The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-25
NO CHARGE For LEGAL ADYICE
A Nizhs In tho PeopIe's Mission, Where
There 10 n Lawyer tor tho Poer.

In the basement Of OF Vnrlck street, q
plain. low room, with whitewsshed walls. fur
nished with q cabinet organ and a hundred or
two wooden chairs, some nights ago. a score of
mon and women were seated in the front rows
patiently looking toward a niche at the end of
the room under the sidewalk. There at a table
sat q white-halred clergyman. and a lawyer
with a red moustache. Each was in earnest
talk with a man who was explaining his
troubles In an effort to find some legal way ont
OF his e%ntanglements. When his case had been
made clear. the clergyman called "Nextl" after
the manner OF q barber. and q thinly dressed
woman Of about so took tho vacant chair In
the, niche. The Clergyman put her name and
address In a hook. Then she told of hJr cinim
upon moneys held rs ~lesacies by cert I'm rela-
TO cut short her story and get tho snhs'ance Of
e n.,;s,Ie n,h heard dit II s sn{S his bis head VIII vim o a sym,
get a cent. maam l wish / could assure you
that you, might got n thousand dollars. hut in
i have. am sorry We cannot help YOU. Sexf!'
The woman rose with q disappointed ex-
room. The next Client was a young man who
nent plan. He had inllen In with Misfortune
Ess[d de s'I ! siH t Rss% e. Should dH Claim ,Han iho so oss's ct
the hi I IN afraid yo" h si.,. ~ legal ! sa, rsar:'s = said
regularly a stipulated amount under pain Of
was not made on time p"
"Yes. but now l can pay a little, every week"
dealer and tell him 80. / do not thIpk that.
shark as know him to be-, no will claim your
EEs s9ss,t Il ' Sn. 1 L h s%u ssoaid Ia lake ysu su ,Iy a:;Ios
you. cannot hell It; The contract is infsxible."
IL he viii to.l9w that adyiSe." said M
p pe1sss' 81 i iiti:a To .Df Nsn. as well as the OK
oh aps so pa shs T "i Inv MeH P. OBI TN %l piHsn was sns t9s
TIE be-. aeU w. e io C; d 9 sh, ond duets y reIiFio"Ms services
WORK OF the Legal bureau" Thiss was ese
tsbIished several months ago with ex-Judge
tornsy Dav Evs a. Ne asn "Ha" o ., 1hs e q I.wyer L on on
hand to listen e 'ta,enents from poor people
s whI s.' II 1 the case IN" %a 70 : s1ts f Il thu Insu lfSa.
eiats. md the sifais VIII Be pushed with as
We avs examined hundreds OF cases. said
the clergyman, and no two OF them have been
itous services here rendered that W" esnonse
t he S %Hrs co on sPysr n ftl ss n oea a 'sf re-, p % moi Of
many cases succrssful!y , succeeded In securing
the wages Of girls whom shopkcepers sought
session or civil prosecution by, Leading u hand
IN enhTlty 81 the Tlknl moment. les, We nave
many unworthy applications. some from people
who get = cranky notion that n lawsuit will
bring them redress for real or imaginary grisv-
apces when. In fact, they have no case, .as Tho
lawyers say and some from dodgers und small
swindlers. ! recall ons installIHent fnrni,prs
her goods were ssing 10 be taken irsm her 70.
payments regularly. could soc that
there. was no court matter in 1t,
and therefore went personally to the dealer to
see II ! might not persuade him to he mcrsiful.
He told ma TINT The contract distinctly slreci-
fed that the purchaser was not to move with
out giving him notice and securing his con-
sent. | believe she dsfaultsd her arsi install
her house she had, disappeared In the course
frem her original place 70 Harlem, 10 Hobokeh,
to Seventeenth street and East River, to West
Thirty-fourih street, and lnally down to Besch
street. All her removals had heen made Just
previous to tho dlte whom an instal!mant would
become due. I'm tired OF thu, said the deal
or, and now, I'm going to take the goods
Take them answered m hatirally. and
quicker you get hold Of them the heiterl.
N religious denomination Is recognized In
this work We draw the line only al humanity,
Whoever 10 IN trouble and cannot afford Legal
shattAbl: work that I think Is productive Of
good. and ] should like 70 see aleGsl hurSsu
lttaehsd 70 ever Wtssion N the city,