The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19
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STAY n CHICAGO.
Bar Associations Great Work
to Bid the City flaw
lmpostors.
LOVER 400 NAMES ON LIST
Unless These Fellows Secure Liz
cense to Practice They VIII
Be Prosecuted.

cense to Practice They VIII
Be Prosecuted.
In the second largest city Of the United
States. that organization which bands the
lawyers together to uphold the honor Of
their great profession must have more
than local eminence, and hence the Chi
cago Bar Associations recent mighty es-
forts have attracted wide attention. Many
attorneys of many cities have watched
the progress of that thorough, hard work,
which has for its object the suppression
and punishment OF those individuals who
dare to practice law without any right
or authority.
After months Of the most careful search
possible the bar association has obtained
list Of lawyers practicing In Chicago
without licenses. and the collection Is
startlingiy long. says the Chicago Times
Herald. The records Of the state SUI
preme court themselves have been
searched to correct this list. and the roll
OF these deceivers soon viii be public
property. That is. the bar association viii
have the list and other people then may
have 1t for the asking
The work of pulling the weeds from
the garden Of the law in Chicago really
began when. in 1874. the association was
Incorporated. The articles provided for q
committee on grievances, and upon this
small subordinate body has devolved the
work OF defending at once the -rrofession
and the people. During the first years
OF the associations corporate eAistehce
little effective work was done aloag the
line Of discovering Jus- who were tae IL
censed attorneys OF Chicago.
Early Work Of the Organization.
The organization gave banquets and en-
tertained distinguished guests. Attention
was paid to complaints Of non profession
al conduct and n considerable number OF
disbarments were procured In the inter-
walls between the three or four dinners a
year. The social incidents. which includ-
ed, from time TO time, nearly all the MEM
bers OF the Cook county bench and most
Of the Judges of the state supreme court,
did not prevent an instructive interest In
elections and Arm stand was taken In
favor Of a non-partisan judicial ticket.
In this dignified manner the bar associa-
ton passed through the administrations
Of the following presidents since 1874:
William c. Cloudy. Frederic ulman.
Benjamin r. Aver. James l.. High.
Ezra b. McCagg. Huntington w. Jacks
John ". Jewett. Francis Iackner.
Writ Dexter Frederick A. Smith.
William H King John II. Hamline.
Israel y. Stiles. George w. Cass.
Edward G. Mason. David B. Lyman.
r. Biddie Roberts. Thomas Dent.
s. Corning Judd. Ebert n. Gary.
Fariin @. Ball. Howard Henderson.
James B. Bradwen.
Lyman Trumbufl was a vice president in
1874 and Murray r. Tuley and William p.
Black on the board OF managers. Melville
W. Fuller, the present chief justice Of the
United States supreme court. was vice
president in 1879. and at the same time
ID sTv Y nrA Ia oh
were in office with him as members OF the
board of managers Ephraim Banning
was on the board In 1883 and John 8. Mil
Ter In 1881. Harvey b. Hurd was vice
president In 1889 and Henry s. Towle in
1895 and 1897 The office of secretary has
been flied as follows:
Abram NJ, Pence. Huntington W. Jacks
Edgar Ia Jayne George w. Cass.
Frederic Uliman. Howard Henderson.
Henry l. Sheldon William r. McIlvaine
Holdriige O. Collins. =. 3 Hehard.
Owen +. Adds. George Mills Rogers.
Beginning of the Good Work.
George A. FoIlansbee Was elected presi-
dent for the term which ended In October
1895 and during his administration the
great task of Kidding the profession in
Chicago OF lawyers who have no right
whatever 10 practice. yet maintain Offices.
was begun. The burden OF the work fell
heavily upon the grievance committee.
but that body proved To be fully equal
to the occasion. The members were Frank
Asnury johnson. who led the attack with
great vtgor: Edwin NJ. Ashcraft. $. ID.
Condee j. v. A. Weaver and r. :. Cum
rIngs.
Complaints Of gross frauds had aroused
the bar association and at the outset the
grievance committee. seeking TO dlshar
certain men. found that they acre rot
licensed attorneys of Illinois and there
a.. a .s.s..zs @tae,
question Immediately and most foreialy
presented itself who are the licensed
attorneys OF Chicago"
The answer proved most difficult To as
certain and has involved an immense
amount of hard work for which the toiiers.
after burning midnight oil. will receive
the gratitude ~ all VINO would preserve
the honor q: the profession and Gu, out a
hf, OF rotsenness from the apple OF life
in this city
Basts OF work of Discovery.
A directory list OF Chicago lawyers was
taken as basis al the grievance commit
tees work Of discovery. Then a complete
fs, Of ali the licenses issued. as the iaw
requires by the three grand divisions Of
The state supreme court procured
The names Of the authorized lawyers Of
this state were drawn OF from the eeurt
records into t~o large books. and them
tory's showing. the process 81 checking
up" AIS carried 10 is FIRST stage OF com,
psetion
I, was fhus revealed that wo men we're
apparently erscshcing lss III this city with
auI a license
BIZ the astounding result o. he grst
skargnish Of TIRE general attack VAS regard
81 bs the grievance committee with sss-
pgrion All TIE members feis certain that
further Investigation woaid reduce the
number
Getting AT tho .s<hy.fer~--
la the flrss place. ny ecrrecsiug errors IN
re spelling ~ names. ard even ia initials,
a considerable agnlbeE ~ IA mes sas clsp
PED OF the So By CORES r<ssasieaSe II EAs
discovered Ira. naTslaer of lawyers hsaa
ttcenseS issued seserss years age. bar
their "a Tsss bal nat be@1 reccrsea by shs
supreme sesfrf CLERKS ssea snsainx ssfsrc
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