New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-23
IMPRISONMENT FOR APPEARANCE Al TRIAL

Ts a. Fe,.-r 4 TAsS I Ds.se
SIR: I; may not be known 10 the community at large
Il az such sw is in existence in this State bat So It -
and many there are who bitterly experience It's evil eft
f,cts That the frsmer OF such Law had good object
in view 90 not doubt That 90 guard The merchant or
trader against tie rauduen disposition on the part Of
rs cec.r Or the sts nert ut she .dun' di.p'soc
Il LIE property by there, Il, suhjsct Tor legislation
Willingly sGmt bu; that th law dies the evil canl
be sca i;ed Ths. ci;or BY believes and suePos
'ons fr L very seldom occurs that po- i've affidavit OF
fTiuc = made - arres mao, iatrc- ate hin ID =
common 81, prevent Tim by srdce aad cnicar,ry ~ Il
s.,rg bSL- sspsng bef re r, can Dc had and
in the interim pos, himself Of bis victims effects IS
surely g7Oss aid EupGObable injustice, not only % toe
d. btcr hu 20 the bal,u,e Of his rector
Aner al imprisonment Of tive th-se or four years
the eeoor turuec apon tie ~ord ruined sks IN h-in
ortupe AID repusiicu The reader " ths letter MY
seer hs tcfPos;6Gs ase an Or - least sn
a.d in.,suce But ri tan itisa mn IA
ce,ur nCe. nd many very msny to ther COS, nnd ITS
'.u,h The rst OF The world or tTick,ter tsS-s are
10 COZ n. 9; himself with such set as will willingly palhim
through vi II ne ether wey PROVIDE against sach
CAsus ~ SAD therefore lncse osrfers ThOr nis aw was
NEEDED 20 reach - un,uni,hed While toe honorable bur
uuh rtuusle msn, VITO would siiasy avoid sach an oc
UIiIce rot ny for bis own sake O1 Tor the s'xe OF
o,L.rs = Re ST -,r
Agan Til. lse gives e cry scope for unp rucpled claim
al;s tc-ce mpance 20 demands which you'd not bear
iuGica icVs.i Ssicu. They have the ,rI adjourned
ron te = ? IN e ter T. tl the sufferer out bodily
sro reltay comr lies with their demands and gives every
latitude The ~ guCpltd rascal 0 make d' m snds on his
Il d ': IN iol. j &c. a. purpose Of eAtOrton
Should tracer commit sn act OF deliberate fraud the
:al aw should punish MIN, and should bs made more
il. ctgal o that and Il any imprisonment ~ al is TO
.aist evil sui' K should not be tai after gnsnt, and
isr ard uDshscked opportunity gwen 20 the debtor TO
c.i.rd bnseif Ans. .Nsci'n aud vsny Bur, as tho
i.w now s.anos a m8r IS prevented, by imprisonment,
from del. ding hnse his arrest beng obtained soley for
that purpose opportunity given to bis more worthy
In, vu ped pe!secaOr 20 tDpsr with his cause 10
uoe by default or 70 keep him OUT Of Court alto
e.-,o wear Linn ey l0rg Imprisonment The in
,rc.rst.d victim denu ed q his AL injustice ioury,
Ia, kor mad m he anf
rs IAN y ar. ruined upon the world 70 seek again
\ AZ bread thus shameGlly taken from them. Redress,
ire TOO frequently for law Is Glow aud expensive,
aic The poor sId bankrupt man stand, no chance AZ nns
more wealthy cpGr who Afford n shelter and
nv Il hms NO n echncstiss aud sets ths seeker of
al defiance. whose oI y CRIME IL that of endesvor
NJ 20 cef.td himself slsinst exscOn and oppression
AruutTg the claim 20 he ia which ~ many q ses II
-. tiu..ce i tbs sx IS equally iet tor by the mans
in li-o II the very means At paJn nj ma ney employ
ist.ktn ira hin the profitable fealLston OF his
,s f., n. benefit Of bis other creditors prevented, aad
he l.avtss i,i. shsCkhd with heavy losd 1t debt TO
c,ippe his iutae eCris and IL marked man TO the CON
u.rcal c.unuLiy. hxsmne the effects OF is law. az all
poins and rs grsa: Justice equally presents itself aud
IN b.. he giiity IL npelIs nan 10 rem in Ia prison
,hre. rnoL,h- and then fourteen days after judgment
ard euiion-ualrg al least four to i've months ald
.cr years when the resl's 50 exortonate chm-hs
it. and family TIE while depending cold charity
burden 20 compassionate friends or lett . sirve or 10
ron. The OF return the cl nsLt gets is the gra,iics
on of ruthless and yiadc,ise passion for 1Aich the
Par, cts comfy pcy II every Who arrests another
hso to pay ts bosId before Ia as the c'se ia most
other Saes this holessle system OF arsstng would re-
q. i've A vhoi.s1n.s che, K.
Ihe pffseL, g, stem Of arrest neither nor than
An .rican ,,, coct,L obtained IN nine ia ten
for the same ptrpose getting the victim out of harms
vsy src preventing him from asserting his Just rights It
"a = d.erscs and stigma 20 the City OF New York.
i,ur oheolsrt servant. HENRY SfrRLA.
Tld,idgcti Jq.L Monday, Ags. :, 1885
rb, stcve writer roner Jail Il will be scol-
.e,d that published Of his Saturday I'd