Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-09
BROWNS STANDING ASSAILED
Attorney Hess challenges Kansas Mans
Right TO Practice Law.
ALLEGES NE WAS NOT ADMITTED TO BAL
MOVE IL Made in Behalf of the Large
Number of Liquor Dealers Against
whom He Brought InJunc-
tiOn Proceedings.

The right Of ]. Brown, the saloon cru
sader from Kansas, to appear as at
torney" In the district court here will be
attacked by County Attorney Hess on be-
half OF a number of the saloonmen against
whom Brown has brought suit to restrain
them from selling liquor contrary to the
provisions Of the Iowa mulct law. Yester-
day Mr.. Hess, in the suits In which he has
been retained by the defendants, filed mo-
tons to strike the petitions. In support of
the motion allegations are made that j.
Brown is not a duly authorized practitioner
and does not hold a certificate to practice
law before the courts of Iowa as provided
by law: that he has no right or authority
to appear as attorney or counsellor therein
and is not a resident attorney OF the state
Of Iowa Further that he has not filed
with the clerk Of the courts a written apz
pointment of some attorney resident In the
county wherein the suits are pending, upon
whom service can be had in all matters
connected with such actions
In speaking yesterday of his retention by
a number Of the saloonkeepers against
whom Brown has brought suit, Mr. Hess
said: 81 am not upholdlng the saloonmen
in violating the laws governing the sale OF
liquor in this state, but l am opposed to q
stranger coming here and bringing suit
under the mulct law as this man Brown
has. 1t looks too much like the suits were
brought for personal gain alone and not
for moral effect. l believe the motions
which have filed will be sustained by the
court. Mr.. Brown has the right to appear
az plaintiff in such suits, but doubt very
much II he has the right to appear as at.
torney The effect of these motions will b.
that Mr.. Brown will have to either fish oil
cut bait" and show who is back Of him II
, this crusade against the saloons. Had Mr.
Brown merely appeared as plaintiff In thes'
suits he could not collect the attorney fe'
OF t25 as provided by law, but as It is,
| doubt II he has any standing in court al
| an attorney
Although not so stated by the county at
torney, It Is said that Mr.. Brown, despit,
reports to the contrary, was not admitte,
| to the bar in Kansas bat on the other hant
was refused certificate.
Much Litigation in Sight.
| The March term of court, which opens
on Tuesday. March 10, promises to be on
OF the heaviest for several years. u
| to last evening the docket already con
| tanned about $50 civil cases and more ar
expected today. which will be the last da,
for fling for the form. In addition to tn
| civil suits there are seventy-eight crimina
| cases on the calendar, and this humble
| will be increased after the grand jury com
pletes Its work.
over twenty new civil actions were ile
yesterday, among them being the usus
grist of divorce and personal injury cases
l.. A. Weber, a railway mail clerk VIII
was severely injured in the wreck a
Homestead, Ia, on March 81, 1905, ha
brought suit against the Chicago, Roc
Island & Pacific Railway company 10
$S5 900 damages. Mr.. Weber's injuries wer
of most severe nature and for month
after leaving his bed he was unable I
move without crutches.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail
way company is also made defendant Fl
| a $4,000 personal injury suit brought b!