The Washington times., 1895-07-03
GIVING UP THEIR SPOILS
Shylocks Preparing to Escape Ez-
ecutions.
Barrett Found Suddenly That He Had
Business in Town and Yenna wine
May Turn Up Shortly.

The execution against the Capital Guar
antee Loan Company was to have been
issued yesterday when Mr. o. j. Barrett re-
turned to the city. 1t is not known whether
the publication of the Intended execution
had anything TO do with his temperance
in the city. He viii remauin over here
to-day.
1t is inferred, as the execution did not
issue yesterday, that a settlement Of the
Judgment of Mrs. Messer against the COM
pany is in order and will be made to-day.
The diligence OF The Times attorneys
has placed fourteen other cases against
this concern in shape to be pushed.
The aggregate amount of Judgments, if
obtained will be very heavy and there does
not appear to be much doubt about the
success OF the suits, even if no further
testimony is elected than that given by
Mrs. Messer.
Whether the remaining suits against the
Barrett Company will be tried depends
on whether the company will stand trial.
1t is not thought that even if the COM
pauy settles all the cases, it will be any the
loser as to the principal of the notes. For
instance, the Judgment Of Mrs Messer is
only for S2S. 70, including costs. The
it paid her TO assert her rights. She has
of course lost all the usurious interest she
paid other than within a year from the
commencement Of the suit
The difficulty heretofore has been that
the people who owed these bills have been
terrified and terroriZed by bailiffs aud
constables, aud of this there can be no
better proof than the mental condition of
those who 20 to the bureau Of legal advice
to make complin is. They usually eX-
press themselves as utterly helpless, with
out money to help them out of their straits,
aud altogether in the power of the bailiffs
aud money lenders.
Only recently lady came to The Times
office in a terrible condition of trepi-
datiou. She ackuowl edged her deb t
and said that she had given the money
lenders ample proof that she would soon be
in condition TO pay part of it. They were
iuexorable and threatened to put her out
at a certain time next day.
They made some amusing preparations
for siege which We're not necessary, as
the threat was only another twist OF the
thumbscrew of the bailiff. The officer
of the law did not put in appearance with
his wagon TO haul off the furniture, but
the lady and some lady friends Camped
upstairs all day, hung crepe on the door,
and otherwise passed a very disagreeable
They had advertised for boarders. The
bell rang twice in the evening, but the
besieged did not dare to go down, although
they were safe from a bailiff up in the
second story. They believe now that the
gentlemen who rang the bell were looking
for rooms. This case is somewhat different
from the ordinary usury case.
The Washington Mortgage Company cases
are still in the air on account of the absence
of the defendant. but there is some reason
to believe that Mr.. Yennowine will return
to the city before the attachments are
issued.
Three new cases have been prepared
against one of the Shylocks who has left
town. 1t is proposed to issue attachments
in these cases, which the law permits,
| when there is foundation for the belief
that the defendant is evading arrest. All
| that is necessary for this proceeding is two
affidavits setting forth that belief.
| As the matters now stand nothing will
| save the usurers from verdicts, attach
ments, executions, etc, except dis
gorgement, which is a term not found in
! Bouvier's Law Dictionary, but a good
| wordin this conn ection.