Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
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LAWYERS TAKE TURN AT HARRISON
Found to BE Not without Friends In

Found to BE Not without Friends In
the Profession.
As one result of the meeting of the Pot
tawattamie County Bar association held
yesterday morning to consider complaints
relative to Thomas 9. Harrison. practic-
ing in the justice courts and advertising
himself as lawyer" and attorney" with
out having been admitted to the bar. the
legislative committee was instructed to
draft bill making 1t a misdemeanor for
any person to practice in the courts or
advertise himself as an attorney or law
yer who has not been regularly admitted
to the bar.
The fact that Harrison was permitted to
act as counsel for the defendant In a GRIM
inal hearing before Justice Greene and
that on his letter heads and stationery he
represents himself as attorney and was
so described in the city and telephone d.
rectories was primarily responsible for the
meeting.
The meeting was far from being a har-
monious one and it showed that Harrison
Is not without friends among the members
of the bar. The discussion at times was
almost heated as that which took place
in the court OF Justice Greene when At
torneys Askwith and Schurz objected to the
presence of Harrison as counsel for the
defense, Johnson, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from Land
lord Dobson Of the Metropolitan hotel. The
ball was started rolling by Attorney FREE
mont Benjamin introducing the following
resolution;
Be II resolved by the Pottawattamie
County Bar association that we indorse
mittee OF this association In the matter per-
tanning to one Thomas q. Harrison, as to
his right to practice law In the courts OF
That We deem It the duty and that It
Ia within the province of said grievance
committee OF this association and we here
by instruct said committee to take such
action as said committee may deem advis-
able and expedient to prevent any person
from practicing law In the courts of this
state. or any person from holding himself
out as an attorney, or counselor at law,
who has not been admitted to practice law
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Benja-
min stated he had no interest in the matter
other than to uphold the profession and
TO protect the public against any man
who holds himself out TO be an attorney
at law by having Attorney at Law"
printed on his letter heads and other sta
tionery and in addition to having Lawyer
painted on his office door, is listed In the
city and telephone directories as both law
| yer and attorney. when such man In fact
has not been admitted to the bar.
| Messrs. Askwith and Schurz. members OF
! the grievance committee OF the association
related what had takn place in Justice
Greenes court and the action they had
/ taken therein. c. M. Harl and Emmett
FINLEY both took exceptions TO the action
OF the grievance committee and FINLEY
declared he would emphatically oppose the
endorsement OF the committee on thai
occasion. He characterized the Languages
used before Justice Greene as disgracefu
and decidedly improper. He took occasion
TO cite the names Of several present mem
beers OF the bar who had practiced In thu
justice courts before being admitted to thu
bar.
The discussion. which at this point wa
becoming decidedly heated. developed tn
fact that certain members OF the bar has
written TO the judges OF the supreme eour
protesting against the admission Of Har
rison TO the bar. This was not denied. bu
In fact was admitted. and in support o
their having done so the attorneys Il
question offered TO substantiate the charge
which they had made against Harrison
City Attorney Kimball was mainly re
aDonsible for bringing the acrimonious dis