, 1881-12-18
THE COLLECTION SHARPS.

Persons <surnI>fleed Should Insist on
The Fees and Miicagc-Et Would Not
Ksc E1trn Ifax srl0us tor Others to
Punch lhr ShArpS.
In an article published in yesterdays paper
rccounttng the experience of a reporter who
went out to Blue Island fur the purpose of sce-
ing how Chieagr1ans who were dragged out there
to answer very ishy Claims we're treated. men,
tion was made OF the fact that Haskell Bros,
against whom garnisnce process had been
brought, refused to go out Until they had re-
ceivtd from the Constable the 81 and five cents
mileage allowed them by law; that that fact
had hceu Endorsed by them upon tne
summons, and that SWEET y Bates; their counsel,
h:1d written TO the Blue Island Justice ft,eftre
whom the.suit WAS Drought, notifying him that
their client should nut show up there until the
luw nnd been complied with i'll this respect. Ia
what nc saiti on tbs subject, after reading the
letter and message OF SWEET 4 Bates the Blue
Island Justice left the inference to bt: drawn
that # the suMinonS had been returned nc
would have entered up judgment against tneIn,
nolwitstat,dsui. the fact that they had den, and
ed and iatled Il. receive shtir witness fees aud
mileage. There can be little ds'ubt that the
Justice felt thai the majesty and dignity Of the
law, us represented by hltuseit. mud teen
outraged and l.. insulted by me letter OF
~ profitable tnat te wuuld have rendered judy
mept agnlust the defendants. us bx So doing ne
would tcc''inc i1nole 1o ,mpeacbment, and might
iulo jnil like n cuiunlon iAw-breaker. The iMsr
amendment tu the Garnish1nent luw, III ft,ree
auty /, lesl. specifically provides that, in I'LL
cases. the person perss'ns for whose use Vr-
1li$nee suln1nu.lS issued statf advance, through
the CuneIaple ur other officer serving the same,
to the person or persons so summoned NJ gar
nlshec or yarnlshets the sum OF 81 for each per-
SUI, SO summoned, and, i'll addition, nse, cents
Iecesssnry travel TO and frnm the Office
t1f the Justice Of the Peace issuing tie
SUMMONS. or before whom the case is
1ricd Business Ulcn AND employees generally
|, IN tEa II n
ct.us collection thai intest the city should
profit by the example set BY Hasket Brts. aud
ENTIRELY IGNORE ANY GAES15HEE
summons unless the Constable servinxtthe sum-
mons advance the fees they are entitled tu un-
der thc Iaw Fur tht benefit OF many Intended
victims nf the collection agents, IT Is mere stated
thai every person served with garulsnee sum-
nous is entited demand and receive frutn The
Constable fur accepting service to Eu to WI.
furf1e f.. ~: to Blue Island, S2.60: to DoltUn,
20: aud to Lemont+ 50 50. IT the Constable
refuse to advance the money he should be re-
uulrcd 10 mite the demand uoon the back,nt the
Summons before It Is returned TO the Justice.
T'his pr,,sisA,n of the law lived up to. will
.uul an end. in great part TO garnlsbment pro-
tcefinps Most of them. as appcart4 very
nniI1lt from, the list Of ruin over by he re-
n,rfrr nj Blue Island. we're utterly without Jus
1it.t, They were brought simply tor Tic purpose
nf fory.i1M employers either 10 dismiss the1r etn-
MOVES iu urder to ret rid Of the nnnoyance Ut
men ru pay these claims, frequently unjust
ones Now, since mt,st Ut them are speculative
claims the cnlIection agents will not taae kind
r. ~, 1his idea Of advancing <2-40 In one case,
= n in auotner and $3.50 in anotner, with the
likelihood Of getting nothing pack Tor