, 1877-12-13


Some OF tho pEovislons af tho law a. It IL nd.
satnlstesed ly tue Jaaticu courts asa euraously
It ynfauucc with tho general iiea OF right that.
whBn particularly glaFtng caso Comes up, 1t
causes not u little unf4yoEablo comment, Tbs un.
fUstuuato occurrence which rtan1ted ia tho death
Of tho canttablc steEllIgott has drawn attention
tp tho law under which distrntnts fot Feut arc
made, and the result Of oron casual examination
NJ ths syssom a. now In force Ia Chicago II quito
eaoush to prove that It IL IN engine for robbery
qu,tu ~ much a. = method tor obtaining sslress.
III tic hrst paes, tho dtatress warrant il not served
ny M oaicer Of any court, or one auhJcct 10 any
Judge, but by any person to whom si,s ian d.
sol may aadscss 4 notice. which thescupou
becomes = warrant. 1t m4y bo, and this
II oftcn tho case. that dsttsss wAtsanta scved
by Constab!es, but that ID not bseaHso they sre
Cunstao1cs-anJ other person would do ~ we'll.
Tbs uefect In tas law II iuut heru: It makes lhu
u,an who serses the alstssss warrant monarch Of
sh. iea i" o. seysy nv uoa :. w
how much hts bill shall b. Ha has mufu puWes
than tas sheriff Of goYk coun!y. because tl.s !at.
ch4ree mort than II thsrstn set down. Of. II ilo
.!ors. his cost. w!l bo taxed BY ptoper authority.
:i sie T. T.fs M T.. 4xsut q e.
tas isw: S.tufslf1 anouFh one woaid tl,uE inst
wsusa hsyp SONS discretion III sas premises. hat
ls has nu1, aud tho rusn!t IL ths: shs 'e1ponses
y lhe retson who makes tue d.sltatat afs svme-
r. ~. Vt ths exact working. Of shs law Id the
respect Referred 10 tho last way Ia to take
4 CASH IN PUNE,
and conFenicnt ono u that 0f tho woman Mckos,
whose property Wss disttslned by oaa NclneFney,
acting under sataoetty q ca.4wtek shs !andIosa.
simply tho agent Of ths landlord. uo went into
| Mis- Mcke0's house and carried OF what
asys H.. Isl " saa
Sa4 26 and this included ''ciegk u saic," which
was, of course not nsce.sasy In this casc, a. tho
xoo3a we're sold At Al zuctloM.Euunl; a'&usettslng
property" which means that soms ous posted up
written notice OF thu sails On some door; '@com.
m..tGe. ssf.nf t*tut s9aSn. 9oa9;nn .na M 9s,tes g r.
costs which the tustice could have cut iowa u sls
had shaught them too large. but noW couss Bic.
IneEney saytng ''9Iys ma 9l1, that y, twice u
n,uch II sll Tho rest OF tbe pastY-Goaasaolss.
couiI have Gust. u eous.s sclneEneY knew tlst ht
| could not bo cut Gown. .-thsfs was no INV 10!
that In tbu wiadon Ut tbs land and 20 hs CREDITED
| htmaelt will *l0 out Of a total Ut 81. Thls SUI
hs nsads up bJ putting down - fos h!nae1f AT
which hs sdds !. for expscs.sge. rhas " ~ foI
nasana i4Eye load OF taEnisase to the West Side.
Apart from ths suni'lcgal character Ut tho work,
the city is full u men who would have s.tsemed Y
such N hours work. But this accounts for only
half Of Mc1nssuey's bill; tho Fcst b. Rets By put
ting down without ioatu2 bis breath ~ for storage
Thas II. be lett tho fu1n.tutu of = sooaa u
tbs defendant to believe that she auctonse
eharxed-sod he paid-48 fos the privilege, Hu
thls couldn't b Qnes1tonsu By tho Justles, for th'
law nowhefs gives bin powell OF coaEss no OH
aud 4 wholly uDju.siaAbs. chArus: but the sgsut .
| kha landlord would Laugh 1t Apy nun Who &hQpl