Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1913 — PUT UNDER CONTRIBUTION [ARTICLE]

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Cleveland Lawyers Left “Holding the Bag" After Tramp Made Good His Departure. A pathetic looking tramp hobbled into a lawyer’s office in the downtown district a few weeks ago, relates the

Cleveland Plain Dealer. When his turn came to be interviewed he said that he wanted to sue a man for heavy damages. He had been run down by a motor car; his shoulder was dislocated, his clothes tom, his ankle sprained severely. He had been knocked into the gutter and the driver of the car had put on full speed without trying to ascertain the condition of the victim. The latter had taken the number of the car, however, find he said he could produce witnesses. It was a good case, and the lawyer agreed to take it “ —Er — I can’t pay you no money now, sir,” mumbled the client, in au embarrassed manner. “I ain’t got a cent, am’ if you don’t want ter—” “That’s all right,” said the lawyer, “We’ll settle that when I win your case. By the way, If you’re broke you’ll need a little to go on.” And a greenback changed hands. There wouldn’t have been much of a story in this if the motor car victim hadn’t 'gone to five other lawyers in the same building before he considered that his case would be sufficiently well handled. He collected about S3O and then recovered from his bruises and disappeared.