The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-20
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
EX-JUDGE CALLAHAN DISBARRED
BY JUDGE ROBINSON.
Cannot Practice Law Ia Connecticut
Wife Beaten Locked Up-shopliffers
stilI in jail Gases In the city Court

Wife Beater Locked Up-shoplifters
sim Ina jail Cases In the city Court.
Judge Robinson in the superior court
yesterday afternoon handed down the
following decision disbarripg Ex-Sena-
tor David Callahan from the practice
of law in this state:
The memorandum containing the de-
cision follows:
con the trial of this case the follow
ing facts appeared and are found
David Callahan, of New Haven, was
admitted to practice in this state as
an attorney at law in the spring Of
1888, and is now member of the bar
of New Haven county,
II find that sometime prior to March
goth, 1897, he became and was the eX-
ecutor under the will of one William f.
whitman, deceased. Under this Will one
Lottie Whitman was beneficiary to the
extent of several thousand dollars.
II further find that upon the settle
ment of said William f. Willman's es-
tate sum of money from said William
F. Willman's estate was in his hands
for said Lottie Whitman, and was
thereafter permitted by her there to re-
main for care and safe keeping.
II find that the amount of said fund
so entrusted by Lottie Whitman to said
Callahan was at least $4,000.
Il further find that subsequently, to
wit, on the 10Th day of July 1898, the
said Lottie Whitman died, leaving
will of which the said David Callahan
was named the executor.
Il further find that on october 18TH
1898, as executor of said last named
will, said David Callahan filed an in
ventory of the property of said Lottle
Willman's estate in which it appeared
that, besides certain real estate owned
by said Lottie Whitman at the time of
her death, there was also a sum of $4,-
$50 cash which he the said David CAL
lahan, charged himself with as money
on hand for said Lottie whitman.
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had in fact come into said David Cal
lahan's possession and control during
the lifetime of Mrs. Lottie Whitman, he
had, at the date of said inventory, ac-
tually on hand of said sum only about
$2034.
II find that the said David Callahan
began in the lifetime of said Lottie
whitman wrongfully to appropriate and
convert to his own use the funds of the
said Lottie whitman so as aforesaid in
trusted TO his care.
81 further find that after the death
of said Lottie Whitman the said David
Callahan continued, from time to time,
wrongfully to appropriate and convert
to his own use the funds of her said
estate,
II find that the sums so appropriated
and converted after Mrs. Wfllmans
death amounted to $1,775.
II further find that out of the total
of said $4,25o of money Of said Lottie
whitman, said David callahan wrong
fully appropriated and converted to
his own use something over $4,000.
II am of the opinion that said David
Callahan by reason of his aforesaid
improper conduct is not suitable per-
son to be and to remain member OF
the bar of this state Holding this
opinion, the court must render decree
displacing him as an attorney at law,
and further prohibiting him from prac-
ticing as an attorney at law in the
courts of this state.
No sod
for signature in accordance with these
views, and let that decree embody the
facts herein found"