The sun., 1888-06-17

detective Know wnht III B 10 Try ana ma per-
son In this big city when that person does not
want to be found. peculiar elusive quality
seems to be inherent In every class and condi-
tlon OF New Workers, and no matter how we'll
| known the man or woman may be, however clear
| his or her mode OF living and daily occupation,
| once lot II bo known that there Is some reason
| for concealment and there will bo n sudden
| and bafling change In all those habits. Thore
| is only ono thing ina favor Of the lawyer In
this work. and that Is the Ignorance OF oil lay-
| mon In questions OF law.
Recently a woman living up town was d.
rected to appear in tho Supreme Court In SUD-
Elementary proceedings A judgment had
been obtained against her for q milliner's bill.
but she had refused to pay It. She had evil
dently been warned that a summons might be
served upon her. When the lawyers clerk
called at her residence with the summons In
his pocket he was informed that Mrs. -
was iii and could not possibly be seen.
"Ihave a message" he said to tho servant.
that l was told to deliver to her personally"
well. you can't SEQ her." was the calm re-
ply; "tho doctor snid she mustn't be disturbed
for nothing. III take the message and give 1t
to her when sho wakes. She's sleeping now"
Never mind" said no. "Irl call again."
He did call dozen different times at oil
hours of the day and night missing his dinner
anu MS Steep III COnSeVueuce, pul WITHOUT uny
result. After two weeks ho gavo up and an
other clerk was scnt there with different ex-
cuse. His patience was In turn exhausted. and
then watch was set upon the house. The
husband appeared regularly and so did the
other members OF the household, but Mrs. -
remained secluded. She seemed to know that
she was being watched, and 1t was not long be-
fore the detectives were made aware that their
movements werc In turn being followed. After
that number OF devices were resorted to. A
district messenger boy was sent to the
house with an misunderstanding box He
was ordered not to deliver 1t to any
ono but Mrs. - in person. lie was told
to put the summons in his pocket. and when
she appeared to give her the summons and run
away. The plan didn't work. Mrs. would
not appear to even look at the box. For q time
nothing further was done. Then, when It was
to iufl suspicion. % messenger GER was m @ again sent
to tho house. The woman happened to be pass.
Ing through the hall when the servant opened
running into the hall, no gave her the paper.
She berated the servant and the messenger in
court, GOV and was compelled to nay in full.
An officer Of the New York Central and Hud-
RSer for the sam
and deputy sherifls by the chase he gave them:
His wife had secured divorce from him, and
was sent to the main office in the Grand Central
The officer occupied tho inner one Of two Of
fees. There were two entrances. and when the
dy sheriff m th in f ne wSnd
for two months: He found that the clerks In
the ot1lce were in league, with their chief. 1t
and in the mean time he resorted to ali
the devices be could think, q. with
at the outer office. an innocent-looking clerk
would say that he had gone to Omaha on bust
man Was in his oee ali hs e Es could nos
get in. One day the door to the inner office
was ajar and he could see his man sitting at a
desk. clerk slammed the outer door in his
face. The deputy was empowered by law to
force an entrance hay ing seen the man, but 1t
was fastened by a spring lock; and his efforts
for some ton minues. it was opened by clerk.
ass mG sSG Such Toa' 6r deasy he sSn
stop to CONVERSE but made rush for
the inner Gfes The room Sp was empty and
Whilc he had been forcing the outer door the
clerks had obtained q ladder which they had
and the official had made his escape in that
way. He was, finally arrested by order of the
Court on the deputy's affidavit that he was Sc
Ali there is necessary to make n legal SER
tits addressed. II he refuses 10 take it. after
being informed Of its contents. 1T can be thrown
at his feet or laid down tctore him.
any person In this city IN the matter OF serving
legal papers is DEPUTY sheriff ?. Z. Lynch; For
county for people who were trying to avoid
him; l. and he has grown gray S in the s service
said Ell reaaok
wealthy and fashionable, women. Women
the worst people in the city to pay their honest
debts, They really haze , no ! shame In such
dressmaking. They are very hard to get at.
because they arc up to every imaginable
fSe@ Sne Ter9 ay 1 W6 S sr
they feel insulted at the slightest brusuuenessSS
Ihave had thousands OF papers to serve aEainst'I
to .he% tn have saye1 up % nshs ana sSt eeten a5en
/ u used to ring the boIi at 6 A. NJ. the demure
% AWFUL fofry but my mistress
will be- back Church at 6 A. NJ. for a society
woman. who probably hadn't been in bed more
regular thing got mad and had hard work to
There was one OF them up on Fifteenth
street. near Fifth avenue. who fed me a pretty
dance. went there on seven different days
1t was an elegant apartment mouse and tho
woman was worth at least million. She Is
one OF the most beautiful women in Now York.
WAS an angel who never thought Of such n
thipg as worrying tho life oHt Of top, poor dress
maid with snow-white cup and apron would
come down laughing and say that Mrs. -
was Ill and really could not see me. Finally
the colored elevator boy told mo that it was ali
bosh. that she was rs well as could be. and that
She was in the house at the time took the
hint, and sent up my official card with
the message, that l was sorry. but
compelled to get out an order of arrest for her
That frightened her and she sent down word
that i might come Up at once | found her
She smiled beautifully and said she was very
sorry, II she had only known who was she
wouldn't have given me 80 much trouble. and
all that. / learned from the hall boy that she
used to go out into the hull when / came and
listen to what said. sho seemed to enjoy it
very much.
"There nre four sections in the new, Code.
6egnnihbs bs wiIh m section 4S9 Which whiSh provide dor
are to be served keep out OF the servers reach.
These provisions are to the effect that when |
person is seereting himself. the Judge can