Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21

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"a 10 Nealy he net Ok tn roconcilia-
ton and reQl1e6ted that sthe s1It ~ not
Ep5oce4ded With further. but b dismiss-
ed. Nealy represented 70 him that I'M
less Judge Hervey's costs we're paid
that the judge would put all in jail, In
Guiding himself, for contempt Of court.
Grifith requested him to find out what
the costs were, and upon information
BY Nealy that they amounted to 81,
Hrifith paid him that amount, and was
informed that the suit was dismissed
1t afterwards developed that no such
suit had ever been brought by Mr..
Nealy for Griffith, and that the monies
paid him for fees and costs. $4450,
were appropriated by Nealy to his own
use.
Bill For Typewrftlng.
5. During the latter part OF the year
1899, one, Annie Blattner, was charged
before Justice Fitzpatrick with having
thrown vitriol at one Mrs. Wolff. Said
Nealy was employed to prosecute Mrs.
Blattner. An examination was had be-
fore the said justice, which resulted in
the discharge of the defendant Nealy
then represented to Mr. Wolff that he
could take an appeal from Squire Fitz-
patrick to Squire Phillips, and that the
typewriting for the record necessary for
the purpose would cost $40, which
amount Mr.. Wolff then and there paid
to Nealy and took his receipt. Nealy
got no record and of course took no APP
peal, but swore out warrant charging
the same offense before Squire Phillips,
who held the defendant for the grand
jury, but the prosecuting attorney re-
FUSED TO present the case to the grand
jury.
.. Nealy roomed at the home of Mary
A. Seigwart during 1900. and on account
OF his criminal intimacy with her lie has
caused her husband to enter against
her proceeding for divorce, which is
now pending in this court, and atlantis
charge that from the dispositions al
ready taken in said case, the adultery
OF said Nealy with Mrs. Seigwart APP
pears to be clearly proven
Z. Said Joseph A. Nealy curing the
past eighteen months has had his Office
in the building at 1906 Chapline street,
Wheeling. He las used his Office as
resort for prostitutes and lewd women
whom he invited there for the purpose
OF prostitution. and on various occa-
sions during the past year ha5 been
seen drinking in the company of said
women, and has been known to rGrnsin
there with them the greater part of the
night
s. In October, 1900, Nealy procured
f1vyo l,d mt or
and Annie Adler to make the charge Of
assault and batter against Archie Dem
ninger and Edward Petticord before o.
q. Phillips, justice of the peace
Nealy represented to these young ladies
that he would make the charge
Stronger Than the Facts
warranted in order to hold the boys.
He prepared two warrants before JUS
tice Phillips, and made these young
ladies sign them without either reading
or telling them the contents of the war
rants. He told them that whether the
boys were fined or not it would not cost
them anything, either for himself or the
justice lie also represented to them
that in order to avoid any publicity, he
would have the squire hold the hearing
in his office, and that he would arrange
SO that the attorney representing the
boys would not be permitted to ask any
questions; which arrangement was car
RED out. The hearing was held at MIR.
Nealy's Office. Mr.. Handlan, who rep
resented the defendants, was not per-
nitted to cross-examine. The justice
fined the young men, and an appeal was
taken to the Criminal Court. In the
meantime Nealy called to see the young
ladies, and told them that if they did
ret pay him Sill the case would go to
the higher court, and that they would
have to appear, and that if this money
was paid to him NY certain hour it
would be the last they would hear of
the matter Under the circumstances
they paid him the 81, and have heard
no more OF the case. The young men
had committed no offense
Wherefore, atlantis pray that said
Joseph A. Nealy be summoned to show
cause why his license as an attorney at
law shall not be suspended or annulled.
and why he should not be disbarred
from further practicing law in Ohio
county, West Virginia, and in the other
counties of said State