Evening star., 1900-10-02
DISCARDED FROM PRACTICE
NAME OF j. n. ADRIAANS STRICKEN
FROM ROLL OF ATTORNEYS.
Action Of the Court of Appeals
Unanimous Opinion Handed
Down Today.

The Court OF appeals today, by an opin-
ion written by Mr.. Chief Justice Alvey.
ordered that John II. Adriaans be dis
barred from further membership OF the
bar of attorneys and counsellorS OF the
Court OF Appeals, and that his name be
stricken from the roll Of attorneys and
counsellors thereof.
The matter Is one that has been pending
since May II, 1899, and has been watched
with great interest especially by members
Of the bar. The proceeding was instituted
in the Court of Appeals by way OF tnfor-
nation by Henry E. Davis then and now
member Of the bar of the court, and VINO
was at the time Of fling the information
the United States attorney for the District
OF Columbia. The information was against
member OF the bar Of the court. praying
that Mr.. Adriaans be disbarred. ana that
his name be stricken from the roll OF at
torneys and counseilors "for alleged MIS-
conduct that shows him to be unht 10 re-
main a member Of the bar.
The action for disbarment In the Court OF
Appeals grew out Of an information nleo
In the Police Court against Mr.. Adriaans:
one Peter Craig. Trial was had and convic-
ton followed. A paper purporting 70 De
motion in arrest Of judgment was stricken
from the files Of the Police Court by 'oroer
d
libelous. A motion for a new trial was
overruled and the court imposed hne OF
800 upon the defendant and in default or
payment sentenced him to imprisonment IN
jail for three months.
Reviewed by Higher Court.
Mr.. Adriaans then went to the Court OF
Appeals and sought to have a review by
the latter tribunal Of the proceedings In the
Police Court His petition was dismissed,
1o cd m Sunrpme
Court of the United States. The highest
court in the land also dismissed his petit
ton and Mr.. Adriaans was left subject to
the execution of the judgment OF the 70
lice Court. 1t was after the case In the
Police Court had been thus disposed OF that
the information was filed for the disbar-
ment of the defendant for the scanoalous
and ibelous matter attempted to be spread
upon the records Of the courts as grounds
for arresting the judgment against him.
The alleged scandalOus and ltbelOus matter
complained Of included the charges by Mr..
Adriaans that Mr.. Davis had no right or
States attorney for the District of Column
bia, Ibis nomination therefor having been
rejected by the Senate Of the United
States," and the office was. in contempla-
ton Of law, vacant: and that Mr.. Davis
has been for years the attorney OF the
real prosecuting witness in this cause, to
wit, Isaac 8. Lyon, and in consequence Of
financial dealings between the said Lyon
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obtained by Lyon against Davis. and In
working out the judgment, 1t Is evident, by
this case. that Davis Is selling the powers
Of the said office to Lyon"
The lfbelous and scandalous matter.
which was intended to reflect upon the Of
ficial conduct of Mr.. Davis, the United
States district attorney, says the Court of
Appeals, has been fully refuted and shown
to be without the slightest foundation in
truth and fact.
The Language Withdrawn.
In responding to a rule to show cause
why he should not be disbarred, Mr.. Adri-
aans, among other things. set forth that he
''withdraws the language complained Of and
disavows the same. and respondent further
says that the withdrawal and disavowal
are made by him not as matter of defense,
but merely for the purpose Of doing justice
to Henry E. Davis as a member Of the
bar" The case was fully argued.
The case. says the Court of Appeals, in
volved questions of a very delicate nature,
and consequences OF more than ordinary
importance. but upon full and careful con-
sideration of the facts the entire court was
of the opinion that Mr.. Adriaans ought to
be 6isbarred as an attorney
The opinion concludes as follows:
If the respondent should feel himself ag-
grieved by this Judgment and suppose that
any fundamental right Of his has been i'm
know that he has a recourse for the correc-
tion OF any error. If error there be. by an
application to the Supreme Court Of the
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