New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-05
TROUBLESOME CALLERS ON LAWYERs.

PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST BORIS AND cRASxs'
People who visit the Offices Of prominent LAWYERS
find that they usually cooped up little dens of
their own, and abyrinthine passages and lnquisive
clerks bar the way Those who known TO have
important business with tue firm readily admitted
to the inner chamber bu strangers are examined and
crosse amned and their intentions thoroughly snted
before they gain access. This exclusiveuess u
matter OF protection. and while the ncivty oil clerks
and middlemen may be trying 10 the temper OF
person having light in the office yet such course
must be taken or the lawyers would have their hands
full of business in which there money, and be
driven to the verge of suicide by bores.
The reception ROOM" said the cbef clerk of a large
law firm to a TRIBUNY reporter, d" has many queer
people in it at times. There set OF cranks of the
most annoying ud, who make the rounds OF the led
ing law firms in the city. They born litigants.
Some OF them have money the most OF them have
none. Whenever a comes into an othce for the
hrst time and unrols old map. ans other docu-
ment with the yellow tint aye it, The guns al
once trained on him. Mistakes are sometimes made.
1t does not always do to size up from app ear
ances Nv resignation was asked once because
down hard on a client who cOud sign his check Tor a
milIiou looked ike tramp That's oUe serious
back milionaires 10 not always look ike H. The
people who own hall the city and can prove and
those who Interested 10 inventions aud
patents are the hardest get nd Of II they get
hold with an eyed they will never let 20. They
have plausible stories all, and seeing the
heao OF the firm. Sometimes they get audience,
and long they pass u outer gate he thinks they
are all right ana takes interest u he business.
One smart fellow got To bring a suit tor damages
against weil-knOwn business man. Dur client had
documentary proof that made a splendid case and
would have stood IN court, bnt when the case
came TO trial, shown that the eole and facts
we're drawn from bis own ima-lna,iOh ant the case
was thrown OF court. IL was the third time lie
had fooled lawyer, but as lie palu Tor ms iun 10
hearts broxen.
The women clients of this kind the most trou0
lesone They INSIST Oh seeing the head OF the hrIn
without telling then business TO any one else 10 TIL
them little lie about his beng out Is no good. tor
they will SIT the whole day il necessary to test the
abatement Their. are three four women who have
money md spend their time going the rounds OF the
prom nent lawyers. trying to enlist them IN some lm
agIna-y suit. they will put up retainer II asked 70,
but woe be 10 the who takes it, trip 10 Europe
is the only of escape. They vii BRING suil on
the slightest pretence, but usually there 10 ground
tor compliant The desire 10 htigae seems TO be over
DO gering. One OF the women Visits the courts resu
iarly has picked up 4 gOOd knowledge OF law. and
can ask questions that would make the oldest pfact
toner scratch his head. Nearly tll these peculiar
peoDe are eccentric mentally unsOnnd and most OF
them really Oelie I'VE that they have been injured aud
are entitled 10 redress. At time there were
several hne-lOOking who sought 10 get an audi
ence ith irst-c lawyers, Is we'll business men,
tor Matchmaking purposes, and II Ia rule 10 some
offices that strange women are never seen Oy any
mem er of the except whel witnesses are present
IL ~ a peculiar thing that women clients who nave
legitimate business court torn a violent antpathy
against any who lis opposed To them and 90 NOT
hesitate make known their intense Hatred BY word