New-York tribune., 1897-08-12
COLLTSION ALLEGED AGAINST -" In

ssDIors CHARGES BRoUGHT BY ONE ATTORNEY
AGAINST ANOTHER
\ motion made before Justice Conian' III the '''s
Court, yesterday afternoon. to SUBSTITUTE one a!
,ornev for another in a suit against 'he Me'iop0"
ran Street Railway Company. unearthed some se
rious charges against one of the attorneys III
allegations came out in a suit brought oE MAT
80, Eaonan Of No 2i6 West Sixty-second-st.
aeajnst the Metropolitan Street Railway company
d IN which Mrs Keenan, retained the hrm OF N'''e
/ Ker d Thomas bring suit against 'he co'"p,'y ~
>, recover e. 90 damages for injuries received os
teinc thrown off one of the company cars vi '"'s
! . last AT S!xty-second-st and Coumbus-aVe
/ some ,ime after the law firm served the papers
| -, .he railroad company William Stanton. law
! YER Of No. ia Nassau-st.. obtained iioii ~" "
| Keenan, a written consent 10 MS suos'i'u'''" ."
| counsel instead of Kene. ker & Thonas' anu YES
| ,o-dav afternoon j. Philip Berg. on behalf OF MT
s.aiDton. asked Justice Conlan to sign an orue' u
s,,hs,itntIon In opposition to tins mo'oh .
| n.,vnson Ker sprung surprise III the "'"u"'' II
/ he submitted. c.o,.,o,
| In ,b,e affidavit Mr. Ker openly accuses stanton
of coIusion with the Metropolitan street h''i"d ,
Company Mr.. Ker says tha'' snoius
r,rroad company served its answer. Wa'tr i1i"
~, % ilod on Mrs Keenan,. on b"hal OF S'''"-
go "a solic,, her case and by false representation
,rduced her TO sign substitution !"
S,ain.or In support OF this coh'eh''o"' ~ :,
submitted an affidavit Of Mrs keenan, !" WIZ
constitution and that she did not Kno" us eo"
. and had since learned that the representa-
ians ~ raneernan about Kene ker lhoiias
were false and untrue. a,.,, as FOL
continuing. Mr. Ker says in his afhdav1' DIS io'
lows: ,orr,an did
Deionodd Di,nDd ubrn they induced Mrs Keenan, 10 sg,'
a contract with them TO prosecute III oitta~ t street
Iut acted in colluson wit the Metz atinp the
Par1av company for the purpose OF ge'Snf s,aint"n
Ight TO represent said plaintiff so .has t,ied for
q
Shs defsndant company at the lowest hguoe hg, Nm. i
,,lein,io would be willing take, and dePonen, a.. o.
inres Ipon nformaon and bellef tna .s.,,,oIit ~
GoInnGR GTln GRdwav Company. ana is paid SO much ior
each case he procures to DE se'"eo ~ INV
pany. ,... It,, aueea,ions
Continuing Mr.. ker says ne D'ses n'' "''
on thu following: . 49,,
Denoren, was for two and half years in the
,w denartm mt Of defendant company, anu me NE
du.ies Consisted in drawing answers ana mpioils i
f~ eScnrty for costs in accident suits against the
comnany. and that during this time a great maiS i
suits were drought against saia c%Ha ,Hhess actions
ever came - trial and we're disposed OF. as a Le
pini,,ins II is the rule OF the company 10 de-
inand security for costs IN all such cases, u pu,
such security is never demanded III cases o'ouh"'
D.ponent saws he has examined the c1lendars
OF the court. Of this ciy anu mas ,'nv , IN which
Stanton appears that has ever peer p,',eu VI" '
calendar for the las; TWO ana nan years
Mr. Stanton submitted an affidavit In whlch ne
denied all of Mr. Kers allegations Of collusion be-
,u,ec, himself and the railroad company and while
,c admits that I.angerman called on Mrs. Keenan,
declares it not for the purpose alleged Dy Ar
pbUip Berg also denied the allegation. ana
smiingl, said: "Why. Your Honor, II is not true
Il II was could make considerable money out
Justice Con!an looked much surprised. however
4; the allegations against stanton, & i.o 49,, w.
:arefully before handing down decision