The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-10
TO DISBAR Mr.. PATRICK
THE OLD CHARGE DISMISSED AND
A NEW ONE FILED.
United states Distriot Attorney Haunay
Draws Fresh Indictment Asking tho
Disbarment of Lawyer PatrI,k.
other Court Proceedings.


Eastern district OF Texas at Galveston,
The United States of America VS. Albert
Il. Patrick.
On this, the 9th day of March, 1894. IN
open court, came the plaintiff, the United
States of America, by its district ettor-
ney +. L. Hannay, and gave the court to
know and be informed that the respond
emit, Albert T. PATRICK, had filed herein
exceptions and demurrers TO the suflcien-
cy at law Of the complaint herein, and
that from an inspection of the same the
district attorney was and Is of the opinion
that the said exceptions and demurrers
were and are well taken. and should be
sustained by the court and 1t IS therefore
ordered ana adjudgef" and decreed by
the court in all things sustained, and the
plaintiff, Tie Gnltsd states. by Its district
attorney falling to amend. 1t IS therefore
ordered, aijudged and decreed by the
court that the complaint fled herein No
vember II. 1888 be dismissed, and that the
said suit against the said Albert L. Pat
rick be discharged, and that he so hence
without delay. and that he recover his
costs in and about this matter expended
Immediately upon the delivery OF the
above order of dismissal by the court,
the United States district attorney filed
another action for disbarmen. against
Patrick. In which he recites that in ac-
ecidance with the suggestions OF Hon.
Alex Boarnan, presiding judge OF said
court at the October term, A. d. 1895,
made and entered OF record on the 15th
day of November 1898. at Galveston,
Texas. wherein grhe court found that AL
bert T. Patrick, a practicing attorney of
This court, had on the 4th day of Novetn-
Der, 1899 filed in this court charges pre-
ferred by him as relator and am!cus cir!ae
against ]. c. HUTCHINSON, a pfacticing at
torney Of this court, which oharges the
Hon. Alex. Boarman found wholly untrue
and unsupported by facts after fun In
quiry and that the court had been mislci
and deceived by the false. malicious and
fraudulent representations OF the said Al
bert I. Patrick.
Now, therefore, /, Robert e. Hnnnay,
% States attorney In, and for the
Charge Fat on the 14th day Of November,
iSa5 IN Galveston county. in the United
was then and there in session, Hon Alex
Boarlnan presiding as judge OF said court. |
Albert L. Patrick appeared before said
count m a certaln cause pending before
said court, to-wit G. l.. No. 174o-United
States Ys, j. G. Hutchinson, was charged
" a motion filed by said Albert r. Patrick
and guilty OF acts Tor whlch, IL true. he
should be disbarged and struck fran the
r ,l,l. as an attorney OF ms court AMI W
which motion said Patrick represented
himself as relator and uniicds cuTiae said
motion, having been written and presented
by said Patrick.
The petition then goes ON to reclte that
atter full inquiry and trial into the all |
legations of Patrick against Hutchesali |
as 10 whetner the said Patrick was acting |
as an anlscus cuIiae in prefelring said mo-
ton, and Mhailher or not said m0aon, We're |
rick was acting through malice. revenge. |
hatred ana hope of reward, and In answer |
to Interpretations of the COURT the said |
Patrick did Then and there wEfully, de- |
linefa'tely, knowingly and falsely make the |
following statement
THAT he was not employed or other
wise interested In the presentation and |
prosecution of said motion against j. G. I
other than as a friend of the |
court and dlsinterested member of the |
bar that his motives were actuGted from /
a nigh moral plane and not from malice. !
hatred revenge and hope Of reward; that |
he was not getting or promised any fee |
from any one to assist in disbarring Cap |
tain Hutcheson. that he had been employ |
ed by one Joel Sperry in New York to |
present motion against j. 9. Hutcheson |
IN me supreme court OF the United states |
at Washington d. c., which he had done |
to reject and prevent j. G. Hutcheson |
from being enrolled as an attorney of that
These statements, the petition of
the district attorney declares are |
partially false and untrue, and We're
well known by said Patrick TO
be false at the time lie made them. In
truth and in fact said Patrick acted from
improper motiYes--malice, hatred, revenge
ana hope OF reward-in presenting and /
representing said motion against j. c.
HUTCHINSON; that Patrick was not employ /
ca by. Joel Sperry In New York 10 20 10
washington and present a motion against
y. q. Hutcheson IN the supreme court. of
the United States to prevent Hutcheson
from being an attorney Of said court; that
tfd i
In Patlick's motion were not true, and
that In wrieing. filing, presenting and pros
ecuting said unjust and false chargsH, and
lent representations to said Hon. Alex.
Boarman, judge as aforesaid, Is guilty Of
uisnonorable conduct and malpractice and
should not be disbarred and stricken from
the rolls Of thiE court and his license to
PRACTICE herein be revoked as provided
in articles 22s 70 81 OF the Revised STAT
utes Of the State or Texas
me court set this case down for hearing
si.s ~, and Patrick Is pusily preparing
CRIMINAL COURT.
Nelson Henry, assault to murder; not
guilty
Jim McAllister. disturbing religious wor-
ship; fined So
/. John Dean. theft; fined s25 and ten days
Y. oBrIen, theft; thirty days in taii.
!, Frank iIiilard. theft; fined $40 and one
daY Iii jail.
continued
STILL UNREcovERED
The bodies Of Richard klaus and the
two Hammer boys have not been found
although searching parties have been
put all the week and number left here
blind Shoals. Whore the yawt IN which
the parties left here was found. II is
probable that the bodies viii rise on next
Tuesday, which will be the ninth day
since the disappearance OF the boys.
PLEADED GUILTY.
George Ashe. the letter carrier was ar Il
.aigned this morning before the United
states district court aud pleaded guilty to
ne charge Of riding letters OF their con-
enis. The sentence or the coart was de-
erred TO some future day
DAMAGE SUIT.
The case Of Lawrence G. Graham,
wherein he Is suing the Southern Pacific
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