New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-22
Poor Woman Who Owes
Lawyer S44 Wins Leni-
ency from Court.
IRON TUB ON DOOR
PORTCULLIS OF HOME
Husband, Once Doubted. Now
Forgiven -- I'm Used 10
Him." She Explains.

Mrs.. ner.ha C.. Loer7er. or sos las.
Eich,y-four.h Street. .he vashorwomnn
who was declared in contempt of the
City Cour, because she d.aobeyed an
order 90 testify as 90 her financial con
1ition, VII. not go 90 Ludlow Street Jail.
Despite The ins.stencc o. William c.
Abercromb.e. lawyer, who is the judg
mcrt creditor. Justice Smith yesterday
refused 20 issue a commitment for her
immediate Incarceration. She owes
Abcrcrombie siA4l
After telephone talk with cx-As-
sembiyman Jacob T. Solomon. Of 80
Pine Street. who has taken up lecsl
cudceis for Mrs Loeaier. Justice Smith
announced tina; be would remit the S25
fne imposed on her Tor failing TO obey
the subpoena 20 appear in supplement
tary proceedings. and also that he
would give her an opportunity 20 APP
pear and testify az 20 whether she has
any property with which 20 pay the
judgment held by Abercrombie.
Justice Smith said he did not intend
70 send hey TO jail. but that he told
her: III you can pay this money and
refuse 10 GO so can send YOU 10 jail
Mrs. Loef'er says she has no money,
and cannot get 10. although Abcrcrom-
bic insists that she has $500.
washtub Her Barricade.
They could maybe set me IN the
electric chair. yet not another red cent
could anyhow raise
Barricaded behind n door on which
hung a big tub Of galvanized iron, all
her curtains drawn. Mrs. Loeiiler sat
yesterday with hands roughened by
six-days -a-week soapsuds idle for once,
while she tried 20 aglre out how TO
wiring from a weeks wa hing the S444l
she owed her lawyer. Six times $3.50
equals 81, and Ss4ll minus so cqualled
jail, she had been told. reremptory
knocks came at her door but she dis
regarded them ALL
"The while ] stay ia here they can't
serve no Subpoena, or anything she
argued
But finally necessity called, in the
shape OF q washing 20 bee done, and she
unlocked her door and stepped eau
fiously out. She had already been
placed in custody twice ODD two days for
falling TO pay the S4+4l, and thought
II best 20 watch her steps. stopped by
a reporter, she 40 first refused TO talk,
and then the whole story came rushing
forth.
us it that ran make money out Of
air." she asked. DOB evaporation. 1T
woman aint got no cal b., she can
do more than jus' so much "a day, can
she? And - a.nt going 20 help none
is u, II they Bin her FOR IT.
81 amt going 60 he io you. lt'
the truth I'm saying when ] tell you
that in the first place J was sore az
my man And there rs woman i'd
this house who ! thorght was friend
Of mine, and she made talk OF lawyer
And because 7 don't speak the English
none too good. she goes along AMI
does the saying But now ] wish !
ain, never heard Of no lawyer, 20 500
for two blocks. and signing his name
High Cost Of Penmanship.
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