Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-15

Office. IF they are not satisfied with the
loan offered" he testified. 'they are
brought back to Washington in the auto
mobile" He said that he has many
female borrowers and that in many
cases they have an escort. In such cases
the escort is also taken to the Virginia
office. he said, in the automobile, and
they are brought back to Washington
again.
On cross-examination the witness testi-
fled that all records Of loans made since
the enactment of the new loan shark law
are kept at his Virginia office. He ex-
planned to the jury that tags are placed
on the articles placed in pawn and that
when they are brought to this city and
aced in the safe at his Washington
Office.
Business for Capital.
What percentage Of your business
came from Washington" asked Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Whitford.
The witness testified he could estimate
roughly at about 80 per cent. Mr..
Whitford then wanted to know what
per cent of the borrowers are taken to
the Virginia office in automobiles, but
the witness said he. could not estimate.
He said no record is kept of the persons
going to the Virginia Office for the pur-
pose of securing loans. AS to the rate of
interest charged in Virginia, Mr.. Horning
testified that he charges per cent on
loans under 500 and 2 or per cent on
larger loans.
why do you use the office at 9th and
d streets?" asked Judge Mullowny.
For a warehouse" said the witness
Why don't you keep the pledges at
your office in Virginia p said the court.
1T Is safer here" the witness replied.
ton office, which is burglar and fire
proof"
Marks Called to Stand.
Samuel Marks. clerk in the office of
Mr.. Horning in this city, was then
called to the stand.
Marks testified that he had been in
structed by Mr.. Horning not to make any
loans in the District of Columbia He
sa1d that when persons came to the
washington Office to secure a loan he d.
rected them ITO go to the office Of Mr.
Hornlng at the south end of the Long
bridge.
Detectives Henry Pratt, James Spring
mann. Edward Weldon, Guy Bur
lingame, Frank Baur and Pawn In
spector George Wech were called as
witnesses by the defense. Each of the
witnesses witnesses testified they visited the
various times during a week and that
since the new law went into effect
they never saw any one in the Office
appraise an article which was offered
for pawn. They testified that they had
heard the clerks tell the tentative bor-
rover he or she would have to go to
the Office in Virginia to secure the loan.
Tells of Instructions.
Edward Casby. clerk at the pawn
brokers' Office in this city. also gave
testimony as to Instructions which he
said Mr.. Horning had given for the en-
ployes of the place not to make any loan
or to appraise an article.
At this point the defense announced
their case as closed. Mr.. Tucker, one of
the counsel for the defense, who yester-
day afternoon asked that the court in
struct the jury to render a verdict Of not
guilty, renewed that motion.
He argues that there was no evidence
of fact that Horning was conducting a
loan business in this city
Judge Muliowny said that 1t was a
question for the jury to decide whether
or not the watch offered by Detective
Warren for pawn has been appraised by
Marks. the clerk in the office, when the
latter handled it and said that the detec-
tive could get SO on 1t over in Virginia