, 1881-02-06
COTTLE & co.

! EarnIsbee Cases Tried Yesterday at the
High Court Of Do1ton.
+! Considerable attention has Of late been paid
] to the gnrnishuent law. Or rather the abuse Of
it,whIch enables city collection firms to drag the
| representatives Of business houses ult over
tho county to defend garnishee suits
which are often OF the most trivial
aud ve1atious character. By the
statements Of representative members Of differ
ent lines Of business. it has been shown in THE
TRIBUNE that the nuisance has grown to an in
toleruble point, it frequently happening That
they have been gurnisheed and made to attend
court outside Of lhe city In cases where the
debtor not only was not In their employ, but OF
whose existence they were actually ignorant.
As the object Of the collector is to annoy the
garnishee rs much rs possible. tho hitter IS al
most always made to attend n Justice court Mt
4 good.y distance from the city, and ut an hour
in tho morning which mukes the trip to the
country anything but & pleasant one to
Psp5ee eso52e aeeusesa tseso cold
Among the favorit places TO which the collector
Delights, by virtue OF EArnishee summons, to
bring hia victims Is Doton, village nnu sutton
On tho pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis Raaii
lection 1irnl known us Cottle s. Gu. 4 name
which is never mentioned by those having
large numbers Of men In their employ With
are the acknowledged exponents Of the
urt of forcing the collection Of bud debts by the
sae e Of po9e
by a1 Old man Of tho same name rs The village.
has become to be lis well known aud about us
whose business it thriyes. The senior member
OF TIC firm Of Cottle l. Co. lives at Dolron,
within Il very short distance OF the Jnstices
residence. that, Is far as thoy arG concerned.
their business can bo conducted upon pleasant
end prodtubie b:tss.
It is upon Saturday morning that Justice
IseF<, rf
ifsumcut. and. i1 order to provide the public
with an idca of how tho business i5 transacted,
THE TRIBUNE yesterday morning dispatched
reporter to Dolton to attend court and take uore
VERY PECULIAR DorS6s
which takc place there. The garnlshment
cases are set for o'clock, which means ~ shurp:
$40 a N. and reaches Dalton at 1857, On Sarur-
day morning it contains always d number OF
(which IS tho way to Justice Dolton's Officer
tho reporter asked OF an inhAbitaut OF the
s5raggllEs village. as he dtsmounted from the
"FolIer tho crowd Saturdays, and you can't go
The crowd was followed. 1t led In the direc-
hon of II large white frame building stana1n IN
the centre Ut Il spacious lawn and bncked Up by
q handsome grove Of trees. Che outside evl-
sle,lces to tho effect that, at least as fnr -
the Justice wns concerned, the business OF Try
ing the garntshn1snt liability OF Ch!cagos lead
i,. E1anufacinrers, etc. at distance Of tWent3-
Tic Tic crowd reached TIC house and entered a
dooc which led them into small room
about twelve feet square IN which seventeen
gco,leuetl we're brought face to face with the
problem Of bow to dispose Of themselves COM.
iurE.bly upon eight chairs. Shortly tic Judge"
appeared, ami. with the aid Of some more chairs,
Of his profitable visitors comfortably.
The most comfortable Of this iot-a rtish-seat-
ed, roomy nrul- chair. worn greasy oy long usage
-hn sank Into himself. and casting his specu!a,
Of the room, seemed to be taking a |
mental measurement OF their possible product I
fycnes5 In the fee line.
T1c judvc-:1 b:ylr o!d gentleman ut about 65,, /
WITH close cr.,ppc texr sad minister's. sse-ct1t J.
and pair or eyes lt s:.y5s:sted ciosc