The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
ATTACK ON EINAR CHRISTIE
FOf'R APPELLATE DIVISION
JUDGES REBtkE 1T.
Case the Bar Association Had brought
Against Edmond y. HardinE Dls-
missed 1t VAS AIlrErd That lie Got
an Adjournment on \ FaIse NmdANIt.

an Adjournment on n False AmdaNn.
Disharment proceeding brought 10y the
Bar Association against Edmond +. Hard
ing of Maloney A Harding. IL Wall street.
were dismissed yesterday 10y the Appellate
Division of the supreme Court as not
requiring hearing before referee.
hut IN a supplementary opinion concurr~d
In by four OF the Justices. but not signed
Ivy Justice Laughlin. who wrote the lead
ing opinion. the court censured William
= Maloney. Hardings law partner and
counsel. Tor reflections upon Einar Chrys-
tie. counsel Tor the Rlr Association griev-
ance committee. who has conducted dis
barment cases for tho COMMITTEES for
several years
Mr.. MaIonsy furnished certain afidaSits
bearing upon Mr.. Chrystie and declared
that he 10 entirely devoid OF moral char
actsr or acting under some sinister in
nucnce. showing that he il morally unfit
TO occupy his present position or To lie
an attorney lie knowingly induced a
man To make "a false affidavit
Justice Scott. who wrote the supple
mentary opinion. concurred in by Presid-
ing Justice lngrahaIn and Justices Clarke
and Miller. said that he desired to express
his opinion OF til, unfounded irrelevant
and scandalous charges made by the
respondent against the attorney who
presented the char gee in behalf Of the
BAR Association. That gentleman has
rendered valuable services 10 the public
and has bgen Of much aid to tins court
In its efforts To uphold the standards 81
the legal profession and he has earned and
enjoys the confidence 81 the court. IL Is
a byword that 1t N the custom OF n certain
class of practitioners Ia endeavor 70 cover
the deficiency of their own case 10y resort
ing to abuse Of the opposing counsel.
Such a method OF conducting legal pro-
ceedings does not commend itself To the
court
The allegation against Harding was
that he deceived Supreme Court Justice
and by that manner succeeded ia having
a case adjourned II was laid before the
Bar Association by John s Montgomery.
who was counsel for the defendant in
the cas-. Of Scanlon against Hodge. which
was on the calendar for trial on October
rs last. IL was adjourned on that date
on the AFFIDAVIT Of Harding of counsel
for the plaintiff that the plaintiffs chief
witness had been called back to Chicago
and that th. attorneys were engaged
IN the case Of Valentine against Nalen-
tin. before Supreme Court Ju-iiC. Nor
scha user at Goshen The latter statement
was declared to h. % ls- and an aftida VT
OF the court clerk to the eject that such
a case was not on Justice MorSChauser's
calendar was submitted.
The evidence showed that Harding's
client won the case eventually aud an
attachment was iss,Ied at once. where
upon Montgomery complained Ia the Rar
Association about the affidavit Mr.
Harding succ""ded ~ showing that the
court clerk was IN error and that tn.
Valentine Ca-s' had ts-en adjourned to
the date mentioned
In his brief in defence Of hte partner
Mr. MAloney said that 1T was initiated
not only without eVldenC" but now II
plainly appears that the attorney for the
petitioner gave notice of motion while
possessing Affirmative knowledge that
there Was no evidence which resulted
in Mr. HArding's name appearing on the
court calendar m such manner that
lawyers knew di-bartnent proceedings
had been taken against him An al
tempt has teen made, to iahriCate cas-
and he has actively participated IN il
said Mr.. Malon"y and - "a person In-
worthy OF belief
The AFFIDAVIT of Henry II Evans sun
mittei bv Mr. MaIonev sal that he inter
viewed Mr. Chrystie a. to his standing
for credit and financial responsibility
and that although Mr.. Chrystie sail he
was asking credit. he stated he was a
gra1uAte OF the New 1OTh Law SCHOOL.
member OF the lawyers and Brooklyn
clubs. hat al account with the City Trust
Company and owned his own home at
IOI Decatur street. Brooklyn.
&. H. Slease Of Mr. MAloneys office
said in All AFFIDAVIT that he had looked
up these statements and found that MIR
Chrystie was not a member Of the clubs
mentioned. that hts wife owns the Decatur
street house. that there hAsn't been
City Trust Company here for seven years
u II l.
York Law School said that Mr. Chrystie
waS not recorded - member Of the
school Slcase declared further that
when Mr. ChryEtie took his oath A. an
attorney he said he was a naturali1ei
citizen Of the United States. and that
when he ,St-i IN kinRr county last year
he said he Wa born in the Unitat States.
and when he applied to an insurance
company for policy he said he VIA horn
In Jersey City in 1875 SeAse declared
that the Boar1 81 Health records ~ Jersey
City do not contain hi name