The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
JUDGE REFUSES TO
LISTEN TOATTORNEY
Clara Haggett's Lawyer Silenced
by Waste Because Not Adj
mitted to State Courts

OAKLAND, Jan. Short shrift was
given oren r. b. Leidy. attorney for
Clara Haggett. this morning by Judge
Waste, who curtly cut Leidy short
when he began TO speak in the court
room. and declared that he would not
listen to him.
You have no right to address this
court" said Judge Waste. L viii not
conslCer you at all This case is
dropped from the calendar"
The fact that LeidN has not been ad-
mitted to practice in California was the
reason for the courts refusal to listen
10 him.
The trial Of Clara Haggett's $4,000
breach OF promise suit against T. T.
Bowles Jr was scheduled To begin this
morning. Miss Haggett accused young
Bowles of breaking his promise TO
marry her after having lived with her
as his wife for several years
BITTER FIGHT PROMISED
Miss Haggett says that she even
lived with Bowles at Washington, when
he was private secretary 10 former Sec
rotary Of the Navy Victor II. Metcalf
Bowles has persistently refused to
make any settlement Of money, and his
attorneys. Fitzgerald 4 Abbott, have
declared that the case would be fought
TO the bitter end
A row between Miss Haggetts attor-
nevs was the latest development in the
case. LeidY met her in New York and
undertook to recover damages for her.
IIe came TO California, and because OF
The fact that he was not admitted to
practice law in this state. employed
" H. Killer OF san Francisco. Last
week Leidv flied a motion for substitu
zion Of attorneys, asking TO be named
a. record in the - in
Killers place.
QUARREL OF ATTORNEYS
In his petition Leidy said that Killer
had neglected Miss Haggett's interests,
had tried 10 railroad Leidy out of the
case and had threatened TO go TO W.
II. Chickering. who was then Bowles
attorney. and queer the whole case"
IL Leidy was not put out OF II. An
q fidavit made by Miss Haggett cor
roborated L-idy's testimony
BoWles attorney arose to ask for
weeks continuance. Leidy Jumped TO
his feet and began a protest, which
JlsIge Waste interrupted. Waste asked
Leidy II he had q right TO practice
law in California. Leidy answered that
he had not.
HEARING MUST BE RESET
I am going to ask the appellate
court 10 admit me, he said, but the
application can not be heard until the
fourth Monday cf the month 1 have
practiced law honorably in the east.
I would have been admitted before in
this state, but I have been blocked
il was then shat Judge Waste cut
him short with the statement that he
would not listen TO him.
The Haggett- Bowles suit viii now
have to be reset for trial Before this
can be done. the squabble between the
plaintiffs attorneys viii have to be
ended one way or the other. Killer is
still attorney OF record. but Miss Hag-
gett does not want him, while Leidy
the man whom She wants as her law
yer, has no present right. TO appear for
her in court.
Killer was in court ready with affi-
davits from himself and from Attorney
Brewton A. HayRe with which TO re-
fute Lidy's accusations. Hayne was
approached by Leidy when the latter
came 10 California with the case but
he declined the offer to take it. No
opportunity was given Killer to speak
however, as Judge Wastes ruling
against Leidy effectively quashed mat
ters for the time being.