New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27
10 DlSBAR VALENTINE
Brooklyn Bar association ErDe,t,..
Bring Charges Soon

Il vas learned yesterday that .t
committee or the Brooklyn Par As,...lsss. 'efa,s
TOT several months been gathering av,5e-- Ia
Sl-u-"s 'ne cohouc' OF Benjamin E. VaIs,.,- =
"WSer whose case was discussed in a, -. ~
entitled Judgment In The Tribrn, = euitosa
The case has been carefully pren.~.s '@. SATURDAY
almost ready. As the present term NJ a. Is nov
DIVISION OF the supreme Court Is alr1os, .4sa's
ever the case Will not be presented n 49, how
action until the next term opens on MOE. 10y Tor
ruarv .. -'oaa~y. Feb
The complaint against Mr.. vsIer,,,.
oaseo' II Is said, upon several traasactio,, ~ .
p2liy upon that concerning a deed ~. pl'nci-
to which purported to be ackno1,,,.. 80 s'snaturs
Valentine Justice WilrnOt NJ sp,i.b - ~ Ar
preme Court. in opinion haD5a5 As 81
August. declared that this was "ro. ~sNn last
signature CT Marie A Valentino" Tn sslans
ported 10 oe conveyance by Mrs valentire ~
OF Air' valentine. to Mrs. Elizabeth H 49,. ~le
mother OF the lawyer OF certain property 7. me.
dated Nay .. 1893. but not filed unt.I -, : vas
or ten months after the death OF NJ ~, :. 80
valentine Mr. Valentine on that dav 4, A.
made proof OF acknowledgements as subs--,s, June.
ness, swearing that he was present ara - WI
wife execute the deed Justice Smith = - ~. aa
suit brought by the children and bsi-, - -
Valentine. contestlns TIE validity OF IN. MS
cared mat It is not. and never was var5 I.
strument.' This decision appeared evc1,,,,,' u
The Tribune al the time it was handed - 4
Norman S Dixie. the chairman OF tbs -
committee Of the Brooklyn Bar Assooistto-
mltted TO Tribune reporter yester1av 49,. @I-
case OF MI valentine was before Their, Ia tla
10 direct question he said: m reply
res, that case has been before u f,-
months. ana a quantity Of testiuOn- - s,erll
taken, which VIII be presented 10 ~ - oeen
DLVlSlon at is next term. The naffe- - - ats
taken mp IN the fall because OF the dif5ois - nor
Sits tht committee together. many os ther, 80
tuteIeSted IN politics The present @or,-,sl.s.-s
however. since lts organ zatiOn wear 40 -
Deen most active in investigating cc 80 rs
AGAINST members Of the bar" F-''-A
N aGditlOn 70 NJ Dixie the COMMITTEES c,,s,-.
PoratOn Counsel Albert q Mcdonald ss-e.o I.
Dlstrict Attorney Robert n. Elder WaSs-' g
Brewster and Charles n. Hyde .
proceedings OF this character consist IN = 49,
SHtatioh OF complaint against a LAWYER ~ ~.
appellate Division The accused man fu $50
Win copy or the charges and has an ODDortrr-
20 make an answer. II pTima facie - f;
MADE OUT ne Appellate Division places the csss h
the hands OF n referee. who conducts = N f1ro-sS.
ton. taking evidence as in an 0rrlir7r,- 49,
When The referee makes his report tO lie A.,
Pelate DIVISION the latter disbars or slS7enis III,
ldWyer, II the charges are proved ara ses-r !,
warrant such punishment. The LAWYER then ~,
the Tlght % demand a review OF the case bv ia
Court OF Appeals. - "'
At the December term OF the Appellate usvs-s,,
N lS5' MI valentine was suspended from rracti-s
lor Two years for improper transactions ne 4 !
SnreWu lawyer and great fighter. arl nod !
great eHOrt 10 have the decision OF the A0pail,t1
DIVISION reversed. but failed. The BROOKLYN Rs-
Association IS preparing for a stubborn light on M
part or Mr. Valentine IN opposition 10 It's D~essr
action against him.