| 词条 | Poormaster |
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Poormaster is the name of a now obsolete job position similar to that of Paymaster. Most of the states in the early United States had their own poormaster. The duties of a poormaster were to validate those who applied for relief and issue funds.[1] The job was often a political sinecure before the 1930s. However the job was not without its risks. Those rejected often held grudges, and poormasters were sometimes guarded by police officers during the Great Depression.[2] Harry L Barck was one such. He held the position of Poormaster for the city of Hoboken, New Jersey. He was killed by Joseph Scutellaro, a frustrated applicant, on February 15, 1938.[3] Scutellaro, who killed Barck with a spindle, received two years in prison.[4]The occupation ceased to exist after the 1940s, with the advent of social assistance. References1. ^{{cite web|last=Barbagallo|first=Tricia A.|title=The Poor of Albany|date=4 August 2001|publisher=New York State Museum|accessdate=27 April 2008|url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/poor.html}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,759182,00.html|title=RELIEF: Last Client|date=7 March 1938|work=Time|accessdate=27 April 2008}} 3. ^{{cite book|authorlink=Quentin Reynolds|last=Reynolds|first=Quentin|title=Courtroom|year=1952|publisher=Popular Giant|chapter=Chapter 7, Part 4}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=POORMASTER Slayer Guilty/ ONE JUROR SWAYS ELEVEN TO CONVICT DEFENDANT|work=Middletown Times Herald|date=16 January 1939|accessdate=14 March 2012|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/middletown/middletown-times-herald/1939/01-16/page-7|location=Jersey City|page=7}} Works
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