New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
SUED BYA WASHERWOA4M

FOURTEEN YEARS BILL AGAINST MhNDhH
OF THE UNION CUBA WARNING TO bAChE
LoRs.
Eliz beth Bailey, a washeraoman, recently began
an action in the Sup Nor Court against h3 %'t
Thomas, q broker and member of the Union Clnb.
10 recover $3.50 the amount alleged to be due her
from Mr.. Thomas for Washing She alleges tna'
she did Mr.. ThOmass washing ron lS,o 10 iS1ii
TO 81 TAG, at the ratio Of 81 for a dozen
pieces She had never been able to collect more
denied that ne owed Mrs. Bailey ANYTHING. Mrs:
Bailey III an affidavit used In tie case, reasserted
the validity of her claim She declared that from
the first Mr. Thomas never was out of her debt lie
saving that he was about TO marrfand that he bad
to spend 80 much money for presents and for other
He did marry, but he did not alter that
nay his bill any more promptly. At last
Mrs Bailey insisted that the amount must he
settled, and gave him an ienlZed statement. lilo
complained that tho amount claimed by her was
TOO much, and aid that he would not mind II tho
amount were $50 or 500. She also explained That
she would not have trusted HIM 50 long except for
the fact that she had washed for his mother, who
was n very rich woman and who had assured her
that her would certainly pay his bill for wash
ing. r,
/ he case came on for trial yesterday. The
plaintiff produced n book in which her account
with Mr. Thomas had been kept. 1t showed on one
side the articles which she had washed for him and
on the other the payment which he bad made on
account. She said hat when Air. Thomas returned
he could not meet his pecunlary obhg tons to
her as promptly as she dcsIren, she was
informed by him that as far as he
had any pleasure authority in the matter.
M should Ike 10 enjoy her valuable services IN the
future as he had long done IN The past However,
he was now married man and his wi 20 had decided
i'm her wisdom 10 select anOth.r laundress. Subse-
uuently however he did employ her again. Mr..
Thomas testified that he had paid Mrs, Bailey I'll ne
owed her. as his accounts would show II,
unfortunately, they were not somewhere
vbere they could not be found. The jury
gave verdict for Mrs. Barley for the foil amount
claimed by her In the courst Of the litigation Sr.
Thomas made an unsuccessful attempt 10 nave the
case sent TO referee ior trlal. -
MIR Thomas vas seen last evening nv n TRIBUNE
lie sad: "My case ought to be- so emn warning
10 bachelors to take receipts from thrIr
washcrwomen Tor even u hG f e,na ,h,'I
ten years | kept no record OF the thngs that
sent or of the suns of money tina, paid to nor.
Whenever she asked me ior money % or 10 a. thr
case might be- give IL 20 her and never dreamed OF
taking "a receipt What bachelor ever does take TO
&c OF from his shetwoinan1 don't know 0ue Al
last, | got married and then, OF course NY vi
looked after NV thn1s She suggested mat NO
washerwoman's CHARGES were ia'hef nlgh nnh
asked Mrs. Bailey 10 reDure th'm. Nmn now
ever she insisted that she could MOI 10 50, cam 10
the conclusion that ! had better make change,
and dis ,harged her. At that time l had n" idca
that was III her ceut for any SUN. ln addition 10
the payments of money that had made 10 the
woman whenever SIZE asked for any, hal gwen
her AZ various tunes for her husband quantities 81
clothing. which She hhd alWaFb Semcu GRACEFUL
1 got rid of her IN june 1881, and GU may imagine
my SURPRISE when some three months ai,erward a
demand was made upon me for $3.50 FOR arrears OF
washing.
put the mat or ~ the hands OF my counsel and
1eterm neil T. contest the bill. Al that tlmo her
bill of particulars contained 40 dates aud tho law
firm into whose hands she placed her case
did not press The suit Since then, howcver. another
lawyer has taken the matter up and pusned
the case through until he mas won verdict IL 80
luli amount. The jury were woFNngInrn, Whose
syppAtnes were all the sid, Of tns wo.ndI.
not one member couli understand he preuicainent
into which The verdict puts not only me, out
ey, nv bachelor IN the city that has dealings vi
waSncrwOmen. A precedent has been formed which
VIII probably govern all similar suits, ana tho.e
IL nothing but tho honesty OF Tao indl-
yidual TO stand IN the way Of suits ny
wasncrwOInaI against every bachelor in the city.
II ougnt Co be q warning. IL has boon To me.
AXE receipt now rom everybody q whom | paE
the smallest ums Of monry. nay counsel mas re-
seyed Ia adopt "a similar prccauuon. | object
yrry much TO the notDiety which the
pub cation # his matter Will 0rng 20 me, but T.
will y rye a goOd purpose If 1t acts as wnr"in1 10
nv friends aud al the bachelors IN the cIy 10 lee
careful IN their dealings with prOple that wok Tor
them, aud bc 20 take receipts fOr tho sums OF
money that they pay"