The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-30
BAR COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Recommends Disbarment Of One
Of Accused Attorneys.
FRANK GROVE THE v,cTlM.
1uspensson Of john y. AsIt From
Practice for One Year Fas0r<~-
=. y. Perkins,, Last Of Alleged Of
Tenders, harfes =.
Powell Comes In for sunssaE
Crftfefsn--Is Blaned for Troabie.

Critfetsn--Is Blaned for Troabie.
The bar committee aopoEated by Judge
EensuTs. Of the aaressof COURT 70 snFssSs.
gate The alleged unprofsss oftAs cofsauet =.
Attorneys Frank Grove. j. y. Ptskasas ana
Join H. Agif la connection villa osse OF
LAWYER" Charles r. pDweiFs corpora
tian damage cults, yesterday flied lis Ye-
port II recommends the absolute dlss'as-
asasnf Of Cove, Ts1gfu.aH4s Au1fs ana rec
puauserda his saag~~BS-on from pFAcstec iuf
on4 year. and exusasFassS Perkins or roe
ground that he WAS q stranger In Seat.is
and became involved in tfs case with Pow
eli without knowledge OF the iattsrx true
character.
The committee finds thai Perkins bore q
good reputation In Utah ard .as guilty OF
nothing GIsnonoTat,se III the carnage suit
mentioned which was brought b Margaret
NJ McNessey and Ruel X. AeSsiiss. nsf
husband against tbs Union TfHnk Lag.
Tor 32Uuo damages, by personsd injuries al
Legged to have bsen received By tas woman
In a street car accident. Grove sfsd Aiiir
are sharply rebuked. not 50 nt2ea Tor Dc
fnr wrong as fer falling II do right ~ IN
FORMING the AseSslieys OF the nrseri pusolis
character o. the pretended Lawyer. Powell.
II Il found that both were guilty OF lending
4tsctlnx the damage suit.
From, numerous paragI aphs n the lengthy
report az the committee II Is plain th5S
Powell w-ao WAS yesterday bound over 10
the superior court fer alleged grand saf-
crny. was lucky in thai he was ROT Def
eofaaisy ufaler investigation hy the cossa-
mittee. He Ia given several coSerf tnrii~ss
and branded by the eoEiisnistse as boaa
and Inscriptions man.
Report IN Full.
The committee. In introducing ~ report
says that from the somewhat sosufrsisossss
and In very many respects conflicting. tss-
tirnony. the eomr.iitee finds thas Grove and
Powell have been aoaualntanees Tor more
than two years. AID that daring mnea q
that tina their relations have oeen sun
as to afford them Opportunity OF a eoFfis-
what Intimate knowledge OF each otiieF
That Powell never has been admitted 10
practice a. an attorney or counselor Ia any
Of the courts OF the territory or the sfillc
NV.
Farther. that about the middle Of August
Grove ara! Powell formed a ce~pArtHsrSnsp
under the name OF Eureka Law and to.-
lection Agency. printing tie eo-partner-
kais, name on their letter paper aud upon
a business card which they Issued. am
nauncitx un the card that clients would D..
satisfied With IRE besf Of references, alsa
also on both letfsr heads and cards hAssfA
printed .sPfaetica mi all courts. Notary
4
began business on tie corner or SECOND
avenue and Cherry street bus AFTERWARDS
changed 70 room 80 sullivan sbulieinS-
Afterwards they issued 4 card having
their names printed on Il, followed ~ tn.
words 'Attorneys~at-Law. Hat few Of
these cards were issued. Crowl being I'd
v.ssf o. tie statutory consequences Of as
sociating his name with fo~eli. who was
Imnsxiiateiy afterwards, and during the
p~rsdeGcy Of the sast Of Mrs McNei,ey aud
luei alcNniiey. her husband, against the
linton Trunk Line. Powell, with the KNOW
edge OF Grove and Auit, issued and eircu-
lated a h4s.ness card IA follows
advice Free. Graduate National
Al casee. civil or Law College. Chicago.
criminal. III.
.cHAs.sF. POWELL. liz ID.
''LAWxER.
.Ofylcs - Sullivan Building Seattle, Wash.
EMO, sIe-f2 First Ave-
A Fretext TO Practice.
The respondents. Grove and Ault. the
committee reports. knowing or having res,~
xon 10 believe tina. Powell WAS not an al
ioTney -at-law. aided ard sbettsd him in
procuring GONE diploma CT writing from
some institution. that afforded him gre
text To represent himself rs an attorney
ami counseinr-st-iaw. and That caused him
10 PUT os1s tae pusiu card mentioned In
sunnsetion waih his partnership business
With Grove.
The evidence shows. and IL was
proven by his coaduet aud beau
Ing throughout the proceedings,
tho committee says. that rowetl
IA u beid. shre~d. active and ua-
ssraputeus maa.
lae syiaefses further Siesws this esgrs, ;nfg E
tee Ways, that Grove Aait and Powell
dssrilss tho month of September src-ufstesi
soaisss la The sullivan bnilding practically
utss office al least tn the ayes Of
ssraAKsgs Al this Time Perkins occupied
Mute offIce room wiitle waiting II make
come n.sr. permanent aliic., aFfsvs "a lsssasst
tcaaig st tfgsst tlsye a comparative granger
In s.sstiss se's8 .hasipg nat receIltgr sslue
90 Seattle from pssieFs, Utah. WAera ne
Dad bean lawyer Of geea stailsiss,x a. the
bar.
Coming down - tae da1e ~ tna .,aa1s
rss-ssc cstlEa1 ef tire Me<esiey ease fatf IONA.
rnsftes f1gisss that after Perkins haa "a
rssrss.i 20 Grove ana EseWvii tas nature asa J
sxtans OF aFs AicNe9ieS's 9niuftes hagfS
fisfstier ARA nevFnenEs. - 81 fs,es8n@9 l,pw-
ell eHa;is1yVd three f4HT fefssita he tsnx@f~
cans % make pS1Fsscal examination II
MIS- McNssiey. IA efsseF IN aptersssiue th.
character ard eNttsls 7e hsF ir grfps " h,.,2,
they AZ one@ ga. and immediately there