Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-02
lOPR|N ANDREWS
STAT(S HIS CASE
Convinced Authorities AT
Washington. Whitley
Will Yield

Washington, u c., March 90 What
ever may have been the merits OF the
charges made against the members OF
the American bar In Shanghai, China,
resulting In the disbarmcnt OF all but
two who constituted one firm, the de-
tense has made out u case which has
won over the authorities in this city,
and the promise that an order will lie
adopted by the Department Of Justice
Golnstating all the disbarrcd attorneys
who can produce certificates of good
moral and professional character
II has been charged that the bar at
Shanghai was corrupt. and soon after
his appointment aud arrival In Shang-
hal Judge Wiley held an cxamina-
Z ton. requiring that certificates OF char
aotcr be presented by attorneys desir-
ing to practice before him. and that
they pass an examination to determine
their ability rs lawyers. AS II result
eight of the nine American attorneys
took the examination and but two Oi
them passed. One of the disbarred at
tOrneys, LOrrin Andrews, late AttOr-
ney General OF Hawaii. who went to
Shanghai to form legal partnership
with +, VI. Brooks. formerly cOunscI
Tor the Canton and Hankow Railroad,
came to Washington and pleaded for
an order reinstating him and his part
ner to practice. with the aid of SEN
atOr Flint OF California his mission
was successful
From the statement made by An
ircws II appears that while q rigid
examination was given American at
tOrnoys, the lawyers OF other nation
alities were allowed To practice on GER
tiliCatos from their Consuls.
Andrews says: THE American bar
IN Shanghai AZ that time numbered
nine persons. all OF whom had certiii-
| Gates from the highest courts Of the
various states: several also being
members Of the United States Supreme
Court and having actually appeared
In cases bctgro that tribunal All az
these attorneys had been admitted to
/ the Consular Court OF the United
States add were In good standing there,
~ well rs In the courts of their re-
apcctive States Cases involving thOu-
sands of dollars, for which they had
'iA''Ns l''N.N'H l'AhllA'i ~ WIZ D'Nh-
| Ing. and my own firm had more than
thirty cases pending in the various
courts, some of which involved sums
amounting to over $4,000 There was
CONSERVATION among the entire bar at
| the announcement made by the Judge
AS no lntimation had been at any time
previously given that such an eXamin-
alton would be required.
"A few days after the examination
Judge Whitley announced that he had
marked the papers and decided that
| two attorneys had passed. He de-
! clined TO allow any one to examine the
/ papers presented by the lawyers or Ia
show any lawyer his own papers or
to explain wherein they were incorrect
| but stated that he would inform any
| particular attorney of the percentage
that he lJudge Wilncy) had given him
upon the examination.
| II respectfully submit that II wa,
| evidently not a fair test passed on by
an impartial person as to the legal at,
tainmcnts of the attorneys, but mer,
method of selecting whom the Judge
wished Ia allow to practice"
| The Judge even forbade Andrews tC
'pp'"i III 'p"lN HulIlS 'n' 'lldl vi any
case In which he was Interested, ant
intimated that he would be fined fol
contempt II he did so.
He adds: AS further evidence o
the arbitrary manner IN which III,
Judge Is conducting trials, ! call at
tention To the iact that on January Is
iSo'' ne having convicted one 5. X
Price ol the crime OF assault, ana nav
ing sentenced the said Price to si'
months imprisonment couhsei To-
prlce hied hotice OF appeal, as pre-
scrlDed Dy law, ana asked that bail b'
hNed' offering sureties Tor any reason
aDle amount Or cash pan IN any
amount up 10 slO'oOo' pending SAID ap
peal whlch, under the law must ID
takeh 10 the United states Circui
Court Oh Appeals III California ah'
Whlch could not DE heard' therefore
'or some tiile'
rue 'uuso .nercuPon instantly an
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