The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-02
eral hundred acres of land in Craw-
ford County. and the execution of a |

eral hundred acres of land in Craw-
ford County, and the execution of a
contract at this time, providing fol
the vesting in Mrs. Lang on the death
of her husband of all of his estate
and that afterwards upon the trial of
the case in this county for the APP
pointment of guardian for Lang, re.
pudiated the deed and contract, re-
peatedly declaring in the presence
of the presiding judge and jury that
he caused the contract and deed to
be eXeNcuted in order to prevent the
property of Mr.. Lang from coming in
to the possession of his WIFE knowing
at the time that the deed and con
tract We're vod and that in subse-
quent proceedings against j.. r. Lang
an application was made by Harding
as his attorney for authority to take
an appeal from the judgment and or
der of the court therein and for a
transcript of the testimony and en-
ployment of himself and others as at
torneys at the expense of the es-
tate of Mr.. Lang to prosecute AN APP
peal to the Supreme Court, and the
denial of this request was duly en-
tered on the records of the court, but
Notwithstanding this order, Harding
nf ~,
proceedings to be served, and a trans
cript of the record to be prepared in
disregard of the order and in con-
tempt of the court
Count Five.
This count relates to Mr.. Harding's
relations to the estate of C. Schurke.
deceased, of Charter Oak. This mis-
conduct it is alleged took place about
he 18th of September, 1906, while
acting as attorney for the estate of C.
schurke, he induced Judge Powers to
sign an order allowing attorneys fees
or an attorney, l.. e. Goodwin, as
signed to l. A. Mains, representing to
he judge that such order was by
of the parties, knowing that
he administrator of the state,
Charles Robertson, had refused to al
ow the claim as valid, and had in
Mr.. Harding to contest the
claim.
Count Six.
Count Six charges that Mr.. Harding
while acting as attorney for Mrs. An
I'll Ainsworth of Ute, Ia, and her
brothers and sisters, heirs of Caleb
squibbs, who at the time of his death
had property in Idaho to the amount
If sixteen thousand dollars, by vari-
ous devices and Misrepresentation
without consideration, has obtained
possession of the said estate belong
ng to his clients and refuses to make
any report or to account for any part
thereof, in violation of the confidence
reposed in him as an attorney, and in
fraud of the rights of his clients
Count Seven.
States that during the year 1908,
Mr.. Harding was consulted by John
NJ. Johnson with reference to his de-
tense in an action for divorce brought
BY his wife in the district court of
this county and without rendering
any services in said action save in
being retained to make defence if the
case was tried, he extorted from
Johnson the sum Of twenty-five hun
1red dollars as attorneys fees, stat
ng that it was a legal and usual fee
and that Johnson was liable for it
and that Johnson turned over the
said slum of money to Harding, of
which amount he retained the sum of
thirteen hundred and fifty dollars,
any other or different consid-
Grafton
Count-Eight.
Alleges that in March or April last,
knowing that certain property owned
by Ernest Wilson in this county, was
included in the description of chat
tel mortgage given to the Farmers