borrower.
He said he knew McMichael we'll, az he
was a frequent borrower on jewelry. and
he said he knew McDermott. He told the
committee that once he had given Nc
Michael his Jewelry and had knocked
or the interest" but he could not re-
member whether he had arranged for
this favor with McMichael or with Nc
Dermott.
When he was asked as to his ac-
quaintance with Mr.. McDermott, he re-
piled that he had met the representa-
tive about the time "the bill" was In
troduced. Horning having taken him
into McDermotts office on one occa-
sion when the three pawnbrokers had
gone to the House office building to
attend q hearing or to see the District
committee regarding the pawnbrokers'
amendment in the Dyer loan shark
bill.
'McDermott cashed checks in my
place." he said. "Once he presented a
sergeant-at-arms check for $126 which
was not yet due and I cashed 1t and
held it until 1t was good. Mr.. Nc
Michael also brought in one OF Nc
Dermotts checks to cash and did it"
He was questioned as to this. He
said it was not at all unusual for him
to cash sergeant-at-arms' checks. as
he handled many OF them which were
sent to him from Shoomaker's.
These are clerks checks, OF course"
suggested Representative Stafford.
'Oh, no." said Heidenheimer. at have
seen them come from there from sena-
tors and representatives"
The committee then adjourned.