Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-20

L.
Gre, p, " no figured IS the .Orney for John h.
Crane and Co, in the Corgre s.onal investiga-
ton of the affairs Of the District government,
is I'D a phamphlet of eight pages, entitled,
''PIOFC s.Onal EtbjC ;" which contained charges
afoc'.ng the personal and profe -sional charsc-
~ OF X. j. Merck, ed, well known az a
'erdiug member of the bar OF the District of Co
lUmbia a oTthe Upitcd States Supreme Co Irt.
The pamphlet was generally circulated about
'he Diss"ict by Green, and on TIE 16Sh of July
IL Mr.. Merr OK Tcque7te the Bar As ocias on
- inv tigate Green's cbarg against him.
Accordingly ? committee Of the as .ocatlon,
OnS'St.ng OF Me SIS. a. G. Riddle, f. l.. Stan
ton and Wrl. F. Naftnsly, was appoin ted, al d
a thorough inv tigatiOn was made. During
,h's invc ,'gaion Green was pre- ent and con-
duct-d his own ca e, and after taking, under
oath, the eSs.mOny of a plumber of honorable
gentlemen famiiar " o." The whole subject
matter OF the controversy, the judgment of the
committee, given in their report and r,-olu-
lions. printed below, iuID'sh a most complete
and thorough vindc tion of Mr. Merrick and
viii be read WITH profound .usraction in this
community, where that gentleman IS so favor
bly, and widely known.
n, TIE EEPoET,
Report OF the Ger rt;ee = Bar Asvc: iatiol Of
cen 'UGS c :SSra" +. mefg ri X
IT, s1d sdP4eP PM; Re STG er sI PTp & o t2na
S91 81 tS 6suPre1es C1UT; Aud tie Bar A'o-
Yorr cGu'n ace vss app2iIt l uude- the follow
ing Le 9'T,,o% passed ny tse recitation at meet
s;RssOJ,.ed TIit at tbe request of Richard T. Mer-
rick meeting Of this r. collation. for an inve,,i-
"a, o. oFtTe p,i6tfd charges made against him by
be IF G cen: committee Of three be appointed
POI. hem ct the next meeting of The association"
\, The se sions Of ysnI committee were aterd by
teS mony var AIKEN The printed pam phlet referred
to s the following;
- that MT Merrek, a, Gre counsel in the matter
% IRE & ioani was az me same time,
ia the examination of The title, ahd reported
e R be was an 2 De Of ,he Sqg
Mach n, Is, TO Helen end Adams, to srre
crossexsmnation, swears positively nat no ji ,r,-
sion look place at Mr.. Msrrck's office relative to
iae titIe, aud thai po'hing wa said aboIt Nj Mer
TIE following Is an extract from Green s cross
q. Did net witness and yauderwerken. at the I'M.
they we're in the office Of Mr. Mcrrick, nave n d's-
ber Pa! hing q the KIDD.
q. DID no Dir. yanserwerken say that he wished
q DidTo Mr. Vandrrwefken say that he wished
ne ne s1smio J. and cd NJ wtpess .hGS say,
my recollection.
q; Doe wi,lc $ say that tha; did not transpires
q. Did not MI MeIrick then say that he never did
hnCG w9 Z, snd defined 20 eIanlne .le Tile that
BEN banded 10 him A. am ssstis6ed 'S. nat
couid no. be O. bccasse he thou:apd dollars were
@ TIE Wines is satisfied that that is no. soY A.
q. witness swears PC sitveIy that he recoIects 1t
could have been. because the money was id d1wl.
am So 'hed there was never any such cJnyersa,ion
Yea, ~. her appears, from the testimony, that
re y. f. Greens FATHER
was n NFsr .Cu at ne tme, aud was ID Copstapt
conWUt .Sa,'cl v - Wander werken aud Mr.. Caru-i
TIE follow Is one Of reveraI letters addressed
BY Mt. Dull Green 10 NJ. NarderwerAen relative 70
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. Is. 1865.
