The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-13
LAWYER GALE DISBARRED
A SPURIOUS DIvORCE THAT WAS -
NULLED ny JUDGE DAVIS. a
Mr. and Mrs. Megnrre's Mutual Asreeneao
TO sepnrate-A Night with their LawysP
In the Grand Union Hotel-Later Disastern.

Mr.. and Mrs. Megnrse's Mutual Agreeneao
TO separate-A Night with their Lawysp
In the Grand Union Hotei-Later Disasteru.
William II. Gale, the lawyer Of Megargo
divorce fame. was disbarred by the General
Term yesterday. Alonzo Megarge and Mary
A. Megarge were married in Havana In 1869.
They lived happily until about the summer oe
1872 when the wifo came from Havana and
went to live with Mr.. Megarge's mother ON
Staten Island. After about q year disagree.
ment arose. and she went TO live with
her own mother. This displeased her hus.
band. and on joining her here In the
fall Of 1874 he treated her very coldly.
and the couple agreed to apply for divorce.
They were ignorant Of the laws Of this State.
and supposed that they might be, divorced By
mutual agreemcnt After friendly conference
to H. Gales Once or sdyiee Sa Gale ss tod hes
that divorce could be obtained for abandonment.
% dSys Having ssa s Sowars Ssa @ she
cided to visit them. II being understood tha4
as r w9%d n Sr bs 10
arriving, there, he told her he wished to have
her confer with n gentleman in the Grand
Union Hotel. On arriving in the hotel at 8
o'clock IN the evening he conducted her to pri-
Ing that il was necessary that the conference
should be very private. He kept her waiting
there on 7, various nI preteY&s & until 10 Sclo,k and
and that she had better remain until morning.
She became greatly excited. and wished to 60.
went into the bedroom and retired and she sat
on the lounge in the outer room until he liber.
ated her IN the morning. She was at first afraid
Subsequently, Mrs. Megarge was told that the
divorce had been obtained for abandonment
some SON @ time @ afterward she learned that the
divorce had been obtained by Mr. Megarge for
H. Baldwin In the Grand Union Hotel the testi.
friend Of his being that she, went from the
wife. Wife Poae6keepsis. n. "" and that they % oo-
'ISI Appeared p MM That Mr. Mesarge va s dd not doubs
his wiie's fidelity. and was at first unwilling to
pursue this scheme to effect divorce. Judge
Davis. who had granted the divorce. on these
facts appearing set aside the decree. and his
action was affirmed on appeal.
Megarge to the hotel. The two Witnesses once
made AFFIDAVIT that Gale was the man. but after
ward testified to the contrary.
the General Term. yesterday, said that the im-
portant inquiry Is as to whether Gale was the
he was" says Judge Daniels, then the case
has been made out against him, and he Ia un-
worthy of place in the honorable profession
then it would seem TO follow that he has grossly
deceived this woman. WHO evidently conhded
%ppe"rapss @i9 SSsSSni q eus "S c"se p'y suIt
| After fully reviewing the testimony, the Judge
to the ~ thf b rs sniNy Mesafss an fss
6et,I r register. When compared with VIII Gales
| handwriting, also seems to show that Gale was
In conclGsion, speaking Of, Gale. Judge
Daniels sad; He has degraded ms well as
tthe, duty OF this court. under the authority
| for that purpose conferred upon IT. by tho
sstatuX Of the State. to strike his name from the the
list ot It's professional ON, ,,ers and annul the
| license heretofore issued to him."