New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
CHARGE AGAINST LAWYERS.
STRANGE ATTACK UPON TWO MEMBERS
OF THE CITY CLUB WHO HELPED
PREPARE CASE AGAINST
GARDINER

ror s,nca tho CITY Club petitioned Governor
Roosevelt to remove District Attorney 6ardiher
from his office on the ground OF maadminsra'loh'
many persons have been wondering what steps 'ii'
Gardiner would take to rebuke It's memoers io'
their audacity Yesterday Ignatius Weltner OF No'
a0s broadway asked Magistrate Mayo III ''o
Contract court for warrants for the arrest OF
Edward L. Heydecker and Fulton MCMAHON law
yers OF No Ill Broadway, both memoers Vi NV
CIV Club II was Mr. HeydecKer VINO DoIe '"e
ohoroes tn Governor Roosevelt and Mr.. Mcmahon
has been prominent in reform WORK LOT year
Mr. Weltner charged that they had been guii'y oi
docoit and colluson in connection with the settle
mont ~ the estate OF George Arjawetz. who died
in this city In 1885, leaving small property CON
sistine of real estate and money. Magistrate Mayo
declined TO issue warrants, but summoned the ac-
cused lawyers to appear before him IN mat cour'
tomorrow to answer to the charge
Messrs. Heydecker and McMahon were seen In the
afternoon BY a Tribune reporter. All Mr. hey
decker would say was that these charges had
been once before dismissed by a referee as ground
less and their revival after his action concern
ing District Attorney Gardiner could bear ohly one
construction. Mr. Mcmahon said he did not th'hh
IL seernly for him to discuss the charges until ne
should be served with the summons. An intimate
friend OF both lawyers, however. who Is well ac-
ouainted with the facts OF the case. said:
After the death OF Arjawetz In 1885, Fulton Nc
Mahcn was chosen attorney tor the nelrs Oh
Mrs Ar1dWetZ, VINO oled slloTt uHi' bc4Clr ~
hus band and whose heirs claimed TO be entitled TO
all OF the estate because the husband LETT no helrS
TO the knowledge or the family. But heirs or Ar
1awetz were discovered In Austria ana power OF
attorney sent to an agent in this country au-
thoriZng a suit for the property. HcydecHer was
employed by this agent ana Instituted proceed
ings TO gain possession Of the estate. Later the
agent OF the Austrian claimants uied. and Weltner
was chosen to succeed him. Wetner Wishing 10
have himself appointed attorney at law as wen as
In fact brought charges against MIR. Heydeckef
Nr. Heydecker then offered to Withdraw from the
case provided the charges were Withdrawn ana
The charges and Mr. Heydeckers claim for com
pensaton were referred TO Benjamin +. Blair, a
referee appointed by the Supreme Court, VINO ols,
missed the insinuations of Weltner ana ordered
for his services Then weltner dropped the matter
for time. ..-...
several months ago the heirs OF Mrs. Artawetz
met the agent OF the Austrian heirs ana ASKED ior
property was constantly decreasing ana the CostS
of litigation pling up. Then 1t was agreed ~ al
that a friendly partition suit should be Drouent
and the property divided equally between the TWO
Mcmahon. and Heydecker, acting Tor the austrian
heirs got a judgment ordering sale OF the prop
erty and a division OF the proceeds:
Because Heydecker and Mcmahon are goo1
friends and have offices I'm the same building. and
have been on opposite sides Of the case, Weltner
Jumped TO the conclusion that they were WORKING
together. and that the partition sut was g.
Inv them They had nothing to do with IT, IN fact.
and when the agreement was reached McMahoh
had already appealed the case to hlSher courl |,
after Mr. Heydecker had beaten him in the hrSt
place AS to the statement that eltnep ol 'Hgi iIi
saw that Mcmahon has been working on the matter
for four years and has received Just one order or
5000 which has not been paid. Heydcckers order
for 500 which has not been paid ether mas @ oeen
the only compensation he received out OF the DUST