Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-24

A C0l0red Lawyer in Trouble.
RULE ON BIN TO SHOW CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD
NOT BE COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
This afternoon In the Police Court Assistant Dis
trict Attorney ShilltngtOn said that he had mat.
ter which he desired to call to the attention OF the
court He read paper in the form OF petition
as follows: SNOW comes Joseph Shillingtcn, as.
sistanJ attorney OF the United states for the Dis
trtct OF Columbia, and informs the court: That on
the 14th day OF september, 1855. an information
was hled In this court under the vagrancy act
asalnst Frank Woods, Giles lillian and Richard
guilty, and committed In default OF bonds; that
thereafter one James NJ Kicks, practicing attor-
ney before this court caused to he written by one
j. w. Cromwell a letter to one j. R Clifford, OF
which said letter the following is copy:
WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept =, 1888.
j. r. clifford, esq:
on the payment so their attorney tells me,
for $3.50, OF which he is willing TO allow
you s.. sending the balance Of $22.5
to raise all of the money; but II they can for
ward reasonable portion, and you Will hold your
SELF responsible for securing The balance, think
may induce MIN 10 proceed at once. They endeav-
Ored to secure bonds, but we're unable TO do SO
that would have cost them quite as much as the
amount now charged Act promptly.
That the boys referred to in the foregoing letter
are the above named. That in causing said letter
70 be written sald RIe5s nas been guilty Of gross
his relations TO this court, wherefore the said
sistant attorney prays that a rule issued TO the
said James NJ Kicks commanding him to appear
and snow cause why he should not be punished for
contempt JOSEPH SHILLINGToN,
assistant U. s. d. strict Attorney"
RICKs IN COURT.
As Mr.. Shfllington finished reading the petition,
Mr. Kicks who is cOlored lawyer, made his appear
ance and was told Of the petition which had Just
been rad. He desired to have the matter ex-
planned TO him, but the judge told him that this
was not the proper time for him 10 be heard
Mr.. CLIFFORD Is anattOrney la Mart1nS0urg, VIVA,
the home OF the coored boys referred in the let
ter. After the boys were sentenced in the Police
Court 1t Is alleged That either Kicks or Cromwell
opened correspondence with DIR. clifford, who SUBJ
seQuently came here and procured the release or
the boys
THE RULE ORDERED TO ISSUE.
The Judge ordered the rule TO issue and made
upon consideration of the petition herein filed
It Is tnis Path day OIL september ordered that rule
issue as prayed TO the said James n. Kicks, CON-
manding him TO appear before this court on the
9Th day OF september, 1883, and SHOW cause why
q copy OF this order be served on the SAID RicIs
before the aforementioned date"
The rule Is made returnable on Thursday next
when the matter will be heard In the Police Court
WHAT Nh. KICKS SAYS.
Mr.. Shillington served copy OF the order on
Mr. Kicks In speaking TO STAB reporter about
the case Mr.. Kicks said that the petition was not
worth the paper on whichtt was written. He said
that it was done because OF his color, and not be-
cause there was anything wrong about the trans
action. As for himself, ne SAID that he would not
have stopped AZ $3.50; that he would have