The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
LET SANFORD ROBINSON OFF
I,HyER EELL AMONG HEINZES
tND 6OT INFO rROU NE,
~, 'rs Referee Oocsn't ThlRk zee Had
Nu' uaIssi lR tine NM Weua PrOeeSiare
81 >h,pplnS EBies4 Copper BsssCs.
=, De. s''HVTssl Dul ef CSurt's Reach.


... ,ur'nu Odsn. 'nho WAS named a.
.r.rr. NV the NppsIlkse division 81 the
I'm. trurt IN diel,arInent procsad-
ought against sanford RobinaOn
- .''urury for Fritz Augustus
...,s USr tined se5O by United States
.'., Rav last summer for -unlawfulsy
...I nrr-upily impeding the dua ADMIN
.,,',"p Il JUSTICE in the Federal eHaIO-
81 - II the hooks 20 Heinse's United
r..ar Company. 'ile, his report yea
p, -itv m which he declares that Robinson
. .. not mer, any more punishment.
With the rcfer~.'s report IL filed the
',-t .rnOny taken ia tn. di-barmsnt pro-
.,...irnss m which Robinson tells OF his
str,lration Tor Eritz Augustus. but de-
ares that whether he believed what
i-thur 4 Heinz. Fritz's brother. told
I'm would depend on circumstance.
Arthur y Hence wAs a witness, but
r~-llnsd To answer meet % the questions
tut To him on the ground that he was
Under Indictment with Robinson for
,unsuring 20 remove and mutilats the
t.,rks Of tho United Copper Company
trtx Augustus offered 10 testify, but
.i,,~~ph " Choate. Jr.. who conducted
rho case for the Bar Association. said
r, guessed he would dispense with Fritz'a
testimony because Fritz would probably
ro-,lfy I'm tho same enlightsning manner
as Arthur p. HeinEe.-
Included m the charges Of the Bar
Association WAs the complaint that while
s,tIng a. attorney for q. A. Heinzs
Robinson refused 90 answer ouestio ms
t-.fore Judge LAcombe concerning Arthur
y Hsinze IN the ground that he was
Arthur's counsel. and that he falsely
stated that he kasw nothing about tho
tooks Of tbs United Copper Company
and bad bad no occasion to examine
them Rnbinson's defence was that he
merely made a miastatemsnt To Judge
IAcombe and that when he learned his
error he corrected IL.
When the disbArment proceedings were
thought RobinsOn's counsel. Joseph =.
Cotton. w., wrote to Judge LAcombs
asking u he wouldn't make some state
rnent 60 the Bar Association grievance
committees concerning the proceedings
'srcr. him, and saying that he didn't
think Robinson's conduct before the
court however silly and piGheaded.-
r"rted disI,srment. He pointed out
nat Judge Ray. who fined Robinson
had stated that he hoped disbarment
rroC~eciings wouid not be taken and that
Ne hd1 forgiven tue '4WNcT hOptu
no other Judges would do the same.
Judge Lacomhes letter In reply. which
- thought To- have had much 20 do with
Gearing Robinson ia the opinion of the
referee. said in part
The impression made upon my mind by
'-n orrIrrence- of that dAy was that Mr.
i."tiU-ou ~ss extremely silly and zig
h'lded hut I did not believe ~ the 'ime
.'1 40 not beheys non that he wilfully
a,rc'r rtcd - deceivs me Ne evidently
'-,or,~d q tremendous shock whom be Was
formed that the circumstance ~ being
Weiuxas prtvat. counsel ~ he sad he
Was. war no reason why he should not 10
,nterrosa tel shout the affairs ~ Hsinze's
rtuk % which h. WRs = dirs.tor re,all
-t,rctly the bls nv look 81 ronstsrna tiOr
v.fb Vhich he rc~eiVed the statement that
,' su"uld ansNer ar stand committed for
,"rtenrpt n - rrv honest belief that tor
..,rus tim. sfterVard he Nas hsrdls ~ con
ION 20 appreciate What he wa- doing
Ntrur The ~ b-sg rent ira 0Sa ''ton- kuoW
ru'hing but 80 fer - What took place
h.ior- me - concerned should ,nn-..'..
di-ra -r,sut Q nd M. min Of his profession
C-,-"~r too ha r-h a uuui~hr1 ont.
arthur v. He,nEe testified I-afore Re
isree Odell that Rubiusnn- Nrn. Gary
\ VhItrldge composed uf Guy Gary and
frederick ". NhitridRe, now receiver
~ the Third avenue railroad. had acted
A. "'oueys w we '''''""''" ~ W.
United ,upp~r Company ~ lS'1. ana that
he raid M Whitridge t25.'sn N Connsc-
$50, Nth the formation ~ the s-rr,r,anv
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o@arlv every day slth w NhNTldg" anu
p~.dsntsllv With Robinson. who Was a
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rN'in~~' i"f W. ''"pAHF ""'' ave. VIZ
rau1C ~ tpo5 when he retired ~ vire-
resident bu, remained the counsel
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- seh, s''h 'r'"f y" q" my p'e' !" ~"
par- - the "opp~r "ofuprny Mr.
,rrs,s ,r,,ss -. rr,,ned Hs,nzs closely
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