The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-09

Ppemlneas Attorney AsAeA - shsw
Why De SAeulA 1oe - DeAaFrea-
~ L. BAer, . well-known attorney and
old resident Of 9eaftle. II IN danger Of
being dssnafred from practice in the SUI
perfor court In = suit nsed yesterday
morning he - accused q compromising y
civil case contrary to the desire OF hts
client and with retaining money.
Some rime ago the matter WAS reported
70 the prosecuting attorneys Office BY s.
Plough. one u the parties interested. with
the intention o. instituting criminal pro-
eeedsn4s. No action Was taken. however.
and the case was dropped. until il ap-
peared IN the superior court In the form OF
suit To recover money and . petition TO
show cause why he should not BE- do6arred
for unprofessionaI conduct.
~ G.. Rosenfeidt. W. smith, 8 Plough
and l. J. Raven are the plaintiffs. They
indebted 20 them on promi1oory notes to
the extent OF $40. April /; they learned
that Mr.. Jensen had sufficient money in
Dexter Horton d Cos bank to pay the
Indebtedness
According TO the complaint they secured
the services Of II. l. Baer a. their Astor-
ney. A civil suit was commenced and
against the bank Without instructions
from the plaintiffs and contrary 10 their
expressed desire. Mr. Baer settled the
casa u is claimed, for 20. and agreed to
procure the promtssory notes and deliver
Jensen
II is claimed that after this settlement
was made Mr.. Baer met one Of the plain
TINS In the present case on the street
Nj BAer ID represented as advtsing that
the suit o. settled for ] cent on the dol
lar He was told that the only settlement
amount Il is claimed that as q matter
OF fact Mr.. Baer had already settled tho
case on basis Of 80. He Il accused Of
retaining the money and refusing TO turn
~ over To the rightful .ownerA
The court IS asked to make Mr.. Baef
turn over the money and show cause
why he should not be debarred from prac-
uSe before the courts OF Washington.
Mr.. Baer last nigh. made the following
stStement. -One Sunday evening In April
Plough and Smith came to me and request
sAs 20 o.sa ,a sa , sfaas Gess sn
nAo Paid about $40. The Intention was to
garnishse the Dexter Horton bank. on
which Plough said Jensen held check for
about $Seo We agreed on fee and pre-
pared the papers. and Plough met me on
Monday morning at the courthouse. and in
Formed me tbs, the amount OF the check
was only IS. o. and I then advised him
that !, was useless 10 begin the suit II Jen-
sen should appear and contest the action,
Is the money was exempt from execution
chance that Jensen would allow us 10 have
the money.
Jensen did appear by hts attorney.
Frank Wrestling, and claimed the money
was exempt but Mr.. Wrestling proposed a
compromise later. His proposition was
mat we accept a portion OF the So. ~ and
dismiss the suit. surrendering the notes,
! amounting to about $50.
After this proposition saw Mr. Plough
and told him OF the offer TO compromise
for a portion OF IS. %. At first he refused
10 entertain the proposition. but finally
said: II We compromise II will have 20 be
liberal one This conversation did not
cafe. where l went to meet Mr.. Plough.
Mr. Wrestling had further said that unless
compromise as above outlined vas effect
ed, Jensen would take the benefit OF the
bank rups Law. and In that case we would
never get a cent.
/ Knowing that we could not get cent
unless through a compromise, l settled
little less than oBe-half the amour; due.
which settlement ! considered liberal
After this settlement. the first one Of
my clients l met was Smith. who demand
ed that pay the whole amount OF the
notes. met Mr.. Plough later. and he de-
manded that I pay the entire So. They
had never paid me a penny for my work.
time / was employed When we found
that the amotmesiue Jensen was 60 small
and The chance Of collection was SO slim,
Mr.. Plough said: File the papers. and X
you collect the money sou can have &l5 OF
The statement that was not author
ICED 10 settle this case and exceeded my
my clients is absolutely untrue. am ready
and willing 10 pay the $50. lesa the paitry
fee of SIS. but l will not work for noth-
ing