Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-22

toned sum of money of a case OF assault
with intent to do great bodily harm, charge
being dismissed and the costs, amounting to
$50, II being taxed against tne county.
10. Alleged that in the divorce suit of
Augusta Krupp vs.. Peter krupp the de-
.dant paid to Goldberg, plaintiffs attor-
=, by order of court, $500 alimOny and
). costs, of which plaintiff, it is claimed,
Only received $101. 1t was further alleged
that the stipulated $50 attorneys fees and
a So retainer was all that Goldberg was
Justly entitled to.
IL Alleged that after securing Judgment
for $500 damages and $94 costs and dis
bursements for Mrs. Diana Spaulding,
Goldberg, as attorney, only PAID plalntlH
$3.50.
10 In the settlement of a case under
direction of the board of supervisors, Dy
which arrangement Col. Gabe Bouck as
attorney for defendant paid $1,000 in settle
ment of costs incurred, it was alleged that
Goldberg, then district attorney, ana In
whose favor the check was made out, failed
to turn over said sum to county treas
urer for nearly eight months, and that
when e-finally did so he deducted 5000 as
counsel fees and expenses.
Is. Alleged that Goldberg as district at
torney reduced a charge of assault with
intent to kill preferred against Henry Col
ligan to one of assault and battery, and IN
settlement of the latter charge accepted
$40 half of the latter being a note which
passed through Waupaca banks, all or when
money, it was alleged, Goldberg appro-
priated.
IA Alleged. that Goldberg, a witness
in the case of Finsterwald VS.. Peterson,
DeriuIed himself.
The defendants answer to the charges
was filed about month later. Some OF
the charges he denied in toto, and for the
others he offered an explanation. This
was followed by the filing of five sup
Elementary charges by the investigating
committee.
1t was deemed best to have a judge
from outside the circuit try the charges
and Judge Fish of Racine was chosen to
preside The trial proper began on May j,
1897, but the first two days were taken up
with arguments on the admission Of the
supplementary charges and other technl-
cal questions. In addition to the three
members of the investigating committee
Judge Cate appeared as counsel for the
prosecution. II. H. Hayden of Eau
Claire and Charles w. Felker of Milwau-
kee were the attorneys for the defense.
The case dragged along until May II
without any particularly exciting features.
though the testimony in the charlvar1 ana
some other cases were productive OF much
amusement for the audience in the court
room.
The sensation in the case came with
the apDearance, on May IA. of George NJ.
HOXie Goldb6rg's Iormer law partner:
on the witness stand to explain some OF
the transactions which had been attribute
ed to Goldberg. One in particular was
case (cFprge No. y. Hoxie testified that
he, and not Goldberg, had conducted the
negotiations His explanation was that
the complainant had changed her version
of the affair that it was not so serious as
at first appeared and that. notWlthStand-
ing warrants had been issued ne felt JUS
tilted in effecting a settlement winch
would be satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned.
Then it was that Judge Fish startled
the courtroom by the announcements thaC
if he were sure he had the power ne
would dsbar Hoxie then and there Tor
unprofessional conduct 1t was hnally
decided to turn the whole matter over to
Judge Webb, the judicial representative
of that district In due time Judge Webb
heard the trial of the charges and issued
an order disbarring HoXie for the period
of two years, at the same time assessing
a heavy fine.
The proceedings in the Goldberg case
came to an end ON May 10, it being stipu-
lated that the attorneys were to file briefs
instead of making oral statements. Each
side was allowed a reasonable time III
which to do this and it was then neces-
sary for Judge Fish to carefully review
the testimony and note the points made IN
the attorneys briefs. The judges de-
cision had then to be formulated and
reduced to writing. This done and the
document filed at the Waupaca county
seat the celebra ted Goldberg case may be
considered 3t m end