New-York tribune., 1868-06-15
BOSTON.

CHARGES OF MALPRACTICE AGAINST MEMBER
OF THE SUFFOLK BAR.
From our Special Correspondent
BosTON, June 14.-An interesting trial Is on Tor
Wednesday the superior Court Grave charges are pre-
ferred against John ID. Howe~a young member OF the
Suffolk Bar officer Wentworth gives the following yer-
sion OF the case In February, 1861 John L. Noyes was
arrested on charge OF keeping house OF Ill fame IN TINS
city and the charge having tbeen s1Dstanateu ~ std e
Municipal Court, he sentenced 10 pay hhe on SIOO
and be imprisoned one year. He appealed iron TINS sen
tence by direction OF hS counsel J0'gp and re ca
was pending in the superior Court until the Sunher Oh
recrSafdn Sfa MA Aer KS depart1re t is alleged tr per
son arranged meeting between Mr. Eoyes and John D.
Instructions to act for Mr. Bradley during his absence
BE furthermore informed him that he should
pay the Chef Of Police s1OO the Attorney the
same sum, and Police Captain $50 Mr. NOyes thought
sequentiy Mr.. Howe informed him that $3.50 was the
least he could work successfully with. and Dir. jerks
mgy did Mr.. Howe promising him that he should hear
more from the When Mr. Bradley returned, he
met NOyes the street aud the latter disclosed the
facts as here related On visiting the DistrctAoey
hr Bradley ascertaned that the had been settled
whereupon Noyes Instituted suit against Mr.. Howe 20
recover his $3.50 at the same time peonng the Justices
shortly after tins the officers who had charge OF this
Chelsea Mass that Mr. Howe had obtained money
from her She was concerned IN IN abortion case as pn
cpa accessory and engaged MT Howe defend her.
She arrested 10y the City Marshal of Chelsea a1 Mr.
Howe sad charged her $3.50 three days efices,
In defending her before Justice She bound
in $1,000 for appearance for trial In the Superior Court
The Grand Jury found n true bill against her, but
myserousy her trial delayed three four months
At the end OF that period the Mayor OF Chelsea in letter
60 the Distrct-Atomey. Informed that official that the
evidence against the woman was weak and that she
could not be convicted and n0e prOseqi therefore
entered. It Is alleged that just before the was
quashed, Mr. Howe wrote the woman note asking her
Immediate attendance at his office. She had inter-
view with him, and IL is charged that he informed her
that her case had been stirred again. and that he must
have $500 10 tx the jury aud the folks around the court
house, that she would be convicted and sent 20 the
state Prison in spite OF h. She morgaged her house
three or four days afterward 70 pay him his legitimate
OF $780, and the $500 and handed him $3.50 The officer
that Mr. Howe heard OF his action he paid the
$780, which he had received from her two years
before paying interest for the money at the ruling rate
and inducing her 10 sign an affidavit that she salts
fled with the proceeding. Petitions were filed
in Mrs. Holden's case for the removal OF
Mr.. Howe from the Bar, and the justices OF
the Superior Court referred the subject 10 COmmiS
sOner After five days hearing Mr.. Howe being de-
Tended by three Of the abest lawyers in the city, the
Commissioner reported 10 the Superior Court that after
careful deberation, he had concluded that the
Jurisdiction The case after having been put of from
month to month for about one year. assigned for
trial Monday June 49, but owing 20 personal engage
ments OF the senior counsel for the defense 10 has been
two days. Commissioner CASTOR and George
Putnam, r esq have been appointed public prosecutors
10 act the Since the hearing alluded 10 above,
Officer Wentworth that attempted suOOrnaton OF
perjury the part OF Mr.. Howe has been brought 10
light