Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
O|SBARMENT
PROCEEDINGS.
Those Against Attorneys Snow,
Bowman and Wilkins
Heard Today.
ARE TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Defendants Presented Aflidavits in
Their Own Behalf--Judge Mar,
ioneaux on the Bench.

The disbarment proceedings against
Attorney Alvlras Il. Snow, j. NJ, Bow
man and w, II. wilkins were heard this
morning by the supreme court, all of
the justices being present except JUS
tice Bartch, who was disqualified from
sitting In the matter. District Judge
Marioneaux sat on the bench In the
place OF Justice Bartch. At the con-
cluslon OF the hearing the matter was
taken under advisement by the court
The three attorneys presented affldavits
In their own behalf, and committee
from the state bar association, consist
ing OF Attorneys j. Il. Frlck, Il. NJ.
Allison and c, C.. Richards, was pres
ent In behalf Of that association,
The three first named attorneys were
cited to show cause why they should
not be dlsbared because of certain sem
sational charges made by them In their
pleadlngs, In behalf OF defendants In
the case OF G. ID. Morrison VS. Alviras
r., Snow and the Morrison Mining
company ct al, against Justice Bartch,
OF the supreme court. The action was
brought to recover 1861 shares OF
stock OF the Morrison Mining
company, which II was alleged
Snow had obtained from Morrison
by reason of false ana fraudulent
representations. In his answer filed by
his attorneys Bowman and Wilkins,
Snow charged that Justice Bartch had
connived with Morrison and used his
judicial influence to induce him to
bring the action and that he (Bartch)
would receive one-half of the stock re-
"a H..
charged that Justice Bartch. who was
president Of the Morrison company in
duced William II. Child to locate for
him some OF the claims belonging to
the company
In the lower court a decree was rem
dered in favor OF plaintiff and the al
legations against Justice Bartch were
ordered stricken from the record as
being scandalous and malicious Upon
appeal to the supreme court the judg-
nent of the lower court was affirmed
and a citation was issued for the at
torneys to show cause why they should
not be disbared because OF their
charges against Justice Bartch.
At the hearing today each of the at
torneys presented an affidavit in de-
Tense OF his action They set out that
the charges made In the answer of
SlloW Melc helltNtu ny tneIn 10 ne per-
tlnent TO the issues In the case and
such that, II proven, would have affect
ed the rights of their client. They fur
Their set out that they acted without
malice or ill-will In the matter and had
no intention Of attacking the character
OF Justice Bartch or any other member
OF the court, but that they We're merely
actuated by sense Of duty TO their
client, They demanded that more spe-
ciio charges be filed against them in
this case 80 that they might he given
an opportunity TO answer the charges
lntelligently
AttN Erlck, Allison and Richards
We're Of the opinion that there is not
sufficient cause appearing IN the rec
ord OF the case to warrant the court In
either disbared or suspending the
attorneys They argued that no intent
or malice was shown to attack the
character OF Justice Bartch or any
member Of the court. They also ar
gued that. II the court desired to take
any action in the matter. specific
charges should have been made by
someone against the attorneys and
they should be given an opportunity to
meet them