The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
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sssssa - sAyx sAN- sAe settlement eass-
s<xsaas ss was o1szzsssz ey fraS2a. s1s1xS
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TIE secssssn was rzsSs@ aess~ y hearing
sxsssEx swa days. S4rsnx w2zea = aAxsE
zaxaser 81 Witnesses WTrs eal1sd Azsa ex-
azsEz@& II 3T~2z sseg-1- A. E4Ele%r Or -s~
sASgs regar1zHg zee alleged fraSz1a.ezaz set
tl@-nnt ~ssD sro3g1t o2e - tbs sOErss
q 1Ae examination. sa1wszg he MeSes-
legs - have saa PAS Ealze information re-
xzrsssg sAar settlement .saa1 they originally
admitted
There are xeyerzz Interesting points IA
eorn@csso1 WITH she dec2ssezs- The AcNes J.
legs claimed tEzx they ere ia61ae1 70 syn
q sssg9i1-gSn for The DISMISSAL Of the suSs
BY 1ecegsssn aud fraud Taey positively
sszis@ thai tzsy hz4 ever agreed 70 ae-sSs
soe 81 fiji settlement q sassr CAIN fer
Ek.ssy whase ridaag or Sle 81 TIE asfszd-
acts street cars ana absolutely -epadsa1sd
The at 81 their sawyesx II making the set
sskmkEt- TIE matter Was brought 10 me
ears Of the coErx and 6lsharEeEt Esroces1-
angs were esnnaenc@a against the lawyers.
causing o Widespread sensation Among the
legal fraternity.
lae AcNeii-ys we're unfortunate n bei7g
Represented n the damage suit BY "A1log-
neg" Charles T. Powell Associated vita
Powell we're three geEsaine lawyers Jsnn
b. Aclt. J. II. Perkins and Frank Grove.
Cpan them fez. the punishment for the az-
legged wrongful acts CT '-ASrornsy Powell
TAsy were tried k@sore a corzsnlsfss 81 the
bar on charge OF unprotesssos-ai conduct
ia sending their names % oEe not an admit
ted attorney 1or Use IL sEosec1s,ng .aw-
suit Perkins, WAS exorerated. but Crowe
ard Aulf were convicted and punished for
the aliege3 osfease- Crows was dsstarred
and Aux suspended from practice for enc
year. This penAnce All. Is now 6oang-
Anlt attempted 10 obtain q mobilization
u the committees sentence by al appeal
10 Judge Benson. but the ist;er refused %
Intervene aad oonnrussd the committees
yepor--
At that s1zne Judge Benson was guided
cssiy b. the testimony take2 before the
committee and reported with the findings
TO the court These findings were 10 the
eject that Poweal had grossly abused the
confidence OF his clients and sesrauEied
them Ia the settlement ard that both
Grove ana Auii had known Of the fra I'D
and .aestiy accepted share o. the illegal
prof. usa6a By Powell. who. as tae evil
$50 Of the sssg settlement.
In hoaSsng that the MeNesleys were not
deceived in sne settlement and are not en-
titled 10 have the damage case reopzneSi
ard trsed BY a jury, Judge Benson, TO con-
siderable extent, rsyerses the findings OF
The disbarrnent committee Il is though, hy
sorre that This fact will have considered.
weight with Judge Jas.osss today when At
fornsy Anst's application fer a nsw trial of
the fistaynssps case ~tli COME Up fer nsar-
srg
The Testimony taken before Judge Ben
son yesterday for aa5 agasnst the motion
TO sac4te sse settlement OF the MeSeliey
case was all that Of expert Witnesses. ply
slolans called "a give their opinion regard
ing the extent Of Mrs. MeSe.seyss injuries.
II vas case OF doctors dlsagreeing Mrs
sacNesley's Witnesses testified that hsr in
5s2Fsss were very grave and tina: $50, or
even ssse, weuld rot recosnpsnse her FOR
them On TIE other hand the street car
corapany's witnesses soli the court tina, the
Injuries were very slight and BIZ no means
permanent