The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-12
ATTY. F. B. FALL0N NOW FACES A NEW
 GRIEVANCE CHARGE
Local Lawyer Stares Grave Accusations = His Right
 to Practice Law at Stake

Attorney Fred E. FalIon of this
 city against whom the Grievance
 Committee of the Fairfield County
 Bar has preferred several charges of
 unlawful procedure at law is con-
 fronted with another charge by the
 same committee.
 The charges are brought through
 Mrs. Ollie Quinby of Worcester,
 Mass, who claims that Fallon has
 $75O which belongs to her. The
 charges grow out of the defending
 before the Superior court, criminal
 side of Walter H. Quinby and Hec-
 tor c. Mclean. Both of these men
 secured through fraud the deed to
 the property of Emma c. Benwell in
 Gilbert street. They were tried and
 convicted and are now serving sen
 tences in jail.
 As partial security for obtaining
 bonds for Quinby, Mrs. Quinby de-
 posted with Attorney Fallon $500,
 bond should Quinby forfeit his bond.
 At the same time Mrs. Quinby de-
 posted S250 with Fallon on McLean's s
 bond. The bonds were not forfeited,
 both men now being in jail, but At
 torney Fallon still retains the secur- ity, Mrs. Quinby claims though re- Quested to return that amount. Quinby through Fallon took an ap- peal to the Supreme Court of Errors. When that court sat in hearing, the counsel for the state filed his briefs, but AttorneN Fallon. it is alleged, caused the statement to be made that he had no brief to file and had no desire to prosecute the appeal. The Supreme court therefore confirmed the action of the trial court. Fallon in no way notified his client, Quinby, that he was to abandon the appeal, f sc oII i,,I>x fIao f the appeal would be duly prosecuted by Fallon did not engaged other counsel to protect his interests. After sentence and Judgment had been con- firmed by the Supreme court, Attor-
 ney Fallon, it is alleged, caused a bail piece to be sworn out on behalf of one Aelio, who went the security on the bond, for his appearance to
 abide by the Judgment of the court. Still acting on behalf of Aelio, Fallon | on May II, 1910, placed the bail piece in the hands of one Newton, a local detective, went to Worcester ! with the sleuth, and there arrested Quinby, brought him back to this city handcuffed to his captor, New ton, and lodged him at Police head quarters.
 All this time Fallon was acting in the interests of Aelio, though at the l time Quinby believed Fallon was act ing for him. While in police head quarters Quinby, it is alleged, was not allowed to communicate with coun- sel to protect his liberty and inter- eStS.
 The Grievance committee says "by reason of these facts and occurrences Quinby was subjected to great indig- nifty and humiliation, which was inn proper and unnecessary and would have been averted had Fallon conn municated to him the facts relating to the finding of his appeal and his sentence to jail"
 Fallon has been served with papers to appear before the Superior court on Tuesday, December 6, to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the practice of law or abide by any other action the court might take. Another action brought by the Grievance committee is against At torney G. H. Ennis of this city. At torney Ennis in prosecuting a claim against the Warner Bros. Co.,, for Nellie Schuster, obtained $500. half of which he retained for himself. The committee found the fee he retained was unjust, and also that he had no right to make an agreement to retain half of the amount collected. Attor- ney Ennis claims he acted in good faith an dthat his client was agree able to the deal.