The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-01-18

4uen OaI, anu charged That he did
not give his client Paul Golik square
deal when he divided a $1,000 re-
covery in personal injury suit in
half and allowed the expenses of
litigation to eat up the last cent Of
Golik's half.
Judge Dibells decision in the case
brought by the Associated Charities
to compel De La Motto to settle up
with the client is probably the most
refreshing handed down by the dis
trict court In recent years.
Judge Dibell made scathing ar
raignment of De La Motto and or
dered him to return to Golik the
sum Of $204.53. He also arraigned
l.. Bogecevich, the near countryman,
known as the ambulance chaser, who
took Golik to De La Notes office
and was active in subsequently rails
ing four doctors bills, from $25 to
SIS each and taking Judgment against
Golik by default.
Judge Dibell says Bogecevich and
the doctors will be getting out of a
bad matter cheaply by returning to
Golik the amount secured through in
creasing their bills.
The original action was started
against the defendants Dec. 3, 1909,
when De La Motto sued in Golik's
name for $4,000. On Feb. 2, 1910,
judgment was entered in Golik's
favor for $1,100. In July, 1912, the
Judgment with costs amounted TO
over $1,000. In the subsequent set
Element Golik did not receive a
cent. De La Motto making him pay
all the expenses out Of his half Of
the Judgment.
Dlsheartened because of his legal
experiences and discouraged because
of his physical disability growing
out of the accident. which caused the
suit. Golik not caring whether he liv-
ed or died. applied to the Associated
Charities for aid. There his story
was told and the association retained
lawyer and had De La Motto hailed
into court in an action under the
clients money. The findings OF Judge
Dibell are result of testimony TAX
en- in the action instituted by the
Associated Charities.
CONCERNING the conduct of De La
Note in paying the raised doctors
bills on defaulted judgment, Judge
Dibell says: DE La Motto knew that
Golik was being defrauded. He
must have known the municipal court
stand and he must have known the
attorney for the judgment creditors
would not care to face the court in
support of them. Those who have
Eronged Golik are men pretending
to and having community standing,
men engaged in some Of life's i'm
portant activities, men educated to
notions of high citizenship. men JUS
tifiably trained at public expense, as
OF the more effective social service
they will render, men who put them
selves In the general class called uni
Verslty men, in which is included
<Iolik's educated near countryman,
who preyed upon his ignorance and
misfortune. Golik has not suffered
from a struggle with an equal. He
works manfully"
Judge Dibell concludes bv referring
to Golik as follows:
Golik No Hero.
I'm the course of this proceeding
some unnecessary hysteria has been
INDUCED concerning Gplik and his
complaint of the wrong done him.
Paul Golik is no hero He is one of
many who come from Croatia, one of
the peasant class of a backward coun-
try which furnishes this country full
grown men, without the cost of their
breeding Or raising. They are well
coined here by our industries to do
for few years a part of the rough
work OF the country, quite likely to
the country's economic benefit, and
Withal they meet more happy condi-
tons than they knew at home. He
can neither read nor write his own
language. He understands and speaks
little English. He is one of the verv
simple folk of his own country. He
is not bad, nor vicious nor degener-
ate. He is one of the kind whose de-
scendants will develop. He may have
been foolish and short-sighted and
disagreeable.
Perhaps he would have settled the
case with the defendants without
paying his attorney; but so far he has
not cheated any one. True enough,
ne Is unreasonable and dissatisfied
and sullen and suspicious, and little
is the wonder. When he was car
ried into the hospital ne had $500 on
his clothes, evidently a part of his
frugal savings.
There was some trouble or delav
in getting it, and when it was paid
his attorney had SO of it. His earn
ing capacity seems gone. A period
only few months shorter than it
took to fight the Civil war has passed
since his injury and he has not seen
a penny. though some of his debts
were paid last July. It does not meet
the situation to say, as does his for
mer counsel, that all his troubles are
the result of his Grass bull-headed-
ness
II he has gotten where he is will
ing to be a beggar it is not all his
fault. 1t is reflection, melancholy
or happy, as is ones viewpoint, that
those who have wronged Golik are
men pretending to and having COM
munity standing, men engaged in
some of life's important activities
men educated to notions Of high citi-
zenship, men justiflably trained at
public expense. as the story they tell
us goes, because Of the more effec-
tive social service they will render.
men who put themselves in the gen
eral class called university men. in
which is included Colik'o oduao+os