DEAF !; R !; saw nj CLrusi late on Saturday.
far 10 be able TO say tEat Adams and ellen had
not conveyed the titles to lots 10 and IL any ore,
fafmer report he did got Know ts The deed from 1
the corporation to Tayloe and from Tayloe ard my
ibs5e deeds made the Title good NJ anu
am compelled 20 go 10 The Pre5ident :, ard may
be detained there Uu.1 o'clock. / v sd to go TO
EicfmOId to nisht, aTd hope you will NEE. me at
80 to-day, and obl'se yours truly,
twin arpeIr from the te ,timorv OF Mr.. Wander
& Once and ice him hm 40 M Me- 70
r'Gk h ~ u tGILlhe,: follow 49,,
-itlr on the occasion 81 lat visi. 90 my office A
l. was uroerstO0d tina. tire tile was to be examined
80 che m-t,er arranged before the money TO be
paid.
tue A. link Mr.. Green ask d you, and niDk
thrt you ether declined, or otherwise STATE thet
that Won yourself would not e=Pnne the t'tie-that
was iuIly ufdeIs.ood-butt nat you w0nld ld some
a Wonid co-t to ex anime the tliis-you . j.. me
SeS Ut 19e ssy & 9% mo- s 70 pay ,bI
,v.,o seSI h - - zoe mag and the e%,epse,
collars. You were 70 p.ccr' ain that tbs TIE wa;
peril Ct, ard was 10 pay no moneys uai the title
wa; leriec,; that wal Dot IN the mOneS .lOaDing
bu mess; Md 10 be ter than to be oaning money
Q. Mr. Sanderwersen, what was done there on
tnousard doI:ar1y A. We came down, and Jon
exactly recOll,ct how II occurred, but 1 know he
to TIE conclusion 30 =, hun have ID, aud 1 did.
q DID he not expisi Ia 70 You at tue time that he
% Lat nj nav N hat ba
me ut "a escrow with me, 10 be held " a t.le
tile was found good? A. That was the Understand
.. IL that the receipt he gave you? A. Examining
w,sHiNGToN CRY, November 10, ii.
"Receivod o. Gilbert Nanderwerken one thousand
& made r6d an asTeemeDt der ed ia row
with Richard T. Merrick.
(Sl1OD "LIzzIE NJ. GREEN.
.THrs DON'T LOOK VERY SATISFACTORY"
q. What else occurred about tae title and the l.
ysrce Of the IT ne! examin the title; do you
Ieeellect: A. ink hi name is Carusi-Mr. Green's
wrote to rather. think first, aud stated tha, the
being e MAS s % that thai the search was
wished me TO advance hun someful her meney. |
Cayusi came. in at the time that mr.. Green-his
faiheT-was in yOur Ofics. He was there when 1
money, aud Mr. Carusi said he had searched but he
did not ind things satisfactory far, but he hoped
a.ied You, aid Ths Don't 06H Very rS ss,sc
tory % gan to think l had ivsnced the thou
but told him would furnish him more money as
soon as the title was satisfactory to ne, and day
two elapsed.
Mr. Merrick. Yen turned % -, and what de, 1
saw A. You said You thought it would al come
/ shf; yOu did not know; yOu Would see.
q. Did not Tell you you had got in a thousand,
you might well let MIN have the other two haH-
dredy A. Not that daY. It went on, and thin~s
looked little more favorable at the next gearcn
They three four days ching, and a. last
came upon a Judg nent. In the mean time, however,
/ Ctne aga n, and
He WANTED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
q. VINO did-ibs old mar. &. Yes sir: and said
to nun, ard said to you, dou feel warranted in
letting HIM have any more money uuti thi. ii 20 j.
leTstct." and you said, 81 think would Ie, him
have it, or words 70 that effect, which / always
b'amed you for. Thought had los. my : ? D. -
z: After wa'ds Carusi made his report, didn't M
A He made his report
q. And | gave il TO you, didn't l. A / think Mr.
Carusi handed it to me, or / think MIR. Carusi
handed il over to you, and You handed il - me- L
wSs i'll our room or office, II i remember right i
read II, and asked yOu,"I don't think you will
consider i am warranted in FdyancInR any n ore
money on thar" Iou said, 81 don think You are
a'd think Mr.. Cl'usi 70 me that he did moi thirx
be would care ebout advancing on that Iseurity
The was 81 netting sad to him.
NJ Merrick. You stated to the Committee that
when you came up to my Office tue day this Ip.r
was iecuted you told M Green the. You did not
want to advance the money until the lie was ex-
smnC ., and il was propojed then tkat sh1ald ex-
anime the title, and declined 90 do Is. bus ssid
would get some one to do it. A. Yer, SIR; as plain