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


sGGins Mr. MerTick a., ,lst MeIricS and Alexander
had nbin TO get ~ Sc sion Of rs prope.-y. II
hY ye exc eXesa;d deed Of rus TO wn. WEBB to
cure Columbus Alexander the payment ef certain
fstber we're within the confederate I;uei Mr. VtIb
advertised and sold the property under the d. ed Of
war, in lSeS, Green employed Mr. MerIick TO re- lY
er the property: long litigation ensred, resutirg
ixiue the unit to be paid by Cree to Alexander
SLIGO. From the decree az appeal was taken by
ates, but pending the appeal the matter was com
promised Under the terms Of the compromise Green
the equity sa a to ns a siRd at
b Bs9na aid to for h her
be revived on sore tdcdsi and lastly, TO secure Mr..
Upon Alexanders note becoming due it was not
pad ana se n sIme lay ne aud he
trustees accordingly advertised the pco pery for s,e
whereupon Green fI.d bill against Merrick and
ale. The couri in this cause mCditled the terms Of
sale in some respects, and ordered the trdstees to
bought in BY Mr.. Merrick 10 save RImSsIf IL is
from Mr. Merr;ck's answer in this eau e, on p lye
what purpOrts to be an extract
GREENS ALLEGATIONS.
a follows: This deisnda 1t iGr Ger slys, that IN
a., 10 TO s6e real ee held by said Alexander.
n C.re No. 14f 70 Wit lots i3 i aud nOl h half Of
valued by sud ccm1isinaut in his BIZ at feeIii
S4CO 70 Sbt D., sUl Alexander also held ard
u uiutI tOtoF OF ega' title, the south AG OF
fSi, worth. MS defendant : info. ned aud
upon which is large brick or stone bnIdng, worsL,
az tbs defepdsm il .D'd and believes, not L
said PREMISE ID Ovemea,j not less than
Sl2,- 8, for which " s. npla.a has irs.itutoi
ant aJar.t SD A'exarter. That said kIexsrtirr
ag1 held Ils under colo o. ege title lot H. in said
this defeI6s IS Tto. med AVID beiieyo', not
O,lu al he Of a.
CON ainsns this defendant had iustitdte, an az
ihe Dame of Lizzie Green, f"e .,ef sid com m
pl?iuGrt hat the I'D Alexander also had po session
eilot, 70 ara Is, and ~" hat Of To- IS. in said
,Guare; ella ming lac o; that SAID 10, IL Goa
"a as ABBOTT ~ square lett, and, as tis defendant
dolIa per square foot, maipe $40; that SAID lot
Is Ans IL square feet end worth not les
tolars per foot, making SIS 81; That said east half
Of 10, Is contains aC92 square feet and wo~h not
Informed shd bee! s making tG1s
Pages a3pnt,ng in TaGe as aforesaid 70 the sam
mise said Alexander surrendered aud quit claimed to
cells of land, as will appear b, reference to said
agreement, copy Of which is flied in this cause, and
which is also made a part this answer"
, UNFAIR AND GArBLED.
by by ffeu I'll ihetw9 be sen that the OK
1t appear, couclusive'y r5n the evidence that
Mr. MeTiick, at CT CO i1t ~ a1 .t ti,
of JCctmen rgainst AieNaader'5 teaant to recover
by he compromise sign by Green Alexander
also swears III at he hgt sNu of paw OF lot IO
t:ie. This is denied by Nj Green, aud he has put n
sVldel &c lease to tenant Of tue ea,i LOT during
Tue 9e thai Alexander claims o have held posses
The testimony al shows that Mr.. Merrick did
render Mr.. Green, in bis suit agn'7st Alexander,
lsboriOus and valuable services. Uae OF the main
Jp,isdiciion, W: whether the trustees could OK "a
the terms OF she tuust By safe IN Ter tseaut
whfH the graltor in the trust deed at the Nc
WITHIN the confederate lInes.
JUSTICE H'ARTHuR,
~ his testimony, ssys that the argument Of Mr..
MerTlck determined the Opinioa OF the coUtt in
.Acxandetis testimony shows that Mr.. Me-rfck
objected pectmptoriy to lois 10 aud II being in
GUIDED In the deed Of trust under the compromise;
tGt ateT Green hnd failed to pay the note Of 10 900,
Merrick solicited him (AleNsBdcr) to grant MIN
lawyc TO act with more energy aud zeal in behalf Of
h,s client than Mr.. Merrick did in the Interest of
MIR, Green, in his cross examination, admits thai
a. er Mr.: Merrick had b.ught in the property Mr..
Merrick's counsel wrote to him, stating that Mr.
Merrck had bought the property for much less than
the liens upon it which he (Merrick) hal paid and
within few months his was done.
loving paper:
Of the District OF UOluuSa Ia, been entered, by my
CONSENT, disms the bin in the case Of BenIamn
IN eanP e tse doft d ga ad c S51gFs sS
agi and declare that the said Richard T. Merrck
cation Of performing further act or duly what
ever, my attorney ana counsellor, ia Tue suit OF
B3J ne ana English for the use Of CIunb-s AleXau-
der, beng procee ding scUs Cqei1S revive the
Judgment rendered hereto from the Circuit Count Of
the DisirIc tgf COlrmba in ia OF BsYne and Eng
against DUFF Green and BenJsmin Green, being
No; s.. o. the law docket Of SAID couIs. Aud 1
further d. clare ard that all other ters ard
Things, o. whatever nature and kidd, which have
sAisiad between M self and the said Merrick have
beeu entirely setti1d and sl,isf q, aud that haze
whatever. BEN 4. GREEyD
Your committee are Of the opinion ma this ccani
charge OF Green Is wholly .r7uud l, ID is with
out Gcnilia of proof to Jus or excise it, AID i.
untrue in point Of fac.
Mr.. Green eduits that drrn . the .;me the i1ve -
cu'atipg bis pamphlets, and your comm tt = can but
feei conY tnccd that to graf - malicious feeling
publishing the pam ohlet referred to, publ sbC what
he knew to be lbe!lOCs and uIlrue,
1onr commit tee returns herew it'll full repOIi Of
tho evidence before Il and submits for iOpriOu BIZ
The association the following resolutions:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
hsSofrtd That II Is the ludg of the Bar AssO-
citation Oi the District OF Columbia, full and
;hcrOugh investigation Of the charger preferred
sgairs. Richard T MeT,ick, esq, by Ben. u. Green,
Soutair ! 1.-THE pamphlet signed by said Green,
he ,od Professional Ethic3 - aud aidrej to the
Judges OF the Supreme COurt and to the Bar Associa-
ton OF he District OF Columbia and dated June 10,
l3ssid inye stiga ion having been conducted by said
evidence, iuclutiDg said Green's own testimony
given under oath, it found that said charges col
lectvely and in detail. not only unsupport ted,
Rescued, That IA the opinion Of this ASSOCIATION,
the conduct OF Richard L. Merrick ia the trabse
TORS reterr - in said charges not merely ire
and maRnsnimoua.
Re- pc ltIully submitted,
\ c. RIDDLE,
EDWIN l.. STANTON,
NM.F. MATT NGLY,
The report and accompanying resolutions were
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