The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
BEGISIsH VAS AGAINST THEN
Wilson's OUT OF BAR AssOCIA-
TON.
OF Shawnee County and Affects
Anthony p. Wilson and A. p
Tone Wilson


From Topeka State Journal
The Wilson's, Anthony P wilson
and his son. A p. Tone wilson were
formally expelled from the Shawnee
County Bar association A commit
tee was also appointed 20 present for
nal charges looking to their disbare-
ment
SIX lawyers constituting the griev-
ance committee Of the Topeka Bar
association Saturday morning recon-
mended that Anthony p Wilson and
A P. Tone Wilson, two OF the MEM
bers OF the association be expelled
from membership and also recon-
mended to Judge Dana OF the district
court that they be dfsbarred from
practice as attorneys for dishonesty
as lawyers. malpractice and gross mis-
conduct"
The grievance committee Of the To-
peka Bar association consists Of s h
Allen, chairman; George OyernyeT,
Frank Foster, n. T Campbell and
Clad Hamilton The charge which
started the trouble for the wilson's
was preferred by R A Levitt, an at
torney from Salina, who was assault
| ed in their office during the latter
part Of October while he was taking
/ dispositions in a case looking to the
disagreement OF Clement l. Wilson BY
/ the Thomas county court
/ After the committee had convened
! and asked that all charges known to
| the mebers Of the bar association
| be presented to them, the complaints
| became too numerous for cOnS1oera-
/ ton and eight Of them are covered by
| the report Of the grievance committee
| Two Of these deal with Overcharges on
| collections made for clients, another
/ with the methods employed to collect
! accounts placed in their hands 1t IS
| charged in another count that they
/ attempted and did in some cases make
| contracts with country newspapers in
! which they claimed that the victim
/ would be their client, and then so
/ manipulated matters that the owner
/ Of the newspaper lost the price OF the
/ advertising space and became their
1 victims.
| The real estate business which is
/ now conducted under the name OF
| David P. Taft but which the commit
| tee fntimates by the epOrt, yet remains
| comes in for an airing and is referred
to as a 'defrauding, swindling,
| scheme
| The committee also alleges that the
| Wilson's by fraud induced Z. w VII
| son to purchase their real estate bust
| ness, and by a succession Of trades Sc
| cured possession Of his farm valued at
$4,000 and left him with nothing TO
| show for II excepting an unsecured
| note for $4,000 given by David p.
Taft who testified before the commit
! tee that he has no property ard IS
| law proof.
| The charges and recommendation
/ made are as strong as q committee OF
| lawyers could make them, though moi
/ more than One-half Of the complaints
| made to the committee are covered bS
their report or in any way referred to
i The Wilson's came to Topeka several
years ago from western Kansas where
they had failed to make good along
similar lines to those employed III
this city. There is a disbursement pro
| ceedings now pending in the district
| court Of Thomas county against Glenn
! ent L Wilson who, though not men
| toned in the report Of the COMMITTEES
| figured in the cases heard by it.
| Their operations since they have
| been in this city have been so notori
! ously bold and questionable that the
| Bar association feels that IL can NJ
: longer afford to carry tEtm az II. n
| bers. The report or the grievance com
mittee was adopted by the Bar assO
| citation without q protest and accord
| ing to their recommendations the VII
| sons are expelled from membership
The question Of their disbursement is IL
| the hands Of Judge Dana OF the dis
| trict court and there is little doubt 4.
70 what the ultimate outcome will be
as there is no reason to believe tina
| every charge investigated by tn
| grievance committee is not eLacu-
correct and easily verified In cas-
/ | OF disagreement the Wilson's viii b6 de
prived Of the privilege Of practices II
. all courts in TIE state.
The report Of the grievances cJ1n
mittee IS about the same in Tne cas-
: where II recommends the expulsion o
I | the Wilson's from the Bar association
| and where il recommends that the.
be disbarred from practice before tn
state courts In each instance they ar
| charged with malpractice and dishUn
est methods The Wilson's were gtVel
an opportunity by the committee Z
/ present their defense which practical
? " amounted to an admission Of tn
charges which were preferred agains
2 | them
! They justified their methods o
charging so per cent and over 70
( collecting an account, by saying tina
! their business is considered disreput
able and that under the circumstance
| the charges are within reason