The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
WOULD DISBAR A. D. PARKER
PETITION AGAINST EXON
MISSIONER or POLICE.


Allegations of the Mar Associations
Grievance mplainant
Charles Juagman. Real Estate Man.
The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court decided yesterday TO appoint a
referee 10 hear disbarment proceedings
against Andrew ID. Parker. who was n
member Of the bipartisan police board
with Theodore Roosevelt in thu Strong
administration and was removed by
Mayor Strong In 1897 for neglect Of duty.
which action Gov Black disapproved
Mr. Parker has bcen chairman Of the
Fedsral Civil Servics Board and an As-
sistant District Attorney
Tho disbarment proceedings against
Parker were taken by the grievance com
mittee Of tho Bar Association on the com
plant 81 Charles Jun9nAn. q real estate
man. and tho petition % the Bar Associa-
ton. filed after the grievance committee
had investi gated the charges. accuses
Parker Of deceit and malpractice
Jungman declared that in IsOi he sued
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tract to sell Co Jungman certain real
! estate in Prospect avenue in The Bronx.
in which Gaze Jungman's lawyer was Max
Monfried Jungnah SAID that Mnnfried
arranged that Jungman should paw Parker
ts.Ooo. Parker then to permit Jungnan
20 win the case without opposition Parker
was To keep the o.. 600 To- indemnify him
self against damages 10 one Mcehan. who
e.
Parker after JIngmAn did
Parker got the 5000. Jungman said.
but he went into the case and made such
. vigorous defence that the complaint
was dismissed JungmAn then demanded
his money hack and said that Parker
denied that hs had ever got any money
Then Jungnsn asked his lawyer Mon
fried Ia give him some evidence 10 the
payment. and Monfried showed hun a
receipt aligned by Parker. which said that
for 5000 Parker agreed not 20 put IN any
Affirmative evidence or ASK any questions
on cross-examination tending to attack
Jungman's personal character Jung
man said that he was angry when he saw
the receipt. because he was a man Of
character and had no reason To fear any
attack JunGmAn later sued Parker To
get the q. OnO and obtained a judgment for
81. V0S
The petitiOn Of the grievance com
mittes states that Parker was threaten
ing to attack Jungman's character and
that Jungman was frightened and dis
turbed over u because he was about
20 snter into a business that promised
large financial returns The petition
declares that after getting the money
Parker went to Meahan and Aieehans
lawyer. and agreed with them To fight
the cass 40 hard az he could. and was
Ca get pay from Me-han Il he won lie
concealed from Meehan the fact that he
had got o. OO from Jungman. the petit
ton states.
Parker put in a general denial declaring
that he agreed to do nothing more than
the receipt indicates. and that he knew
nothing one way or the other ABOUT Jung
man . moral character. lie merely showed
In court he said. that JUngman did not
keep hts word and he told Monfried that
he would have witnesses testify that
Jun gmAn couldn't be believed.
Parker was az loggerhaads with Theo-
! dore Roosevelt when they were Police
commissioners together IN the admin
J istration Of the department and par
ticularly with reference to promotions.
The specifications IN the charges against
Parker n Police Commissioner related
70 his failure 10 attend certain hoard
meetings and hear complaint and pen
sion cases promptly Mayor Strong
ordered the Commissioners removal
hut al tina, time the Governor had To
ratify the action before 10 was effective.
Gov Black said that a wrong had been
done and that II he didn't right II the
courts would