The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-01
ARGUED AND SUBMITTED.
Testimony Concluded in the Dis
barment Proceedings.
ATTORNEY GROVE ON STAND.

He Admits All the Essential Facts
q . Partsership with POWELL
Words and Aftenpts 20 Evade
Searching Questions-How Pow
eli Got HIS Degree Of LIZ D.
Testimony and argument in the dssbar-
uent proceedings against Attorneys Aast,
Grove and Perkins were concluded yester-
day, and the case now rests In the hands OF
the committee 10 whom IL was referred by
Judge Benson. This committee consists Of
ex-senator John Il. Alien. Wilmon Tucker
and Benton Embree. The report o. tre
committee will. Of course, be subject TO the
action Of the court. bat there 10 every like
Hhood that the findings OF the committee
viii virtually determine the action Of the
court
Several days viii esapse before the ind
1ngs Of the committee are arrived at The
transcript OF the testimony alone will oe-
cupy 600 or SO pages. and the members Of
tho committee viii go through this careful-
~ before rendering formal opinion. In
addition 10 this they viii consult the pu-
merous authorities cited by counsel On 5ota
ddes OF the case After tails wlil come the
formulating Of the committees opinion.
which will of itself be a task Of no small
magnitude.
The whole OF the forenoon session Of the
committee was devoted TO the taking Of
testimony, by far the mast important ard
Interesting being that Of Attorney Frank
Grove, xho nervofIsy sat in the witness
chair and was subjected 10 running cross
IRE OF questions for more than an hour.
The first witness called was w. C. Young,
formerly court reporter at Salt Lake City.
He testified TO the excellent professional
reputation borne BY Attorney ]. n. Perkins
10 that city.
Mrs Frank Grove. wife Of the man
whose reputation and professional standing
are placed In jeopardy BY the insestig alton.
was tho next witness. Her testimony bore
especially on the sickness of Mr. Grove and
their two children, who had suffered from
diphtheria. the house being placed under
quarantine, which not raised until the
evening Of Octobed Is. She said ne had
been attended by DIR. Yandeu. who finally
decided that he was suffering from tons.l-
stie. Mr.. Grove used an antlseptic, and
used II so freely that he was affected ner-
vously. his hand shaking IN consequence.
She had heard Or. Yandell tell her husband
that some kind of settlement had Dsea
reached I'm the McNeiley ease. Her report
OF Or. Yandelrs conversation was objected
TO- but the committee allowed her to state
that DR. Yanden had said the case was
settled
Fattening n Doctors Biil.
f. s. Smith. father of DR.. Clarence a.
Smith. testified that in the absence of his
son. who had gone East. Powell came TO
the office and asked for Mrs. McSeiley's
bill Witness had explained to him that
owing TO cheap fares on the railroads, his
l. - 4 1s.-x
had been expected. Witness looked in vain
among his sons accounts for bill against
Mrs McNelley Finally ne found a MEN,
orandum. Mrs. McNeiley. $3.50 On
showing this 70 Powell the latter said there
must be some mistake. and was sure that
DR. Smiths bill mus; be at least $50. and
possibly 500 Powell was so positive ami
specific In his assertions that witness was
at length persuaded into making out bill
:; wv, 30 so" ""'''' as @'''' ~ : "
The next stage OF Mr. Smiths testimony
developed still more Interesting phase OF
Mr. Powells alleged ehicanery Witness
testified that he had signed an assignment
OF the bill 10 Powell hut had never received
q cent in the way OF payment. The bill and
assignment wer~ introduced In evidence.
The bin showed proper clerical charge.
under date OF Nov against Mrs. Margaret
McNelley for professional services. $s9.5o
Attached to this was SIN assignment IN the
following form:
For value received. /, c. A. Smith. here
by sell. assign and convey 10 Charles r..
Powell his heirs executors administrators
and assigns. the within and foregoing ac-
count It. A. SMITH.
by T.. :. SMITH"
The assignment bore the same date as the
account Witness testified that on one oc-
casien Powell had said he was ready -
pay the account hut that when he had told
him that he Smith. was authorized aad
ready TO collect and receipt fer the money
that was the last II g. and Powell haa new
er paid the account
Or Yandei testified 10 his professional
services IN connection with the McNelley
case. -Four physicians had been called in.
witness said TO attend Mrs. McNe,ey.
Powell assured them that the raiiroad
would foot the bill. and urged them - be
liberal with their charges The four phy-
Eiclans were Drs Smith. Mckechnie.
o'Rourke and Ysnden They agreed that
their charges should he $40 zach for TIE
original consul taticn In ease IN j 4 N I
have TO Ko intt, court, Or So tf ire mast r
had 10 he li.lgated After tAIs witness had
paid several visits roweN asked h'm Or
his Nlll. and was told that St was al Az S2l
or - Powell rather expressed e. nu N
meat. saying that he expected the II 20 he
larger " hrn Win - md finally made cut
the bill for 81 Powell CTercf him sl5 IN