The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-12

But in a sparscly settled country ike
this. where there are SO many people UNI
settled IL viii work a great hardship To the
best citizens.
s.Your suggestion of fining a justice who
filed q case without receiving his fees Ia
advance, atruek me as forctble remedy
and good one at first. bat when 1 un-
dertook TO indorSe IL / found 1t untenahe
in many respects and such a law would
work great hardship upon the poor.
'sThe poor are rarely ever prepared To
spare money TO bring suits to protect
themselves. The rich always have IL. Such
a law would be to the interest or the
rich but IL would be cutting on The last
hope of the poor man for obtaining JUS
fice. AS ii is now 80 outside justice Will
or should refuse plaintiff with meritor-
ious case TO bring suit IN his court, but
You cannot determine this often until the
case comes up for trial.
las to trying cases in my city office. |
have never cited n defendant 10 appear
there and always refuse to try cases there
unless both sides consent IT usually saves
time and cost to both side 10 try the
case III town and they do 80 gladly have
told them time and again that had not
the jurisdiction to try a case outside or
my precinct and would SO hold. bat they
have always waived IL and out OF hundreds
of cases the point has never been taken
advantage OF.
unscrupuious BiII Collectors.
"But stiIl there are wrongs pefpetrated
I'm Justice courts. Wrongs are perpetrated
blame II il the case with our present
code One OF the chief sources Of al the
oppression in oar Justice courts 10 section
las volume ., of Hins code. which gives
the assignee Of any claim the right to SHE
on the same although the assignor may
still own an interest N the same. Under
this Iaw the collector often INSCRIPTIONS.
goes t. the business mon and gets all or
their bad claims assigned 70 the collector.
who is usually ~ execution proof as he
Is UfEscrupuiouS.
lie finda the poor debtors working,
struggling for an existence. probably work
ing for a railroad the latter always makes
the collector smile for on the second ar
third punishment the railroad company
discharges the gnau il be d0at pay I'D.
Tina collector goes after Ats man He
farces q settlement gives the merchant.
who has already charged the Calm 10
pFosf a08 Joss. "a small amount. divides
"a small amount with the justice ana con-
stable or beats them out ri IL ana pockets
ths balance ami goes after another victim.
in tAle WAY uVu are virtually back
matted ar brow beaten into paying soia,.
of their cid dcots which they do i,ot feel
aa3c to pay.
'sin conclusion. oar code rsigat be sim
p'Bao3 ~ tj&f uoy o.a}UttN coud aviGs
his own se5it by Simply Sims ISIS claim
wfsa tfe }uslt-e az IS tire case IN many
STAKES, &sl4 iif2tI lAe 8. statutory atsarucy =
- n''snt IL rlaie &c aesa1,sssaoT -
e8~ntsnte q mans Vases 90 daily earnings
tot SeGF Esan a. restrict fae sST3ssit, t.,in
Uf kasFieHH &c t3tFtr own precinct ana fna ka
81 q su{~l efnaa3"r fo ase Su3t w{f8oat
EeQaiyt@g tse fees Fe les pA3S ia advance
sutfia wnrk a Sfts greater hardship vG tia
masses 1esn ufidsr tAe present system,
Aiy McgEwley further saws that ths- 9e.s
~ Sis ogflce Resr az s:na& ts4t he refused
& denomination fey the position ne aow
ho}ds. Wrses &c thipks proves gaat az
lfast nne o@tside justice has net been
maksms . fortune