The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
.LAVvY ERS MAY GO
TO JAIL TO-DAY
MT. Il. w: Goodwin May Be Do.
clared in Contempt BY
Justice CrutCnue.d,

Through tho raising Of a question OF
professional ethics Ill the PoIce Court
yesterday it is possible that Mr.. II. Nv
Goodwin and Mr.. HARRY smith. or at least
one OF them, may be sent TO jail to-day
for contempt OF court. In the preltml-
nary hearing yesterday OF the charge OF
forgery against r. M. Lamb. Mn smith
and Mr.. Goodwin. counsel for Lamb. re-
fused to surrender to the court q note
for $50, which is alleged to have been
forged. They held that tho note came to
them from Lamb, and as such was be-
You'd the reach Of the court; that they
could not be compelled to produce doc
Of their client.
After the matter had been argued pro
and con for some hour or 80, Dir. Smith
asked that he and Mr.. Goodwin be al
lowed until to-day to think over the mat
ter and talk to other lawyers as to the
professional ethics Of the case. To-day
Mr.. Goodwin will probably either sur
render the note or so to prison. Els con-
duct will be tho result Of his consulta-
ton with other lawyers. The note, 1t is
alleged. bears the forged signature Of
Mr.. Antonio Marchetti, OF Marchetti
Brothers, in Broad Street. This is one
CT three charges against Lamb. When
the cases come to trial on May 18th the
defense will maintain that the disputed
signatures are genuine.
Lamb lives at No. 2s14 @ Street lie
wss arrested Tuesday afternoon by
Detective Tomlinson on three charges
of forgery made by Louis Marchetti. OF
tho firm of a. Marchetti 6 Brother. No.
SIT East Broad Street. One of the for
gery charges is that of endorsing the
name Of Marchetti Brothers on a check
for SS.15. drawn by Mr.. Edgar Shine, in
payment of a debt to Marchetu Brothers.
and given to Lamb to give to them
Another charge IS that of procuring -
from Mr.. Isaac Iiutzler improperly. The
third charge is that in which the note,
which brought UP the question OF pro-
fessional ethics in court to-day figures.
This note is for $50. 1t was negotiated
at a local bank on the strength Of the
endorsements Of Lamb, Nlarchetti Bros.
and Lee Todd. Mr.. Antonio Marchetti,
who is alleged to have appended the en-
dorsemcnt, is now in Europe. He went
there on the 18th of last February to
marry. Tho note bears date Of February
18th, one day after he went away. The
note is due on April 18th. but yesterday
afternoon following the arrest of Lamb.
a friend of his, Mr.. Lee Todd. who ap-
peared as one Of the endorsers of the
note, went to the bank and took up the
note It was delivered to him and by
him given to Mr.. Goodwin. counsel for
Lamb.
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asked for the note in court yesterday. and
Mr.. Goodwin refused to surrender it. He
said it came to him directly from Lamb
through an agent, and both he and Mr..
Smith significd their willingness to go to
Jail for contempt if necessary. IN order to
keep the note. They argued that they
cannot be forced to produce anything
which may injure their clients chances
Of acauittal. The court held otherwise.
and there came then a long discussion OF
the ethics of the case
in the end, the Court agreed to give
the gentlemen until to-day TO talk
over the ethics of the case with other
lawyers after Which they will either sur
render the note or one or both Of them
will be sent to Jail for contempt This
will throw the matter before q legal tri-
b. nal for settlement. Mr.. Smith now
has the note, having given his personal
assurance to the Court that it will not
be lost or destroyed that it will be de-
1ivcred to-day if IIr. Goodwin decides
to give it up.