New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18
no PROTECT POOR DEBTORS.
SOME PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LAW.
OPINIONS OF SHERIFF GRANT. JOEL o. STEVENS AND
GILBERT r. HAYES.

op,v,oSs OF SHERIFF GRANT, JOEL o. STEVENS AND
GILBERT r. HAYES.
when Sheriff Grant learned that the Governor
had signed the bill limiting impIis0nmemtt ,ot hopw
TO secure a certified copy At O'clock ias. m Raa
he was informed by telegraph fhat tne copy n ,ha
hsen delivered to the messenger VINO VIII reach thc
a;tr "ariv his morning The Sheriff said last
night: - ,.,,- many
shs iooE the matter up in the morning aud he IN
position to exactly what can 40 IN we q, ,he
ivos.nt have only general Idea OF the oplects OF 'lc
ndoents TO the original hill and for that reason DO
rot wish to be hasty in drawing conclusions
Z DEPUTY Sheriff Joel o. Stevens VINO mas p 'pn
connected with tho Shcrlu Oiheo io' UNIV ~
thirty years, said: $3.50 IT,.
The general provisions of the Dill. whicn soes
effect within five days alter u becomes "a" S md
ment of $500 less the debtor IL allowed 20 60 anu
for greater sum after an e o az Int il
IA a question whether the law can Dc mHlt
In other words can have S been taken and
arc. now Imprisoned are on the iimi Is Inns WI
,nent OF the court obtained. The sheriff must hnve
decision for his security as TINS Jaw aircts us
ments TO the amount OF nearly ,ooo'o'o tuce "o
iatwcen $50 and 400 persons who on the limits as
n IL termed. That is persons agans, Whoin Juusiic,,s
have been obtained ana have given boDs ho' 10 o
the ily These Judgments range from go 10 Too ~,
and the Sheriff is primarily resi- ohslic iVI anSN ,b
Gel tors run away or course he can AL oa1k on tIlo
iondsmen law Will act as general a delivery;
There are about twenty prisoners IN budow s'es
Kind the same as heretofore including those COMMITTED
by the United states courts
Gilbert II. Halves. who has been active ID pro-
curing the passage OF the bill. sad:
Much o, the credit 70: this humane legislation is uue
"a Erostus Wnan. lie paid the judgment Ioi All IN
fortunate Canadian and secured his release from uo"
Street Jail and thus had his attention called 10 tne hai
shps which poor debtors nave 10 undergo Iuuer Tue
provisions of the old law person might De
Tor lifetime of the prisoners In LunloW 0tietb
Jsi has been there for eight years Tor uent lial o
never will lie able pay one case - tha OF MI bost
He owned premises that mort gagged ana against
which process foreclosure had been gOg on or tsot
wears The premises rented Mrs stral ana she
..sirnei The lease to % Mrs McEv0y Nlthln a lew
months afferward the premises were so!u ilue ofe
closure Mrs. McEvOy had glvcu MI. B0rst note Tor
y on and $500 on account of rent. she SIN owed MN
sbont four months rent. nearly ~ 200 sue sueI Ior
for loss OF lease MI. BrrSt Cclleu any
damages and made n counter claim for $1,000 through
taken and usgmeut rendered that he restore the
Iofe for 90 and the $500 rent paid He ad isoseu
OF the note aud had money ana as result mas pce
i'm sil nearly year. the default being CALEB contempt
Of court. - A..
The case Of A. H. Macdonald is even stranger. An
award against The United states Govcrnment lOr
Sl97 90 had been nadeAn favor OF Mr. Macdonald ana
ire money was paid to him. Some time atterward, IN
Nacdonas abscuce the United states ulleIne court
order ed money be paid Into tue court edlt an
action against INN. lie was Ignorant OF TINS 0rIer'
Not ohcyIng tie order he pronounced III DEFAULT
decree was epteei against him and he arrested ana
lodged fin Ludlow Jail lie has been there now Tor
lie as he claims he satisfy the judgment II TINS
lill had not been passed shall az an early day move
fr the discharge OF those prisoners whose cases are
covered py the provisions OF the new law.