The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-04

same axe matters of record here; that
respondent is mindful Of his promise
to surrender same, if ever found, but
all my wife's searohings and prepar-
ations for removal have not revealed
said certificate, and respondent is led
to doubt if ever he had more than his
South Carolina law diploma, which
was signed by the faculty and mem
bers of The supreme court also, and
was awarded at the time the class was
admitted, respondent being absent.
%. Respondent recalls that in
spite, of the fact that he reported,
both to the clerk of this court and to
the chief justice, his inability to find
and deliver the certificate, he was
notified and humiliated by being here
required, on motion of the attorney
general, ito purge himself Of contempt
as to same: that respondent also re-
calls that on the same occasion, at
ter respondent had made his return
to your order, the attorney general,
in consultation with Mr.. Christie
Benet, asked some questions as to my
continued practice and asked for an
order to be served on every circuit
Judge in the State, notifying him OF
my disbarment, at a previous date, to
which the court made no reply, but OF
which respondent took heed; and,
while suffering the injustice of the
intimation, respondent took same as
indicating a purpose to make trouble
for this respondent whenever occa-
sion seemed to offer; and with the
honest purpose ito obey the court,
there was the added caution not to
even seem to disobey in the slightest
respect.
a. Respondent office is referred
to and mentioned in said afGdavits,
and it may be proper to explain to
the court that my Offices were Nos.
6 and 7 Hook Building; that respon-
dent has found it impossible to
straiehten out and wind up and turn
over to others, or to his former clients
all the matters in hand at the time OF
his disbarment, on September llth,
1908, in any shorter time than that
taken, and respondent has long since
released his stenographer, has rented
one of his rooms to Mr.. J. A. Pruden,
Of the Columbia National Life In
surance company, and has his law
books and office furniture stored IN
the other, and uses same, when not
on his farm or out on other business,
as a place of attending to business of
his own.
25. Respondent is much busted
with collection of some small rents,
attending to his various small proper
ties and those Of his wife, collecting
or securing the various fees and 9TH
er debts due him, and enforcing his
own legal rights or warding off the
various harassing motions and suits
directed at him, and in the prevention
of the execution Of designs against MS
rights.
26. Respondent has also represent
ed, in court, his own interests IN
some matters where he could not pay
an attorney to represent him, but al
ways within my rights and with per-
mission of the judge presiding.
81. Respondent has himself en-
ployed an attorney to represent him
in suit, and whenever consulted by
a friend or former client as to any
business matter, on finding that he
was in need Of an attorney, respon-
dent has invariably directed such per-
son to employ an attorney to do his
work
%. Respondent says that if his
office is all that preevnts him from be-
ing accorded the rights of a private
citizen he Will readily close up and
surrender same, seeking storage else
where for his effects therein stored.
80. Respondent has not intended
to practice law, as he understood the
meaning of said order, and feels as
sured that if, by mistake, he should
be about to do such forbidden prac-
tice he would at once be warned by
the Judge, or prosecuted for same:
80. Respondent has been so often
,haled before this Honorable court
that he fears the patience of the
court may yet be exhausted and re-
spondent be made to pay the penalty
for the acts and groundless charges
of others; but respondent would hum
bly beg the court to let censure lie