, 1881-05-08
BAR ASSOCIATION.
One Of Its Members Convicted OF
Unprofessional Conduct,
In Betraying the Confidence of a
Trusting Client.
Action Taken on the Death Of the Hon. Charles
" Hitchcock.
The Bar Association held meeting yesterday
afternoon in Fairbnnk Hail, tho President, Mr..
Mason, in tho chair, and thirteen members pros
rIIE APPLETON CASE.

afternoon in Fairbnnk Hall, tho President, Mr..
Muson, in the chair, and thirteen members pros
cut.
/ THE APPLETON CASE.
| Mr.. John Lyle King, Of the Committee of In
| auiry of 1880, presented n report upon tho
charges which had been presented agansr Mr..
Samuel Appleton. u member Of tho Chicago Bar,
by n client named Str. George r. II. Hughes.
| The report WIS as follows:
To the President OF The Chicago Bar Associa-
ton: On tho 18th Of May, 1851, thore was filed
| with tho Committee on Inquiry serving for the
L. H. Hushes ugaillst Samuel Appleton, Il n,cm-
Der Of tho Chicago Bur, Involving the profess
sionnl conduct Of IT. Appleton. Mr: Appleton
copy Of tho charges, aud attended upon the
Committee By counsel, Mr.. Hardy. MIR. Hughes
| was represented by Mr.. Hynes.
| The substance OF tho charges was that, in 1878.
| Mr. Appleton held, in unrccordcd trust Tor
| Hughes certain real property in Chicago, which
| and In another. instance, about May
H., Js'9, 3sso for sl.5oo; and =, attS5wards .M
tcct to the prior incl1nbr:!nco Of sl,500. aIl Of
which conveyance wns without tho knowledge
and consent Of Hughes, und the M proceeds Of
! each of which convpyance5 Appleton frnudu-
! lcntly converted and applied to his own use,
| without the knowledge aud consent OF Hughes.
The answer Of Appleton admitted tho milking
Of the mortgages ul1ti conveynnces, but denied
tho frauLulcn: conversion Of tho money. and
| denied the interest of Hughes i'll the propertyat
the time the eonyeyances were made, ntld hc
also cailcd that he WIS not ncting in his pro-
fessional capacity In my OF such transactions.
After the testimony was nl taken and the
notified the Committee that he had filed bill
at:ainst Hughes for un accounting, and s!lg-
c in n M no ottcr hs ene nq 3b co
nttee declined.
With these charges and admissions before
them tho Committee proceeded to hear tho
testimony OF n,auy WITNESSES. which is herewith
presented, amounting to S0 pngcs. both pur..
ties attended the hearings. md were afforded I'LL
opportunities for Il thorough inquiry regarding
the merits Of the complaint, and. after pntient
and thorough investigation, the Committee re-
port the following conclusion:
/. That at the time Of tho commission Of the
s:d alleged otfeuses therc existed between Mr..
G: IL. II. Hughes nd Mr. Appleton the relation
=. That at tho time Of the acceptance Of said
trust by Mr. Appleton said Hughes was owner
Of safd property, and conveyed the snmo by
deed to the said Appleton, atla thnt said Apple
ton unauthorizetlly executed tho mortgage ucn-
toned in said complaint, and
FRAUDELENTLY APPROPRIATED
the proceeds to hts own use, Without tho knowl-
edge Or consent OF the snid Hughes.
i. That he thereafter conveyed the said prop
erty to one DickGy, witaout tho Knowledge and
consent Of said Iinshes and fraudulentiy con-
yeyed the proceeds to his own use
The foregoing report, with the accompanying
evidence and exhibits, IS hereby sub.,:itted TO
the ASSOCIATION for its action. Respectfully
submitted. JonS LYLE KING.
ADOLrH MOSES.
T. 5; TuruiL1-
that lny action OH the report hnd better be re-
fcrred to meeting Of the Boartl, when there
would be fuller attendance. He moved thut
the matter be deferred to the next regular meet
lug Of the Association. and that tho attorneys
of the interested parties be invited to attend.
Mr.. Collier moved that the Inquiry Committee
be instructed to have tho evidence attached to
tho report discsted and printed, and copy
!, rr,F f},et tS.~
Atr. l}uync thought that when II committee of |
the Association after giving due consideration to !
as9nGct md come Ga f,, decision wch ey had
BY tho AssocfatioN. There was ton m,:cll equiv |
ocatot' in tho Society und that was whnt hurt
dallying uct directly upon the rcportof tho |
Co:nmiitec.
MIR. Golfers motion was lost.
THE LATE clllARI.Es HITCHCOCK.
Mr.: Robert Hcrvcy nade II few remarks touch
ing tho recent death OF Mr.. Charles Hltencock.
The Association WIS gricvcd TO hear of it, both |
on account of his prominence rs II member Of |
iii. tho Association during, the early
part Of its existence, which called fur |
some rccognition, such rs might be
therefore moved tint tho Chair appoint COM
lnittee Of five to draft set OF resolutions aud to
report ut tue next nee ling.
inc motion prcynileG and the Chnir appointed |
us such committee McSSrs Robert lfcrrcy, Iht}tn- +
asl!oyne, N. W. Fuller, julius Koscutbal, and Il.
W.
Mr.. Hoyne also moved that the chnir appoint
committee to represent tho association at Mr..
fIitctcock'a Il fu1ernl.
The motion prevailed, land the Chair appointed
as the Committee MeSsrs II. F. aver. Thomas
Dent, O. il. Horton Z. s. ishntn, 1ohu II. .Jcwctt,
+. Ii. Kalcs, \: n. Pence, George ". Smith, John
l.. Thompson. nnd Thomas W. Withrow.
Mr. iloync, from the Committee appointed to
look after the rooms to bc set nsdc fur the use
Of the Association in the new Courthouse. re-
ported that the Commissioners had given them
Al handsome room, ,waich. while large enough for
the orlinnry meetings OF tho Association, would
not do for occasions when they had meetings
with ;NO or 400 invited guests present. The
room was, however. adjacent to the rooms Of
tile Law Institute, and, il their rooms could be
secured Fur such special occasions, it would do
very well indeed
Oh motion, committee was appointed to meet
the Executive Committee Of the Law Institute
and the County Commissioners, and learn wle ther
the BAR Association might havo the privilege
mentioned.