Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.
LAWYER M. II. ALEXANDER PLACED
UNDER ARREST FRIDAY.
Consented TO His Disbarment without n
Hearing Tho substance Of Eight
Specifications Against Him NJ
Prepared b, the states Attorney

NJ H. Alexander, a young lawyer OF this
city, was arrested on the charge of embeA-
element Friday noon and lodged In
Jail. Rumors to this, effect have been
heard for long time, but the sensation
eliminated In the arrest Friday. At
the last session OF the Supreme Court
committee. consisting of Mcssrs. John
Young of Newport. ex-Gov. Dilingh. m,
and Col. A. A. Hall OF st. Adams WIS o
pointed to investigate the charges a'1
make report. The hearing was to Ns;e
been held Friday, but Alexander nt.d
stipulation consentns to his dsba ment
and the hearing was accordingly unnec-
essary. The charges OF States Attorney
Brown are in substance as follows:
In Feb 1898, r. r. Townsend, In whose
family Mrs. Alexander lived before her
marriage, left in Alexanders hands fcr
collection two notes, one cor $500 and the
other for $500 signed by unknown parties.
but guaranteed by the Vermont Invest
mont company. on July 1. 1898. Alexander
collected OF the company the notes, and
without TownSend's consent appropriated
them to his own use. Townsend on Feb
IL. 1898. also left in Alexander's hands
notes against parties in Essex, Jericho
and Burlington. on which he collected s792
all of which, excepting $500, he retained.
On August 80. 1898 at Chicago, Townsend
delivered to Alexander a deposit certin-
cate for 1920 issued by the Burlington Trust
company, 1t being agreed that Alexander
should draw $500 as loan and the balance
he should draw in gold and deposit it for
Townsend in his vault In the Trust COM
pnny. Sept. q, 1893, Alexander drew the
sum OF sl9S4.41, but did not place any sum
to Townsend's credit.
j. w. Hayes April Q, 1894, intrusted Alex
ander with a check for s9o.04, drawn on
Montpelier bank, with instructions to re-
turn II to the party drawing IL with the
would hn Cd IT,,
settlement of a claim for which 1t was
sent. April H. Alexander. claiming to act
as his attorney. endorsed the name of
Hayes and his own on the check and got
II cashed
November 4, 1891. Alexander, who had ap-
pcared as counsel for Jennie Fitzgerald,
who was fined for selling liquor, called on
her and, on pretence that the court was
anxious to have the fines settled before
the auditor came collected OF her 1858.
Alexander and Warner Nichols of Essex
Junction were elected assgnees of Arthur
Huntley, an insolvent debtor, in February,
1892 In their hands were placed $500,
which they deposited on interest with the
Howard National bank. On June %, 1892,
Alexander falsely represented to Nichols
that the money was not drawing interest
and that 1t ought TO be where 1t would.
Nichols accordingly signed a check with
Alexander on the bank Alexander agree
Ing to deposit the same with the Trust
company, but on June 81, 1892, he drew the
money amounting to sl30433. but never
deposited any of 1t in the T-ust company.
Acting as attorney for Rodney Barney
of Jericho, Alexander on September /, 1891,
collected of James Stafford of East Berk-
shire 800. which he appropriated to his own
use.
At the April term of the Chittenden
County Court of 1894, n. c. Furman of
Swanton secured judgment against T. f.
Mulharan of this city for s729l and costs
of s29f. Alexander acting at attorney for
Mulharan. Last December Alexander call
cd on Mulharan and told him that for $25
he could settle the claim. Mulharan then
paid tho money and Alexander appropria-
ted 1t for his own use.
Peter Hickey was in court for selling
liquor the 10th OF last June employing
Alexander as his counsel. He was con-
victed and was fined so and costs OF s1301
Hickey appealed but did not enter 1t to the
County Court Last September. Kate Gill
luley paid for Hickey $2301 to Alexander
but he did not turn 1t over to the proper
authorities.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company has also $500 charged to Alexand-
err, which he collected for them while he
was their agent.
NJ. II. Alexander appeared before Judge
Russell Saturday afternoon and waived
examination on the charge Of embezzle-
ment. Bail was fixed at $1,000 which was
furnished by AleXander's father.