The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-12
carr AnrxAxDnR's FORTUNE.
A Lawyer Losing his Mental Poise, aud
Calling Another Lnwyor Liar.

Lawyer Losing his Mental Poise, aud
Calling Another Lnwyor Liar.
The examination OF witnesses on mo-
ton for substitution in the Burke-Gardnor case
was continued before Nelson Smith. referee,
yesterday. Tn first witues, W IS A key Hall,
who was askci by Mr.. Dawson what compensa-
ton lawyer should receive for such services as
were embraced In asupposititious case stated by
Mr. Dawson, according to his version OF his
management Of Mrs. Dukes oase1
MIR. Hall said that In his opinion. whom the
lawyer took the risk OF receiving nothing unlcss
successful, the usage was f)r him to receive
fifty per cent. for the amount recovered unless
there was some contract 0Eing the percen ie.
MIR. Hail thought that q myers services IN ,no
case supposed we're actually worth tllNW, ~
ndded that II the money recovered was nov COZ
Ierted If MIGHT he "a a .p-tiOn whether tue law
yer should charge the client all thdt MS ser'ufs
Afcr some testimony had been taken. Gen
Chafneld said that III. object was 10 snow tuat
Dawson bad not tolh tne u".' re,st sh" ,y
1t, you old hlackguard! lie excl iimeu, huIre,s-
ing Gen. Chaincii. ~ YOU slN p.rJuteu my
aon conttnued t. talk eXriiedlN and abustVelY,
swinging his arms. ia.ning his owes and at
moi Southern blood ~ nj former Client. she
spraug to hcr T ct. her ewes bltzing like those OF
atirrc.s. and hoar-ck erred out:
you scoundtcl YOU tnief' you can't Insult
me like that"
A sun OF Mrs. Burke Camc IN Tor n Sh1fe OF the
abuse that followed this outbreak from the lips
Of Mr.. ID wsun. VINO Threatened to KICK sjne-
BODY down stairs and dened "young puppies
and old ones
A. length quiet was restored, aud n disnute
arose In record t. pdjourumcnt. Mr.. Dawson
wishing u adjourn hccausc some ~ his wit
nesses were absent and Gen. tnatneld desiring
TO 20 ON. Finally Mr. Dawson said he would 10
out and mud one Il hi- witnesses; but after the
other sidc htd waited about hHlt an hour the
hearing WAS az jourucd until TODAY
Mr. Dawson has requested I'M sun TO publish
the following.
Mrs Iinr.e charges that collected tioODn " h =
none, anu gave her ohlt $4,000. To maze what col
lcctrd amount 60 $1,000 lac 10 a. matt tht VIZ
giuiA bunIs at par. | gavc hcr Two - the Virginia
bonds AIT to r. uco NE amount / CIV her To 5000
she has to estimate those honis at SO cen :. Slr
charges them tn M ~ lon cents ana cfCIis h"rse
with them at 3utrnts There should hay been no DIS
putr between Mrs. BurNr and myself. fut when thr
called for settlement aud W. GO 10 not scr a. fu
the .uc OF my scr,ic, b. | on rs To permit her To
select IufAbc LAWYER in Sew York to settle vii
Zee shuu hr. wien she rrfu'd ond pro- rred
TO retain counsel aul move for sun.tuuon. an her
counsel onertd TO write out s ct counsel Vrs to SUI
nit 10 me To arelrrrc FROM said would take
the nrst reputable itNlu hr Nuu name, anu u't
In the tftd place .U Ciafg's tla n Coust qucn,t
Of my neglect iu not ing TIE tesilm ny taSl va
Jersey, two - tie ~ fNu.nt- were ~ tanned ~ mo
t'oa tor uunsu lave nlcd before rcctee That ies
iimony aud IA II there Is no alu lou 10 those &c
feudalfs.