Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-24
MACON IS NOW ACCUSED
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In the Matter Of J. \. Magoon, Attor.
ney.at.Law of the Supreme Court.
Information.
To the Honorable Supreme Court Of
the Territory Of Hawaii:
Lorrin Andrews. as Attorney Gener.
al Of the Territory of Hawaii. respect.
fully shows to this Honorable Court
that he sues for the said Territory Of
Hawaii, and on its behalf comes into
court here on this day. and in the
name. and by the authority Of the Ter.
ritory OF Hawaii, gives the Court to
understand aud be informed:
That at all times hereinafter men.
toned, and for many years prior to
the filing of this information. J. A..
Magoon has been. and now is an at
torney-at.law, duly admitted and IL
Censed by this Honorable Court, to
practice law in all courts of the Ter.
Titury of Hawaii: and that under and
by virtue of a certificate of admit
lance and license to practice, and
from the time Of the granting thereof,
by this Honorable Court. has practic.
ed Law and conducted a general law
business in the Territory Of Hawaii
That the said j. A. Magoon Las been
guilty OF professional improprieties
malpractice and gross misconduct in
the manner following, to.wit:
Ill.
That on or about the 4th day of Sep.
TENDER. 1902, one Maria 5. Davis
brought an action before a Judge Of
the Circuit Court of the First Circuit,
OF the Territory Of Hawaii, to declare
her brother, John X. Sumner, non
compos mentis, and to put him under
guardianship,a an insane person; that
on the trial of said action J. A. Magoon
appeared as one of the attorneys for
sad Maria S. Davis: that thereafter,
and on or about the 18th day OF Octo-
Der. 1902, the said action was compro.
missed and settled by the said Maria
S. Davis. receiving from John X. Sum.
ner the sum Of Ten Thousand 100000
Dollars for herself, and Five Thou.
sand $4,000 Dollars for the payment
of her attorneys. That the said J. A.
MagUcn, ici bis services In said &c.
tiUN, received the sum of Two Thou.
sand Five Hundred (2,5OO) Dollars.
".
That the said John X. Sumner was
a man OF upwards of the age of Eighty.
four (S4) years, with little or no know.
ledge OF business, or the value of mon.
ey, and, by reason Of his great age
and lack 81 knowledge, was easily in.
fuenced and controlled, all OF which
facts were well known to the said J.
A. Magoou.
V.
That on or about the 2lst day Of
October, 1902. John n Sumner aIore.
said. employed J. A. Magoon as his
attorney-atlaw; and on or about the
.3lst day OF October, A. ID. 1902, said
J.. A. Magoon drew up a Trust Deed.
wherein and whereby John X. Sumner
conveyed all of his real and personal
property in the Territory Of Hawaii,
including the sum of Forty-eight
Thousand and Twenty-Five (4S,O25)
Dollars. or the larger part thereof, to
r. w. Davis, his nephew, in trust; that
said trust deed was not recorded, but
remained in the possession of said J.
A. Magoon.
vi.
That on the 18th day Of October,
1902. Gulstan F. Ropert, as Trustee for
said John X. Sumner, filed n petition
addressed to the Presiding Judge at
Chambers of the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, entitled "Gulstan +, Ro.
pert. AS Trustee of John X. Sumner
Plaintiff. vs.. John X. sumner, Victoria
Ellis Buffandeau, William S. Ellis,
John S. Ellis, Maria S. Davis, Wally
Davis. Right Rev. Gulstan +, Ropert,
Bishop OF Panapolis, and S. NJ. Da.
mon and S. Z. Damon, co-partners, do
ing business under the firm name OF
Bishop & Co., Bankers, Defendants"
in which petition said Ropert set up
that by a trust deed made by said