The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
WANTS DAVIS D|SBARRED.
Detective C. j.. StiIweIl Adj
dresses the Bar Asso-
ciation.
He Refers to the Indictment OF the
Attorney and Calls for
Action.

There is sequel to the Millspaugh-
Davis combination by which the late
claims agent for the Southern Pacific and
the attorney are accused of having man.
aged the claims with profit to them
selves if not so to either the company or
the claimants.
A formal letter has been addressed to
Edward R. Taylor, president of the Cali
fornia Bar Association, looking to the dis
barment proceedings against Davis. This
is the letter:
April 8, 1895.
To the Bar association of San FTancisco-GEN-
TLENiEN: As the moral fitness of those who
practice the honorable profession of the law
not. less than the Intellectual is matter of
vital concern to society at large, and as you are
looked to by the people of this State to not only
preserve the honor of your profession, but to
take action against those who by their acts and
conduct show that they are unfit to be classed
as members thereof, deem ii duty to call
your attention to the following facts, that your
body may take such action thereon as you may
deem advisable or neeessary'in the premises
>First-0ne Moses Fisher who resides at 205
Clipper street, in this city, while riding on the
public street was thrown from his wagon by
one of the cars OF the MarketstTeet Railway
Company running into it, by reason whereof
Mr.. Fisher was injured and was laid up for
nearly three weeks. After recovering Mr..
Fisher engaged the services of Alfred c. Gold
ner, an attorney at-law, to procure compensa-
ton from the company for said injuries. Mr..
Goldner endeavored, without success, to secure
q settlement, and finally concluded to asso-
ciate with himself Henry H. Davis of 400 Cali
fornia street, upon the distinct understand
ing and agreement that Mr.. Fishers case
would not be settled for less than
$500, and that the attorneys should enjoy, as
compensation for their services, any amount
exceeding that sum received by them from the
corporation. Mr. Davis received the sum of
$3.50 from the Market-street Railway TO settle
this claim, yet he reported to his associate
counsel and to his client that he received but
$3.50, and actually accounted to them for this
sum and no more, thus defraudng his client of
the sum of $3.50, besides an attorneys fee ex-
OF one-haf of the difference between $500 and
$3.50.
Second-In the case of Simon Davis, for de-
frauding whom the Grand Jury have indicted
II. H. Davis, the facts have recently appeared
in the daily press and are familiar to most of
the readers thereof.
There are a number of other cases in which
Mr.. Davis has figured in a similar manner, evil
dence OF which can be procured and placed be-
lore your body, or any committee thereof,
should you desire the same.
The public is vitality interested in the stand
ing OF those whom it is called upon to employ,
without investigation, in matters of the gray
est eXlgencles, on great and small occasions,
and, therefore, it should know that the profess
sion OF the law is one wherein member is
expected to abide his promise. and TO acquit
himself discertely ana with integrity. For
these reasons feel 1t my duty to send you this
communication Yours respectfully,
G. j. STILwELL.
The matter is now definitely before the
Bar Association for its action.