New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-19
TIE FORREST CASE.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE BAR Assoch-
TIoN-MR. o'cONoR's PROTEST AGAINST DROP
PING THE MATTER WITHOUT A FULL INVEsTIGA-
IONA NEW COMMITTEE TO MAKE AN iNyEsTI-
CATION.
The Bar Association met last evening, Mr..
Van Wrinkle In the chair consider the OF Charles
o. onor under his request that his conduct In tue For
rest divorce should be examined by the Association
The attendance OF members much larger than usual.
The report OF the Committee was AS follows:
Your Special Committee, appointed to consider and
report upon thu communication made 10 the Association
April III by Mr. oConor respectfully re orr that ihey
have considered the communication with all the respect
f attention which the character OF the communication
and is source would naturally excite They unan-
imously OF opinion that the full aud franz statement
whole course OF relations to Mrs sinclair in her tg
tons a sufficient answer 10 anything that has appeared
edge of the Committee, In the way OF accusl-
ton hnputaton IN respect OF such conduct
present advise the constitution OF any tribunal,
either within or without the Association, for further
communication. The Committee are however. disposed
to think tat may DC proper dor ,ne AssUfa'Gn 10 III
is that she lit TO make II such communities
lion s"ud raise any issue upon the facts stated by Mr.
oConor il then mi gnt suitable for the Association To
make some provision for the INVESTIGATION which Mr.
Conor has desired. The Committee therefore report
for consideration OF the Association the following
RsoIred That copy Mr.. oConors communication the
Association this report ami resolution DO transmit
ted by TO Seer.tary OF The 10 Nh he SnS AID
ceiye her any communication she may be disposed to
make lott
This report is signed by J. s. BoswOrh, Mr.. Mitchell,
john f. Parsons Joseph II. Choatc, Benjamin ID. sill
M n, and William NJ Evarts
Mr. O'Conor ut once and prote ted against this
disposition of tho matter He had desired that there
should he full eNamina ion into his conduct III this
matter II concerned the Association as much ~ him
self had Il country paper an ailusl0n 10 this
matter the effect that II he, an old and heretofore
honorable member OF the Bar was guilty o the charges
insinuatcd against him, what reputation ut the Bar
coul sIaLdi IL had seemed to him that this Assoeia
ton formed Ia maintain the moral standard Oh tue bar
and 10 protect the members OF the Bar against un-
| worthy aspersions should have taken on itself the
duty OF examining into these charges lie had
| not desired that his own excupatiOn should b.
| achieved by the acceptance OF his own state
ments, but by rigorous examination Oh All enalges
against him Ie had not desired the finding OF friendly
grand jury that the charge was not provcn Dut yer
the matter stands" and then invited Mrs Sinclair
present any objections. He would not believe, on the
! reported word OF Mr.. sedey which the committee
secuted to have assumed true, that she proposed TO
make any charges The matter had been before her IA
days, and she had said nothing Why, the invite hrr
but with authors Of these calumnles lie protested
therefore, against this report, winch left IN doubt his
ExJudyo Mitchell defended the report of the Commit
| tee It's members sympathized with MT oCOnor' Dut
| they felt that uness fesponsble charges "cIc
made, unless esponsble accuser would appear ,a'
there was field Tor tho action OF the Comt'ee Mas'
SINCLAIR might be- the statements, made tue accusei
II She was then she should be heard and the Comttee
had simply offered her that opportunity, , tv @ @
lee could noe accept vague ACCUSATIONS "ou' "y az
| IA ho1 m s,,oh ann
temptbe opinion OF the public press as 10 Gan t TWO
manners winch had made charges on MN, edlloIlhiy 80
VOL as in other columns, vague aecusers anu .s AsS1
ition shonld not skulk away from Investigating sucn
charges Inv sending TO woman Oh Staten isahd Win
whom he could have no dispute :, .,. A.,
Several motions thereupon MADE 10 recoHmt the
ranort aud finally, motion OF Edgar ketchunl, the
! following resolution was adopted;
Rssotrea That new committee be selected to arrange
tribunal TO the charges referred TO In MT
before Association and to invite the accnsels
beure them aud report result Of their investigation
MIR OConor insisted that they should be appointed az
once and Mr.. Van Wrinkle appointed as the commlttee
Edgar Kechum, ex-Judges Peabody and Stewart, CnGod
A. Hand Mr. Cuudert MIR. Sanford, and ID. ID. Leros j.
The meeting then adjourned