The sun., 1910-06-25
JOY RIDES FOR WITNESSES
NEW VOUCHERS N CASE AGAINST
HENRY 4. ROBINSON.

Appellate ntyislOR. Permits the aaF Ass
saclatlun 20 Put - More In EViilenee
One Was for lnteryteWiRG and Pre-
paFing Plaintiffs witnesses for Trial.
In the disbarment prooeedings brought
by the Bar Association against Henry A.
Robinson. former general counsel for the
Metropolitan Street Railway, on the
ground that he was guilty Of unpro-
leasional conduct In approving certain
vouchers lor tho company's lawyers and
Investigators In damage suits, the Ap-
pellats Division granted yesterday the
petition u tho Rar Association TO In
clude In the charges against Robinson
ninsty-GOur more vouchers In addition
to the M upon which the court direoted
testimony 70 be taken. Hearings N the
case are now proceeding before FRANK
sullivan Smith a. referee.
Edward W. Hatch. counsel for Robin
son, objected to tho admission OF the
ninety four vouchers. saying that they
are of the same ChAI aCtor a. the others
and that the evidenCe To- he based on them
would be only cumulative. H said that
II Robinson couldn't he convicted Of un-
professional conduct for approving the
llrst III vouchers Il would add no strength
70 the case against him TO produces ninety
four more Of the same kind.
Counsel for the BAR Association said thai
when the disbarmont proceedings we're
instituted the association did not have
the additional vouchers. He aays the
additional vouchers contain strong evi-
dence In support of the petition and cites
this voucher with RobinsOns signature
approvinR khe eKpenditure:
FaFanga ase-Expenditures while seek-
ing Information regarding the platntin
and In learning names OF and locating MS
| two witnesses, Nevins and Lester, and
interviewing them and preparing them
| for trial
Among the additional vouchers adj
mittsd BY the court are the following;
Stout case. April -. ises-Expensss
Incurred With three Of plaintiffs witnesses
| aud friends Of plaintiffs witnesses, s3o-sS
McKelap, December 1. is0s-PrOfessional
! services rendered by DR.. p NJ. Burke
GrsenpOint. so. by DT. Peter huEhes
Brooklyn. $50.
O-C-N-speclal services at court hOuss
! for Ave. Sl2S,
| stiaaney General expenses with court
Oficers during four days Of trial $40 tS
court Onioeri, ti7.sO.
Burke Expenses locatinE plaintiffs VT
nesses and interviewing him, inciudini
| payment 70 him for four cab rides In Ordel
| TO make his acquaintance, Sii.SO.
| MuIlowney- -Ohicer BOrst. lime Lost
one day. SO OfiCer Frank Brady. time
Lost two days. go.
| n-Disbursements with plaintiff
! two witnesses. Taliment and Cassidy. 81.
Buesa ng-Expenses with court Oficial'
first day Of trial term ts5 each to two cOurt
\ Oficersl. tiS.oO.
acknowledgements in preparing ioi
| trial and locating and rOping plaintiffs hus'
band for witnesses ami name OF doctor
sigTS.
General-To amount paid for spsoia
rooms in seth street and Imperial Hotel
siOO.
special-E1psnsss in Part ?. City Court
court attendants. tts.
Farrell-special expenses with jury
sS: expenses with witnesses for plaintit
In Brooklyn. aia5S.
GomeE-S Special disbursements a. Hote
Holland with oficial and witness. ti2.si
theatre tickets for three, o. 80; room a
hotel for three. 81 So. supper for six. Ss.sa
KantrOwhE-Expenzes with DOCTOR ani
at hotel with witnesses and plaintiff
husband, tis.2s.
Limberiaks- October and November. iooo
70 expenses preparing case for trial an
with witnesses. counsel and physician a
court. ti:2 s.. disbursements with docto
and theatre tickets, tis.tS.
The Bar Association also got perminaiol
70 amend It's petition by setting tOrtl
complete copies oi the vouchers becaus
ut the ruling % the referee that no vouche
or part of voucher not set forth al lengtl
could be received In evidences.