The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-18
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
ATTORNEY DAVID CALLAHAN IN
 COURT YESTERDAY.

Finding in the Yanz zAppenI-Accused of
 of Using Money Belonging tn One for
 Whom Ho Was Trustee Mrs. clifford
 Gets Divorce General Court News.
 The hearing on the charges preferred by the committee of the County Bar association against Attorney David s.. Callahan, ex-state senatorRand eX-judge of the New Haven city court, was con- cluded before Judge Robinson in the superior court about o clock yesterday afternoon and Judge Robinson reserved decision. State Attorney Williams and his assistant, MT, Wheeler, appeared for the state and Attorneys Isaac Wolfe and George M. Gum appeared for MT. Callahan.
 The charges against ex-Senator Cal lahan were that there came into his possession August 9, 1898, from the es- tate of Lottie Wellman, of which he was executor, about $3,500, which he wrong fully appropriated and converted to his own use at various times between that date and April ', 1899.
 MT. Callahan's defense was that he at the time of the summons to make the accounting in the probate court was busy in Hartford, where an important contest for his seat as representative was on, and that he had no time to at tend to his duties in the probate court. He admitted that he had used this amount of money and expected to be lAI- nf il,A of Ina year from his income He claims that the summary ending of his office as eX- ecutor so affected his credit that he was unable to make good the amount. Will liam Nicely, who was his bondsman, paid the estate $3,55447, which was the exact shortage in the estate.
 Eugene A. Beecher assistant treasur- CT of the Connecticut Savings bank; Lucius ". Hall, clerk at the New Ha- ven Savings bank; Albert D. Welles, clerk of the probate court; Seligman Zunder clerk at the National Savings bank; John Fisher, brother-in-laW of Mrs. Lottie Wellman, and Caroline Kishalt, niece of Mrs. Welman, were called as witnesses for the state.
 Lawyer Isaac Wolfe was the first
 
 that he was engaged to represent MT. Callahan in the probate court after charges were made against him. He testified that he drew up the first ad- account filed in the pro- bate court of the estate of Lottie We'll man, which it was agreed by all par ties should be presented. This was the account which was filed with the un- derstanding that Bondsman William Nicely was to make good the amount due the estate for Mr. Callahan, and MT Callahan was to reimburse him. Mir Wolfe said he was counsel for MT. Callahan al Hartford and that he knew that he was busly engaged in his sem atorial contest there at the time. He said MT. Callahan telegraphed him to look out for him here in the probate court matter, and he did so
 Ex-Senator Callahan was the next He said that he had been thirteen years at the bar. He was executor of the estate of Lottie Wellman and had in his possession be- tween $5,O0O and $6,O00. He was sena- or from the Eighth district at Hart ord in 1899. His seat was contested | md he took no part in the proceedings | If the senate for some time. He did | lot remember whether al the time of | lis notification to appear in the pro- pate court his senatorial contest was settled
 He testified that when the hearing was ,alled in the probate court he had used ome of the money and expected to pay t back He had enough money to live m, and supposing that he had a year Q settle the estate, he thought that he would be able to make the amount good. The effect of the presentation of this natter was that he has not attended to thy law practice of any account since hen, and some of his friends who had lelped him refused to do anything for linn. He supposed MT. Nicely would )ay the money, and agreed to repay i'm. As the result of these charges he las practically retired from law prac- ice.
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