The evening world., 1895-06-15
WOMAN TO PAY DEBTS
Rsinhard Committee Hearing Evi-
denoe on the Body Debt Law
Judge 0oldfogIe Tells Of hardships
Of the Present Law.
He Wants n Better Class of Notarics
Public Selected.

Committee will probably make to the
1ext session of, the Legislature Will De
an amendment to the law when eN'mP'S
female judgment debtors from the opera
Mon of body executions.
The Committee has directed its atten-
kion in this channel. and has subpoehaeu
Judge Goldfogle, OF the city Court, 10
hppear to-day. Judge Goldfogle has hai
many cases where female debtors ap'e
70 meet their obligations TO employees.
have permitted judgments to be enteied
and snapped their fingers In delahce OF
rreditors. The Court cannot issue pody
Iexecutions against them The Comiilit''e
met on time this morning in the Alder
manic Chambers, CITY Hall.
! Judge Goldfogle when called TO the
witness chair said he was located In the
Fifth District. the most denseiy popu-
lated of any in the city. He had
an average Of about ll,cco cases each
year, nearly half of which were civii
actions. ,--
He had many cases whore employees
sued female employers and goi JulS-
ment The matter ended then, aIthouEh
there was no doubt the employers Were
fully able to pay the indebtedness; rms nd,
was because bo1y execution CJuIi not
issue against female debtors. ..,
II think" sald he, that statute
should be passed which would give Jus
tices having jurisdiction discretion TO
Issue body executions against female
Judgment debtors"
Q. Would you limit It TO stated hmountY
"A. would make the sum $50. the same as It IS
now .s.inst male debtors. The discrimination Is
unjust and Is responsible for great hardship In
Uome Instances upon female laborers.
The witness said there were many In,
stances, when dishonest men turned
over their business to women managers
TO avoid the responsibilities OF male
p.rson under the judgment debtors law
"A law" he sad making woman
equally liable IS required to protect fe.
male labor against the Vaccinations or
dishonest employers"
Regarding notaries public, who II has
been shown, issue certificates TO criidren
seeking employment, regardless of the
requirements of the law. Judge Gold
II have found many of these notarics
have lawyers signs out, deceiving the
Ignorant people ! have found some Of
.Nhese notaries to be ignorant and unfit
NO transact their business
"Regarding the issuance of certificates
TO children under, age, / would suggest
those seeking the appointment should
be examined as to their capabilities,
which is not now done. -
THE system of appointing notaries
public should be changed. so only com
petent men of known veracity may be
selected. The present method is too
loose"
Judge Goldfogle suggested an amend
ment to enable workingmen to collect
their wages, There are thousands OF
cases. he said, in isi this city where work
simply because the statute gives them
no remedy. except the ordinary eNeGu-
1;on asainst property HE sITIses,sn ,I !,
of an execution unsatisiod In favor OF
: u tourneyman mechanic or of person
snswering to the genera, desGr,pti9h ,6 oi
l,person should be within. the discretion
OF the court.
Assemblyman Stairberg told Judge
the Committee the Mercantile ana Fac
rory Employment bill and asked when
the time came, If he would assist ne ne
better protection of all employees and
s1or the payment of all kinds OF labor
The Judge promised TO do so.
Regarding the enforcement OF Board
of Health ordinances and regulations
fudge Goldfogle sad the law failed &c
provide sufficiently stringent measures
There should be no discretion, he said.
The penalty should be imposed in any
event. If this rule was followed offend
ers would be more careful to keep with.
in the law, and. il offending, more
ready to effect the remedy required by
the health authorities.
The employment of children in mer.
camille establishments should be reGu.
lated by law. said the witness, so as moi
TO permit of the employment of any
under twelve years of age.
Marcus Moses, city Marshal, attached
70 Judge Goldfogle's court, said he haC
called on female debtors to make "A lev,
and was shown bills of sale he had rea
son to believe We're ante-dated by cas-
side notares public. He recommended
that bills OF sale and chattel mortgage
should be recorded.
He believed that sworn notaries pub
Tic ente-dated bills of sale for a cor
sideration. The notarys name in on
instance was Folk. Some notaries h
Daid knew only enough about chirograph
20 write their own names, and hang OF
signs reading,
Illegal papers carefully drawn"
Max kops, manufacturer OF corset
ut 22l Canal street, who employs abol
seventy hands, most of whom are f
males. said the average wages pa
were about $3.50 week.
Water street, shirtmakers, said all hi
prices paid were fiom 3 cents 10 $3.50
now. although convict labor was III
cheapest TO be lad. He said he coul
get work done cheaper by CONTRACT tina
Joshua seidin. Of q WssI Fourt
street. said, he employed fourtec
females and one boy in finlshin
S Was about S a week K In $50 Sc a GO 60
curler could earn 800 week and now a
equally skilled worker can only earn 81
for SIS a pound in 1870 now only br.n
s14. and labor has deprecated "a
cordingly."
The witness said he charged so Il
teaching each apprentice to Gu
Feathers. 1t generally took about foI
weeks.
Mary Rernert one OF Seliln's en-
ployees, said she got 3 week no'
but before being subpoenaci she VI
only paid 81. The witness said she vi
an orphan, and lived with he'd gram
mother.
John Johannes, a manufacturer
artificial flowers at 5S Great Jones stree
employs about fifteen hands, half
whom work al home, HIS empiOye
earned about 81 week.
Becky II HorOW!tZghl sne had been worl
1ng in a cigar manufaCtury for relati
of the same name al l72 Forsyth stree
for four weeks making lunches (
mould tobacco cigarettes at 10 ceats
thousand. Last week she earned 81 1i.
She had only been to school abO
three months. When she went TO 40
she was told she would have 10 wo
twelve weeks for nothing, but ait
being subpoehaed she was paid wag,
She could not write the words "Tt
Is a fine day." but could make clgIt
letters.
Meiick Iorowitz, son Of the prophet
the place was as large as the Al .crmau
chamber. and only s. a month rent "
paid. Il was over a stable, and O
sanitary conditions were bad.
Rosa Nader, proprletress of a neckt
factory at 40 East Houston street sa
she employed nine girls. The highe
q IL.