Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-03-24
4 GOOD COLLECTION.
How Don -. Dickinson Made . Firm Whzon
Had "Failed" Come to Time vfth Z
go. 600 Indebtedness

How Don n. Diokinson Made FirmWnzeh
Had "Failed" Come to Time vith Z
go. 900 Indebtedness
fst Louis Republican,
A Western Congressman tells the
following about Mr.. Don M. Dickinson,
the new Postmaster General:
Yes, know Dickinson, OF Michigan.
very well. Ihave been in some rail-
road cases with him. He is chain-
lightning. Dickinson has made the
bulk OF his fortune in the practice Of
one legal speciality. He is the best
collector of bad debts on the face of the
earth. Oh, no; I don't mean small
debts This is the way of it: In the
first place there used to be good
many people with bad habit of falling
every few years They always owed
large sums of money to Eastern mer-
chants and capitalists, and did not mean
to pay q cent if they could help it To
this class Dickinson was and is mortal
serror. There is no device that Dickin-
son can not see through, aud he is az
sharp on the trail as the best Partisan
detective. The man who can pay and
won't is the fellow Dickinson likes to
get hold Of About ten years ago-to
illustrate what I mean-there were
three big failures in Detroit One firm
had the sympathy Of everybody, but
the others were uncertain customers
The two doubtful concerns each owed
over $3.50, 600 to New York and Boston
people. Among the other creditors was q.
New England shoe manufacturer for
large sum. This firm quietly retained
Dickinson as their counsel, and the
largest other creditor did the same
thing. Don't let them know I am in
the case, said he, as he left his clients
He went home. The agent of the New
England firm came out to see the
broken merchant I am talking about
He was German Jew generally good
responsible people, but when they are
tricky, look out! The usual tales were
told of customers who could not come
to time, and all that. 1t really looked
like bad case, and the Boston shoe
concern was about to accept settle
ment at 20 cents on the dollar. Don't
do it for day or two,' said Dickin-
son.
"Just how he was going to get the
money out Of his customer he did not
know, but he was sure there had been
some swindling. It happened that in
his household there had been an ex-
tremely pretty Irish girl living as
domestic for many years. She was
faithful, neat, and unusually intelligent,
and the household was very much at
tached to her. About year before
this she had married very industrious
young countryman of her own, who was
thrifty young boss drayman. That
evening after dinner Dickinson learned
that Maggie's husband had broken his
leg week or two before. He went
around to see the man. How did it
happen, Pete?' he asked. We'll, ye
see, sir, was on bit of job that
but, sir, the man told me, sir, that !
must not tell
Nonsense; you can tell me, can't
you?' said Dickinson, and, why not
tell Mr.. Dickinson, Peter?' said the
Irishman's pretty WIFE So 1t came
about that, two weeks before, late at
night, Peter had been draying goods
from the rear end of store. A heavy
box had slipped and broke his leg
But why did you say you must not
tell? said the lawyer. I'm sure don't
know, sir; that's what Mr.. Katzenyam-
mer told me, sir, answered the man.
Katzenyammer; so you are working
for him, eh?' asked Dickinson. He
soon got of the Irishman all he knew.
4 see it now,' said he to himself as he
went home. The next morning Mr.. Z.
was rather surprised to receive q call
from the great lawyer. He had not
sent for him, and was somewhat little
uneasy. I am the attorney for Messrs.
blank, of Boston, he began very
politely; 'they have claim against you
of $47, 977.SO. What do you intend
doing about it, Mr.. KatzenyammerY
"'Vy, hat failt, you know, Mr..
Dickinson; don't know how much /
can pay on de dollar
"You must pay this in full or will
send you to the penitentiary in less
than month"; said Dickinson, sternly.
you have been running your goods out
of your store at nights and sending
them to Chicago auction houses to be
sold for whatever they would bring in
cash, and you have filed up your books
with false entries.
"sFader Abraham screamed the
other, as white as he could become;
'bow tit you fnt all dis oud?
cit doesn't matter how know it all,
and if you don't settle now, to-day, I will
have you arrested before tomorrow
night You are watched, you can't get
away, so don't try it, and with that
Dickinson left. It happened that he
had dropped on to what the man had
been doing. How he guessed it he does
not know himself. About o'clock the
man came around to see what terms he
could make. None, sir, except one
hundred cents on the dollar, was the
only reply. In three days the claim
was paid in full"
Found i'm Cows Stomach.
George Morgan butchered cow the
other dav and took out of her stomach