The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
PROMINENT
ATTORNEYS
D|SBARRED
TALBOT AND DARROW DE-
FEATED IN THE SU-
PREME COURT OF IN
DIANA.
Judges Rule that South Bend At
torney and Laporte's Mayor
Can Not Practice
Law.

mouth, both attorneys being wei.
known here.
News comes from indianapolis
that as result OF a ruling OF the
supreme court Friday.
John w. Talbot of South Bend
supreme president OF the Order
of Owls, and Lemuel Darrow,
mayor of Laporte are disbarred
attorneys. By another ruling in
the appellate court December
II, 1908, the disbarment proceed
ings which were originally filed
in Laporte, stand as though they
had never been given a hearing.
Owing to the dilemma, attor-
neys for the defendants will file
a petition for a rehearing of the
cause to determine just where
they are at.
The supreme court Friday at
firmed the diSbarment verdict
rendered in the Elkhart circuit
court. when the case was heard
several years ago before Judge
Dodge. The case reached the
supreme tribunal. when attor-
news Tor the defendants filed a
petition asking that no retrial be
held, as directed by the appellate
division. The opinion was writ
ten by Judge L. ]. Monks. He
said the evidence was conflict
ing, but It was not for the SUI
preme c. lrt to weigh the evil
dence. e asserted that Tai
bots defense that the I.aporte
court had no jurisdiction was
not we'll founded.
The case was filed in Laporte
during the February term OF
court. 1905. as the result of the
acquittal of Mrs. Stella Lulu of
Miclligon City, on charge OF
stealing furs from.a store in that
city. The defense maintained
the furs were purchased at the
Fair Chicago. Mrs. Lulu was
acquitted. The plaintiffs charg-
ed that Mrs. Rose Duck OF Ar
gos was made to swear that she
was a clerk in the Fair and sold
the furs to Mrs. Lulu and that
Talbot had introduced Mrs Duck
to Mr.. Darrow. Charges were
preferred against the three attor-
neys. Worden and Darrow re-
presenting Mrs. Lulu in the ac-
ton.
The case was venued from La
porte county to ST. Joseph coun-
" on motion OF Mr.. Talbot.
The prosecution committee took
a change to Eilkllart county and
the case was tried at the Deoem-
Der term. 1905. The jury found
Worden not guilty and Talbot
and Darrow guilty. Judge
Dodge pronounced Judgment,
disbarring the two attorneys. A
molten for new trial was over
rulld and the case was taken to
the appellate court by the de-
PENDANTS. The case was ORDER
ed remanded last June in that
tribunal.
In the meantime the parties
had no right for any more
changes of venue and a special
bill was passed in the legislature
the right OF a change OF ,
venue from Judge Dodge. The
prosecution asked a rehearing OF
the case. filing petition in the
court. That tribunal
denied the opinion. ruling that
the opinion of the court in June
1908 that Judge Dodge OF the
Elkhart circuit court mlsinStruct-
ed the jury as to the law gov
erning the liability OF the defend
ants stands The case was re-
TO the Elkkart tribunal
at that time for retrial. Attor- ,,
neyS then filed petition in the
court. asking that no re-
trial be had and questioning the
jurisdiction Of any court on some
phases of the case. The opinion
today denies the opinion and
confirms the Elkhart court YER
dict disbariing Tabor and Oar
row.