The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-06
BALLARD IS PUT
ON THE Grill,
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cupy the Bonsor property he was acting
under Ballard's advice In the matter.
Attorney White then charges that
ballard was IN contempt of the Federal
court and deliberately BETRAYED tbe
rights of his client in moving into the
house and by his alleged opposition TO
the sale of the property
| White further charges that ballard
presented to Referee Bowers what mr.
ported to be a trustees report signed
| by otto Borman and sworn to by Otto
Borman before Homer NJ Stanton set
ting forth that Borman. as trustee. had
received certain amount of rent for
the real. estate
| Bowers is said to have telephoned to
Borman and enquired as to whether
he had collected the rent from Ballard
and Borman denied that he had receiv-
ed the rent and that he had made an
ackno wled cement of the trustees re-
port before notary
According to Whites letter to the
grievance committee. Attorney Stanton
afterwards denieI Borman's acknowl-
edgement and said that if his name was
signed to the report it was a forgery.
White further charges that Ballard
appeared in Bowers court and attempt
ed to deceive the court by filing mo-
ton purporting to be prayer of Bor-
mans when Ballard was no longer the
attorney for Borman
Says He Kept Money.
The charges that John jackson of
Hobart makes against Ballard are that
he retained Ballard to bring ejectment
proceedings gainst r. B. Jensen and
to start suit against him to collect $3.50
rent.
1t is claimed that Jensen entered into
a compromise, of which Jackson knew
nothing. by which he agreed to pay
Ballard SIS and all of the accrued
costs in the case 1t is stated that this
agreement was made.
| Jensen now claims that he has paid
the SIS. to Ballard as well as the costs
in the case and that Ballard refuses to
make any settlement with Jackson up
on this collection. The costs. it is
claimed, still stand as a lien upon the
property. Jackson asks that the Bar
Association thoroughly investigate this
matter.
Charged Excessive Fees.
Adam Szubarowicz claims that he
made loan through certain Gary at
| torneys for $1,000 to cover some liens
| that were on his Gary property He
charges that Ballard suggested that he
act as his attorney in disbursing this
money.
| Szubartowicz agreed and in the trans
action he charges that Ballard included
$3.50 for attorneys fees when he had
not agreed to pay that sum. He claims
that Ballard never told him that he had
Included any such sum as $3.50 for at
torney's fees in the bills he had paid.
| Attorneys Ross and Lott of Ham
mond have been retained by Attorney
Ballard to represent him before the
4 grievance committee of the bar associa-
ton They claim the charges which
have been preferred against Ballard
are not in the proper form. That they
should be in the form of af1davits and
should be sworn to.
They state further that John O
Bowers IS prejudiced against Ballard
and that he should not be permitted tc
act as member of the grievance com
mittee 10 investigate the charges against
Ballard.
Have PREPARED Answer.
Attorneys Ross and Lotz have pre-
pared an answer to the charges thai
have been made. This answer was pre-
L pared after Ballard had been summoned
! before the grievance committee and re-