The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-02-14
Fits IS
EyONORATED
Charges Assina Attorney
General Dsp'o.sd.
FINDING APPROVED
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We God that be bad no inisailoa Of
his clients. bot that no sac
a good fal,h mssiag every effort TO
discharge his obligations as fast and
.s soon AZ be could accomplish IL In
lie then hns pcisl condition.
April 2. 1904. he sent . check for
l5o.oc in letter Of shich the follow
nc IL copy:
'Bratileboro Vt a. April ., 1891
"'clcm Bailey, Esq.
Dear Sir:
"'f have succeeded In getting $50
4 Smith & Co. for which enclose
heck. The balance will be forthcon-
ng soon. think II IL amply secured
nd will push IL 10 q close as soon
9 possible Please acknowledge re-
eipi OF this.
Yours very truly,
"'CC Fits
ION the 2lst OF June, 1894. said F.us
ent his clients checs for sl02. 40, the
al balance OF the collection, princi-
al and interest, except his own and
Is associates account, and the costs,
hich he distributed.
"We find that said Fits safeguard
. the interests OF his clients In all
aspects and with entire fidelity.
eve see nothing whatever TO critl.
lie in this matter, except the letter
April md, which we regret we note
is youth, and his peculiar stress, but
it Is within the province Of this com.
'ssion we would suggest that fair,
ank letter world have been much
stter from every point of view, and
ould have served its purpose quite as
ell and at less cost.
"Except for that grave mistake In
S then financial condition OF mixing
s clients money with his own. the
istnke which furnished the OCCASION,
I'd the only excuse in his own mind
r the second lapse, the April lie ter,
wv about twelve years old, the hear
& developed nothing to the discred
Mr. Fits. In all this we find as
stat d that said Fits had
, intention OF injuring or defrauding
8 clients, and 1t had no such effect
"In Copclusion-The testimony was
land practically without
spute) that said Fits is ar able Law.
r, aggressive, persistent, and ffici-
as a practitioner: Jealous and
ithful to the interests of his clients,
d with high sense of professional
nor.
The finding is approved by the SUI
eme court.