New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
INVESTIGATING A JUSTICE.
PECULIAR FEATURES OF BRODIEs COL
LECTION AGENCY.
THE GRAND JURY IS INQUIRING ABOUT HIS 'N-
LATIoNS WITH JUSTICE RliopEsS CoO"i'
INCLUDING THE LIBERAL USE
OF SUNMONSES

OF sUNMONsFs.
A, investigation which was begun by the Ii"iu
Jurv Yesterday may result in the preiei i"'"'
charges against John c. Rhodes, VINO 10 o,a
the Peace of the town of Newt troOi''' 49, no,i
action may be taken also agalhs' 49,, ,.d
with whom his name is coupled. bro"e - ~ ..,
Of a concert known the Systematic ,''. =,
,ooo,, with offices in the Arbuckle Buhu'"s' !"
Fu,ton-s. His methods in coIlecNhs u'"'' ,,o
been criticised by many lawyers "roSo ~, ,,,.,,,
suffered and he seems to have MADE soou ', ,,
az, of unfortunate debtors. 1t is aileGeu '""' -
tice Rhodes has been the means ""'''''
been able to keep up his trade ,,. .hat
7, u,as shown az the investigation Nes'ci"-' 49,
the Justice issued the summohses anu a,.l, or
the rest He kept the summonses III 40 ,s, I,
his office and the debtor. even II nc l.n
c.r.snno,nt was compelled go to Justice hhOlrs
- =. po.h Reach or have judgment en'eIeN
a,us, him Rrodie had desk IN '"e o'"0.
~ the Justice and lawyers nave III van" 49,,
~ ascertain what was the connecuo" p' .k.
two men, Justice Rhodes nvariaoiv to'u 49, ,,1
- Rrodie asked for summons 'he ia" >N'''
him to grant H. It,, 20 .ho cunrorc
c., n.es the immediate cause Of the lhNes''s"
,,on nv the Grand Jury He called the "''or.'o
Dstrict-Attorney Backus to the case % ,rI.a
steinitz a young business man. OF No. i'-' ,,,o
Ct who nut some claims In the ha''"' - ,a
Co. oonect,on. s;einiz got posta-card on NAY
10 ,, h;, 20 call at Brodie's office and get some
money WREN he went he was seI''u ,.,ao
r,,nors recurring his attendance al '",
Dho1oe.s office on May % TO answer a co'"p'''
-, -. Iocob Rrodie Stenitz went 10 'he oou'
49, leaned that there was not case set down ~.
.,, He waited until the Justice asked MN VIC"
10 was waiting for. and then he SAID 'i"' "V was
sued by man named Brodie ,, .,r,
"How Is this jacob" asked Justice Nho"e'
.,,, 80 q man AT the next desk, who proven 10 o7
proda himself. Brodie produced the origma sum sum.
mons and said that the claim was i0r u 90 and
nSionantly denied that he owed the Mo'sN ~
Justice Rhodes set the case cow i0' '"'N
Ius,ice had 70 record Of the case ...,o 10
Nr hudson brought the matter 10 the - 90
,ha district Attorney. who suDpoehaei M 49,
Vroda and his pretty typewriter 10 appear p..UrN
- crand Jury The detective %no serve " -"
mons on 3rode tried TO summon one ., IN, Inc,
emnloves also but the man escaptnu y! ~ iiairs
ehrpp~cb n window running down a fGnt OF STATS
Rhodes admitted to Mr. BackuS YESTERDAY ina "a az e
kent no docket as the law redi'r"I ana 1.a ~, ne o.
lowed Brode to keep the summonses OF a. 20 20 -
sunnosed he mad them. He said that Broie qu ~
nav him ANYTHING for serving a summons. DIV.
cco6+radicted this afterward and said tnat ne PI,I
Tho Justice - cents for each summons lSsueu ~
declined to answer some of the questions ma. VI
Rankus mt TO him the ground that II "oui4
tend 10 incrimnate him ,,,no.,oD a..
+ha manner in which the Justices court haI preiii
conducted II Is understood that presentineht WI
no made 20 the County Court recommending the
Attorney to prefer charges against justice
Rhodes 10 the Appellate Division OF me supreme
Court and ask for his removal