Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11
MOTION FOR OlSBARMENT
District Attorney Davis Before Court of
Appeals Against Attorney Adriaans
AHdavits Filed I'm support of the
ceedings-Under Confederation,

Mr. Henry f. Davis, United States at
torney Tor the District OF Columbia today
IN the Court Of Appeals moved that John H.
Adriaans be debarred from further practice
as an attorney and counselor of the court,
and that his name be stricken from Tho
roll of attorneys and counselors thereof
The motion was in writing and was accom-
panied by number Of affidavits and ex-
hlbits. The court directed that the paners
be filed.
The attention of the Court Of AppesAs is
called by Mr.. Davis 10 the fact that octo-
per per - last Mr.. Adriaans was charged be-
lore the Police Court with malicious tres
pass upon the land of one Peter craig tho
Information being signed by Mr. Davis az
attorney OF the United States. by Alexan-
GuaIiaad Mu al;y, his duly appointed and
aIaiiHeu assistant Mr. Adriaans was duly
u Hieu oy one or the Judges OF the Police
Court and jury and found guilty,
paper writing denominated motion in
arrest or judgment on verdict" IN is on
planned, was filed by Mr.. Adriaaps I'm H.
once Court, but II was stricken from The
MES as scandal Jus and libelous" There
a s5 Mr.. Adriaans filed in the Court of Ap-
peais petition for writ of maudarnus or
Ger uorarl, setting forth, among other
thlhss that MIR. Davis "manifestIy ,NccpJ-
ca The powers and Jurisdiction incident Ia
ms AN oiilc. by said order" The petition
was dismissed by the Court of AnnaaIs
Mr.. Adriaans, the 9TH Of December tonL
steps IN the Supreme Court OF Tho T,ni,,J
states TO have the ease brought before thar
tribunal but the Supreme Court ruled
against him. Neu
Attorney Adriaans' Alterations
continuing. MIR. Davis states that in the
paper writing filed in the Police Court by
Mr.. Adriaans and designated motion In
arrest OF Judgment on verdict" il WAS
among other things declared that:
me said Henry +. Davis was and is
particularly disqualified from fling the
present information for that he has been
Tor years the attorney Of the real pr,nsa-
cutting witness in this case Ia VII. Isaac
> Lyon, and IN consequence OF financial
dealings between the said LYON and the
Sald DAVIS a judgment at law was obtained
oy Lyon against Davis, No. Il 964 on The
dockets of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
ulct OF columbia; and in working out the
sald judgment ii is evident by this case
thdt the SAID Davis is selling the powers
OF his said office (mtaning the offic. of at
toiney OF the United States in and for the
District OF ColumbiaD To Lyon"
Declared To lie LibeIous
Mr.. Davis then declares that tho fo-oo-o-
ing allegation, as appears from affidavits
OF himself, Isaac S. Lyon and Howard s.
Nyman, are false, scandalous and liheIous
and the publication thereof by the said
Adrlaans constitutes crime in law" The
court Is then asked by Mr.. Davis to debar
Mr.. Adriaans from practice before it,
AfhdaVitS of Isaac s. Lyon. Howard s
Nyman and Alexander r. Mullowny. filed
with the motion, tend to support the confep-
tons of Mr.. Davis The case is the first an
the records of the Court of Appeals en-
hraclng an effort to have an attorney nrac-
ucing before it disbarred. 1t will be consid-
cred IN due time by the court.