Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-04
A sample divorce Lawyer.

For unusual flcilities for procuring d.
vorces, Chicago has no rival on this conti-
nent. Previous "to the heated term"
which visited that city, an sttache of this
paper was engaged in law reporting 10 Chi
cago, and be distinctly remmeoers taking
thetestimony 10 four divorce cases in one Of
the Circuit Courts, In an hours time one
pleasant morning, divorces being granted in
three out of the four. The esse and facility
with which the business was disposed of,
charmed him, and if he were q married
man, he would have never left that enter
prising town on the shore of Lake Mich
gan.
Every well conducted Chicago paper con-
tains little paragraphs of this sort, scattered
here and there in its columns: divorces
legally obtained-Fee after decree. Scan
dal avoided. Nine years practice in the
courts of Chicago. Address -.
The writer is led to write this article BY
reason Of the following precious communi-
cation having been sent to the postofice
box of the UNION AND AMERICAN, evident
IL by mistake:
CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 1S73.--Dear Sir:
Your favorof Goth inst. duly received and
contents noted. Before giving an opinion
conversaut with the facts.
1 send a list of questions likely to draw
out sufficient information to enable me to
draw p2p5rs for court:
Your name in foil?
Wife's "
Wife's maiden Nance
When married?
Where
How many children?
Their names and sges?
Value of your real estate?
Do you wish TO have your property set off
to you free from wife's dover?
Ever been in Indiana or Illinois?
When and how long did you remain?
Has your wife ever 81. uck you eighty,
even)?
When? Tell all about the circumstances,
and how often?
In what does your inc0mpatibility co.,
sist?
Has she ever deserted you?
Answer fully the above questions and re-
! turn to me; also remit a retaining fee OF
| $40 which, if proceed for you, will be part
of my regular fees, and / will send you g
full statement of your case, with directions
how to proceed, etc.
as L ouA q slLouScI W yOuy IoiSA gOu w
-, ESQ.,, residence - street, Nash
| vile. Yours in conienes, -.
Doubtless the above is fair sample Of the
letters Chicago divorce lawyers send out by
hundreds 10 dissatisfied husbands and wives
ali over this fair land, and no doubt their
dupes are simple enough TO send them the
ten dollars "retaining fee," In the majority
of instances, as l. is a well known fact, that
many of these shyGters do fine business
| in their line.
1t is quite evident that at least one resi-
dent of Nashville is not happy in his de-
mestic relations. Iris discovery is attend
cd with fee ings of sincere regret, for We
had supposed, in our innocence, that the
married people residing in this city were,
without exception, happy and contented
II is really discouraging to find that such is
not the case, but thst, on the contrary, q
Chicago divorce lawyer finds applicants for
bis peculiar services even here. We nov
find no difficulty in coCcurring with the old
| Dutchman when EG exclaimed, "Well, well
the longer a man lives, the more he find:
by shemeDy out"
The individual for whom the Chicago
mans communication Is intended, can pro
cure his property by calling at this ofiict
anu establishing the fact that bis name !;
clock Box 4, Nashvi lie, Tennessee"