The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09

ing to their disbarment from practice
before the courts of Kansas with the
exception of the case of Clement L.
Wilson, against whom no recOmmen-
dations have been made.
The charges grew out of an assault
made on Mr.. r. A. LOVett of Salina
in the offices of the Wilson's where he
was on business connected with dis
barment proceedings brought against
Clement L. Wilson in the district
hearing of the case was In progress a
fight too place in which Mr.. LOvett
was severely beaten by a combined
force of the Wilson's.
Clement L. Wilson claims that he
was in no way mixed in the fight and
as there was nothing in the other
charges brought against the Wilson's
duplicating him the committee from
h bar association took no action
relative to him. There are disbar-
district court of Thomas county
against him and the committee
thought best to keep their hands out
of the matter and let the court of
that county deal with his case.
There were six charges against the
Wilson's considered by the committee
who have recommended that they be
expelled from the bar association and
many other which were heard but
not embodied in their report. The
charges which the committee consid-
cred sustained and which viii be IRE
sented to the bar association with the
recommendation that the Wilson's be
expelled from the association and dis
barred from practice in the courts Of
the state are as follows:
Assault uDOn r. A Loyett.
COLLECTING money for Bessie
Hanrahan and Sam Magill Which they
refused to surrender upon demand.
McGin states they specifically agreed
to collect his claim for 10 per cent and
then they charged him so until he Sc
cured the services of an attorney.
3-In running their collection
ing and abusive letters and flaming
posters of an abusive character which
are calculated to intimidate the person
from whoIn the debt is to be col
! lected.
bringing fraudulent claims
against various persons.
5-Conducting or having conducted
a real estate business by which Ihey
collected in van fees for selling
property and then making no eHoft 70
to effect sale.
Another charge which was not consfd-
cred by the committee but which VIII
probably be presented when the dis
barment proceedings are commenced
was introduced by the Wilson's them
selves in their attempted deIense OF
their methods. Some months age the
methods of the Wilson's were called to
/ the OF the lGdCIdt NCPdA AAC
and special agents sent to the city TO
investigate the business about which
there had been so many complaints
Their mail was taken BY he govern
ment on a fraud order and the fact
that they changed their system was the
only thing which prevented the govern
ment from prosecuting them. Realizing
that the profit feature of their 1nstltu-
ton had gone a glimmering they SET
about to dispose of the feature which
in the past had paved them normons
profits.
Thev secured a purchaser for a half
interest in the business in the person OF
a farmer, c. A. Wilson, who knew moth
ing Of their methods or the proceedings
which had been brought against them
nv the government. They secured 81
o6o from him for a half Interest and
when a government inspector came
/ along later to investigate the books of
the institution and informed him Of
the standing with the government
wilson went to the Wilson's from whom
he had purchased the business with his
troubles.
They agreed to adjust the matter at
once If he would buy the remaining half
interest and they promised to find a pur-
chaser for the entire business. Wilson
mortgaged his farm and sent $4,000
more Of good money after the $4,000
which he had paid already for a hall
interest in the business with the I'M
derstanding that the Wilson's would find
a purchaser for h business.
The Wilson's did as they agreed to IN
this instance and from somewhere pro-
duced a man by the name of David P
Tar, who agreed to buy the business
for $4,000, which he did but there was
no money consideration in the purchase
price. just an unsecured note for $4,000
which the banks and every one else
have refused to buy even at a discount
When the transfer of the business was
made Mr.. C. A. Wilson was informed thai
a Doctor Martin would buy the note Al
its face value but up to date the Doctor
Martin has not materialized and Wilson
is holding an unsecured note and has nc
title in the business. He is out the S4,o0
which he realized on his farm and viewed