Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

lists of cases won setting forth amounts
obtained and otter have their ambulance
chasers on the ground when the "acci-
dent occurs
One of the captains of the industry Is
Thomas II. Schall, the blind lawyer o.
Minneapolis, head of the Security Claim
agency. He is very wealthy and very re-
sourceful. on a little brochure sent broad
phrases as these:
IL getting the money talks we have
lot to say.
We never sleep.
The proof Of the pudding is in the eat
ing.
Once client, always a booster.
Robert ID. Jones, another Minneapolis
attorney, gives a good example of the
perseverance characterising the pursui:
of prospect"
Anton Bergy of Montevideo, Mimi, II
seems, was hurt on the Milwaukee rail-
road December "a. Mr.. Jones wrote him
as follows
This case, of course, in wolves a resi-
dent of Minnesota, but it is typical OF
scores of nonresidents.
Not hearing from Mr.. Bergy, Mr.. Jones
wrote him another letter on December 80,
urging him. on January ~ he addressed
Mr.. Bergy at Milan, MINI, in q three
page typewriter letter, telling him that
he had gathered some information about
his case, which convinced him that Bergy
had "a very substantial claim" Stlll an
! other beseeching epistle went forth from
Mr. Jones to the obdurate Mr.. Bergy on
| April 3. This one did not stop at three
typewriter pages 1t went to four, to-
gether with an attached list of cases that
had been won as samples of the work of,
| fered.
In this letter the lawyer made this pro
position:
l will take you to any man you want tc
go to- or find you a man whom | know
can be depended on as being as good u,
| any, and you can take treatments anC
| care from whoever you choose. for al
| long as you want to, without any expense
whatever to you, and | will also advance
| you any reasonable amount of money yoi
may need until your claim Is adjusted
| and will handle your claim on any term
you want me to, and guarantee that yol
will get what you are emitted to, and a.
| much as anyone can.
! other lawyers go after the business
harder and enclose stamped envelopes fol
replies w. r. Duxbury Of St Paul. fol
instance. in soliciting a claim from Charlie
/ OOlt, u bIdhtllldHt dlldCitu W his ttlltl
of June 25. 1913. list of ceases won," ag
gregating S1S4,OOC. In that letter Mr. Dox
bury said:
Within the last eighteen months we have
recovered in verdicts and settlements $l34
900 for our clients. Out of the last forty
nine cases placed in our hands we secured
an adequate settlement in forty-three Of
| them, going into court in only six In
stances.
The lawyers tell their prospective clients
they get only one-third of the money re
covered as their fees. At that rate-al
though the railroads purport to show thai
they often get half or wo-thirds-Lawyel
Duxbury's income for these eighteeT
months was s44666, at the rate of $4,000 &
year.
The Security Claim agency of Mime
! apolis, T. d. Schalrs company. like othel
concerns. sends out printed circular let
ters of stereotyped form. Invariably thi
postscript appears at the bottom:
Make no statement, written or other.
4 wise, regarding the accident until you
have consulted competent counsel.
On this letterhead of Mr.. schalrs com
pany appears list OF nine solicitors anC
investigators"
Many of the lawyers send forms Of con
tracts to be filled out by the prospect T.
insure the case. Here is the form used b!
Hall, Tautges & Loetfler, Minneapoli
lawyers:
This agreement, made this day OF -
T.. A. d. l9l-, by and between -------
. part and Hail. Tautges & Loeffler, at
torneys at law, OF Minneapolis, MINI
parties of the second part,
| Witnesseth
! Whereas, the part OF the first part ha
a claim for damages against
arising from or growing out of injurle
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