The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-18
CRAVE CHARGES
MADE AGAINST
WENDENBURG
Counsel for Mrs. Tenney Al
lege Him Guilty of Con-
spiracy
| DISBARMENT MAY
FOLLOW IF PROVEN.
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Attorneys in Divorce Suit Engage
in Heated Colloquy in Judge
Grinnan Court-Formal
Charges to Be Written.
Il


Weeping on account of the indig~
mites which are said to have been
heaped upon her. Mrs. George Tcnneys
OF 1915 West Franklin street, appear
ed before the Chancery Court Monday
morning and appealed to Judge Dan-
let ertnuaH TO protect her from her
husband and his attorney. Mr.. Louis
Wendenburg, whom she declared hava
been prosecuting her until she is ,ear~
.ly FRUSTRATED with agony and grief.
Through her attorney. Mr.. Williams
L. Royal. she filed an affidavit signed
more. but formerly of this city. IN
which Mr.. Tyler declares that Mr..
Wendenburg attempted 10 iniuca his
to furnish a false and incriminatina
affidavit against Mrs. Tsnney: als0
swearing that Mr.. Wend enburg hsd
threatened to name him in The suit.
and had sent him to Mrs, Tenney With
the message that unless sha compro.
missed the divorce case. now pending
out OF court her daughter would 60
brought into the case.
Attorney Wendenburg characterix-
ed the charge brought against him - X
one of Jasmine stupidity or eenila inas
becility. He admitted much or th1a
affidavit. but declared the spirit TX
which 1t was written was outrageous.
Mr. Royal notified the court that
he would prefer charges of malprac.
tice and conspiracy against Mr.. Wen-
denburg, and was ordered by Judgas
Grinnan to file these charges In q for
\ nal ffae1 u+. xns~ -
1t IL o'clock. II is understood thak
IL the allegations are proved they WIN
mean diebarment. sA
I Four Attorneys Present.
| When the Chancery Court was CALI
ed to order all the attorneys who have
recently been connected with the CO.
appeared. Mr.. Royal. now represents
ing Mrs. Tenney; Mr.. Wendenburx.
Mr.. Tenney's counsel, and Messrs. Pat.
tsrson q Stern, who formerly had been
retained by Mrs. Tenney. but who had
been released.
Accompanied by her daughter. Mrs.
Tilman Bunch. of South Caroifnat
Mrs. Tenney followed the axEragnr-
ton OF lawyers into the court room
and took her seat near her counsel.
| Mrs Bunch. who recently married.
q retired naval officer, q nephew "a
Senator Ben Tilman, was given q seaeg
near her mother. III
/ The matter first ordered was tha1
! relative to the distribution OF the
counsel fees regarding which thero
has been considerable controversy be-
tween Messrs Patter and stern on on
/ hand and Mrs. Tenney's new counanIs
Mr.. Royal. on the other.
! Mr.. Patterson requested the court
/ to hear the argument in chambers "
/ saying that he saw no reason why the
matter should be given publicity.
4 To this Mr.. Royal strongly ob1sct-s
ed. declaring that his client had nofh~s
Ing to conceal, and was more than
willing for the world to hear sverx
detail OF the case, knowing thus thA48
she would be thoroughly indicated.
Judge Grsnnan accordingly ordered
the hearing to proceed ruling thA9
there should be no secret hearings 81
Attorneys Royal and Patterson TIM
mediately plunged into the Counsel
fee argument. each claiming tha1
the other was not entitled to all OF the
money Mr.. Patterson in fact, ifsAisttn2
that Mr.. Royal should not have An3
of II.
Both attorneys became very heaxsd
during the argument. Mr.. HoyAia
warning Mr.. Patterson to be more
respectful or take the consequences.
Mr.. Patterson replying:
II know, sir. that YOU have the
reputation for being fighter. but Il
wA. YOU " unue a.o luy 49, 49,
now tnal ! never was airalo u -
ana never Will ne' -.
yuuso -, ~ az $50 -. 49, 49,
bringing both lawyers to the agree.
ment that the question OF fees should
be put on until all the evidences wA4s
submitted by both sides. NJ bcfor3
that time the court could not deter
mine nov nusn @Au .p'sss 1sss.-
heys nao uone'
Mps. IvnMey 11le. . -. \
MT Noysa .nen ~ 49, 49, ~. 80, ~
nan srano aS T.. u t..ss5