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3 MORE EXTORTION CHARGES.Kilmit Accused of Playing Part of Marshal in Executions by JewelryVendors.Thomas Kilmit, charged'with playing the part of a bogus marshal, to aid Isaac and Samuel Stromberg to obtain money from persons who have purchased goods from them on the installment plan, and who are now out on $1,500 hail each to answer a charge of extortion, was again called before Ji^dge Crane in Part I of the County Court, thismorning, to plead to three other indictments of extortion, just found against him by the Xrrand Jury. The indictments charge Kilmit with extorting at different times the sums of $13, $75 and $22 from three Italians. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges;On the original indictment found against him last week, bail for Kilmit was fixed at $5,000. which he has been unable to furnish. District Attorney Clarke is making a hot fight against the Stronihergs, and says there are many other cases to be pressed j ^ against them. They have, a place on the east ( side of Manhattan and sell jewelry and fur- j niture mostly to Italians on weekly install3 ments. They do not try to collect the installments, so the District Attorney says, but get executions against tbeir customers, and then visit tbem with/a man who poses as a marshal aud by threatening to lock them up In jail, extorts money from them.LC*lt;jLC
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Fri, Jun 27, 1902
Page 14
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